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We're Partnering with Foursquare: A Badge More Fun With Mario Batali!

So you know how you check in on Foursquare to tell us all where you are and thus what you're probably eating, or at least what you're about to take a picture of. (Which is how Mario Batali seems to spend an inordinate amount of time. Cheers, Mario.) And you know how we publish all kinds of Best Of l ... More >>

5 Places In Los Angeles To Observe Meatless Monday

You may have heard that a few weeks back, the LA City Council voted unanimously to adopt "Meatless Monday," a nation-wide campaign to urge people to give up meat one day a week. What does this mean, exactly? Well, thankfully, as foxnews.com put it, "Neither city officials nor law enforcement will be ... More >>

L.A. City Council Approves Meatless Mondays

If you want more validation for choosing not to eat meat today, the Los Angeles City Council just gave it to you. On Friday, L.A. became the largest city in America to support the Meatless Monday campaign when the City Council voted unanimously, in a 12-0 vote, to support the resolution.

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>

Will Lawsuits Restore a Tiny Bit of Dignity to Food Service Employees?

In recent months, many common restaurant management practices and the daily injustices restaurant workers are used to enduring have been deemed illegal or inappropriate. This week, a judge in Illinois ruled that it was not legal for Applebee's to force tipped employees to perform non-tipped duties, ... More >>

Top 5 Reasons Not to Eat Meat on Mondays

5. You work at the USDA (or maybe don't anymore): And thus got an internal memo last week, which helpfully pointed out that "one simple way to reduce your environmental impact while dining at our cafeterias is to participate in the 'Meatless Monday' initiative." (Meatless Mondays is a 2003 non-profi ... More >>

The Next Generation of Space Food: Vegan Thai Pizza, Hydroponic Gardens Chefs on Mars

Despite what those freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches from the museum gift shop might lead you to believe, designing astronaut food is a lot more complex than it might appear. Nobody understands this better than the NASA food scientists who are currently planning a menu for the prospective 3-year mi ... More >>

Food News Roundup: NASA's Plans To Feed Astronauts, Mario Batali's Favorite Restaurants Peach Pie With Duck and Cherries

Zester Daily: A view into the life of a farmer for a better understanding of our food production system. Grub Street: An article exploring gazpacho with basil-lime granite -- and the rest of the menu at West Hollywood's new restaurant Duplex. Eater L.A.: Ramen from Tsujita, pork ribs from Ham Ji ... More >>

81: White Anchovy, Tomato, and Fresno Chile Pizza at Pizzeria Mozza

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 81: White Anchovy, Tomato and Fresno Chile Pizza at Pizzeria Mozza. The mere mention of anchovies doesn't evoke pleasant memories for most people. Maybe someo ... More >>

Sunday's Euro Cup Final: What to Eat?

Set to unfold this Sunday, July 1, the 2012 Euro Cup Final is a familiar tale of the tape. On one side, you have Italy's defense, which stays at home and plays it safe, slurping down zabaglione and soaking up an opposition's assaults -- sort of like how the bread in a ribollita soaks up broth. On ... More >>

La Tienda Launches Spanish Food and Culture Learning Site

Do you ever find yourself having this reccurring nightmare in which you're hanging out with Ferran Adriá in San Sebastián and he starts showing you these crazy ingredients but you can't understand a word of his thick, heavily accented Catalan? Uh, yeah, us neither. But on the off-chance you want ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

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 >>

Food News Roundup: Farmers Challenge Monsanto, Sous-Vide Cocktails Possible Bourdain Book Deal for Marilyn Hagerty

Reuters: Organic farmers vow to continue challenging Monsanto's patents on genetically modified seeds, defying a court that ruled no controversy exists. Food Arts: Julian Cox, and others, are using sous-vide for cocktails. Call it "flash brew." Grand Forks Herald: A book deal with Anthony Bourdain ... More >>

Follow Mario Batali's Croc-Steps in Hulu's "A Day in the Life"

A Day in the Life, a Hulu original series created by Super Size Me filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, is, as the title suggests, a documentary-style show that follows various, usually famous, individuals as they go about their everyday routine. Monday's episode featured a day in the life of Mario Batali, s ... More >>

Food News Roundup: No More Starred Reviews, Mario Batali Settles Lawsuit Notorious B.I.G. Food Lyrics

Daily Dish: No more starred reviews in the L.A. Times, effective now. The Salt, NPR's Food Blog: Mario Batali settles lawsuit alleging he and business partner Joe Bastianich took employee tips. Gilt Taste: What Francis Lam learned about food from the Notorious B.I.G. ("The milks was chocolate; t ... More >>

Read This Now: Lucky Peach Issue 3

​Okay, it's not out just yet, but it's good to get advance warning for some things. (Obama traffic, windstorms, certain NBA point guards.) On March 13th, the third issue of Lucky Peach hits the stands and kitchen counter tops and behind tsukemen bars (where Ikemen keeps theirs). Lucky Peach, ... More >>

Steve Albini Has A Food Blog

Crotchety genius Steve Albini* has a food blog. It's called Mario Batali Voice. Why? As Albini explains it on the blog: "This is what I made Heather for dinner. The name comes from the way I bring her food in bed and present it to her using an imitation of Mario Batali's voice from TV. When she post ... More >>

Mario Batali Cooks Lunch at Shutters Jan. 28

What's better than a beachside lunch dreamed up by Mario Batali? An "interactive" one cooked by the super chef himself. On Jan. 28, Batali will take over Coast Beach Café & Bar at Shutters on the Beach hotel. As a plus, he will "interact with the crowd," says a publicist. Nine people at each se ... More >>

Mario Batali Explains it All: Chef-Turned-Advice God on Twitter

Maybe you need a quick sweet potato recipe, or perhaps you're spending Thanksgiving in Vegas and need a restaurant recommendation. Or maybe you just need advice on how to get the weed stink out of your hair. Whatever questions you have, Mario Batali has answers, and lately he's taken to Twitter to d ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Mario Batali

Screenshot of Mario Batali's Twitter page​

The Chew An Exclusive Clip of Michael Symon

​Daytime talk show The Chew, which may or may not rhyme with The View on purpose, premieres Monday, and we can't wait. Mostly because we're just so curious about what this show will really look like. It promises to be a groundbreaking and innovative take on exploring life through food, style ... More >>

Mario Batali Hires Media Maven

Drea Bernardi via her Twitter profile.​It took five months and nearly 50,000 resumes, but Mario Batali has finally filled the Media Production Coordinator opening he posted back in April on Monster.com. The coveted job goes to Drea Bernardi, a New Yorker who loves food, is fluent in Italian ... More >>

Indie Rock Food Blogs: The Steve Albini Interview

mariobatalivoiceSkirt Steak with Jasmine Rice and Apple-Wine Chutney, Albini-style.​ Back in March, when we wrote about the Monsters of Folk crème brûlée blog, we said that famous recording engineer, musician, wicked amateur poker player, and gourmand Steve Albini should have a food blog ... More >>

Don't Be a Mayo Swoosher 99 Other Tips from Chefs

Food Network​The May 2011 issue of Food Network Magazine claims to give you the "100 Greatest Cooking Tips (of All Time!)." These are the "greatest" tips, presumably, because they come courtesy of "the top chefs in the country." Los Angeles represents well, with a number of our city's chefs ... More >>

Mario Batali Seeks Production Coordinator

Want to work for Mario Batali? The web-savvy chef has teamed with job site Monster to find a production coordinator who can help him prepare for shoots, manage his video archives, format his recipes and scrub his orange clogs with a toothbrush. (Okay, only three of those are listed as job duties.) ... More >>

Morning News Roundup: Taco Madness, German Bars, Freakiest NYC Sublet Story EVER

Gustavo Arellano/OC Weekly​More news you definitely cannot use but need to read: --Tapatio-flavored Fritos debuting in 2 weeks! [Stick A Fork In It] --Bill Buford's Heat, about his year as Mario Batali's kitchen slave, got a film deal. [DHD] --Tap rooms, bars, lives bands -- the grocery store ... More >>

Mario Batali Checks Into Foursquare 30 Great Foursquare Food & Drink Deals

Mozza2Go logo courtesy of My Last Bite.​ Mario Batali is bringing his virtual orange Crocs to Foursquare, the handy smartphone app that allows tech-savvy thieves to follow your trajectory and rob your home while you're out. So we're a little paranoid. Batali, however, isn't. You can follow ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Mario Batali

screenshot of Mario Batali's Twitter page​

And Now, A Brief Message From Mario Batali A Birthday BAM! to Emeril

screenshot of Mario Batali's Twitter page​

Now Downloading: Mario Batali, Cook's Illustrated & Salsa-Making Apps

iTunes​ Whether you've got an iPhone, iPad, a Droid or a Blackberry, the application marketplace is an ever-growing beast of super-sized proportions. Especially when it comes to cooking programs. In the past we've shared the professional chefs' favorite apps, baker and blogger David Lebovitz' ... More >>

Epicurious Names Top 15 Chefs (of Last 15 Years)

EpicuriousFergus Henderson (2007)​Epicurious, the website best-known as the excellent database warehouse for some 100,000 recipes from Bon Appétit and Gourmet, houses more than just recipes. It has articles, guides, videos, cooking and gadget advice, and, of course, lists. It seems everyone h ... More >>

Q & A With Village Idiot's Lindsay Kennedy Part 2: Jack in the Box, Corned Beef, and Mario Batali

In Part 1 of our interview with Village Idiot chef and co-owner Lindsay Kennedy, we talked about the early days of his career, his work behind the scenes at the Food Network, and his restaurant's T.V. policy. For Part 2, we discuss some of his favorite restaurants in the city, his personal style of ... More >>

Meatless Mondays: Be a Vegetarian, Just for One Day

Santa Monica Farmers Market​ It's Monday, the grudging beginning of another work week, and the end of a weekend perhaps spent barbecuing or, if you were anywhere in the vicinity of Koreatown, consuming plenty of what others threw on the grill at the Korean BBQ Cook-Off, called, appropriately e ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Fish feel pain. Guess Cobain was wrong. [Huffington Post Food] -- Ralph's grocery chain is, apparently, ripping you off. [Grub Street] -- L.A.'s best al fresco cocktails spots. [The Rundown] -- A ... More >>

Squid Ink Food Fight: Pasta with Clams, Il Pastaio Vs. Angeli Caffe

N. GalutenIl Pastaio's Bianchi e Neri​ In the book Heat, Bill Buford's massively compelling account of his work as an extern in Mario Batali's flagship restaurant Babbo, the author waxes poetically about the splendor that is linguine vongole. The greatness of the dish, he explains, is not in ... More >>

W Is for Brasserie

Delphine, on Hollywood's left bank (sorta)

Hunger Awareness: L.A. Regional Foodbank Report

Via LA Observed comes a report from the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank on Hunger in L.A. County. Given the state of the economy and California's 12.4% unemployment rate, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a record number of people received food assistance last year. The report shows that almost 1 m ... More >>

Local Restaurants Fundraise for Haiti: A List of Places You Can Give Back While Eating Out

E.Z. Wrightson​Last week, a fundraiser hosted by George LaGuerre pulled in $14,000 for Haiti relief efforts. Following TiGeorges' lead, restaurants around the city will be donating a portion of their proceeds to Haiti relief funds. Here's a list of places you can eat while supporting the cause ... More >>

Crocs Shoe Company Survives, And Thus Mario Batali's Shoe Collection

This happy news just in via @thefoodsection: Crocs will stay in business. And thus Mario Batali (Mozza, Babbo, empire) will not need to switch to Birkenstocks, for which we are all grateful. On Wednesday the troubled shoe company, which has been trying to orchestrate a turnaround (you try pirouettin ... More >>

In Praise of Banquets: Why I'd Rather Eat at Tavern Than at Babbo, or Mommy, My Ears Are Bleeding

The other day I had lunch at Tavern, Suzanne Goin and Carolyn Styne's snappy newish eatery in Brentwood . I ate the New Yorker -- brisket, pickled onions and horseradish on a roll. The sandwich was good, but what made me even happier was the banquet on which I was sitting.

Food, Dude! Stoner Caterers

Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal

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