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2012 Stories by Elina Shatkin

• Harlan Ellison and Patton Oswalt Visit Jar

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Here's comedian Patton Oswalt crashing a chat with Harlan Ellison at Cinefamily. The brilliant, irascible sci-fi writer known for his rants (our favorite: "Pay the Writer") is there to discuss the lim... More >>

• Report: Treating Workers Well Helps Bottom Line

  published Jan 27, 2012

  As the restaurant industry's busiest and most profitable day of the year (Valentine's Day) approaches, ROC has released two reports: a study challenging the idea that restaurants can succeed only by k... More >>

• High Bonnet: Medlars, Literature & Idwal Jones

  published Jan 27, 2012

  You're only two pages in when Jean-Marie Gallois, the hero of Idwal Jones' 1945 novel High Bonnet: A Novel of Epicurean Adventures, is seduced away from a life at sea and into a life spent behind the ... More >>

• Korean Cheesesteak & Bacon Doughnuts at Cafe Dulce

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Cafe Dulce gets plenty of attention for its pourover LAMILL coffee but rarely does a place with such refined and precious caffeine offerings (we're big fans of the cold-brewed ice coffee), deign to tr... More >>

• Last Night: LudoBites 8 [Photo Gallery]

  published Jan 27, 2012

  This isn't technically from last night or even the night before. It's from Tuesday night, when we lived under the haze of a Lemon Moon. Today is Friday, and that means it's time for some gratuitous fo... More >>

• Pledge to KCRW, Help L.A. Regional Food Bank

  published Jan 27, 2012

  There are already a few good reasons to pledge to KCRW ("Good Food" -- hint, hint). Here's one more: KCRW is asking those who donate to the station during its Winter Pledge Drive to consider donating ... More >>

• Mac & Cheeza Closing After This Weekend

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Earlier this month we reported that Mac & Cheeza was on the verge of closing after a dispute with their landlord in the Chapman flats. Sad but true: The DTLA shrine to mac 'n cheese will close after... More >>

• Water Grill Has A New Chef: Damon Gordon

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Recently reopening after an extensive renovation, Water Grill also has a new face behind the stoves: executive chef Damon Gordon. He takes over the kitchen of the posh seafood restaurant after 16 mont... More >>

• Chocolate May Prevent Colon Cancer: One More Reason to Eat It

  published Jan 25, 2012

  If we didn't know better, we'd swear this study was funded by a syndicate of chocolate producers, but we don't like to look too skeptically at research that reinforces our notions of how the world sho... More >>

• Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Robert Burns Day, Fresh Pasta Demo, Who's Hungry, Eagle Rock Brewery's 2nd Birthday, German Beer and Food, ROC Diners' Guide Release

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Robert Burns Day Celebrate the Ploughman Poet's 253rd birthday (and the Tam O'Shanter's 90th) with bagpipes players, the traditional Slaying of the Haggis and a reading of Robert Burns' famous Addre... More >>

• Deep Fried Fluffernutter at Black Market: Sandwich of the Week

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Deep-frying improbable edibles is hardly new. County fair concessions maven Chicken Charlie has fried up Oreos, Twinkies, frog legs, White Castle burgers, SPAM, zucchini, Pop Tarts, brownies, ribs a... More >>

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  Steve Albini Has A Food Blog

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Crotchety genius Steve Albini* has a food blog. It's called Mario Batali Voice. Whyr As Albini explains it on the blog: "This is what I made Heather for dinner. The name comes from the way I bring her... More >>

• What's Cooking in Norwayr Bad Hip-Hop [Video]

  published Jan 23, 2012

  If you're looking for a Justin Bieber clone who can rap with all the finesse and complexity of a fourth-grader, LidoLido is your boy and "Chop It Up" is your song. The Norwegian teen "hip-hop" "star"... More >>

• National Pie Day: Pie Popsicles

  published Jan 23, 2012

  Last year for National Pie Day, we made a list of the top 10 places to celebrate the holiday. It's still a great list, though it needs a few alterations: The Flying Pie Man has decamped from Los Ang... More >>

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  Tar & Roses Opening: Sneak Peek [Photo Gallery]

  published Jan 20, 2012

  After numerous delays, Tar & Roses, the new restaurant from chef Andrew Kirschner officially opens next Tuesday, January 24 (with at least one friends-and-family night before then). A Santa Monic... More >>

• Naan Stop Food Truck to Open Restaurant... in Atlanta

  published Jan 20, 2012

  The latest Los Angeles food truck to open a brick-and-mortar location is Naan Stop (@naanstop), but they're doing it in Atlanta. Whyr Because Georgia needs samosas and masala fries. In fact, it's s... More >>

• Last Night: A Look Into Sadie, Formerly Les Deux [Photo Gallery]

  published Jan 20, 2012

  The former Les Deux space on Las Palmas has been revamped and is reopen as Sadie, a sexy bar and gastropub, on Jan. 24. At a preview last night, we took a look around and tasted through a few of the... More >>

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  LudoBites 8: The Wine List

  published Jan 19, 2012

  LudoBites 8 (with its eminently more sane booking policy) debuted last night, which means a new wine list curated by Domaine LA along with chef Ludo and his wife, Krissy. The big news: the wine list... More >>

• Winter Fancy Food Show 2012: A Roundup + Photo Gallery

  published Jan 19, 2012

  There's almost nothing new under the sun -- or the bright fluorescent bulbs of the Winter Fancy Food Show. There are, however, seemingly infinite ways to reformulate, repackage and rebrand the same fo... More >>

• Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Margarita Dinner, Union des Grands Crus, Meat 101, Soba Workshop, Art Soup Night, DineLA

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Margarita Dinner This four-course dinner from executive chef Alex Moreno features a different margarita (made with Don Julio tequila) to complement each dish. The menu includes lobster ceviche, bra... More >>

• Fried Chicken at Son of a Gun: Sandwich of the Week

  published Jan 13, 2012

  [Our 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days series was big -- but not big enough to encompass the multitude of L.A.'s sandwiches. As promised, our weekly sandwich pick extends the odyssey.] Son of a Gun is, for ... More >>

• Medlar Tootsie Rolls at Proof Bakery

  published Jan 13, 2012

  Here's a little fuel for the fire of our slow-burning medlar obsession. About a week-and-a-half ago, Proof Bakery in Atwater Village began selling medlar "Tootsie Rolls" made by Jessica Koslow of Sqir... More >>

• Wolfgang Puck Employees Reach Settlement

  published Jan 12, 2012

  We don't know whether the swans at the recently reopened Hotel Bel Air are unionized, but several other Wolfgang Puck employees resolved a major labor dispute this week. On Tuesday, a judge gave pre... More >>

• Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Naples vs. Venice, Australian Wine, Andrew Zimmern Pop-Up, Bock Fest, Foraging Foodies

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Naples vs. Venice Regional Italians cuisine goes head-to-head as two mammas, Napoli native Maria Marino and Venetian chef Luciana Ongaro, take over the kitchen at Marino Ristorante to cook dishes in ... More >>

• Master Food Preserver Program Application Deadline

  published Jan 12, 2012

  With the resurgence in pickling and preserving, Los Angeles County's revived Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is all the rage. The MFP, which we first reported on back in January, is taking applica... More >>