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    May 22, 2012

    The California Homemade Food Act: A Progress Report

    Imagine a world where people could sell food prepared in their own kitchens. Sounds like a pre-Industrial Revolution bake sale, but it could very well be the near future. That is, if the Cottage Food Bill passes. The California Homemade Food Act (AB 1616), which is currently in Congress, would make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Mexican Market Tour Cooking Class

    Many food fanatics would consider a trip to Mexico the ultimate vacation. But when East L.A. is your proverbial backyard, somehow airfare to an exotic locale doesn't seem necessary. Nancy Zaslavsky, author of A Cook's Tour of Mexico, could prove that very point. On May 19, she'll lead an "East L.A. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Mendocino Farms Banh Mi: Sandwich of the Week

    When is a banh mi not a banh mi? That is not a trick question, by the way. When it has no charcuterie? When it lacks pickled vegetables? Must it be served on a baguette? The ever-blurring boundary between all other sandwiches and the banh mi -- or what's passing for one these days -- undoubtedly wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Where to Find Breakfast Tacos in L.A.?

    Dear Mr. Gold: As a former resident of South Texas, I often miss the unique Texas-style breakfast tacos so ubiquitous there. (I like mine with machacado.) I'm sure you know that these are not the same as breakfast burritos, and are defined well in this article about how New York has "discovered" th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    A Tortilla Chip Rundown for the Big Game

    The matchup: set. The invites: made. The main: seafood, thin-crust pizzas, maybe both combined. And the snack: The one thing from Los Angeles that makes an appearance at nearly every 'Big Game' Sunday -- not that we are bitter -- tortilla chips. Much like the lore behind other popular Mexican food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Huevos Rancheros: The Alcove vs. El Huarachito

    Fried eggs and buttered toast is the Tim Duncan of breakfasts in that it's generally very reliable, if not a little boring. Give us fried eggs on top of fried tortillas topped with rancheros sauce and salsa on almost any morning though, and it's a whole new ballgame. Thankfully, huevos rancheros are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

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

    The latest Los Angeles food truck to open a brick-and-mortar location is Naan Stop (@naanstop), but they're doing it in Atlanta. Why? Because Georgia needs samosas and masala fries. In fact, it's sort of a return to their roots for Neal and Samir Idnani, who own and run the truck. The brothers " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    10 Best Bakeries in Los Angeles

    A. ScattergoodBread At Milo & Olive​San Francisco sourdough? You may have noticed beneath that smoky (wood-burning oven?) haze, L.A. has a new whole grain baguette, flaky croissant (even at LAX) and yes, crusty sourdough advantage. Here are our picks for the 10 Best Bakeries in L.A.. It's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Best 2011 Baking Books For Those In Need Of A Martha Stewart Detox

    CakeSpyRainbow Cake From "CakeSpy"​We all have a friend or two who is in dire need of being weaned from their Martha Stewart entertaining habits or persistent Rachael Ray cookie book fixes. But handing them the latest crémeux-filled pastry book from Michel Roux is only going to send them into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Milo & Olive Now Open: Bakery, Pizzeria Ceiling Fans For Kids

    The folks who brought you Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry and Sweet Rose Creamery have now officially opened the exceedingly pretty doors of a new restaurant, a pizzeria named Milo & Olive, which begins serving lunch and dinner today. Milo & Olive is thus the fourth Santa Monica eatery from Josh Loeb a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Sotto

    Anne Fishbein​Our wide-ranging restaurant critic Jonathan Gold returns to the Westside to take another bite out of Sotto.Sotto is a different kind of Italian restaurant, a shrine to the awesome heat of its oven, a place where the hot, fresh bread can come with pureed lardo instead of olive oil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Shaanxi Gourmet: More Fun with Hand-Shaved Noodles Untranslated Menus in the SGV

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​Shaanxi noodles? We know from Shaanxi noodles. The hand-shaved variety, first at Dow Shaw/Heavy Noodling, then at JTYH, have been a mainstay of San Gabriel Valley gourmandism for decades before most Westsiders could point out Shaanxi on a map. But in New York, Xi'an ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 22, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Guisados

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​Shaanxi noodles? We know from Shaanxi noodles. The hand-shaved variety, first at Dow Shaw/Heavy Noodling, then at JTYH, have been a mainstay of San Gabriel Valley gourmandism for decades before most Westsiders could point out Shaanxi on a map. But in New York, Xi'an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Stoneground Bakery Expands: Gelato, Pizza More Challah for Rosh Hashana

    A. Scattergoodcommunal table at Stoneground Bakery​ With Rosh Hashana set to start at sundown on September 28th, you may be planning a trip to Agoura Hills and Stoneground Bakery, where Abby Franke bakes some of the best challah in the city or outside of it. But recalibrate your Mapquest, beca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Q & A With Nancy Silverton: The Mozza Cookbook, The Problem of Gelato Doing One Thing at a Time Very, Very Well

    A. ScattergoodNancy Silverton and her new cookbook at Mozza​ Nancy Silverton, who is an over-achiever in much the same way as is, say, Malcolm Gladwell, has had a productive summer even by her standards. Mozzas in Newport Beach and Singapore recently opened; Amy Pressman's burger project, Shor ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 1, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews L.A. Weekly Pancake Breakfast

    A. ScattergoodNancy Silverton and her new cookbook at Mozza​ Nancy Silverton, who is an over-achiever in much the same way as is, say, Malcolm Gladwell, has had a productive summer even by her standards. Mozzas in Newport Beach and Singapore recently opened; Amy Pressman's burger project, Shor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Local Pantry: Zeta Za'atar Lavash Chips (Say That 10 Times Fast)

    JgarbeeZa'atar Zeta Hour​Hit your semi-specialty "local" national grocer (Whole Foods, we're talking about you) these days, and you can pretty much declare your local condiment duties done. But if we step away from the fancy Artisinal LA packaging and get straight down to tasting, finding top ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Happy Hour: Rockwell, VT

    T. NguyenRockwell VT's happy hour sangria​ The Place: Rockwell, VT, in the alley behind 1714 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 669-1550. The Hours: Daily, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Deals: $5-$8 appetizers and mini-flatbreads; $5 beers; $6 house wines; $7-$8 specialty cocktails Turn the page to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Best New Semi-Local Whole Wheat Flour: Community Grains' Winter Wheat

    JgarbeeCalifornia Grown And Milled Whole Wheat​You might say Community Grains has a now-typical California restaurant-to-home-kitchen story, one most often recounted whenever Nancy Silverton, Campanile and La Brea Bakery wind up in the same sentence. The small Woodland-based mill also sprang u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Eat This Now: Quesadillas at Quesadillas Lupita

    T. NguyenA carne asada quesadilla at Quesadillas Lupita​ Los Angeles is blessed with having a great number of places where one can nosh on one of the simplest of curbside foods: the homey quesadilla. Your neighborhood (non-gourmet) food truck probably has a decent version; Mexicali's garlic-i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Altadena Urban Farmers Market: This Sunday, Maybe No Longer

    Felicia FriesemaTomato and garlic jams at the Altadena Urban Farmers Market​ So what is the best farmers market in L.A.? The answer depends on what's most important to you in a market: variety, number of organic vendors, quality of the bakers, sense of community, distance the farms have to tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Taste of Beirut: Shanto's Bakery

    Photo courtesy of Shanto's BakeryFreshly made manakish bread with a variety of toppings bubble up in the oven at Shanto's​ Before Shaunt Adessian opened Shanto's Bakery in La Crescenta, he traveled thousands of miles from Los Angeles, arriving in Lebanon to discover the Levantine culinary meth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Loafin': Top 5 Bakery Breads

    Amy ScattergoodChallah-in-process at Stoneground.​ "Don't fill up on bread," a few million parents have warned, seated around a trattoria table, a basket of steaming slices and a cup of olive oil at its center. Their children have never listened, and it's no wonder. Bread is a much better fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Tacos de Cabeza: More Fun with Goat Heads Test Kitchen Experiments

    Farid ZadiRoasted Goat Head Triptych​ Last Friday we invited Charles Perry, beer of the month columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and seven other guests, for a Royal Wedding viewing and tacos de cabeza recipe testing party at Ecole de Cuisine, a fully equipped culinary school and test kitchen. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Grilled Cheese Week Deals A Peek at Eric Hulme's Quack Attack Sandwich

    Photos courtesy of The Oaks Gourmet Market & Tender GreensA grilled cheese & tomato sandwich from The Oaks (left); Eric Hulme's GCI entry, the Quack Attack (right).​As the 2nd 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational draws nearer and National Grilled Cheese Month draw to a close, you can still g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Mexican Cooking, from a Korean Point of View A Chicken Pozole Recipe

    Amazon​So why is a Korean food expert writing about Mexican cooking? It makes sense when you find out that Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee's parents had a Mexican grocery in the San Fernando Valley. Working there, she learned many a dish from the women who came in to shop, and she later immersed herself ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Breaking Bread with Bicycle Bread Company

    T. NguyenStephen Gordon of Bicycle Bread Company​ In the history of barters, there have been a few notables: a red paper clip for a house. Fifteen million dollars, Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, and three first round picks for Wayne Gretzky, Marty McSorley, and Mike Krushelnyski (

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    A Recipe From the Chef: Fred Eric's Chorizo-poblano Pizette

    A. Scattergoodthe chorizo-poblano pizzette at Tiara Cafe​ In our recent 2-part interview with Fred Eric (Tiara Cafe, Fred 62), Eric discussed the restaurant as art installation, the question of Jeff Koons, and the benefits of fasting for food professionals. Well, for him at least. And a surpri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Naan Hut Opens in West L.A.: The Mechanical Engineering of Flatbread

    Celia SoudryNaan Hut breads​ Since August 2010 the small storefront on Santa Monica Boulevard and Colby Avenue posted signage that Naan Hut was "coming soon." After driving by the space numerous times over the past several months, we weren't sure it would ever open. But behold the Persian res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    30 Burgers in 30 Days: Fun with Buns at Rounds Premium Burgers (Day 4)

    Sitting at the windowside counter at Rounds Premium Burgers in West Hollywood, watching drunk and soon-to-be-drunk clubgoers flit from bar to bar, we couldn't stop thinking about buns. Specifically, brioche buns, the de facto frame for every upscale burger, often lending them an unearned gravitas. ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 23, 2010

    An Evolved Cafe

    Thierry Perez boosts Culver City's French flavor with L'Epicerie

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    First Bite: l'Epicerie, An Evolved Cafe

    ​Los Angeles, as is well-known, is where everybody eats Italian food in restaurants, where trattorias open on every corner, and where it is easier to find well-made Sardinian flatbread than a decent baguette. Downtown Culver City has somehow become the exception to this rule: bistros outnumber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Top 10 International Holiday Baked Goods

    K. RobbinsBerolina's lussekatter​ Though we love red and green frosted sugar cookies as much as your average Christmas-crazed six year-old, given our fair city's bounty of ethnic eats, it would be a shame to let our holiday dessert dining become, well, too cookie-cutter. For a trip around th ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 11, 2010

    A Movable Beast: L.A. Weekly's 99 Essential Restaurants

    The modern L.A. restaurant, unleashed

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    More Deli at Moore's Deli

    Felicia FriesemaMoore's rare roast beef on ciabatta with arugula and house made aoli.​ Little Flower Candy Company owners Christine and Robert Moore have been dreaming a little bigger these days. Inspired by Robert's parents' 1947 San Francisco sandwich spot of the same name, they opened Moor ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 28, 2010

    New Location

    Same old Pal Cabron

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Getting Past the Pain: Feuilleté Chocolate at Paris Baguette

    D. GonzalezFeuilleté Chocolate at Paris Baguette Cafe​ There are ways to grab someone's attention. "Chocolate. " See how well that works. Okay, now try, "Chocolate and flaky pastry." Even better right? It is this phenomenon that has made pain au chocolat one of the most well-known French ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 26, 2010

    99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die

    Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos

  • Eat+Drink

    January 21, 2010

    Off the Street: Antojitos Carmen comes in from the cold

    Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Pulling an All-Nighter at Panera: A Look into the Bakery's Heated Nightlife

    In honor of National Bread Month, Panera Bread recently invited us to pull an all-nighter with its kitchen staff to check out their nightly bread-baking routine. Panera manager Tanell Cook begins his shift at 10 p.m. every weeknight, supervising cooks, prepping food for the morning rush and brewing ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    June 4, 2009

    At El Monte’s Birrieria La Barca Jalisco, spicy transcendence comes in a molcajete

    Mortar fire

  • Eat+Drink

    August 7, 2008

    Piadina Lover Left Flatless

    Where to find the classic Adriatic snack in Southern California

  • Eat+Drink

    July 24, 2008

    Winning Ticket: Guilty Pleasures of Loteria Grill's Chicharron de Queso

    Where to find the classic Adriatic snack in Southern California

  • Eat+Drink

    August 30, 2007

    Lenchita's: Corn Star

    Making masa magical

  • Eat+Drink

    June 8, 2006

    The Great Carnitas Plate

    Making masa magical

  • Eat+Drink

    April 6, 2006

    Ask Mr. Gold: Pizza Dough

    Making masa magical

  • Eat+Drink

    March 30, 2006

    Market Research

    Exploring Gardena's new Marukai grocery store and food court

  • Eat+Drink

    October 13, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Exploring Gardena's new Marukai grocery store and food court

  • Eat+Drink

    July 21, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Exploring Gardena's new Marukai grocery store and food court

  • Eat+Drink

    January 29, 2004

    Mr. Baguette Takes on Mr. Lee

    Exploring Gardena's new Marukai grocery store and food court

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