Email Author Elina Shatkin

2011 Stories by Elina Shatkin

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  Banh Mi at Spice Table: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 20)

  published Dec 06, 2011

  What the hell is a banh mi these daysr The sandwich, derived from the Vietnamese term for bread, was once a cheap, quick, portable fix. Now, every upscale sandwich shop worth its weight in double-smok... More >>

• Chef Ludo Paella Dinner at Domaine LA

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Chef Ludovic Lefebvre veers from his French roots to cook a special paella dinner this Sunday at Domaine LA. Spanish importer Jose Pastor, who's known for trumpeting the more traditional wines of Spai... More >>

• Kitchen 24 West Hollywood Opening

  published Dec 06, 2011

  A few more details about the new Kitchen 24 outpost in West Hollywood. Co-owned by Dave Dickerson, who's also a partner in Fairfax coffee shop Commissary (one of our favorite mid-summer affogato stops... More >>

• Wako Donkasu: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 19)

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Like a supermodel in a burlap sack, some sandwiches, no matter how sloppily presented or haphazardly photographed, sell themselves. Others don't strut into the room. The tonkatsu sandwich at Wako Donk... More >>

• Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Michael Ruhlman, ColLAboration, Irregular Wine Tasting, Tonga Hut Reopening, Pig & Pints

  published Dec 02, 2011

  [UPDATE, 12.02.11, 4:56 p.m.: This weekend's ColLaboration Winterfest Beer Garden has been postponed due to the Windpocalypse.] In addition to the Master Food Preserver fundraiser happening on Sunday... More >>

• Angeli Caffe: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 18)

  published Dec 02, 2011

  If they were sprinkled with nothing but olive oil, arugula and black pepper, the sandwiches at Angeli Caffe would still be worth devouring. The key is the bread. A Frisbee-sized discus of warm, chewy ... More >>

• 362 Pizza Slices in 912 Days

  published Dec 02, 2011

  We thought we had intestinal fortitude with our 30 Burgers/30Scoops/30 Sandwiches series, but we're more impressed by Colin Hagendorf, who set out to try every pizza sold by the slice in Manhattan. Th... More >>

• Pancake Rap Spoofs Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now"

  published Dec 02, 2011

  We're not sure what's more impressive: that rapper Mac Lethal can cook pancakes while rapping over the beat to Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" or that his spoof song, "Cook With Me Now," actually sound... More >>

• Q & A with Wolfgang Puck: The Hotel Bel-Air Interview

  published Dec 02, 2011

  For anyone who's lived in Los Angeles longer than a decade, it's impossible not to feel caught in some sort of time-warp pulling up to the recently reopened Hotel Bel-Air. The swans still float serene... More >>

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  ink.sack: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 17)

  published Dec 01, 2011

  While chef fanboys scour the ink. website at 4 a.m. for a coveted reservation at the ultra-hot restaurant, it's comforting to know that us plebes can walk into the sandwich shop next door and get a ta... More >>

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  Fresh Bites: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 16)

  published Nov 30, 2011

  With its menu of healthyish cafe fare, its pale wood tables, its mellow but earnest vibe, Fresh Bites could easily be a California cliche. Fortunately, it isn't. The sandwiches are light and crisp, b... More >>

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  PB&J at Joan's on Third: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 15)

  published Nov 29, 2011

  Just like mom used to make -- if mom were a gourmet cook who baked fresh bread every morning and made jam from wild local strawberries she had foraged herself. "Mom," in this case, is Joan's on Third,... More >>

• Sandwich vs. Burrito: Jason Segel Launches Lunch War

  published Nov 29, 2011

  It was a simple Tweet that kicked off the great Sandwich-Burrito War of 2011. Actor Jason Segel, star of the most recent Muppets movie (and Freaks & Greaks, How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Mar... More >>

• Natural Harvest Semen Cookbook: We Just Threw Up In Our Mouth

  published Nov 28, 2011

  If beef is red meat, pork is the other white meat and termite larvae is the clear meat, what in the hell is semenr We don't want to know. [Editor's note: Thanksgiving is over. You're fasting today any... More >>

• Food Will Win The War: Amazing Propaganda Video

  published Nov 28, 2011

  It was a simpler time. A time of corn cobs hanging over the head of Adolf Hitler. Of flirty potatoes seducing us with Betty Boop eyelashes. Of obese blonde children meting out American superiority w... More >>

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  The Larder at Maple Drive: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 14)

  published Nov 28, 2011

  The joke about the End of Summer sandwich at The Larder at Maple Drive is that in temperate Los Angeles, this sandwich could probably be served nine months out of the year. Here, in the land where sum... More >>

• Brunellos Have More Fun [Video]

  published Nov 28, 2011

  We're a sucker for pretty fonts and vintage French pop. Whitney Adams of Domaine LA and Claire Thomas of Kitchy Kitchen showcase both elements in their charming series of web videos, Brunellos Have ... More >>

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  The Man Who Drank Nothing but Beer + Wrote a Book About It

  published Nov 28, 2011

  J. Wilson, the man who survived on beer for 46 days, has lived to tell the tale -- in book format, naturally. When we spoke with Wilson back in April (Part 1, Part 2), he was in the midst of his Len... More >>

• Hot Mamma Pastrama at Locali: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 13)

  published Nov 23, 2011

  [NOTE: An earlier version of this post incorrectly referred to the Hot Mamma Pastrama sandwich as the Vegan Reuben.] The stuff in the Hot Mamma Pastrama at Locali is about as close to pastrami as Ric... More >>

• Bacon Pop: Popcorn + Bacon Salt

  published Nov 23, 2011

  In our never-ending quest to bring you the latest in bacon technology, we present Bacon Pop, bacon-flavored popcorn made by J&D's, the producers of MSG-addled Bacon Salt. Presumably, it's designed for... More >>

• Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Thanksgiving Eve Bourbon, Wild Gourmet Food, Venison Fair, 4 Chefs in One, Holiday Beer Class

  published Nov 23, 2011

  Thanksgiving Eve Bash Steady your nerves for a day of family togetherness with a pre-Thanksgiving shindig featuring a traditional Corn Hole Toss and $6 cups of a seasonal punch made with Wild Turkey. ... More >>

• Five Guys: Coming to Miracle Mile, Westwood

  published Nov 23, 2011

  Five Guys Burgers and Fries continues its rapid westward expansion, moving from outlying suburbs to denser Los Angeles neighborhoods, with new locations planned for Miracle Mile and Westwood. Thoug... More >>

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  Langer's vs. Oinkster: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 12)

  published Nov 22, 2011

  If yesterday's 30 Days post, pitting Johnnie's Pastrami against The Hat, was the battle of the lowbrow fast-food joints, today it's all about highbrow pastrami. Want to look like a dyed-in-the-wool A... More >>

• Cochon 555 Coming Back to L.A. on May 6

  published Nov 22, 2011

  Cochon 555, that "Porkapalooza," that "locavore rodeo... of wine, pig and minor debauchery," will return to Los Angeles. After a successful L.A. debut in 2011, the 10-city tour of porcine bacchanalia ... More >>

• Chef Ludo Launches LudoBabyBites Web Series

  published Nov 22, 2011

  How does a top-notch chef known for his incredible culinary talents and mercurial temperament feed his own kidsr We're about to find out. Chef Ludovic Lefebvre and his wife Krissy, the recent parents... More >>