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Taylor Boudreaux of Napa Valley Grille: On His Table Yours for dineLA 2013

"The smoother the skin, the juicer the pulp, especially with limes and lemons," says Taylor Boudreaux, the chef at Westwood's Napa Valley Grille. Boudreaux is walking around the Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax, picking up produce. It's not his usual shopping spot, but Boudreaux is a bus ... More >>

Six Ridonkulous Holy Ship!! Dance Move GIFs

The EDM cruise Holy Ship!! journeyed from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas this past weekend, and we're still recovering. Here's our complete coverage. A highlight was an afternoon spent on a pristine private island in the Bahamas for an afternoon of sun, surf, cocktails and the kind of dancing not ... More >>

Holy Ship!! Wrap-Up: It Was the Best of Times....

There were a lot of grim faces on Monday morning as the electro-loving masses emerged off the MSC Poesia -- aka the EDM party boat Holy Ship!! -- and did a slow zombie shuffle through U.S. customs and back into the real world (aka Fort Lauderdale). Here in the industrial port the sky was overcast, a ... More >>

A Dude's Dream Comes True Aboard the Holy Ship!!

Aboard the Holy Ship!! one gets to mix and mingle with the slew of name DJs. "Hey there's Zedd in line for pasta salad. Oh wow, there's Dillon Francis in the elevator. Oh damn, Diplo is out on the beach swimming with all the fans. "Jackbeats just bought all those people shots!" See also: Holy Ship ... More >>

Holy Ship!! Day One: A Suprise Guest Whose Name Rhymes With Drillex

On Friday afternoon, nearly 3,000 raver chicks, dude guys, scenesters, club kids and DJs assembled at a port in Fort Lauderdale and boarded the MSC Poesia, aka Holy Ship!! There are two exclamation points because this is the second edition of the EDM party cruise put on by L.A.'s Hard Events. The li ... More >>

S.S. Coachella Fashion: Do's and Don'ts

By Liz Tracy Most of the people we met on the S.S. Coachella had never been on a cruise before. Like us, they weren't so sure what to pack or how to dress for three days of awkwardly saying hi to their favorite bands on a floating building at sea. But, like the festival, the fans also brought their ... More >>

S.S. Coachella Cruise: Our Review From the High Seas

By Liz Tracy The maiden voyage of the S.S. Coachella departed Sunday from Ft. Lauderdale, bound for the Bahamas. It set out to sea rather unceremoniously. There weren't horns, not a streamer in sight, and no one smashed bottles against the body of the ship. But we'd all been aboard the Celebrity ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: The Whole Menu

Over the past few months, you've watched us catalog our 100 Favorite Dishes. Catalog being a lovely term meaning eating our way across this town, well, even more than usual. And because we thought you might want a better way to access these, we've collected all one hundred into one piece, a menu if ... More >>

18: Matsuhisa's Yellowtail Scallion Donburi

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 18: Matsuhisa's Yellowtail Scallion Donburi. You may be able to eat chef Nobu Matsuhisa's stunning Peruvian-influenced Japanese cuisine at one of hi ... More >>

Music Cruises Hit the High Seas, But Who Can Afford Them?

All aboard a tiny, star-packed boat

Catalina Cuisine

Chef Paul Hancock of Avalon Grille has ambitions beyond beach food

Pulp to Headline Coachella Cruise: Here's the Full Lineup

All aboard. Let the Coachella branding begin! Goldenvoice today announced a pair of Coachella boat tours; each will leave in December from Fort Lauderdale. Pulp will headline, with Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Girl Talk and Sleigh Bells among the bigger names.

Kurt Vile, Santigold, Rusko

Also, Star & Dagger, Charli XCX, Church of Misery and others

SoCal Gay Men Arrested For Sodomy During Caribbean Cruise Released

Two Southern California men initially arrested in the Caribbean for having gay sex pleaded guilty today to indecent exposure, reports Associated Press. The men were each fined $900 and driven to the airport. Whew. The duo was identified as John Robert Hart, 41, and Dennis Jay Mayer, 43, of Palm Sp ... More >>

Music Picks: Hugh Cornwell, Carlos Guitarlos, Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion

Also, Charlene Soraia, Chuck Loeb, the Head Cat, Feed Me and others

Raw Milk Controversy Nothing New

Laurie AvocadoClosed Alta-Dena Drive Thru Dairy, Lincoln Heights​People holding signs supporting raw milk, others giving testimonials of how drinking it has benefited their health. Were these scenes from the Thursday downtown protest over the raid on Rawesome Foods?, no, they occurred in Janua ... More >>

Carmageddon Playlist: 7 Songs that Namecheck the 405 Freeway

​ By Sheila Dichoso Carmageddon is coming! We thought we'd remind you again about the three-day 405 shutdown. The media warns that chaos will ensue, so stay at home and smoke weed or something. The San Diego freeway is notoriously loathed. Because of its congestion, we put up with way too ma ... More >>

Justin Bieber's L.A. 'Never Say Never' Premiere to Be Attended by Kardashian Girls, Winners of NoHo Dance Contest (VIDEO)

2space.netAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA​OK, we admit it: We've got the fever. So do the Kardashian sisters, apparently, because they can't seem to stop Tweeting about their Valentine's Day plans to go see "Never Say Never," Justin Bieber's new biopic. Even the least-hot married one is trippin'. Borderin ... More >>

Can Anna Nicole Smith Just Rest? The Sandeep Kapoor, Howard K. Stern, Khristine Eroshevich Trial And Verdict Was An Overpriced Show

​How did Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, primary physician to Anna Nicole Smith, get acquitted of all charges by a Los Angeles jury and the other two -- Smith's friend Howard K. Stern and psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich -- get really light convictions? The three were accused by District Attorney Steve ... More >>

THEY SAY GOOBER AND GOMER WERE JUST COUSINS

Saban Free Clinic Hosts 13th Annual Extravaganza for the Senses Event

The Saban Free Clinic​ When you hear "free clinic," a luxury food and wine event might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But for thirteen years running, The Saban Free Clinic -- which provides free health care, dental and social services to the Los Angeles community -- has been host ... More >>

Meet Your Food Blogger: Matt Armendariz of Matt Bites

Alex PerelmanARMENDARIZ BITES!​Food blogger Matt Armendariz, of Matt Bites, is living the dream. He specializes in food photography and is married to Adam Pearson, a stunning, red-headed food stylist. He has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, and spent January at Club Med in the Bahamas with ... More >>

Disney Expo Channels Peter Pan

THEATER REVIEWS: BIG BRO/LIL BRO, HELLZ KITCHEN ABLAZE AND THE NUCLEAR FAMILY

Also, The Pain and the Itch, The Tempest and Terminus Americana and More

The Debate Over Courtney O'Connell of Columbus, Nebraska

Stage Raw: The Debate over Courtney O'Connell of Columbus, Nebraska

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso see this week's STAGE FEATURE on Polish theater unmaskedNEW REVIEW GO THE DEBATE OVER COURTNEY O'CONNELL OF COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA ​Photo courtesy of Chalk Repertory TheatreIf we're to believe playwright Mat Smart, which is probably not a good idea, the bloody rampag ... More >>

L.A. Weekly's Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry ... More >>

Blue Whale Requiem

Mystery reigns as sonar tests pit military training against beloved Southland pods

Film Reviews: Chalk, The Ex, 28 Weeks Later and Delta Farce

Faking It

Hallström’s Hoax isn’t fully committed to the con

Movin' On, Chasin' Tails, Ignoring Voters

How the Dems got out-Foxed

The Path of a Flower

Personal View

Hitting the Fan in 2002

Dopemen

Getting a fix on Scarface and Clipse

Pet Shop Murder

It looked like a simple shooting, but the Pets R Us killing exposed an organized-crime network running credit-card and recycling fraud. And one of its leaders, Sarkis Antonyan, a.k.a. Little Al Capone, had two bullets in his head.

Generation Hex

Douglas Coupland: All Families Are Psychotic

Bring the Sunshine

The Devil and Aphrodite Jones

What’s she doing in a world of murderers, rapists, torturers, sadists, blood drinkers, decapitators and pimps? Making a killing.

Reader’s Block

So many books, so little patience

The Stationary Cruise

Hostage at a theme-park hotel