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May 23, 2012
The Oinkster's Burger Week Returns: White Castle Sliders, Big Macs Sourdough Jacks
From June 4 through June 10, Andre Guerrero's retrofied pastrami and burger shack in Eagle Rock will host round two of it's popular Burger Week, which features a burger-a-day tribute to some of America's cherished cheeseburgers re-engineered by the bun 'n' patty architects in The Oinkster kitchen. ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Waiter-Free Dining? Umami Expands to the Grove and Westwood With "U-Mini"
Adam Fleischman is a busy man with seven Umami locations throughout California, the launch of Umamicatessen downtown and recent announcements of the chain's expansion to Westwood (this summer) and the Grove. With the restaurateur's roots already established in Westwood Village, 800 Degrees opened ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
Shaka Shack: A Burger You Should Know About
There's skill on the grill at Shaka Shack, an island-themed burger joint on the south side of Santa Monica College. Tricked out with mismatched vintage furniture, moai figurines and a wall-sized print of a dreamy island sunset, Shaka Shack has the laid-back vibe of a beachside café -- but with fa ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Plan Check to Open on Sawtelle on Feb. 22
Plan Check, the newest entrant to Sawtelle's buzzing restaurant row, will open Feb. 22. The upper-midscale gastropubby restaurant features chef Ernesto Uchimura (Umami Burger) behind the stoves and mixologists Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix (La Descarga, Harvard & Stone, Black Market) behind the bar - ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Pasadena Issues Cheeseburger Challenge
Perhaps cocky after the city's recent historic Rose Bowl game, Pasadena has issued a challenge for its upcoming Cheeseburger Week (January 15-20): Try them all. Then vote for your favorites in each category (lunch counter, traditional, gourmet, sliders, Kobe, etc.) online. As we posted back in Nov ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Quick's Star Wars-Themed Burgers: More Fun With European Cuisine
One of Europe's bigger restaurant chains, the Belgian-based Quick is known for its mildly outlandish, limited-run sandwiches. Highlights include a burger topped with foie gras, a heart-shaped bun with two cheese-logged patties, and a salsa-topped burger. However, the latest entries really blast of ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Wendy's Dethrones Burger King as #2 Burger Chain
Among a slew of fast food headlines in 2011, the unveiling of a new Wendy's burger, Dave's Hot 'N Juicy, had lasting effects on the future of the fast food industry. Thanks largely to the new better-quality burger, Wendy's is set to surpass Burger King next year as the second-most popular (behind Mc ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
[Update] 800 Degrees Opening in Westwood: From Umami to Pizza
Courtesy of 800 DegreesPizza, hot from the oven at 800 Degrees.[Update: We have confirmation that 800 Degrees will officially open on January 3rd. A look at the menu after the jump.] Burgers just aren't enough for Adam Flesichman. The Umami Burger impresario, who's also getting ready to deb ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Matt Barkley Loves In-N-Out, Not Five Guys
After actor Jason Segel launched last week's short-lived but brutal sandwich vs. burrito war (Segel's a staunch sandwich man), USC quarterback (though maybe not for long if he goes pro) Matt Barkley (@mattbarkley) launched a Twitter food fight. Though the junior QB has remained mum about not ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Five Guys: Coming to Miracle Mile, Westwood
Five Guys Burgers and Fries continues its rapid westward expansion, moving from outlying suburbs to denser Los Angeles neighborhoods, with new locations planned for Miracle Mile and Westwood. Though it serves much cheaper burgers at a much lower price point, the Miracle Mile Five Guys at 5500 Wilsh ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: Frank DeCaro Goes from The Daily Show to Peter Falk's Pork Chops A Recipe
Sure, there are plenty of cookbooks out there written by chefs or celebrity chefs or home cooks or people who somehow cook things for a living. But who needs kitchen experience to write a cookbook when you've been the movie critic on The Daily Show. Which is what Frank DeCaro, author of The D ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Burger Alert: More Five Guys Headed to L.A.
Armadillo The East Coast burger chain Five Guys continues to zero in on Southern California territory, with plans for several more locations in the works. One of those is set to open near USC's campus near Figueroa Street and Adams Boulevard, and another on Wilshire Boulevard. According to th ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Thoughts From A Random Black Guy: Odd Future's Upcoming Show Loiter Squad
Brick StowellL-Boy[Editor's note: Today begins Odd Future member Lionel Boyce's column, about his and his collective's life and times. In this installment he introduces himself and talks about Odd Future's pilot, Loiter Squad, which was just picked up for a 2012 premiere by Adult Swim.] "I d ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Umami Burger
Brick StowellL-Boy[Editor's note: Today begins Odd Future member Lionel Boyce's column, about his and his collective's life and times. In this installment he introduces himself and talks about Odd Future's pilot, Loiter Squad, which was just picked up for a 2012 premiere by Adult Swim.] "I d ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Visits Umami Burger
Anne FishbeinUmami Burger Harold Bloom has built a career out of exploring the notion of the incommensurate, and it is precisely this term that some of us would use to describe this week's Counter Intelligence story, in which Jonathan Gold compares Nathan Myrhvold's notion of the perfect hamb ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Burger Alert: Five Guys Culver City Opens This Friday
L. Balla Five Guys fans, get excited: We just confirmed that the next location opens in Culver City's Westfield Fox Hills mall this Friday at 11 a.m. Unless you live near Cerritos, Carson, Thousand Oaks and other outlying areas, this is huge. For the uninitiated, Five Guys started in Virgini ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
In-N-Out's Longest Surviving Location Demolished in Baldwin Park: City Officials Shocked
In-N-OutUpdate and correction: In-N-Out says it isn't the oldest surviving location. Plus, why L.A. Conservancy director Linda Dishman says this could happen again. All of that after the jump. Oops. In a typically L.A. move, the corporate folks at In-N-Out tore down what many believe is the ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
A Recipe From the Burger King: Adam Fleischman's Pasta Rags with Marsala Sauce
A. ArmstrongAdam Fleischman's pasta with Marsala sauce As readers learned in the second part of Squid Ink's recent interview with Umami Burger's Adam Fleischman, the burger king (can we call him that?) likes to maintain a sense of adaptability in his projects. That adventure and experimen ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/28-4/1
Flickr/Lauren Manning In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Whatever the current style in Los Angeles restaurants ends up being named, all of it -- from the small-plate thing to the fixation on local, organic produce; the off-center proteins to the internat ... More >>
Eat+Drink
March 31, 2011
Jonathan Gold on Kid-Friendly Restaurants
Flickr/Lauren Manning In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Whatever the current style in Los Angeles restaurants ends up being named, all of it -- from the small-plate thing to the fixation on local, organic produce; the off-center proteins to the internat ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Q & A with Adam Fleischman of Umami Burger, Part 1: The 5th Taste, In-N-Out The Quest for Global Domination
photo courtesy of Adam FleischmanAdam Fleischman Given that we're deep into Los Angeles' full-blown Golden Burger Age, with the evidence amply documented on this site, it's almost hard to remember a time before it. The burger landscape was just on its way to becoming fully fleshed out (pun in ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Umami Burger #5 Now Open in Studio City: Burgers, Walk-up Bar A Stuffed Swan
A. ScattergoodUmami Burger, Studio City Umami Burger opened its 5th location in two years last Wednesday, making a very good case for future global hegemony. Well, okay, maybe city-wide hegemony. Whatever. The sleek new spot went in right next door to Mexicali Cocina Cantina in the space tha ... More >>
Eat+Drink
February 24, 2011
30 Burgers in 30 Days
Five of the best (... so far)
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February 4, 2011
Q & A With Rodelio Aglibot, Part 2: What Makes a Great Burger, The Question of Arugula, President Obama 7 Courses of Spam
A. Scattergoodchef Rodelio Aglibot at GO Burger In the first part of our interview with Rodelio Aglibot, BLT Restaurant Group -- and thus GO Burger -- corporate executive chef, the well-traveled chef discussed Los Angeles sports and the future of Filipino cuisine, among other things. Turn th ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
30 Burgers in 30 Days: Kimchi & Cultural Fusion at Kalbi Burger (Day 2)
What hath Kogi wrought -- aside from a million imitations of its Korean fusion taco? How about a worldwide phenomenon pairing two of L.A.'s most ubiquitous immigrant cuisines with the accessibility of fast-food. Yet, the Korean fusion trend hasn't made its way to that other American classic: the b ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
[Updated] Go Burger and Spiked Milkshakes Hit Hollywood
A. Scattergoodinside Go Burger Update: When we said Go Burger was "slated to open in the next two weeks," we actually meant this morning, because that's when the burger joint makes its debut in Hollywood. The doors will swing open at 11 a.m., so you can start your Tuesday with a burger stuffe ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
McDonald's Going Big in Japan
Last Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported on what it may have perceived to be a case of irony: In Japan, where citizens traditionally eat a healthier diet, live longer, and weigh less than their American counterparts, McDonald's has launched Big America 2, a marketing campaign featuri ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: Lazy Ox Burger
Flickr user djjewelzLazy Ox burger with green peppercorn mustardToday's photo from the LA Weekly Flickr pool comes courtesy of djjewelz (he seems to take a lot of photos for us, doesn't he?). It is a picture of the burger over at Lazy Ox Canteen downtown, which LA Times food critic S. Irene V ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Late Night Dining: Juicy Burger in Hollywood
Hollywood is awash in quickie pizza joints that seem to do most of their business in the wee hours of Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. Move over pizza, now there's something meatier. Since it opened in June, Juicy Burger has drawn a steady stream of positive reviews and was even voted Best B ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Consumer Reports Ranks Best-Tasting U.S. Burgers
RachellebAmerica's Favorite Burger Turns out Burger King -- and McDonald's, Wendy's and Jack in the Box -- no longer rank among U.S. burger royalty. Consumer Reports recently published a list of our 18 favorite fast food burgers and local legend In-N-Out got top honors. While obviously proud ... More >>
Eat+Drink
August 19, 2010
Meat as Sculpture
Introducing the Maillol burger
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November 13, 2009
Sunday Meal at Golden State: Burgers, Beers and Fries
Introducing the Maillol burger
Eat+Drink
October 22, 2009
Y Tu Umami, Tambien: Now in Los Feliz, too
Introducing the Maillol burger
Eat+Drink
July 30, 2009
Food Fight: the Foundry VS. Father's Office
Chefs Eric Greenspan and Sang Yoon Engage in a Battle of the Burgers
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June 11, 2009
WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH THAT?
Chefs Eric Greenspan and Sang Yoon Engage in a Battle of the Burgers
Eat+Drink
March 12, 2009
The Fifth Element: The Umami Burger Challenge
Chefs Eric Greenspan and Sang Yoon Engage in a Battle of the Burgers
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May 19, 2005
Ask Mr. Gold
Chefs Eric Greenspan and Sang Yoon Engage in a Battle of the Burgers
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November 25, 2004
Fight Club
Chefs Eric Greenspan and Sang Yoon Engage in a Battle of the Burgers

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