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The Undercover Vegetarian: Outback Steakhouse

A vegetarian walks into an Outback Steakhouse. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, and a joke that won't end very well for the vegetarian. There's really no good reason any self-respecting vegetarian would ever set foot in such a place. And yet, vegetarians find themselves in positions all the ... More >>

IACP 2013 Food Writing Award Finalists Announced

The IACP, which would be the International Association of Culinary Professionals and not the International Association of Chiefs of Police -- yes, that's an old joke now, but you try googling IACP and see what you get -- announced their 2013 award finalists this morning for four of their prestigious ... More >>

Kris Kross: Here's What They've Been Doing All These Years

On February 23rd, '90s rap duo Kris Kross will reunite on an Atlanta stage to perform at a celebration honoring the 20th anniversary of So So Def Recordings. Here, we peer into several scenes in the life of Mac Daddy and Daddy Mac from their many years spent away from the spotlight.

Will Lawsuits Restore a Tiny Bit of Dignity to Food Service Employees?

In recent months, many common restaurant management practices and the daily injustices restaurant workers are used to enduring have been deemed illegal or inappropriate. This week, a judge in Illinois ruled that it was not legal for Applebee's to force tipped employees to perform non-tipped duties, ... More >>

Nation's Restaurant News To The Rescue: Young People For Dummies

Kids these days! Who can tell what they want? Nation's Restaurant News, that's who. The industry magazine, which, to be fair (or actually to be really, really condescending but still accurate), mainly caters to the owners of Applebee's somewhere in rural Ohio, has published a story about the 7 ways ... More >>

Most Meat Is Full of Antibiotics, Survey Finds

Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York has released the results from a survey of more than 60 fast food, retail, production and grocery companies asking them about their policies on the use of antibiotics in meat and poultry, Forbes reports. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate their level of transp ... More >>

The Mark of a Great Waiter: Emotional Intelligence

There are many things that go into waiting tables. Juggling a zillion things at once, both literally and figuratively; maintaining your sanity while acting as the go-between for petulant children (customers) and an angry parent (chefs); appearing to be pleasant when you've just been stiffed for some ... More >>

Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Tracie McMillan, Margarita Dinner, Burrito Babes, Food Swap, Wine Tasting Food Truck Fest

Tracie McMillan at Zócalo Public Square "Is eating well just for the rich?" Journalist Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table, will tackle the topic in a conversation with Evan Kleiman of KCRW's Good Food at Zócalo ... More >>

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Twitter: 10 of Our Favorite Food-Related Tweets

Twitter turned six years old this past Wednesday, which means six years of communicating via intermittent bursts of 140-character sound bytes and six years of convincing ourselves that even the most mundane of thoughts are worthy of a megaphone. According to the official Twitter blog, there are now ... More >>

Westchester Bar Report: The Proud Bird

Proud BirdThe Proud Bird, Interior​ The Place: The Proud Bird, 11022 Aviation Blvd.; 310-670-3093. The Hours: Mon.Thurs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The Digs: With all the Mustangs and Spitfires scattered outside, from the exterior, the Proud Bird resembl ... More >>

Xtreme Eating Awards Announced: Top 8 Worst Things To Eat

Center for Science in the Public InterestThe Cheesecake Factory Farmhouse Cheeseburger​ This year's winners of the Xtreme Eating Awards have been named, just in time for us all to continue massively overeating. The so-called "dishonorees," as if we needed more clues as to the point of this, we ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Farrell's (Day 24)

Sentimental Southern Californians who remember celebrating birthdays, soccer tournaments and the like at Farrell's have watched the decline of this faux fin de siècle ice cream "parlour" (complete with a superfluous British "U") with dismay and resignation. After years on the wane -- flagging con ... More >>

Con Artist

Hall Pass: Old Stools

Farrellys' latest comedy finds them in midlife crisis

Spain's Rock Star Chefs Descend on L.A., Part 3

So what did Juan Mari Arzak, Ferran Adrià and José Andrés love eating while they were in Los Angeles? Umami Burger and Kogi. Maybe other things too, but we didn't have a chance to find out. Near the end of the talk, they took questions from the audience. After the mundane, the meaningless and ... More >>

First Listen: The Foreign Exchange, "Authenticity"

​Being in love is like being underwater. All outside noise is dulled; all light is ethereal. But, when isolated, your lover's dulcet voice can be deceptive, and that shimmering light can be marred by pockets of shadows. The Foreign Exchange's latest album, Authenticity, is a love letter, but ... More >>

The Family Prostitute

As the recession continues, more and more women are turning to the world's oldest profession to support their loved ones

Small Town Bans Chain Restaurants -- Gets Sued

Flickr/Simon ShekShould this sandwich be illegal?​ Some towns, to maintain their unique personality, have an ordinance in place banning "formula restaurants" like McDonald's and Applebee's from opening up within their borders. One of those towns -- Springdale, Utah -- has been doing it since ... More >>

America's 15 Favorite Chain Restaurants: We ♥ The Cheesecake Factory

Cheesecake FactoryLos Angeles Cheesecake Factory locations​ Want to know how America really eats? I guess track where NBA players go after a game. Nation's Restaurant News recently published a list of our 15 favorite casual and family restaurant chains, and The Cheesecake Factory, reportedly a ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Couples Retreat, The Damned United, Good Hair

Also, Paris, The Horse Boy and more

NBC's Kath & Kim: Glamour Girls Gone Kitsch

The other O.C.

Where to Eat Now: New to the List

She... Had to Leave...

Going home to suburbia — Walnut, California

Film Reviews: King of California, Mr. Woodcock, Shadow Company

Also I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, Ira & Abby, December Boys and more

Chop Shop

Riordan’s Tavern

Mario Beltran's Undertow

Police probe whether the Bell Gardens pol helped a three-time felon win a sensitive towing contract

Mario Beltran’s Strange Bedfellows

A political brouhaha erupts as LAPD seizes documents from a Bell Gardens councilman and the city’s towing company

The Fast and the Curious

The joy of Talladega Nights lies in its randomness

In the Land of the Brother Leader

Vacation in Libya? Totalitarian tourism and the search for truth... and a good meal

Coffee Shop, Interrupted

'My Name Is Bill . . .'

A Q&A with the anonymous founder of flash mobs

Sí, Se Puede!

L.A.’s new Freedom Riders take their quest for immigrant equality on the road