Meatpacking District

How the Arts District Got Its Name

This week's L.A. Weekly profiles the one of the city's hottest neighborhoods: the downtown arts district. Check out the other stories in our series: *Tyler Stonebreaker: Curator of the Downtown Arts District *5 Best Places to Eat in the Downtown Arts District *6 Developments That Will Change the Dow ... More >>

Koreatown: America's Hippest Neighborhood

Reality show K-Town unmasks the liquid rituals fueling Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 4/4-4/8

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Somebody had a great week once in Provence, and wants the Meatpacking District -- and the swingers at the Melrose Place sequel -- to be as happy as he or she was." First Bite: Fig & Olive, and Mor ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Fig & Olive

First Bite: Fig & Olive, and More Figs and Olives

F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ In case you were wondering how the restaurant Fig & Olive got its name, there are figs and olives on everything, even at this time of year, when figs are as far out of season as pumpkins: figs with gorgonzola on a soggy puff-pastry tart; figs in a romaine salad with ... More >>

In Praise of Olive Oil: Fig Olive Opens in March

Fig Olive​ Some people would look at the former Republic (or Bliss, depending on your timing) space on Melrose Place and think: nightclub. It's a huge two-level space, and most former tenants had a relatively short shelf life. But Laurent Halasz glanced once and said: olive oil. That's the f ... More >>

More Than $24 Spaghetti

Scarpetta offers rich, meaty repast

First Bite: Scarpetta, More Than $24 Spaghetti

​In an era when chefs become famous for their foie gras cotton candy, oxtail poutine or frog legs in begonia sauce, Scott Conant, the New York chef who just opened Scarpetta in Beverly Hills, may be best known for his $24 plate of spaghetti in tomato sauce, a dish that presumably even his most ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​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 ... More >>

Delphine: Bouillabaisse and Vine

... at the W Hollywood

Dining With the Stars

Michelin takes Manhattan