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    May 25, 2012

    6 Great Butcher Shops for Memorial Day Grilling

    Where's the beef? It's at these Los Angeles meat shops, which will most certainly be bustling in preparation for this weekend. We've outlined a few recommandations for what to get a several of the city's most respected butchers -- locally sourced, organic, all that good business -- but we also nam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Morels

    Morel mushrooms are back -- after a tense few days among antsy pickers up north. Conventional wisdom says that on the West Coast, morels show up in spring after two full days of 80 degree weather and that they favor recently disturbed earth, either from fire, logging or new landscaping. This bode ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    10 Sickened by Raw Milk in California

    Ten California residents have come down with food poisoning -- Campylobacter bacteria infections, to be exact -- after consuming raw milk produced by Fresno County-based Organic Pastures. Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by the dairy have been recalled and are s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Update: Hollywood Pies Moves West Seating Coming Soon

    Are you familiar with Hollywood Pies, the Chicago-style deep-dish pizza operation that operates in semi-secrecy? We were big fans when we got our first taste late last year outside a nondescript building west of downtown -- a crispy, cheesy sauce-drenched pizza that weighed about as much as a manhol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Top 5 Sushi Restaurants in the Valley

    One of the hard truths reached while researching our 10 Best Sushi Restaurants list a few weeks ago was that Los Angeles has far too many superb sushi restaurants to ever be condensed into a single list. One area that felt particularly overlooked (with only one entry in the top ten) was the San Fern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Want to Start a Food Blog? Food Blogging for Dummies Could Be Just What You Need, Depending on Your Pie Expectations

    We were bound to get a food-blogging edition of the endless "Dummies" series (we must not be getting any smarter) one of these days. With Food Blogging for Dummies, the days of "Branding Your Food Blog Through Consistency and Frequency" chapter headers has arrived. The author is Kelly Senyei, an as ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 26, 2012

    Phil Rosenthal, Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, on His Journey Through the World of Food

    We were bound to get a food-blogging edition of the endless "Dummies" series (we must not be getting any smarter) one of these days. With Food Blogging for Dummies, the days of "Branding Your Food Blog Through Consistency and Frequency" chapter headers has arrived. The author is Kelly Senyei, an as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Ground Organ Meat: The New Farmers Market Burger Essential From Novy Ranches

    If you've been wondering where all the "organ burgers" have been hiding among the ground beef, turkey and vegan summer grilling options, you're in luck. Novy Ranches recently began selling ground grass-fed organ meat (kidneys, heart and tongue) at the Sunday Brentwood Farmers Market and on its websi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Chocolate Pie Chart: A Thank You Gift for the One Who Does Your Taxes

    Had there been a chocolate pie chart when we were growing up we might have learned to do math. Instead we had cryptic train equations and SOCATOA, and thus pursued English degrees at liberal arts colleges. So while we still haven't quite figured out how to do income taxes, we have a few dozen adject ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    "State of Food Blogging" Survey Results: Guess How Much Food Bloggers Earn (You're Right)

    According to the results of the first State of Food Blogging Survey, your friendly neighborhood food blogger can be described as "a married woman in her 30s or 40s living in the United States. While she is either a parent or perhaps on the way to being so, she is likely to be employed full time, par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2012

    Gwyneth Paltrow's Quick Recipe for Busy Moms: Quail Egg Pasta with Black Truffles Welcome Our New Guest Food Columnist

    Editor's note: As many of you have probably noticed, the Weekly is currently searching for a new food critic. This sort of thing takes time. Sometimes a lot of time, right? So in the interim, we've asked (begged, really) noted cookbook author, television personality, foodist, movie star and local mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Study: Regular Chocolate Eaters Are Skinnier

    Katharine Hepburn once attributed her slim figure to "a lifetime of chocolate." Now a new study from UC San Diego has found that people who eat chocolate on a regular basis are indeed thinner than those who don't. The findings from the study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, were publish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    10 Best Hot Dogs in Los Angeles

    For a town whose cultural and culinary landmarks are two hot dogs -- Pink's, for better or worse, and the Dodger Dog, also for better or worse -- the hot dog nonetheless is greatly overshadowed by its other half, the hamburger. And while there may not be as many great hot dogs as there are great ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    10 Best Cupcake Shops in Los Angeles

    The gourmet cupcake bubble should have burst -- long ago. For some reason, it hasn't. New bakeries claiming they specialize in cupcakes seem to pop up every month. How do you separate the wheat from the chaff? How do you know which bakeries are selling desiccated supermarket cupcakes at inflated pri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Jonathan Gold's 60 Korean Dishes Every Angeleno Should Know

    See Also: A Google map for all 60 of the Korean dishes Jonathan Gold says every Angeleno should know, read "5 Koreatown Restaurants Open 24 Hours: Hangover Soup," learn about "5 Koreatown Beer Joints: Hite Requirement," or just look at more of Anne Fishbein's beautiful Koreatown food photography. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    10 Best Sandwiches in Los Angeles

    So much can happen between two slices of bread. Practical, portable, difficult to define and nearly impossible to mess up entirely, the sandwich offers a broad canvas for the harried parent or the creative chef. John Montagu (aka the 4th Earl of Sandwich) could never have dreamed of the baroque monu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Pastry Chef Sally Camacho Returns to WP24, Brings Ovaltine Candy Bar

    Guzzle & NoshPastry Chef Sally Camacho's Ovaltine Candy Bar at WP24​ These past six months have been a game of musical chairs in the pastry department at two Wolfgang Puck restaurants. When pastry chef Sally Camacho left WP24 to oversee the pastry program at the reopening Wolfgang Puck at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Black Trumpet Mushrooms

    Umami hounds looking to plump up a meatless Monday often turn to mushrooms to bring the glutamates to the plate. The wild Black Trumpet mushroom -- trumpets des morts for the French (this becomes relevant in a minute) -- is the umami-est of them all, bringing smoke, earth and fruit all in one snapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Roast Beef & Pastrami at Eastside Market: Sandwich of the Week

    Why should you have to choose between meatballs and sausages on your sub? Or, for that matter, between roast beef and pastrami? Thankfully, at Eastside Market Italian Deli, you don't. Though it has been around for 73 years in the same beige and brown corner building, the deli is a hidden gem tucke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Meat 101 at Nick & Stef's: Demystifying Meat Wine Pairings

    At the farmers market, a couple digs through the coolers at the Jimenez Family Farm stall, unearthing plastic-encased cuts of goat, lamb, pork and rabbit. They're shopping for dinner, but looking a little less than confident. "What do you do with this again?" asks the lady, bespectacled, gray-bunned ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Valentine's Day Chocolates Food Fight: Godiva vs. See's

    S. BonarMr. Bear keeps Godiva's 15-piece assortment in a red satin box (left) away from See's traditional red heart with assorted chocolates.​This week's pre-Valentine's Day Food Fight pits a cute little mom-and-son candy shop against a sophisticated European chocolatier. This well-matched bou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    4 Japanese Valentine's Day Chocolates for Guys

    photo credit: Janne in OsakaJurassic Chocolat​Valentine's gifting is especially tricky for women. You want your gift to tell him how you feel, without telling him how you feel. (Not because you're cryptic or unsure of how you really feel, but because he's not a heart-shaped box kind of guy and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Golden Deli: A New Restaurant, in the Style of Chipotle

    Golden Deli has been the default Vietnamese noodleshop in the San Gabriel Valley for a couple of generations now, a cramped, eternally crowded storefront where the pho, and especially the fried springrolls called cha gio, have always been worth the discomfort -- and the menus, worn to the softness o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: California-Grown Truffles, No Violence Required

    Somewhere in a back alley outside of Paris, $30,000 worth of black European truffles is changing hands. Asking the seller about the truffles' origins could send them packing to another less inquisitive buyer, so the buyer ponies up quietly and hauls off the heavily perfumed, cloth-lined crate while ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Bouillabaisse: Meant for the Poor, Now for the Rich

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: It's that time of year, cold and dark early, which means there is nothing more inviting than that wave of heat and spice when you enter a great Italian trattoria. I'm hunting for the best bouillabaisse in town, in a joint that is as u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    A Recipe For Chocolate Bark: Quick Gifts for Chocolate Lovers

    Jeanne Kelleychocolate bark​Need a gift in a hurry? Why not make bark? Chocolate bark is a wonder of a confection -- it's quick to make, it looks cool and is adaptable to every taste -- at least of course for those who's tastes include chocolate. The candy can be made in about 30 minutes flat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    30 Sandwiches in 30 Days: The Map

    30 Sandwiches in 30 Days: the map​Be it burgers, ice cream or sandwiches, no 30 Days series would be complete without a map. Here's the handy Google map for 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days. A few highlights: The Farmer at Daily Dose, open-faced turkey at Pann's, pastrami at Mezze, porcetto at Sotto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    10 Best Bakeries in Los Angeles

    A. ScattergoodBread At Milo & Olive​San Francisco sourdough? You may have noticed beneath that smoky (wood-burning oven?) haze, L.A. has a new whole grain baguette, flaky croissant (even at LAX) and yes, crusty sourdough advantage. Here are our picks for the 10 Best Bakeries in L.A.. It's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Baco Mercat: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 31) BONUS!

    Guzzle & NoshBaco Mercat: The Toron.​30 Sandwiches in 30 Days is, technically, over. We, however, can't quit. Not when there are sandwiches as spectacular as the ones at Baco Mercat. Of all the new, upscale, non-deli sandwiches we've tried over the past month-and-a-half, Josef Centeno's bäcos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Artisan House: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 30)

    Guzzle & NoshThe spicy chicken sandwich at Artisan House.​Everything about Artisan House is beautiful. The stone columns. The arched windows. The Art Deco-inspired font on the cover of the corkboard menu. The elegant, dizzying phalanx of liquor bottles separating the showpiece bar from cases o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Pastrami at Mezze: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 29)

    Guzzle & NoshThe pastrami sandwich, served only on Sundays at Mezze.​Los Angeles has a new contender in the pastrami sweepstakes. Something of a dark horse or at least an unknown, it runs a close second to Langer's, the city's undisputed pastrami king. From where does it come? From Mezze, "the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Jacques Torres Hot Chocolate Pop-Up

    Guzzle & NoshJacques Torres at The Chelsea Market in NYC.​On a recent trip to New York, we popped into the Chelsea Market where we were blown away by the hot chocolate at Jacques Torres. Superlatives like "rich" and "decadent" don't begin to do it justice. In addition to milk and the highest o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Proof Bakery: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 28)

    Guzzle & NoshAssorted sandwiches from Proof Bakery.​Some sandwiches are mighty and meaty, the jocks of the sandwich world. Others are complex, subtly layered and sloppy -- the rockers. At Proof Bakery, they are dainty and petite, like fey literature-obsessed kids. They suit the restrained but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    The Kettle: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 27)

    Guzzle & NoshThe pot roast dip sandwich at The Kettle.​The Kettle is the sort of upscale neighborhood coffee shop where you might on a typical weekday night find a cross-section of Manhattan Beach society all under the same roof: a longtime couple on date night, a multi-generational family str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Daily Dose: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 26)

    Guzzle & NoshThe Farmer sandwich at Daily Dose.​One of the truly great pleasures of a small cafe or restaurant is being in the presence of people who love what they do. Pop into Daily Dose and you'll likely find co-owner Sarkis Vartanian working the counter. Ask him about the daily sandwich sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Eggslut Truck: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 25)

    Guzzle & NoshBacon & egg sandwich from Eggslut.​Ah, the breakfast sandwich. A marriage of two disparate meals in a single dish: the sunny disposition of eggs cradled between two slices of bread. As much as it may be galling to admit, every breakfast sandwich from the hoitiest toitiest brioche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Brent's Deli: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 24)

    Guzzle & NoshThe black pastrami reuben at Brent's Deli in Northridge.​Buried somewhere near the back of the encyclopedic menu at Brent's Deli is a page dedicated to their "Lite Menu." Good one. No one comes to Brent's for cottage cheese on iceberg lettuce. Brent's anchors a mid-size, 1970s-sty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Angel City Eats: Where Joe Friday Kim Kardashian Meet Over Donuts This Weekend

    jgarbeeA Gumdrop Sculpture In Progress​Beginning this weekend at Gallery KM, Joe Friday ("Dragnet") gets to spend the next six weeks with Kim Kardashian. We're sure that Mr. Friday is thrilled. At least there will be plenty of yin-yang marshmallows and food-inspired sculptures on hand. The e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Cook's Torta's: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 23)

    Guzzle & NoshTorta Cubana at Cook's Tortas.​Monterey Park may seem an unlikely locale for a top-notch torta shop, but Cook's Tortas, with its diverse and clever roster of sandwiches, has made itself a home amid the dim sum houses and dumpling shops of the San Gabriel Valley. Located in what wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    King Torta: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 22)

    Guzzle & NoshAl pastor at King Torta.​If you only eat one al pastor torta in Los Angeles, make it from King Torta. This sandwich shop on the border of Lincoln Heights and El Sereno doesn't win any points for presentation, either in their decor or their sandwich. From the outside, the beige stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Gjelina Take Away: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 21)

    Guzzle & NoshAl pastor at King Torta.​If you only eat one al pastor torta in Los Angeles, make it from King Torta. This sandwich shop on the border of Lincoln Heights and El Sereno doesn't win any points for presentation, either in their decor or their sandwich. From the outside, the beige stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Banh Mi at Spice Table: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 20)

    Guzzle & NoshThe classic banh mi at Spice Table​What the hell is a bánh mì these days? The sandwich, derived from the Vietnamese term for bread, was once a cheap, quick, portable fix. Now, every upscale sandwich shop worth its weight in double-smoked bacon and housemade aioli is throwing col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Cookbook Of The Week: Desserts by Michel Roux A Chocolate-Almond Rochers Recipe

    amazon​Normally, baking books by top restaurant pastry chefs, at least the Michelin-star type, are big. And glossy. As with the previous cookbooks from French pastry chef and former London restaurateur Michel Roux (his son now runs La Gavroche restaurant), you needed those gorgeous super-sized ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Wako Donkasu: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 19)

    Guzzle & NoshThe tonkatsu sandwich at Wako.​Like a supermodel in a burlap sack, some sandwiches, no matter how sloppily presented or haphazardly photographed, sell themselves. Others don't strut into the room. The tonkatsu sandwich at Wako Donkasu isn't ostentatious. It may even look like "the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Angeli Caffe: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 18)

    Guzzle & NoshPanino Rustico at Angeli Caffe​If they were sprinkled with nothing but olive oil, arugula and black pepper, the sandwiches at Angeli Caffe would still be worth devouring. The key is the bread. A Frisbee-sized discus of warm, chewy dough rife with pockets of air, it begs to be torn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Fresh Bites: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 16)

    Guzzle & NoshTuna & artichoke sandwich.​ With its menu of healthyish café fare, its pale wood tables, its mellow but earnest vibe, Fresh Bites could easily be a California cliché. Fortunately, it isn't. The sandwiches are light and crisp, but they're flavorful and boast small, original touch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    PB&J at Joan's on Third: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 15)

    Just like mom used to make -- if mom were a gourmet cook who baked fresh bread every morning and made jam from wild local strawberries she had foraged herself. "Mom," in this case, is Joan's on Third, the gourmet café popular with celebrities, local novelists and residents of the "cafe corridor," a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    The Larder at Maple Drive: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 14)

    Guzzle & NoshThe Larder at Maple Drive: End of Summer Sandwich​The joke about the End of Summer sandwich at The Larder at Maple Drive is that in temperate Los Angeles, this sandwich could probably be served nine months out of the year. Here, in the land where summer extends from early July to ... More >>

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