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Maine

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Cousins Maine Lobster Truck Rolls Out

    Two cousins hot for shellfish, lobster delivered daily from Maine and a stove on wheels: Cousins Maine Lobster Truck soft opens from April 27-29 in L.A. and starts serving to the masses on May 4. It's not your typical frozen lobster-dispensing truck, explains co-owner Jim Tselikis. "Beyond our story ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Mohawk Bend: New Chef Allagash Beer Dinner

    [Update: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that St. Clair and Pele had been replaced at Golden Road Brewpub by chef Adam Levoe.] When beer-centric, vegan-friendly Echo Park mega-bar Mohawk Bend opened in July 2011, it was with chefs Sera Pelle and Randal St. Clair. The new executiv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012

    Raphael's Valentine's Celebration

    [Update: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that St. Clair and Pele had been replaced at Golden Road Brewpub by chef Adam Levoe.] When beer-centric, vegan-friendly Echo Park mega-bar Mohawk Bend opened in July 2011, it was with chefs Sera Pelle and Randal St. Clair. The new executiv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2012

    Dreams of the Washer King

    [Update: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that St. Clair and Pele had been replaced at Golden Road Brewpub by chef Adam Levoe.] When beer-centric, vegan-friendly Echo Park mega-bar Mohawk Bend opened in July 2011, it was with chefs Sera Pelle and Randal St. Clair. The new executiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Previews: Water Grill Renovations Continue Apace, with a Vacancy Remaining in the Kitchen

    Downtown Los Angeles continually witnesses its fair share of change and reinvention. So it's no surprise that one of its fine dining stalwarts, where notable chefs have developed careers and power brokers wheeled and dealed through many a seafood and martini-fueled lunch, is in the middle of a top-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay Youths Less Likely to Use Condoms, More Likely to Use Drugs, Alcohol -- Study

    Infidelic​As if life isn't hard enough for them, the Centers for Disease Control on Monday reports that gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are more prone to drug, alcohol and tobacco use. The study (PDF) includes data from Southern California and indicates, according to a CDC stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Valentine's Day Round-Up, Part 1: Prix-Fixe Menus

    Flickr/Bakerella​ These days, every time we walk into a supermarket, pharmacy or even drive past certain intersections of town, we're faced with an explosion of red and pink, well, everything: "Be My Valentine" cards, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, fake long-stem roses, and endless tins of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    REAL GENTEEL

    Flickr/Bakerella​ These days, every time we walk into a supermarket, pharmacy or even drive past certain intersections of town, we're faced with an explosion of red and pink, well, everything: "Be My Valentine" cards, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, fake long-stem roses, and endless tins of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Best Clam Chowder: Roy Choi's Bowl at A-Frame

    N. GalutenA-Frame's clam chowder​ If you've spent any time at all on the East Coast, you will have had the obligatory bowl of clam chowder. Lots of them, really. And whether you're in the New England camp or the Manhattan camp, you will have had many bowls of truly awful clam chowder. As some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    In Search Of: Chad Brown on Rare Country From Prison, Johnny Paycheck and the Phillipines

    courtesy chad brown​ Chad Brown is an L.A.-based DJ and the singer/guitarist in CB Brand, and he may well know more about country music than anyone you're likely to encounter in this city. He is a true historian who recalls the backstories of each record in immense detail--from how he found i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    First Bite: Lobster Rolls on The Lobsta Truck

    "You're eating what off a truck?" a friend asked when I told him I would be sampling the wares at The Lobsta Truck (@lobstatruck). There's nothing like seafood -- tricky to source, expensive and prone to spoilage -- to fortify or chip way at one's prejudices about food trucks. If there's an ident ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Lobsterfest Gets Cracking

    Lobsterfest A lobster meal​ Set to go off tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday at Ports O' Call Village in San Pedro, the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is sure to be a polarizing affair. Committed locavores will lock up their bibs at the notion of celebrating New England's quintessential crus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Your Walter Manzke Update: 4 Days at Test Kitchen, El Bulli, Chicago, Etc.

    A. ScattergoodSanta Barbara prawn with brown butter, lemon and capers​ As you will know if you read Jonathan Gold's most recent review, the Test Kitchen has been up and running for a few weeks now, featuring a rotating group of chefs like guest performers in a how-do-you-get-reservations-for- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    L.A. Chefs Head to Vegas, but Not to Gamble

    Luciano Pellegrini of Valentino will cook lamb at Vegas Uncork'd​The home fires will grow a little dim this week when four top chefs and restaurateurs leave their L.A. haunts to cook in Las Vegas. The draw is Vegas Uncork'd, a gastronomic extravaganza presented by Bon Appetit Thursday through ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Last Big Sardine Cannery Closes How to Become a Sardinista

    Monterey Public Library, California History Room1943 storm hitting Monterey Harbor, pushing the sardine fleet onto shore​ Today the last big sardine cannery in America is closing its doors. The Stinson Seafood plant, located in Prospect Harbor, Maine, is closing after a century of operation, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    LOVE TO LOBSTER, BABY

    Monterey Public Library, California History Room1943 storm hitting Monterey Harbor, pushing the sardine fleet onto shore​ Today the last big sardine cannery in America is closing its doors. The Stinson Seafood plant, located in Prospect Harbor, Maine, is closing after a century of operation, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Top 10 Songs About Food (But Not Buildings)

    Books about food; art about food; movies about food. What about songs about food? Here's 10 songs to put on your foodie playlist. For this list--which is in no particular order--children's songs, instrumentals and songs using food as a euphemism for, em, other activities, have been excluded. Also d ... More >>

  • Stage

    January 14, 2010

    Theater Reviews: Almost, Maine, Twenty-Two, Ordinary Days

    Also, 11, September, Shakespeare Unscripted and more

  • Articles

    November 12, 2009

    Clammed Up: Double Tide

    Also, 11, September, Shakespeare Unscripted and more

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    JiRaffe Joins the Circus (Metaphorically) With A Prix Fixe Menu

    Erinn EichingerKooza Tickets​If you've been anywhere near the Santa Monica pier lately, you know the circus is in town: dominating the landscape these days is the yellow and blue striped big top that is Cirque du Soleil. The troupe is in town with their new show Kooza. Chef Raphael Lunetta ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 15, 2009

    Consider the Oysterette

    Bivalvular (and other) pleasures on Ocean Avenue

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Cooking Lobsters With Water Grill's David LeFevre How To Boil One Alive, Properly

    Lobsters come with their own iconography. Think Woody Allen chasing one around a kitchen in Annie Hall. Or, more recently, a squeamish Amy Adams in Julie & Julia. Sure, you boil them alive, but that's the way it's done, and they don't have any feelings anyway. Didn't Cobain write a song about that? ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOBSTER?

    Lobsters come with their own iconography. Think Woody Allen chasing one around a kitchen in Annie Hall. Or, more recently, a squeamish Amy Adams in Julie & Julia. Sure, you boil them alive, but that's the way it's done, and they don't have any feelings anyway. Didn't Cobain write a song about that? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Queer Town: L.A. Raises Money for Maine's Gay Marriage Fight

    On the day anti-gay marriage forces aired their first TV ad in Maine, Los Angeles gays and lesbians gathered for a fund-raiser at West Hollywood's East/West Lounge, hauling in between $5,000 and $6,000 for Protect Maine Equality, the campaign that's fighting to keep same-sex marriage legal in that s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Queer Town: Maine's Gay Marriage Fight Comes to L.A.

    When gay Californians and their straight allies were battling Proposition 8 last fall, the "No on 8" campaign called on gays and lesbians across the country to contribute money to the cause. The larger gay community came through, and now Protect Maine Equality needs help for the same kind of politic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    LOVE TO LOVE YOU LOBSTER

    When gay Californians and their straight allies were battling Proposition 8 last fall, the "No on 8" campaign called on gays and lesbians across the country to contribute money to the cause. The larger gay community came through, and now Protect Maine Equality needs help for the same kind of politic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Where Art Thy Art Fairs Now?

    BY TOM CHRISTIEThe fairs are moving on up: With the Los Angeles Art Show heading downtown to the L.A. Convention Center (Jan. 21-25), both PHOTO LA (Jan. 9-11) and ART LA (Jan. 23-25) are moving into the vacated Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport.  All three fairs show improvement, and will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Razorback

    BY TOM CHRISTIEThe fairs are moving on up: With the Los Angeles Art Show heading downtown to the L.A. Convention Center (Jan. 21-25), both PHOTO LA (Jan. 9-11) and ART LA (Jan. 23-25) are moving into the vacated Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport.  All three fairs show improvement, and will ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 5, 2007

    Omakase Warrior

    A soft touch beyond the hard rules of Hiko Sushi

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    Legally Corrupt

    Don’t expect Phil or Arnold to rush to endorse the clean-money initiative

  • LA Life

    June 15, 2006

    Finger-Pickin' Good

    Don’t expect Phil or Arnold to rush to endorse the clean-money initiative

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2006

    And the Winners Are...

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    10 Best Dishes of 2005

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2005

    Marineland: Michael Cimarusti's Providence

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    November 3, 2005

    Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894–1941

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 24, 2005

    The Life Aquatic

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    5 List Obsessed Books

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2004

    Minot Family Values

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    April 29, 2004

    Minot Family Values

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Eat, Drink, Man, Woman: Best New Restaurants

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 10, 2003

    Still Waters Run Muddy

    As I write this, a fresh blanket of snow has turned Park City, Utah into a veritable winter wonderland and, in an unprecedented occurrence, the jury and audience members of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have proved unanimous in their assessment of the best of the fest. In the dramatic competition, ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    March 27, 2003

    Penis Dentatus

    Dreamcatcher is for the boys

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Letters to the Editors

    Dreamcatcher is for the boys

  • Art+Books

    March 28, 2002

    Seeing Things

    Art for Art Bell’s sake: Crackpot visionaries in Orange

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Immaculate Contraception

    Art for Art Bell’s sake: Crackpot visionaries in Orange

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Liberty and Justice for All

    The Democratic Party platform you won’t see

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    DOG GONE IT ALL

    The Democratic Party platform you won’t see

  • Eat+Drink

    October 15, 1998

    Man Bites Prawn

    A Koreatown seafood adventure

  • Music

    July 30, 1998

    The Six-Strings Mystique

    Better living through metal

  • Film+TV

    February 26, 1998

    Survival, Revivalle

    Mutants, campers, martyrs . . .

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