Jennifer Rubell

Paul Thek at the Hammer Museum and the History of Meat Art

Paul Thek at the Hammer Museum and the History of Meat Art

©The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins.Yum​ This week's art feature comes from Erica Zora Wrightson, who writes about the history of meat art, timed to the Paul Thek exhibit at the Hammer Museum. One example: For the perform ... More >>

More Than Mere Doughnuts

Try a malasada when you're in the mood for a fried dough treat

Ask Mr. Gold: Mmmmm, Doughnuts!

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: I have a craving for a doughnut. I've had good doughnuts in Los Angeles, but is there a truly great doughnut? I hate that I can't hate on NYC doughnuts, but I had the tres leches donut at Doughnut Plant, and that was dddd-licious! I ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: In Search of the Doughnut-qua-doughnut

Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: My brother wants to open a doughnut shop that makes the best donut in Los Angeles. I believe he has the passion and skill to do it. In the process of research he has been seeking the best donut in Los Angeles and I can't say he's found it ... More >>

Let Them Eat LACMA

Incase/Flickr"Old Fashioned" ​ "Let them eat cake," Marie-Thérese, wife of Louis XIV, supposedly once said when she was informed that French peasants were without bread. Initially referenced in Rousseau's Confessions, the cruel suggestion that starving people who couldn't afford bread might ... More >>