Email Author Elina Shatkin

2011 Stories by Elina Shatkin

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  Chick-fil-a in Hot Oil With Gay Groups

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Dan Cathy Statement from Chick-fil-A on Vimeo. While it's mostly eager anticipation for Chick-fil-a in Los Angeles -- planning and construction continue on the Hollywood location, expected to open in... More >>

• Barista Champ Nik Krankl Coming to Gelato Bar in Studio City

  published Jan 13, 2011

  Barista extraoridinaire Nik Krankl, who just won the Intelligentsia barista championship for wholesalers in Chicago, will be showing off his steaming, swirling and pulling talents as guest barista at ... More >>

• Eat This Now: Black Cat Bakery's Chocolate & Sour Cream Cupcake Muffin

  published Jan 13, 2011

  What is the Black Cat Bakery & Cafe trying to pullr Their Black Cat "muffin" sits innocently among the rest of their baked goods, looking for all the world like a typical muffin. Looks can be deceivin... More >>

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  Burger King Gives its Burger the Stuffed Crust Pizza Treatment

  published Jan 13, 2011

  With the debut of its BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger, Burger King hopes to achieve what Domino's et. al. accomplished with stuffed crust pizza: Shove cheap extra calories into its core product to make ... More >>

• Sprinkles Debuts German Chocolate Cupcake

  published Jan 12, 2011

  There's nothing the least bit German about Sprinkles' newest cupcake, which is as it should be, since the "German" chocolate cake is largely a British/American concoction. Sprinkles' German chocolat... More >>

• Spain's Rock Star Chefs Descend on L.A., Part 2

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Jose Andres had nothing but love for Los Angeles at last week's panel discussion with fellow Spanish chefs Ferran Adria and Juan Mari Arzak. "When I came [to Los Angeles] three years ago, people tol... More >>

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  Feds Bust Turtles Smuggled into LAX via Snack Food Boxes

  published Jan 11, 2011

  We've heard of turtle soup (all hail the delicacies of the Victorian Era!) but turtle-flavored crisps and cookiesr That's essentially what federal officials found when they busted two Japanese nationa... More >>

• Review: The Proof Is In the Pudding & The Strata & The Sweets at Proof Bakery

  published Jan 10, 2011

  The stretch of Glendale Blvd. between San Fernando and the 5 -- broad and friendly, still dotted with genuine neighborhood businesses -- wasn't hurting for sweets or caffeine when Proof Bakery opened ... More >>

• Food Truck Friday: Street Kitchen's OG Dog, Not Really Chicago But It Has Snap

  published Jan 07, 2011

  As a scrappy upstart in a brutal business, Street Kitchen isn't doing itself any favors with its branding. No website or Twitter feed (that we can find). The most SEO-unfriendly name in food truck his... More >>

• Spain's Rock Star Chefs Descend on L.A., Part 1

  published Jan 07, 2011

  What happens when the three indisputable titans of New Basque cuisine come together on the same stager A performance by a culinary supergroupr A Marx Brothers routiner Perhaps a bit of both. On Monda... More >>

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  Flying Pig Truck Considers Legal Action Against Porn Makers

  published Jan 06, 2011

  The timing couldn't have been worse. The same day the Flying Pig Cafe finally receives a crucial permit for its first brick-and-mortar location, the story breaks that the Flying Pig food truck was a c... More >>

• Phydough Truck Rolls Out Gourmet Dog Treats

  published Jan 06, 2011

  Because nearly every imaginable cuisine has been bastardized in mobile form, the Phydough Truck has moved on to canines. Rolling out this Saturday, the truck (@phydoughtruck) will feature a menu of go... More >>

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  Grindhaus Sausage Shop & Food Truck to Open in Hollywood

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Never mind the Flying Pink Pig's metaphorical sausage party. Grindhaus will be an actual one. Located in the former Lithium Cafe space in Hollywood, the Grindhaus Sausage Shop is scheduled to soft-ope... More >>

• Horse Meat: Coming to a Table Near Your

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Since pork is "the other white meat," what does that make horser Once a staple of the pioneer diet and a source of nourishment during wartime, horse meat may return to American tables.The U.S. Bureau ... More >>

• (In)elegant Density: Hollywood Farmers Market Fight Still Not About Parking

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Parking has been the red herring brought up over and over during the still-simmering fight between the LA Film School and the Hollywood Farmers Market. We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Th... More >>

• The Scoop: Grom Gelateria Opens in Malibu + Carmela Opens in Pasadena

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Italian gelato chain Grom, which already has three shops in New York City, opens its first West Coast location this Sunday, January 9th. Located in the Malibu Country Mart, Grom offers small-batch, se... More >>

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  XXX Tacos: The Flying Pink Pig Turns Food Porn Into Regular Porn

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Sloppy seconds are on the house at The Flying Pink Pig, perhaps the first porn movie to try to cash in on the upscale food truck trend. "Food porn" takes on a much more literal meaning in this X-rated... More >>

• Gregory Slattery Named Publisher of La Cucina Italia

  published Jan 04, 2011

  La Cucina Italia last week named Gregory Slattery as its new publisher. Slattery previously oversaw First for Women, Woman's World, Soap's in Depth and ID Magazine for Bauer Media Group, reports Media... More >>

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  New Terror: Fast Food Wrappers Transfer Chemicals Into Your Food

  published Jan 03, 2011

  As if we needed another reason to avoid fast food: the chemicals used to prevent grease from leaking through fast food wrappers are being transferred to food and ingested by human beings. Various st... More >>

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  Former Mayor Riordan to Close Two Pacific Palisades Restaurants

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan will shutter his two Pacific Palisades restaurants, The Oak Room and The Village Pantry, at the end of January. Riordan operates the two eateries, both on Swar... More >>