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2011 Stories by Elina Shatkin

• Proof Bakery: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 28)

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Some sandwiches are mighty and meaty, the jocks of the sandwich world. Others are complex, subtly layered and sloppy -- the rockers. At Proof Bakery, they are dainty and petite, like fey literature-ob... More >>

• Jacques Torres Hot Chocolate Pop-Up

  published Dec 16, 2011

  On a recent trip to New York, we popped into the Chelsea Market where we were blown away by the hot chocolate at Jacques Torres. Superlatives like "rich" and "decadent" don't begin to do it justice. I... More >>

• Batch Restaurant & Bar Opening in Culver City

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Batch Restaurant & Bar, and "earthy, artisanal" eatery officially opens this Monday in Culver City. Located in the former Sublime Food Lounge space, it features a menu from executive chef Salvador Rol... More >>

• Golden Road Brewpub: Sneak Peek

  published Dec 16, 2011

  There's a budding tradition at Atwater Village's Golden Road Brewing: Every time a train roars past, lift your glass for a toast. Spitting distance from train tracks that are still very much in use, t... More >>

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  The Kettle: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 27)

  published Dec 15, 2011

  The Kettle is the sort of upscale neighborhood coffee shop where you might on a typical weekday night find a cross-section of Manhattan Beach society all under the same roof: a longtime couple on date... More >>

• Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Grilled Cheese, Pho Night, Santa Monica Pub Crawl, Food & Film, Fugly Sweater Contest, Salt's Cure Tasting Brunch

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Grilled Cheese & Soup For the final night of Breadbar's Food Truck Hatchi Series, the Grilled Cheese Truck stops by with a menu of eight grilled cheese sandwiches each paired with a different soups. T... More >>

• Daily Dose: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 26)

  published Dec 14, 2011

  One of the truly great pleasures of a small cafe or restaurant is being in the presence of people who love what they do. Pop into Daily Dose and you'll likely find co-owner Sarkis Vartanian working th... More >>

• Ron Swanson Cookies: Holy Meat Tornado!

  published Dec 14, 2011

  We didn't think anyone could love Ron Swanson more than we do. We were wrong. Philadelphia bakery Whipped Bakeshop created a Special Edition Ron Swanson Cookie Set featuring vanilla shortbread cookies... More >>

• Short Cake Opens Friday + Nancy Silverton Book Signing

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Now that burger hub Short Order is running smoothly, the bakery component of Nancy Silverton and the late Amy Pressman's Farmers Market foray is set to open. Short Cake will debut this Friday at 9 a.m... More >>

• Gwyneth Paltrow Launches Goop Mobile App

  published Dec 14, 2011

  With Goop, her website/newsletter devoted to... everything, Gwyneth Paltrow somehow manages to achieve the rare feat of being simultaneously earnest and sincere yet utterly clueless and risible. Quest... More >>

• Free Cake at Black Cat Bakery

  published Dec 14, 2011

  To celebrate their first year anniversary, Black Cat Bakery will be handing out complimentary cake tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 15) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We're suckers for their chocolate and sour cream ... More >>

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  10 Best Burgers in Los Angeles

  published Dec 13, 2011

  We've written about burgers. Plenty of times. Thin burgers, thick burgers, small burgers, big burgers, fast-food burgers, gourmet burgers. We love them one and all, the way a mother loves all her chil... More >>

• Eggslut Truck: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 25)

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Ah, the breakfast sandwich. A marriage of two disparate meals in a single dish: the sunny disposition of eggs cradled between two slices of bread. As much as it may be galling to admit, every breakfas... More >>

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  Brent's Deli: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 24)

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Buried somewhere near the back of the encyclopedic menu at Brent's Deli is a page dedicated to their "Lite Menu." Good one. No one comes to Brent's for cottage cheese on iceberg lettuce. Brent's ancho... More >>

• Cook's Torta's: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 23)

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Monterey Park may seem an unlikely locale for a top-notch torta shop, but Cook's Tortas, with its diverse and clever roster of sandwiches, has made itself a home amid the dim sum houses and dumpling s... More >>

• SnoBar: Boozy Popsicles = Cocktail of the Futurer

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Is the cocktail of the 21st Century destined to be frozenr SnoBar (and every sorority ever and possibly Grant Achatz) hope so. The company (no relation to the SnoBar froyo shop in West Hollywood) roll... More >>

• Stout Brings Burgers to Studio City, Santa Monica

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Another day, another Spacecraft CG rendering. This time it's the new locations of upscale burger and beer bar Stout, which is set to open outposts in Studio City and Santa Monica. (Despite the nightma... More >>

• Ready-To-Bake Cookie Dough Carries E. coli Risk

  published Dec 09, 2011

  In the midst of the Christmas cookie season, it's important to remember one thing: Don't eat unbaked cookie dough. That's the upshot of a recent report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Afte... More >>

• DTLA Barista Throwdown on Monday

  published Dec 09, 2011

  We're not at all convinced that baristas are the new mixologists. We're not even convinced about the word "mixologist," which we can only say after suppressing our gag reflex. Nonetheless, Bobak Rosha... More >>

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  King Torta: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 22)

  published Dec 08, 2011

  If you only eat one al pastor torta in Los Angeles, make it from King Torta. This sandwich shop on the border of Lincoln Heights and El Sereno doesn't win any points for presentation, either in their ... More >>

• Frosty the Cheeseball Man: Charles Phoenix Is Amazing

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Dick Clark may be known as The World's Oldest Teenager, but we think that title ought to go to Charles Phoenix. The nattily dressed, perpetually smiling connoisseur of all things retro has a very unmo... More >>

• Matt Barkley Loves In-N-Out, Not Five Guys

  published Dec 08, 2011

  After actor Jason Segel launched last week's short-lived but brutal sandwich vs. burrito war (Segel's a staunch sandwich man), USC quarterback (though maybe not for long if he goes pro) Matt Barkley (... More >>

• Bacon Lube: For Lovers Only

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Here's a novel way to get bacon into your body. Like the American Express Black Card, which was an urban legend long before it was a real product, bacon lube is finally real -- and it wasn't dreamed u... More >>

• Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Boxing Match, Eat My Blog, Food of the Jews of France, Breakfast with Santa, Artisanal LA

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Boxing Match Boxed wine: scourge of snooty oenophiles, emblem of populist wine drinkers, re-embraced by thrifty contrarians. The stuff has, supposedly, improved by leaps and bounds since Trader Joe's ... More >>

• Gjelina Take Away: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 21)

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Even at lunchtime in the middle of the week, the crowds queuing up outside of Gjelina are fierce. Not in an awesome drag queen way, in a focused, discreetly look-at-me, need-to-get-to-my-important-mee... More >>