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Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Cookbook Launch Party and Dinner

    This Thursday, May 23 is the official launch party for food truck owner, blogger and cookbook author Marvin Gapultos' The Adobo Road, a celebration open to the public through ticket purchase. The cookbook is a collection of recipes he compiled from family and research. It's part of his long-term goa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    Why Are L.A.'s Parks So Lacking in Good Food?

    What began as a public-private partnership bidding process to find a food vendor for a beloved urban park launched a massively successful mid-market burger chain. Granted, any business gets a leg up when an already successful restaurateur such as Danny Meyer is at the helm. Shake Shack now has loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    A Really Tough Job: Judging L.A.'s International Wine Competition

    Would you call this heaven or hell for a wine lover? Getting forty-three Cabernets to taste but not drink, 27 Viogniers to sample and spit out -- and so on, through some 3,200 entries in this year's Los Angeles International Wine Competition. More than 70 judges willing to take on the challenge ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2013

    Marugame Monzo and Tsurumaru: Two Handmade Udon Shops Now Open in Little Toyko

    While Japanese noodle fanatics have been gawking over artisanal ramen joints, another type of noodle business has been growing, albeit at a much quieter pace, within Los Angeles. The noodle of choice? Handmade udon. According to Yoko Isassi, a Japanese cooking instructor in Los Angeles, the compos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    Tim Walker: The Grilled Cheese King

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Glendale, Tim Walker stands outside the Grilled Cheese Truck, describing its signature sandwich to a prospective customer the way a proud paren ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    Guest Dinner at Cortez: Louisa Shafia's The New Persian Kitchen

    On Sunday, May 19, Cortez in Echo Park is hosting a dinner featuring recipes from Louisa Shafia's The New Persian Kitchen from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The menu is based on dishes from the cookbook, but the process of selecting which ones to include was collaborative. Shafia sent a list of suggestions to C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    What's in Season at the Farmers Market: GMO Blues First Summer Corn

    When you Google Monsanto, the website link has both the company's name and its slogan -- A Sustainable Agriculture Company. It's a website that works very hard from the first click to reframe the conversation around the most controversial issue in worldwide agriculture. Perhaps with good reason. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    4th Annual L.A. Street Food Fest Coming in June

    Six days post-Tacolandia is, maybe, more than enough rest to prep for the return of the largest gathering of street food purveyors in the Southland on Saturday, June 29. Returning to the Rose Bowl, this year's fest has been pushed a month up, meant to avoid the sweltering heat of July as experienced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    Morihiro Onodera: The Chef Throws Pots

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. For the first decade of the 21st century, people who loved sushi in Los Angeles made a pilgrimage to Mori Sushi, a minimalist restaurant on Pico Boulevard. There, owner and sus ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 16, 2013

    Rustic Canyon Review: Chef Jeremy Fox Makes a Good Restaurant Even Better

    The high-profile chef brings out the Californian at this nine-year-old mainstay

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    Now Open: Indian Gastropub Badmaash in Downtown L.A.

    To get a sense of what new Indian gastropub Badmaash is all about, look no further than the three samosa options at the top of the menu -- each one encapsulating a characteristic of the restaurant. Owners Nakul Mahendro and his brother Arjun, along with their father (and executive chef) Pawan worked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Rustic Canyon

    Chef Jeremy Fox once presided over the most celebrated vegetarian menu in the country at Ubuntu in Napa. So now that he's taken the helm at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, it is no surprise that it's quite easy to eat incredibly well without meat at his current endeavor. On the current menu, more t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    5 Best Dosas in Los Angeles

    There are as many kinds of dosas as there are moms in South India -- which is to say, a lot. This Indian breakfast and snack food is a thin, crispy crepe made from a lightly fermented batter of ground rice and lentils. The batter is ladled onto a hot griddle and then quickly spread to paper thinness ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Rocio Camacho: The Goddess of Mole

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. The spirits of ancient Mexican deities may soon reside in Los Angeles, enticed across the border by chef Rocio Camacho. Camacho's two San Fernando Valley restaurants, both name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    10 Best Octopus Dishes in Los Angeles

    Cooking octopus can be tricky. But when done right, it's tender, delicious and loaded with health benefits (low-calorie, lean, vitamin-rich). Japanese and Mediterranean diets are swimming, as it were, with octopus options -- as is this town, where many restaurants have the dish on their menus. Accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Jon Favreau to Start His Own Food Truck

    From the Department of Verisimilitude, or maybe the Ministry of Silly Hats, comes news from Variety that Jon Favreau (Cowboys & Aliens, Iron Man, Swingers) is starting his own food truck. Or at least he'll play a guy starting his own food truck, which is close enough, right? Favreau will write, dire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    This Week's Restaurant Review, The Condensed Version: Rustic Canyon

    Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica provides the fodder for this week's restaurant review. We highly recommend reading the full review, but if you're strapped for time check out the condensed version below, which also includes a few extra tidbits.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Happy Hour: Duck Wings and Sangria at Blue Cow Kitchen in Downtown L.A.

    Place: Blue Cow Kitchen, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 621-2249. Hours: Weekdays 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (drinks); 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (food) Deals: A two-sided, postcard-sized menu begins with $5 well cocktails -- vodka, rum, gin, whiskey or tequila -- with a choice of mixer. There are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Washington and 10th: Fried Catfish, Supreme Tacos Repeating Chinese Takeout

    You know you've found a great strip mall when it's almost entirely obscured by a carnival that's setting up in the parking lot. The Washington Market Square is an eight acre strip mall just west of Crenshaw on Washington Boulevard, directly across the street from the Johnnie Cochran Middle School an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    5 Great Hollywood Restaurants to Hit Before the Clubs

    Poor Hollywood. Aside from the folks who actually live there -- and tout its cheap rent, down-and-dirty attitude, and "central location" -- the neighborhood inspires sneers, scoffs and, at best, a low level of tolerance from other L.A. residents. By day, tourists clog the main boulevards, slowly ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Tsujita Annex: Now Open with All-Day Ramen, Umbrellas Awesome Signage

    With the dollar-yen exchange rate so good right now, you may be reading this in a Tokyo tsukemen shop. Lucky you. But if you're still in L.A., you might instead consider heading over to Little Osaka, where the beautiful noodle palace of Tsujita L.A. has recently expanded across the street. Lucky us. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Restaurant Dishes: More Calories Than Fast Food?

    The average meal at an average sit-down restaurant chain contains a belt-busting 1,128 calories -- more than half of the Food and Drug Administration's recommended 2,000 calories a day for a healthy adult, according to a study by University of Toronto researchers. In contrast, the average fast food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    The Chef's Library: 4 Cookbook Pics From n/naka's Niki Nakayama

    The Chef's Library is a series in which we ask chefs around town to tell us about their favorite cookbooks. Today, n/naka's chef Niki Nakayama gives us a few cookbooks (and one magazine!) she wouldn't want to be without. With the exception of the first book, after a search on eBay and other sites, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Morels, Kind Of

    Acclaimed American poet William Jay Smith has so far painted the most accurate picture of the morel mushroom, in a short excerpt from his 1969 nature poems series. "Not ringed but rare, not gilled but polyp-like, having sprung up overnight -- these mushrooms of the gods, resembling human organs upro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    More Events: Wine Dinner, Old Town Dishcrawl Egyptian Food History

    Napa Valley Grille & Trefethen Family Vineyards Four-Course Wine Dinner Taylor Boudreaux will prepare a four-course dinner to be paired with wine from Trefethen Family Vineyards. Courses include an amuse-bouche of Dungeness crab salad, a main course of braised veal short ribs with rutabaga purée, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    Meatless Mondays: Homestyle Taiwanese at Bean Sprouts Restaurant in Arcadia

    Taiwanese cuisine has gained recognition for its street food, night market eats, and even beef noodle soup, but what might be overlooked is the accessibility of vegetarian fare throughout the island. A Jan. 13, 2011, article published in CommonWealth Magazine reported that flexible vegetarianism bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    4 Great Bars & Restaurants For Moms Who Don't Do Afternoon Tea

    For all that our mothers do for us, we've designated just one day each year for them, which often amounts to a three-hour tea or brunch set that probably appeals more to the stereotype of mothers than anything else. It's easy to overlook the new normal of mother figures in a post-women's lib era tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Corazon y Miel

    Corazon y Miel (subject of this week's restaurant review) is basically a meat-obsessed restaurant. There's a lot of pig parts, a lot of chicken bits. But it caters to vegetarians in that there's at least one starter and one (and sometimes two) entrees that are meat-free.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Now Open: Rocio's Mole de los Dioses in Tarzana Community Garden Sourcing

    After a soft-open this past Saturday, Rocio's Mole de los Dioses will officially open in Tarzana to the public today, joining locations in Bell and Sun Valley in offering moles of various traditions. "We believe in keeping traditions alive. We focus on moles because it's one of the more traditiona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Oxnard Street and Whitsett: Pad Thai, Israeli Pizza Scary Lavash in North Hollywood

    You know you've found a real gem of an intersection when two competing strip malls face each other, each with their own unknown dining options. The intersection of Oxnard Street and Whitsett Avenue in North Hollywood is one such magical place, with donut shops, Thai places, and at least one tropical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Q & A With Micah Wexler: Dead Chefs, a New Residency at Umamicatessen Plans for a New Restaurant

    Hot off his 10-week, sold-out residency at Umamicatessen, chef Micah Wexler is already planning a new series of dinners. The dinners consist of a weekly, themed meal at a central kiosk at Umamicatessen that's been transformed into a chef's table for up to 12 guests. The residency that just ended was ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 9, 2013

    Corazon y Miel Review: Craft Cocktails and Creative Cooking Take Up Residence in a Surprising Place

    The Bell restaurant's heart is in the right place, our critic finds.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2013

    5 Great Old School Burger Stands in Los Angeles

    There's something special about the walk-up burger stand, that post-WWII staple of American eating that has slowly started to fade from view. There are still zillions of madre-and-padre burger operations around Los Angeles, pressing beef into ageless cast iron griddles, but many of them have opted f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2013

    This Week's Restaurant Review, The Condensed Version: Corazon y Miel

    Corazon y Miel is the subject of this week's restaurant review. You can read the full review over in the food section, or turn the page for the condensed version.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Plan Check x Stussy Burger Collaboration Begins Saturday

    It seems that Plan Check's fashionable burgers have finally met their match. Beginning on Saturday, May 11, the popular Sawtelle Boulevard gastropub will be collaborating with longtime surf and street brand Stussy on a one week customized menu. For $45, diners will get access to an off menu burger a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Top 3 Food Events: West Coast BBQ Classic, Springfest CUR-ATE

    2nd Annual West Coast BBQ Classic Barbecue aficionados and grillmasters take note: The West Coast BBQ Classic returns to Long Beach. As contestants compete for a $9,000 cash prize and serious bragging rights, general-admission ticket holders can sample their wares for $2 each. Live bands are schedul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    5 Great Cooking Classes In Los Angeles

    Few things in life are as rewarding a well-crafted home-cooked meal. No worries if you aren't a master chef; there are plenty of classes out there to help you perfect your techniques -- whether that might be fashioning sushi at home or honing your pasta-making skills. We've rounded up our five favo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Happy Hour: Biergarten in Koreatown

    Place: Biergarten, 206 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 466-4860. Hours: Weekdays 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., excluding holidays. Deal: A one-page menu with deals on beer pints and bar bites priced between $3.50 to $7.50, including German fried rice for $7 and sizable wursts (knack, brat and bock) at $7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    We Hang Out With Kiss at Their New Restaurant in Torrance

    Kiss co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are partners in a restaurant called Rock & Brews, which on Wednesday will open its third location, on PCH in Torrance. "Often this idea of themed restaurants means that it's an excuse for crap food," self-described "foodie" Stanley tells us on-site, as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    The 10 Best Restaurants in Silver Lake: A Neighborhood Grub Crawl

    Ah, Silver Lake. Home of hipsters, celebrities and -- not very many good restaurants. Or, more accurately, a whole lot of pretty bad restaurants. But while Silver Lake hasn't had the food boom you might expect, given the price of housing in the neighborhood (seriously, a tiny Spanish bungalow with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    4th Annual L.A. Vegan Beer and Food Fest Celebrates Animal-Free Food and Drink

    Meat and cheese-lovers were out of luck on the Sunset Strip this Saturday, as 40 animal-free breweries and 30 vegan food vendors took over an empty lot for the 4th annual L.A. Vegan Beer and Food Festival -- an event that is quickly proving itself to be one of the city's biggest and best for craft b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    Hurrah for the James Beard Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards Winners!

    The James Beard Book Broadcast and Journalism awards were held this past Saturday night, and a whole new crop of book authors, TV and radio folks and food journalists were honored with what is still considered the food world's greatest honor -- a James Beard medal. You can see the full list of win ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    The 2013 James Beard Chef Awards: Los Angeles Gets The Shaft

    The James Beard Chef Awards have just wrapped up in New York City, and Los Angeles took home zero awards. It's hard to resist feeling kinda whiny when looking at the list of winners and considering that New York City got 7 awards and accounted for 50% of all the non-region-specific awards (as well ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2013

    Now Open: David LeFebvre's Fishing With Dynamite in Manhattan Beach

    Seafood has been a large part of David LeFevre's life, beginning with childhood summers in Virginia to his repertoire as a chef at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago and Water Grill in downtown L.A. It was such that when he opened Manhattan Beach Post he noticed there was a very definite expectation for i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2013

    Q & A With Eagle Rock Brewery's Jeremy Raub: Session Fest The Beer Community Grows Up

    There's a common misconception that craft beers are exclusively high-alcohol beverages and that the world of microbrews only includes boldly flavored and anti-macro styles like IPAs and imperial stouts. But spend a whole evening washing down full servings of these big beers and you'll soon realize t ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 2, 2013

    Bludso's Review: A Compton Classic Comes to Hollywood

    Kevin Bludso's barbecue works even in translation, our critic finds

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    More Events: Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo A Coffee Workshop

    Kentucky Derby at Willie Jane Willie Jane will open early on Saturday in celebration of the Kentucky Derby, offering a bar menu that includes biscuits with short ribs; crispy Niman Ranch pig tails; and deviled eggs. The restaurant will be collecting donations toward OneFundBoston.org, benefiting vic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    5 Best Places to Eat in the Downtown Arts District

    This week's L.A. Weekly profiles the one of the city's hottest neighborhoods: the downtown arts district. Check out the other stories in our series: *Tyler Stonebreaker: Curator of the Downtown Arts District. *6 Developments That Will Change the Downtown Arts District's Future*How the Arts District ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    Happy Hour: Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena

    Place: Vertical Wine Bistro, 70 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena; (626) 795-3999. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 4 p.m.-7 p.m. All day Sunday. Deals: Eleven food options include truffled mac-n-cheese, charcuterie and sliders, ranging from $5 to $10. Cocktails are $7 to $8, which include blueberry lemonade and Kir Ro ... More >>

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