Evan Kleiman

Christina Tosi and Zoe Nathan Give a Science & Food Talk at UCLA A Pie Personality Quiz

An apple pie bake-off with a twist opened the final installment of the UCLA Science & Food lecture series this past Sunday, in which students enrolled in the corresponding undergraduate class vied for the best in final group project. The range of theories, as it turned out, would expand further when ... More >>

A Diary of the Getty's Big, New Exploration of L.A. Architecture

"The San Andreas is not Los Angeles' only fault," cracked architectural historian Thomas Hines at the kickoff to Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.. Hines didn't really mean it -- he was quoting a joke that people from, say, San Francisco might make -- but the quip hit just ... More >>

Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre L.A. Restaurant Overview

On a recent episode of his podcast "Go Fork Yourself," Andrew Zimmern -- host of the Bizarre Foods series -- reveals his list of Los Angeles restaurant picks in something less sensational than we've come to expect from the Travel Channel guide to unfamiliar foods around the world. In fact, it's so s ... More >>

We Attended the KCRW Pledge Drive - And Lived to Tell the Tale!

It's pledge drive time again at KCRW. twice a year, the station -- one of the pre-eminent public radio stations in the country -- interrupts regular programming to ask for money. But this isn't your typical "send us five bucks and we'll mail you a bumper sticker" pledge event. No no, this one has Co ... More >>

Porchetta Hits L.A.: The Mysteries of Pigsburgh

Porchetta is the thing to eat right now -- but deep roots belie its current trendiness

Top Chef Masters Recap: The Students Become The Masters

Finally, a challenge that truly lived up to the "Master" name. On last night's TCM, the three remaining chefs, Kerry Heffernan, Chris Cosentino and Lorena Garcia, did not touch the food they served in the Elimination Challenge. In fact, they did no cooking at all. Instead, in true master chef form, ... More >>

2012 IACP Award Winners Announced

The IACP, which would be the International Association of Culinary Professionals and not the International Association of Chiefs of Police -- yes, that's an old joke now, but you try googling IACP and see what you get -- announced their 2012 award winners at their annual conference last night in Ne ... More >>

Duff Goldman Admits: He Hates Fondant

Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes (now in L.A.) and star of Food Network's Ace of Cakes, made a shocking admission on Saturday's episode of Good Food. The reality star told host Evan Kleiman: He hates fondant. The man who built an empire on the stuff flat-out says, "I hate fondant. I don't l ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Witchita Pecans Farmers Market Fairy

The Witchita pecan, developed in Texas back in the 1940s for more arid climate production, is one of a handful of pecan varieties that actually do well in California (it usually like a moister climate). K&K Ranch grows the Witchita and has had the nuts -- still in the shell -- available for the past ... More >>

Cameron Slocum, the Eastside Tomato King His One-Man Urban Farm

Ted SoquiSlocum in his kingdom​ Heavy lies the head that wears the crown, especially when said metaphorical crown goes with the title Eastside Tomato King. Cameron Slocum could be dealing modern furniture or hustling to create and sell his own avant-garde artworks -- things the 53-year-old ... More >>

The Fall and Rise of the House of Pies Send Us Your Photos of Surviving House of Pies Buildings

If you've given a thought to the House of Pies, the longtime coffee shop and restaurant at the corner of Vermont and Franklin in Los Feliz, chances are its either been in contemplation of a piece of pie or noticing the unusual architecture. There was a short period when the distinctive, angular, cot ... More >>

10 Places to Celebrate World Cocktail Day

Guzzle & NoshSo many cocktails to drink, so little time.​World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week, is tomorrow, May 13th, but in true tippler fashion, we're starting the celebration today. Didn't even know you had an excuse to drink, did you? Why May 13th? Our pal at Thirsty ... More >>

[Updated] L.A. Bakesale for Japan: Donate a Dessert for City-Wide Mega Fundraiser on April 2

TavernLA.comTavern Pastry Chef Breanne Varela's Citrus Cream Tart​ Update: This Saturday's L.A. Bakesale For Japan, the national fundraiser for Japan relief organized locally by pastry chef Breanne Varela of Tavern, has expanded beyond the original Black Cat Bakery location into a city-wide e ... More >>

Celestino Drago Teaches Kids to Cook FREE EATalian Kids Meals A Recipe

J. RitzChef Drago demonstrates a different kind of guitar. ​The bar for field trips and group lunches has been set very high for a class of third graders at Larchmont Charter West school in West Hollywood. As one of the many events sponsored by the Club EATalian campaign, the class was treate ... More >>

Staff Meals: 10 L.A. Chefs/Restaurateurs Recall the Best and Worst

Picasa user KeithChefs eating​"I never had a bad staff meal," said former Palihouse chef Gary Menes. "I'm very grateful for all the chefs I've worked for. They don't have to do it. It's not mandated by law that they have to feed us, or the waiters. That's their generosity, and I humbly accept ... More >>

[Updated, Again]: Dervaes Family Trademarks "Urban Homestead" Term: Legal Battle Follows

The cover of The Urban Homestead, written by Erik Knudsen and Kelly Coyne, which might be renamed in the next printing.​Updated, 2/22, 12:30 p.m.: The Dervaes family recently filed a Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DCMA) take down notice to Google regarding content in The Urban Homestead by K ... More >>

Grande Sole Closes: Owner Zeke Mamone On The Trials of Local Spirited Investments

Zeke MamoneA Sober Moving Day At Grande Sole​Looking to buy a local spirits company? You really should sign up for the American Distilling Institute's (ADI) member forum. That's where we heard that Covina-based Grande Sole, also known Cordials of Calabria, is unfortunately closing its doors as ... More >>

Drink This Now: Hopping in the Rye at Hollywood Roosevelt's Library Bar

Caroline on CrackHopping in the Rye Cocktail by Matthew Biancaniello​ When you think "beer cocktails," the Irish Car Bombs and Boilermakers of your bleary-eyed youth probably come to mind. But bartender Matthew Biancaniello of Hollywood Roosevelt's Library Bar has created a drink not for frat ... More >>

The Twelve Days of Cookies: Blackmarket Bakery's Coconut Curry Mango Bar Recipe

Blackmarket BakeryCoconut Curry Mango Bars​As our Twelve Days of Cookies comes to a close this year, we feel compelled to offer our thanks. Not only to the pastry chefs and baking book authors who shared their recipes, but to Sherry Yard's chocolate lab, the catalyst for her holiday dog biscui ... More >>

Bittman At The Skirball Tonight: Food Matters, Et. Al.

markbittman.com​ When cookbook author Mark Bittman shows up tonight, October 26th, for a discussion and book signing at the Skirball Cultural Center, he's likely to be a walking, talking endorsement for his new book, The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living. Sin ... More >>

Paula Wolfert and The Watched Pot Her New Book

A. ScattergoodPaula Wolfert considers a pot of couscous​ As you may know, if you got your fix of Merguez sausage, roasted lamb and Tuareg weaponry this past weekend in Pasadena, Paula Wolfert was in town for the Couscous Festival. The celebrated cookbook author, couscous expert and friend of ... More >>

Jet Tila to teach Asian Food at Breadbar A Recipe for Thai Roasted Chicken

B. HansenJet Tila in Thailand​L.A.'s popular Thai/pan Asian chef Jet Tila is coming back to town to conduct a workshop on "Flavors of Southeast Asia" Oct. 17 at Breadbar West Third. Tila will show how to make crispy shrimp cakes with plum sauce and cucumber salad, pineapple red curry, Thai ... More >>

Street Food Comes to Angeli Caffe

Bill EsparzaRicky Piña of Ricky's Fish Tacos​If you've resisted driving deep into unfamiliar terrain to get great street food, you can now find it closer to home, that is, if you live mid-city or on the Westside. This Monday, July 26th, Angeli Caffe starts a series of Street Food on Melros ... More >>

A Recipe From the Chef: Angeli Caffe's Peach Galettes

A. ScattergoodAngeli Caffe's peach galettes​ Granted, we are in the middle of one of our recurrent semi-Biblical heat waves and you may think it's a little hot to be baking, but it'll cool off eventually. Or you can take a cue from pastry chefs and get up before dawn, when it's nice and relati ... More >>

A Molecular Gastronomy Class At Grace: From Lily Pads and Cabbage Leaves A Spherification Recipe

On a recent Monday morning a group of Los Angeles chefs and bartenders metaphorically traded their chef coats for lab coats at a food science class given by Fany Setiyo of Le Sanctuaire. Neal Fraser had set up the class at Grace restaurant for chefs wishing to learn more about molecular gastronomy ... More >>

2nd Annual Eat My Blog Bake Sale

​The first Eat My Blog bake sale, held last December, was such a success that food blogger Cathy Danh (Gastronomy) has decided to hold another one. The second bake sale, with proceeds again going to the L.A. Regional Foodbank, will take place on Saturday, June 19th at the Hollywood outpost of ... More >>

Vendy Awards Update: Nina's Foods the Winner

Midtown Lunch LANina's Foods wins Vendy Awards​ The 1st Annual L.A. Vendy Awards were on Saturday, and Nina's Foods, from Nina Garcia, was named the winner, after serving pambazos and handmade, grilled quesadillas. The judges for the event were Bill Esparza of Street Gourmet LA; The Teenage G ... More >>

Top Pesto Chef!

Grab your pine nuts, Mr. Gold! Ready, set, grind!

The Legacy of Gourmet Magazine: As They Were

Ruth Reichl Talks Gourmet: A Zocalo 'Celebration'

For all of you who've been crying over your old copies of Gourmet since the magazine folded in October, get an umbrella and get out of the house this evening. Evan Kleiman is moderating a Zócalo-sponsored talk celebrating Gourmet at the Skirball Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. Former Gourmet editor Rut ... More >>

Meet Your Food Blogger: Eddie Lin of Deep End Dining

"Eddie Lin eats raw chicken," sounds like the kind of insult you might find scrawled on a bathroom stall or passed around on a piece of scratch paper in a high school classroom. In Lin's case, it validates a Renaissance eater. Eddie Lin, the blogger behind Deep End Dining, has risked his stomach ... More >>

The Raw, the Cooked and Everything in Between: Taste of the Nation

The raw and the cooked--and everything in between--were showcased at Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation fundraiser event in Culver City on Sunday. Many of the participating local chefs were big on crudo, while others preferred carbonizing their protein. The sheer number of chefs and food busin ... More >>

Food's Big Night Out: Not Such a Big Night for Los Angeles at the James Beard Awards

Jessica RitzThe scene at Avery Fisher Hall, with Ted Allen in the mix. The James Beard Foundation Awards is the Big Night Out for an industry that's all about nights out. Cooks, writers, restaurateurs, sommeliers, and others in the service of making great food and interpreting it for a hungry public ... More >>

Tiara Cafe: Fashionably Fred

Freshwiches, vegan chic and cupcakes from Fred Eric, L.A.'s chef of invention

T.C. Boyle, Aimee Liu, Barry Glassner

At Mark Taper Auditorium

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Private Parties

Women in the Kitchen

Dinner At Eight

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25 moments — over 25 years — in L.A. restaurants

Slippery When Wet

The city's best shrimp jobs

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