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Meat

  • Blogs

    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

    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

    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 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 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

    November 22, 2011

    Ron Swanson of Parks & Rec vs. Nick Offerman: The Food Interview

    The Ron Swanson food pyramid.​Like the character he plays on Parks & Recreation, Nick Offerman is a man with a magnificent mustache. Something of a libertarian, most certainly a contrarian and definitely not a vegetarian, Ron Swanson is the gruff but goofy patriarch who viewers have come to id ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Langer's vs. Oinkster: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 12)

    If yesterday's 30 Days post, pitting Johnnie's Pastrami against The Hat, was the battle of the lowbrow fast-food joints, today it's all about highbrow pastrami. Want to look like a dyed-in-the-wool Angeleno? Next time you visit Langer's, sit down and order the #19 without glancing at the menu. Bett ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 3, 2011

    The Kosher Corridor

    A restaurant renaissance in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Top 5 Places to Eat in the Kosher Corridor

    Guzzle & Nosh​Pico Boulevard has its share of intriguing restaurants, and the "Kosher Corridor," from Beverly Drive on the west to La Cienega on the east, is no exception. Although this neighborhood has long been home to one of the largest Orthodox Jewish populations in the city, for years, ko ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Pork Wine Pairing: Black Pig's Heritage Bacon Is Good, But Have You Tried The Pinot?

    biteclubeats.comStewart and Estes After Their Big Cochon Win​Heritage bacon. Could life get better? It can, particularly if chefs John Stewart and Duskie Estes -- and a really great back story -- are involved. The couple is best known as the chef-proprietors behind Sonoma County's Zazu Restaur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    MexiKosher: Can Kosher Carnitas Be Any Good?

    Guzzle & NoshMexikosher: ceviche (left), beef & duck carnitas tacos (top right), chicken wings (bottom right).​ MexiKosher: The name alone inspires skepticism. Open since July along the booming Kosher Corridor, the casual Mexican eatery with the cutesy portmanteau delivers what it promises: t ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 29, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Mozza's Whole Hog Dinners

    Guzzle & NoshMexikosher: ceviche (left), beef & duck carnitas tacos (top right), chicken wings (bottom right).​ MexiKosher: The name alone inspires skepticism. Open since July along the booming Kosher Corridor, the casual Mexican eatery with the cutesy portmanteau delivers what it promises: t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Texas Ends Last Meals for Death Row Prisoners

    Guzzle & NoshNo more last meal requests for brisket from Texas death row inmates.​Texas will stop serving final meals to death row inmates after a state lawmaker complained about an inmate's absurdly large last supper. Lawrence Brewer, who was executed last Wednesday in Huntsville, requested a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Creminelli's "Full Muscle" Meats: Picnic, Sandwich Sure, Muscle Beach-Worthy

    JgarbeeCreminelli's Latest Assortment​This time of year, those Farmers Market Santa Rosas and lemon cucumbers get all of the attention. Well deserved, but some of us also have the same veneration for really great picnic meats. Not your average deli-counter glazed ham affairs, but fresh, authen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Q & A with Chris Phelps and Zak Walters: Driving to Napa Valley for Pork Converting Vegans at Salt's Cure

    A. FrougChris Phelps and Zak Walters from Salt's Cure​ If it's manly to love meat, there are no two manlier men in Los Angeles than chefs Chris Phelps and Zak Walters of Salt's Cure. The two opened Salt's Cure to supply local restaurants with specialty products such as house-made bacon and sau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    A Recipe for Father's Day: Grilled Côte de Boeuf Wine Pairings

    Farid ZadiRib Steak or Côte de Boeuf​ Suggesting a hunk of grilled meat for Father's Day seems predictable. But the weather is perfect just about this time of year and bonding with dad outdoors over an open fire seems like an almost universal pastime. Besides, grilled steak tastes better tha ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    June 9, 2011

    Salt's Cure: Steak on a Budget

    Farid ZadiRib Steak or Côte de Boeuf​ Suggesting a hunk of grilled meat for Father's Day seems predictable. But the weather is perfect just about this time of year and bonding with dad outdoors over an open fire seems like an almost universal pastime. Besides, grilled steak tastes better tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Cookbook Review: This BBQ Book Will Make You Want To Fire It Up

    ​Just as we say perhaps it's about time for publishers to put the idea of an annual summer onslaught of new BBQ books to rest, a grilling guidebook arrives at our doorstep that we actually want to add to our swelling collection of books on everything seared and smoked. Fire It Up by Andrews Sc ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    June 2, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Spice Table

    ​Just as we say perhaps it's about time for publishers to put the idea of an annual summer onslaught of new BBQ books to rest, a grilling guidebook arrives at our doorstep that we actually want to add to our swelling collection of books on everything seared and smoked. Fire It Up by Andrews Sc ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 28, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Noodle Guy

    ​Just as we say perhaps it's about time for publishers to put the idea of an annual summer onslaught of new BBQ books to rest, a grilling guidebook arrives at our doorstep that we actually want to add to our swelling collection of books on everything seared and smoked. Fire It Up by Andrews Sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Winter Is Coming & So Are The Cheesesteaks: On Game of Thrones, George RR Martin Food Quests

    (c) http://www.westeros.org/2006 WorldCon, Glasgow, Scotland, with haggis in the foreground.​ Until we read Laura Miller's April 11th New Yorker piece on fantasy, horror and sci-fi writer George RR Martin, we didn't know much about HBO's new Game of Thrones, except that it's an American medie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Food Truck Friday: Bowers Gourmet Sausages

    There are few acts so graceless as eating a bacon-wrapped hot dog from Bowers Gourmet Sausages (@BowersSausages). While Los Angeles has no shortage of sausage trucks (Dogzilla, Dogtown Dogs, Germany's Famous Bratwurst, Grindhaus and Let's Be Frank, to name a few), none seem as determined as Bowers t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    The Periodic Table of Meat Explained: Q & A with Jeff Wysaski

    ​ Jeff Wysaski, 29-year old founder of Pleated-Jeans, debuted his Periodic Table of Meat last year. The number of meats in the world is vast. Wysaski's table brings order to the chaos. Creating it took him "a long freaking time." Wysaski also happens to be married to Unicorn Magic Baking Comp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Flatiron Truck Brings "Farm-to-Street" Food to L.A.

    courtesy of Flatiron Truck​ You can't exactly serve farm-to-table food when there's no table involved, so the new Flatiron Truck, which joined the masses of L.A. food trucks on March 5th, has dubbed their cuisine "farm-to-street." The latest endeavor from Chef Timothy Mark Abell, who's worked ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Cookbook Review: Good Meat, A Good Idea While Oprah Goes Vegan

    ​When we decided to circle back to Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat by Deborah Krasner this week, we didn't realize that Oprah and her staff of 370 would be simultaneously announcing their week-long vegan cleanse. More maple sugar walnut pie made with a b ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 20, 2011

    Steerage: Smoke City Market

    New Sherman Oaks barbecue joint gets the important things right, Texas-style

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    And Now for Something Completely Different: Fried Chicken

    D. Gonzalez Samusas at Jasmine Market​ When it comes to dining in Los Angeles, there are can be paths of predictability. Depending on the craving, there are areas where nearly every other restaurant is a safe bet and others where we should have known better. But then there is fried chicken, ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 6, 2011

    Restaurant or Butcher Shop?

    Salt's Cure keeps the focus on the meat

  • Eat+Drink

    November 11, 2010

    A Movable Beast: L.A. Weekly's 99 Essential Restaurants

    The modern L.A. restaurant, unleashed

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Q & A With Alex Moreno, Part 2: Turduckenizo Albondigas, Taking The Goat Out Of Birria, Moving Beyond Happy Hour

    CASATacos de Camarones Fritos at CASA.​ In the first part of our interview with Alex Moreno, CASA's newish chef talked about his attempts to bring updated versions of other taqueria's dishes onto the menu. In part 2, Moreno gives more details, including his spin on classic dishes like birria ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Cookbook Review: Meat By James Peterson His Rolled Skirt Steak With Prosciutto And Sage Recipe

    ​When you start counting your James Beard Awards in round numbers (about a half dozen?), you've long since earned the right for concise cookbook titles. James Peterson's latest, Meat: A Kitchen Education is a primer on how to properly cook bipeds and quadrupeds, albeit those most commonly cons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Meatloaf Sandwich Fight: Joan's on 3rd vs. Food Lab

    Humans always seem to find a way to grind meat, season it, then mold it into a shape that fits their needs. We've come to love meatballs and meatloaf as comfort foods, even though the names of both would come off a bit foul had we not grown up with them. In truth, they sound like some kind of Gillia ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 14, 2010

    Offal Time

    Meat-on-meat crime at Waterloo & City

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Pigging Out: 5 Spots for Charcuterie

    Los Angeles may be known as the land of vegan baked goods and brown rice sushi, but plenty of local chefs also turn out damn fine charcuterie, the prepared meat products (proscuitto, pâtés, terrines, sausages, etc.) that are a celebration of all things animal. Most often made from pork, charcuter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Ask Mr. Gold: In Search of the Best Pork in the San Gabriel Valley

    Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: On your recommendation, I frequent Alexander's Prime Meats in San Gabriel for beef, lamb and their great sausages. But to me, the cuts of pork there don't seem much better than what you can find at the supermarket. Where can I get high-qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Farmer John Trying to Make Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog The Official Dog of L.A.

    Farmer John​ When it comes to being "official," L.A. has many things going for it: official basketball, baseball and hockey teams and even an official "City of Angels" slogan. But one thing that's missing is an official food. If Farmer John has its way, that won't be for long. The nationwide ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 19, 2010

    Meat as Sculpture

    Introducing the Maillol burger

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Chili Cheese Dog Fight: Pink's Vs. Carney's

    We're not sure who really came up with the idea of taking a processed tube of (potentially cancerous) mystery meat, then pouring a thick stew of heavily cooked-down meat on top of it -- but they should probably be congratulated, or yelled at, or both. Now you can order chili dogs almost everywhere, ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 1, 2010

    Eva: Intimate Bistro, Epic Meals

    A place for regulars, at regular prices

  • Eat+Drink

    June 10, 2010

    Three Dog Night

    Frank talk about a new L.A. food movement

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2010

    Our Favorite Happy Hours

    50 deal-driven places to get you and your wallet feeling a whole lot better

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Top 5 Cheesesteaks Approved by an Expert Tonight's Cheesesteak Talk at The Shack

    Photo credit: Tami Fertig​ Where to find cheesesteak in Los Angeles? It's a question that sparks heated debates among Philadelphia transplants. And who better to put the issue to rest than Carolyn Wyman (pictured). This food historian sampled more than 50 greasy sandwiches in and around Philly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Brooklyn Boys Food Truck Brings Deli Fare to O.C.

    Brooklyn BoysThe Brooklyn Boys food truck​Orange County isn't known for its abundance of New York and Jewish-style delis, but the Brooklyn Boys food truck, launched on Feb. 1, hopes to change that. Roaming from Fullerton and Placentia on the northern tip to Santa Ana and Irvine and all the w ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 26, 2010

    99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die

    Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    There's New 'Cue on Third Street

    Barbara HansenThe Smokin' Joint's jazzy logo lights up the night.​Just when you think there's nothing new in barbecue, The Smokin' Joint arrives on West 3rd Street. What you get here is "Hollywood 'cue," created by chef-owner Michael Kesler. "I've taken the best from all over the country and p ... More >>

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