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Chefs Join Petition to Change Easy-Bake Ovens

Are Hasbro's Easy-Bake Ovens just for girls? Their pink and purple color scheme might suggest so, along with ads and packaging that show only girls playing with the classic toy. Of course, that hasn't stopped generations of pie-curious boys from experimenting with baked goods at a young age. But no ... More >>

Angel City Eats: Where Joe Friday Kim Kardashian Meet Over Donuts This Weekend

jgarbeeA Gumdrop Sculpture In Progress​Beginning this weekend at Gallery KM, Joe Friday ("Dragnet") gets to spend the next six weeks with Kim Kardashian. We're sure that Mr. Friday is thrilled. At least there will be plenty of yin-yang marshmallows and food-inspired sculptures on hand. The e ... More >>

My Last Supper: The Next Course, At Least For Albert AdrĂ­a Roy Choi

amazon​In My Last Supper: The Next Course, author Melanie Dunea's sequel to her first book by the same name, the pedigreed photographer rounds up a new crew of 50 high-profile chefs and includes a recipe from each in the book's appendix. The main draw here is the same as in her first edition ... More >>

3Twenty Wine Bar: Where Wine Tastings and Noble Gases Meet

A. Froug3Twenty Wine Lounge​ Though owner Edgar Poureshagh brings up that his newly opened 3Twenty Wine Lounge in Hollywood is family-owned and operated, it's easy to forget until you place a call at 1 a.m., expecting to leave a message inquiring about the cheese plate. Unbeknownst to you, the ... More >>

Soul Daddy: Why It Failed

Guzzle & NoshSoul Daddy in Los Angeles at the Hollywood & Highland mall.​ Soul Daddy arrived on the American fast casual dining scene the same way the reality show responsible for its existence arrived on television: haltingly, half-heartedly, with no panache and no clear vision. Soul Daddy, ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/23-5/27

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "The words 'authentic,' 'New York' and 'pizza' in conjunction mean nothing but trouble around here." Ask Mr. Gold: Filling the New York-style Pizza Vacuum. "Instead of the usual long, dry, and oft ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

Gather 'Round the Induction Stove Campfire: 7 Summer Cooking Classes for Kids

J. Ritz​ Art, soccer, drama and the like are all edifying pursuits that help young people find their passions and build character. But you can't eat them for dinner. Cooking classes for kids are fun, educational, and let's face it, useful. Come summertime in Los Angeles -- and it's just around ... More >>

Q & A with Bobby Flay, Part 1: A New Yorker's Take on L.A. Food

Image courtesy of The Food Network.Bobby Flay on the set of his newest cooking show, Barbecue Addiction.​When it comes to television, we live in blurry times. Who's got real talent, and who is famous just for being famous? The popularity of many reality stars far eclipses that of real actors, ... More >>

Q & A with Bobby Flay, Part 2: Why Being on TV is the Easy Part

The Food NetworkBobby Flay on the set of his newest cooking show, Barbecue Addiction​In the first part of our interview with Bobby Flay, he gave us some insight into how his opinion of the L.A. restaurant scene has changed over the years, as well as how he thinks the Food Network has molded th ... More >>

Q & A with Eric Greenspan, Part 2: Culinary School or Not Culinary School, Etc.

Photo by Felicia Friesema.​In Part 1 of our interview with Eric Greenspan, we discovered that The Foundry on Melrose is somehow a tight ship and a wild ride at the same time. The chef waxed poetic (and, well, dropped a lot of f-bombs) as he discussed the challenges of owning a restaurant, the ... More >>

The Next Chipotle? It Won't Be Too Ethnic: America's Next Great Restaurant Limps onto TV

Courtesy of America's Next Great Restaurant​ We thought 2011 was supposed to be the Year of the Korean. Or was that 2010? Who knows. In perpetually suburban TV Land, America's Next Great Restaurant, is frozen in an early 1990s time-warp. On NBC's newest food reality show, which debuted last ... More >>

What Will Be America's Next Great Restaurant? Have A Free Burrito While You Wait

If you're a fan of the "quick casual" restaurant, i.e. that crossover somewhere between fast food and sit-down dining, you may want to consider setting your DVR to record America's Next Great Restaurant, the latest food competition show premiering next Sunday, March 6, on NBC. This isn't about "c ... More >>

IHOP Sues the Int'l House of Prayer Over Trademark Infringement

Christie BishopThe Battle of the IHOPS​ Forget the separation of church and state; there's about to be a throwdown so big and messy that even Bobby Flay won't want to be involved. The International House of Pancakes (allegedly the first official IHOP) is suing the International House of Praye ... More >>

Q & A With Village Idiot's Lindsay Kennedy Part 2: Jack in the Box, Corned Beef, and Mario Batali

In Part 1 of our interview with Village Idiot chef and co-owner Lindsay Kennedy, we talked about the early days of his career, his work behind the scenes at the Food Network, and his restaurant's T.V. policy. For Part 2, we discuss some of his favorite restaurants in the city, his personal style of ... More >>

L.A. Casting Call For The Next Food Network Star

The Food Network​If you have devotedly watched the last six seasons of The Next Food Network Star; if you've papered your kitchen with posters of Guy Fieri, winner of Season 2 and current host of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives; if you secretly hear Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay while you pi ... More >>

Fast Food Using Slow Food?: Talking With Chipotles' Steve Ells

Lucy LeanChipotle Opens New Restaurant in Hollywood​ With the opening of Chipotle on Vine and Sunset this month and another being built on Sunset just west of Fairfax it seems like these fast food restaurants are popping up like mushrooms all over Los Angeles. But did you know this might actu ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 6/1-6/4

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "If you are planning on opening a modern gastropub without pigs' ear on the menu, you might as well stick to Beer Nuts and Bac-O-Nets."

One Step Closer to Smell-o-vision: North Carolina Billboard Smells Like BBQ

Associated PressSteak-scented Billboard​ You're watching your favorite food TV show when the chef looks down at his mouth-watering creation and announces, "Wow, I sure wish you could smell this! The aroma in here is just incredible." Instead of being bitter that you can't smell Bobby Flay's cu ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- The Worst Drink in America? A 2,000-calorie milkshake. [Reuters] -- No more shark fin soup for you: Hawaii becomes the first state to ban the possession of shark fins. [Time] -- Bravo's next c ... More >>

Cook's Illustrated vs. Food 52: Slate Hosts a Recipe Showdown

screenshot from Food 524 recipes for your own test kitchen​ Sure, you can watch plenty of food throwdowns or smackdowns, or whatever cute WrestleMania term you want to use, on television. But if you want a real cooking challenge, you might tune into Slate, which is currently hosting a recipe ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 4/26-4/30

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "I don't mean to be coy -- I'm just more interested at the moment in the popsicle-qua-popsicle than I am in the particular place of origin."

Q & A with Marcel Vigneron: Island Life, Going Molecular & Cooking with Bobby Flay

Marcel Vigneron of Bar210​Marcel Vigneron is probably still best known for season 2 of Top Chef, during which he displayed his talents for molecular gastronomy -- and for getting under the skin of his competition. After the show Vigneron, who still has his signature gravity-defying hair, moved ... More >>

America's Next Great Restaurant: Casting Call Today in Burbank

America's Next Great Restaurant​ America's Next Great Restaurant, the new reality food show from CBS set to hit your TV screen this fall, is holding an open casting call today, Monday, April 5th, in Burbank. The new series, brought to you from the producers of Project Runway and Top Chef, wil ... More >>

The Cooking Channel: More Options For Your 24-Hour Food Cycle

If you like your food on your television screen as much as you like it on your plate, you're in luck. Debuting Memorial Day, May 31st, the Cooking Channel will provide non-stop food television, featuring new shows by Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray. If this sounds a whole lot like another ... More >>

Great Harvest Bread Company Opens in South Pasadena

With the nearest Great Harvest Bread Company more than 40 miles away in Thousand Oaks, the western San Gabriel Valley's ripe for a bakery that mills its own wheat. Co-owner Patricia Diaz spent ten years researching franchises that would give her creative control without compromising corporate suppo ... More >>

The Next Iron Chef: Jose Garces Takes the Podium

The Food NetworkIron Chef Jose Garces, with Alton Brown​If you watched the final episode of The Next Iron Chef last night, you know by now that Chef Jose Garces will take his place on the Kitchen Stadium podium, next to Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto, Cat Cora and Michael Symon. I ... More >>

Best of L.A.: Nightlife

Cooking With Werner: Werner Herzog and Jim Jarmusch Make A Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ever wonder what it would be like if the Food Network or PBS or whomever gave a cooking show to somebody completely unlikely? Not Bobby Flay or Mario Batali or even Brian Boitano (yes, this month), but Werner Herzog? Imagine the German filmmaker, director of Fitzcarraldo and Nosferatu (and writer of ... More >>

No Reservations: Light Dining

Sweet and savory fare — without the foam

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