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Manny Castro Makes Giant Doughnut Sculptures Free Doughnuts Tonight at DTLA Art Walk

L.A. graffiti artist Manny Castro made a name for himself by addressing fast food trends with his spray can. In August of last year, he was under investigation for vandalism after he tagged the words "tastes like hate" on a Torrance Chick-fil-A in response to the fast food chain's stance on same-sex ... More >>

Saveur Names 4 L.A. Doughnut Shops Among Favorites in the U.S.

It's all about doughnuts (or donuts) in the March issue of Saveur, out now on newsstands. The cover promises a list of the world's best inside. But according to features article contributor Michael Krondol, who's working on an upcoming book on the pastries, "though donuts take on countless shapes, t ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Moves Into Southern California

Watch out, Intelligentsia and The Donut Man. Dunkin' Donuts is coming to Los Angeles. The Massachussetts-based company, which was founded in 1950 in Quincy, Mass., announced plans to expand to Southern California this morning. They're recruiting now for franchises in L.A., Riverside, San Diego, San ... More >>

The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: Food-Related Stories From Elizabeth Berg

Ladies, are your brains too fried from the summer heat to get through a hefty book club tome? Then put that one aside and instead spend a few days reading Elizabeth Berg's collection of short stories, The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation. Sorry, guys, don't mean to ex ... More >>

Mitt Romney's Bain Capital Targeted in Protest of Burlington Coat Factory, Low-Wage Jobs

Pro-labor organizers were outside a Bain Capital-owned Burlington Coat Factory store in Inglewood today to protest what they say are its non-living-wage jobs and a corporate system that benefits the rich at the expense of more poverty in America. Bain, as you know, is the venture capital firm found ... More >>

Happy National Doughnut Day: Where Will You Celebrate?

It's Friday morning. Who needs a healthy breakfast? Certainly not you, because you'll be celebrating National Doughnut Day, if you have any sense at all. That's because we live in such an amazingly doughnut-rich city. How do we know? Perhaps because we have a top 10 doughnuts post in the works. (Co ... More >>

Best New Pastry Book: The Art of the Confectioner The Dunkin' Donuts Connection

If you've ever spent too many Google hours typing "Ewald Notter," hoping to perfect your pastillage (sculptures made from a powdered sugar "dough") technique, The Art of the Confectioner is the book of your blown sugar sculpture dreams. Notter's The Art of the Confectioner is yet another pastry ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Farmers Challenge Monsanto, Sous-Vide Cocktails Possible Bourdain Book Deal for Marilyn Hagerty

Reuters: Organic farmers vow to continue challenging Monsanto's patents on genetically modified seeds, defying a court that ruled no controversy exists. Food Arts: Julian Cox, and others, are using sous-vide for cocktails. Call it "flash brew." Grand Forks Herald: A book deal with Anthony Bourdain ... More >>

Dunkin' Donuts Plans San Diego Branch

Dunkin' Donuts claims "America Runs on Dunkin'." Yet, its 6,772 U.S. stores are concentrated on the East Coast. An extra 2,988 are located in 30 foreign countries. Talk about false advertising. Yet, Dunkin' Donuts is now taking a step to living up to its slogan. The company has announced it will ope ... More >>

Electric Guest on Their Danger Mouse-Produced Debut

While recording Electric Guest's debut album Mondo, which comes out in April, singer Asa Taccone took several weeks off to recover from a bout of shingles. The condition had been brought on by the stress of finally recording his passion project, which included sifting through over 100 song ideas ama ... More >>

Five Cheesiest Moments in Baseball Movie History

SonyDespite the brilliance of Moneyball as a baseball movie -- a really cheesy moment exists in the film.​ Looking to rally moviegoers this weekend is the feature adaptation of Michael Lewis 2003 tome Moneyball, which dramatizes the resurrection of the 2002 underdogs, the Oakland A's, under th ... More >>

Monday Morning Food News Roundup

Guzzle & NoshDear Brits: Enjoy our barbecued ribs.​--Michelle Bachmann eats a footlong corndog. At least if this whole presidential run doesn't work out, she has other career options. [Telegraph] --Some dude from Chicago wins Food Network Star. [Chi Trib] --The Brits discover BBQ. [WSJ] --Dine ... More >>

Food News Roundup: The Royal Wedding Edition

-- Royal wedding sparks fruitcake boom in U.S. [Fox News] -- Dunkin' Donuts rolls out the Royal Wedding doughnut. No pun intended. [Orlando Sentinel] -- Where to Watch the Royal Wedding in Los Angeles. [The Feast LA] -- Coronation prawn vol-au-vents (a recipe). [BBC] -- Watch The Royal Wed ... More >>

The Spudnuts Saga: A Bite of Donut History

Jim Thurman​What was the first nationwide donut chain to reach Los Angeles? Krispy Kreme? You're not even trying. Dunkin' Donuts? Not from around here, are you? Winchell's?, Yum Yum? Getting closer, but no. The answer: Spudnuts. Brothers Al and Bob Pelton were working as an appliance salesman ... More >>

31-Ounce "Trenta" Coming Soon to Starbucks: A Bit Much?

Marco Arment/FlickrTall is really not so much anymore.​Like any good fast food chain, Starbucks is supersizing. The Informer let us know this morning that come February 1, the coffee purveyor will unveil the new 31-ounce Trenta size, making the 24-ounce Venti seem suddenly "girlyman." Trenta ... More >>

Couple with a Sweet Tooth Marries Inside Dunkin' Donuts (Where Else? New Jersey)

L.A. & O.C. Foodventures​After 650-pound New Jersey resident Donna Simpson proudly ate a 30,000-calorie Christmas meal, we didn't think the Garden State could get any classier. We were wrong. Williamstown couple Cliff Ranson and Elizabeth Fischer tied the knot on Tuesday in the Dunkin' Donuts ... More >>

Cookbook Review: Flour Bakery, Where Boston Gets Its Homemade Nutella Fix

​Does the cookbook world need another baking book? Probably not. Do we? Maybe, depending on how much chocolate and pastry cream are stuffed into that Flour Bakery breakfast brioche. The just-released book, Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery Cafe, by Boston bakeshop owner ... More >>

Cook This, Not That! Hits Shelves Eat This, Not That! Guessing Game

amazon.com​The 2011 edition of Eat This, Not That!, which stemmed from a popular feature in Men's Health magazine, has hit bookshelves in recent days, along with a new version of spinoff, Cook This, Not That! - the second cookbook in the series, this time featuring recipes under 350 calories. ... More >>

A Q & A With SCAA's Ric Rhinehart, Part 2: Coffee Geekdom, The 4th Wave Starbucks

SCAA​In the first part of our interview with the Specialty Coffee Association of America's's Ric Rhinehart, Rhinehart discussed Arianna Huffington, the definition of cupping (no, it is neither a baseball nor a lingerie term), and the utterly serious question of how much coffee he drinks. Turn ... More >>

Sugary (and Corn Syrupy) Blast From the Past: A Look Back at Our Nation's Favorite Desserts

From banana splits and Eskimo pie to cake kits, ambrosia, and bacon-laced cupcakes, American society has always craved something to satisfy its ever-present sweet tooth. But what defines our taste in desserts? Cleverly packaged free "recipe books" published by companies like Pillsbury and Del Monte, ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​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 ... More >>

Starbucks Raises Some Prices, Lowers Others

The Starbucks Stops HereStarbucks has apparently jumped the price of its drinks that take longer to make while lowering the cost charged to customers ordering easier to make brewed coffee, cappuccinos and lattes. (Prices for added expresso shots and flavor are also going up.) According to the L.A. T ... More >>

Doh! National Doughnut Day With Grace: "We can offer the fanciest doughnuts... but we're still all Homer Simpson"

Shannon CottrellWhen most of us think of doughnut shops, we picture dinky dives, places where men all over America stop off on their way to work for the breakfast their wives won't let them eat and a Styrofoam cup of crappy coffee. Doughnut shops are landmarks for truck drivers, and travelers, and p ... More >>

Election '08: The Palin Power Girls

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Grease 'em up boys...

Automatic Rounds

The Krispy Kreme Doughnut invasion

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R. Crumb in France

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