Dairy and Eggs

22 Mother's Day Food Drink Specials (Bottomless Mimosas! Cupcakes! Tiaras!!)

Mother's Day is this coming Sunday, and if you haven't gotten that one figured out yet, maybe it's time to start planning. Depending on your age and demographic, a crayoned card could work, or maybe your kid's card and a stiff drink. If you want something a bit more professional, turn the page for a ... More >>

Pizza Hut Debuts Crazy Cheesy Crust Pizza

Pizza Hut's executive chef Wiley Bates III has come up with a veritable Frankenpizza, a deformed creation consisting of the company's traditional pan pizza with 16 U-shaped wading pools of melted cheese affixed to the crust (two for each slice). The Crazy Cheesy Crust pizza debuted nationwide yester ... More >>

Cookbook of the Week: Home Made Summer (Almost) A Recipe For A Negroni Ice Pop

If the recent weather has you already craving a fantastic Home Made Summer, good news: Yvette Van Boven's latest book is almost here. Van Boven is a Dutch food stylist and illustrator who owns a popular café in Amsterdam; her husband, Oof Verschuren, is an award-winning photographer (for the Dutch ... More >>

Now Open: Ramekin in Los Feliz

Soft-launched on Feb. 23, Ramekin has opened its double glass doors to the public -- with most of its many desserts served in, you guessed it, ramekins. Paul Yoo and Jason Park's menu of ice cream, sorbets, and baked-to-order desserts are made in-house, from as many organic, local and non-GMO ingre ... More >>

Opening Next Monday: WildCraft Sourdough Pizza

WildCraft Sourdough Pizza will become the newest member in the growing coterie of restaurants offering Neapolitan-style pies in town when it opens for lunch next Monday, January 25. Coming from the men behind the Hermosa Beach brasserie Abigaile, the restaurant will launch in the historic triangular ... More >>

Q & A With Cheesemaker Christine Maguire: A Farm Stay At Rinconada Dairy Cheese, Jam, Bacon!

Fantastic handmade cheese, bacon from backyard pigs, and homemade jam made from farm fruit aren't exactly the typical Jane and Michael Stern road trip finds. If you've tried any of the cheeses crafted by Christine Maguire of Rinconada Dairy, a visit to the 92-acre ranch that she and her husband, Jim ... More >>

Drink This Now: Silver King Fizz at Sunny Spot Why Fizzes Are Superior Hangover Drinks

The Bloody Mary is a perfectly respectable drink. It goes well with egg dishes. It's spicy and salty and sometimes comes with fun/stupid garnishes. Mimosas are pretty great too -- bubbly, fruity, what's not to love? But, listen. It's time to up your brunch/hangover cocktail game. It's time to turn t ... More >>

Sweet Arleen's Bakery: Heirloom Tomato Bread Pudding A Recipe

All good things must come to an end -- in this case, tomato growing season in Southern California. But before we head into fall, you can have one last summer fling, with Sweet Arleen's heirloom tomato bread pudding. Cheesy and toasty on top, dense and rich inside, with bursts of home-grown heirloom ... More >>

Short Order Comes Up Short

The newish burger joint meets certain needs, but it's no must-try

Trattoria Sotelo & Pizza Bar Opening Downtown Next Month

Have room for more pizza? Delphine chef Sascha Lyon is bringing his Mediterranean-style cooking to downtown's Financial District next month with the opening of Sotelo Trattoria and Pizza Bar, which will take over the former Zucca space on Figueroa.

Magic Straws: A Chocolate Milk Alternative

Just when you thought nothing could be as simple and plain (or boring) as unflavored milk, Magic Milk Straws come along. While the magic is debatable, we can imagine that the straws enchant calcium-conscious parents and their kids. Stuffed with tiny candy-like pieces in pink, brown, and white, the s ... More >>

Top 5 Sustainable Food Sacrifices for Lent

The King cake's been cut. And if there were beads involved, tuck them away. Remember, Fat Tuesday exists only because it is in balanced juxtaposition with the 40 days of Lent -- a time set aside for guilt, contemplation, fasting, sacrifice and service, depending on your flavor of spiritual commitme ... More >>

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 >>

The Vol. 94: McSweetbreads The Invasion of the Small Plates

F. FriesemaJonagold apples​The invasion of the small plates is not finished, oh no. It is marching down our streets and avenues, invading our towns and villages, leaving behind nothing in its wake but duck-slider crumbs, remnants of Fiscalini bandaged cheddar and sticky drops of California sau ... More >>

Raw Milk Teach-In & Rally as Rawesome Three Head to Court

As Thursday morning's preliminary court hearing for the "Rawesome Three" draws near, raw milk activists are holding a teach-in and rally designed to promote their agenda of unpasteurized dairy. Three of the movement's leading activists will speak tonight in advance of a rally planned for tomorrow ou ... More >>

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Tomato, Watermelon and Feta Salad: A Recipe, With or Without Portlandia

Jeanne Kelleytomato, feta and watermelon salad​ Several years ago while dining at Portland's Le Pigeon in late summer, I asked the straight-out-of-Portlandia server for her menu recommendations. "You must try the Tomato, Watermelon and Feta Salad," she enthused. As if on cue, my daughter said, ... More >>

A Recipe From the Chef: Jordan Kahn's Muscat Grape Dessert

J. KahnMuscat grape, almond and white chocolate dessert at Red Medicine​ In parts one and two of our interview with chef Jordan Kahn of Beverly HIlls' Red Medicine, we discussed the possibility of food as art and chef as artist. But we held something back. Missing from Kahn's theoretical musin ... More >>

Cookbook Review: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams The Ice Cream Recipe You Really Want

​Like so many things in life, the glorious rules of the Pastry Kitchen -- always use chilled butter in a pie crust, always temper egg yolks into a hot liquid -- are made to be precisely and respectfully learned. And subsequently broken. When it comes to ice cream, no one has perhaps done mor ... More >>

Why Los Angeles Schoolkids Get Lousy Meals

LAUSD Bans Chocolate Milk: Thanks To Parents, Jamie Oliver & Jimmy Kimmel

photos by Gendy Alimurung​ Say goodbye to chocolate and strawberry milk at Los Angeles public schools beginning July 1. The LAUSD Board of Education voted 5-2 to remove flavored milk with added sugar. A new dairy contract will exclude the chocolate and strawberry milk as part of the district's ... More >>

Video: Greek Guy Raps About Feta

Bread cheese may be God's perfect food, but building a career rapping about it? That's another level of obsession. (Thank god our early mix tape, Squiddy D: Outta The Pan & Into Tha Deep Fryer, is long out of print. No one needs to hear us rhyming "manchego" with "Anza Borrego.") Thanks to our ... More >>

Cookbook Review: Ancient Grains for Modern Meals

​Will we ever see the day when a whole grain baking book completely omits the word "healthy" in one of its many thinly veiled forms (health-conscious, nutritious, guilt-free)? Ancient Grains for Modern Meals gets pretty close. Most of the health-touting is on the publisher's sales pitch side i ... More >>

Top Chef Masters Update: Norbert Wabnig Judges Cheese Challenge

bravotv.comCurtis Stone and Norbert Wabnig tasting cheese dishes from last night's Quickfire Challenge.​Norbert Wabnig, cheese expert and owner of the Cheese Store in Beverly Hills, made an appearance on Top Chef Masters last night, serving as the cheese challenge Quickfire judge. (Insert "big ... More >>

A Recipe From The Chef: Sous-Vide Egg Yolks With Arugula-Raclette Pesto From Kelley Lee's Alchemist In Shanghai

The AlchemistSous Vide Egg Yolks With Arugula-Raclette Pesto​In our two-part interview with Shanghai chef/restauranteur Kelley Lee, the Cerritos native told us about the trials of introducing gastropub burgers to a McDonald's obsessed city, opening a brewery when she knew nothing about craft b ... More >>

Purim With a Shiksa Kosher Cosmo & Poppy Seed Cake Recipes

from Wonder Bread & ham to hummus and challah​Purim is just around the corner, beginning Saturday, March 19th, and some of us are already daydreaming about hamentashen; kreplach; sufganiyot; and other bizarre-sounding foods. Tori Avey, also known as Shiksa in the Kitchen, is loosening her belt ... More >>

Q & A With Yvonne & Nancy Boules: Going from Home to Restaurant Kitchen, Egyptian Fava Bean Falafel The Beauty of Bulgarian Feta

K. RobbinsYvonne and Nancy Boules trying a new recipe for Egyptian accented beignets​ Om Ali is one of Yvonne Boules' signature dishes at Café Dahab, the Egyptian focused Mediterranean restaurant that she runs with her daughter Nancy. Puff pastry, hazelnuts, and coconut are layered in a bless ... More >>

Q & A With Jackrabbit Cheesemaker D.J. Mitchell: From L.A. To Utah And Back Again

J. GarbeeMitchell Getting Down To Important Pre-SuperBowl Business​Living in a mega-tropolis means those moments of food disassociation are daily occurrences (do you know the name of your coffee bean farmer?), other than perhaps Farmers Market days when you can actually get to know the man beh ... More >>

30 Burgers in 30 Days: Whipped Cream & Other Delights at The Counter (Day 3)

Not so long ago, The Counter was a simple but beloved neighborhood joint specializing in high-quality, bespoke burgers. Well before the anti-carb craze, The Counter was semi-famous for its "burger in a bowl," a burger served on top of salad greens instead of a bun. Burger King claims you can "hav ... More >>

A Recipe From The Chef: The Royal Family's Chocolate Birthday/Yule Log Cake ( Now Wedding?)

Leonardo FrusteriThe Royal Yule Log​When we talked with Darren McGrady, the Royal Family's former private chef (and later Princess Diana's chef -- yes, he considers those two very different titles), he told us about cooking for the Queen of the kitchen, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming ... More >>

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For You Tiao, Niu Ruo Shao Bing and all good things Chinese

10 Thanksgiving Restaurant Takeout Options

Magnolia Bakery​ We've given you dining out ideas for Thanksgiving, places to find globally inspired turkey and fixings, cocktail ideas and some great recipes (even one for Marilyn Monroe's stuffing) for your own kitchen. And you still don't have a plan for November 25? The easiest possible s ... More >>

Cookbook Review: Avec Eric, A Culinary Travelogue Eric Ripert's Homemade Butter Recipe

​Ya, ya we all know not to judge a book by its cover. And then we do it anyway. Consider Avec Eric, the latest from Eric Ripert that looks like yet another food television show in hardcover form. And it is, complete with another hot-as-hell Top Chef judge as the star. But when you get into the ... More >>

Obika: When Not in Rome ...

Bringing the mozzarella bar to L.A.

Chego: Outside Inside

Kogi's Roy Choi goes all strip mall on us

Carbonara Quest: Angelini Osteria

Split Personality: The Many Faces of Palate

Cube: Cornucopia Squared

Where does the shopping end and the eating begin — or vice versa?

Squid Ink (Shore Leave)

Notes on Eating and Drinking in L.A.

Farm Aid: Auntie Em's Produce-Driven Dreams

An Eagle Rock favorite takes a fresh approach to cooking

Studies in Chocolate

Abode Restaurant and Lounge

Italian L.a.

The 20 Best

The Royal Treatment

Royal Claytons

Into the Deep

New to the List

The Small Plate

How the little things make a meal

The American in the French Kitchen

Not Just a Mama’s Boy

A great chef takes on home cooking at Angelini Osteria

Eatin’ ’em for Breakfast

After all, it’s the most important meal of the day

Chacun à Son Goo

The '70s on a fork