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Kellogg's and General Mills Among Oxfam America's Worst Offenders

When it comes to rating big food brands like Kellogg's and Coca-Cola, Oxfam America looked beyond their flavor, price value, and even the content of their nutrition. Instead, it was more about each company's environmental and social impact in the countries they set up manufacturing plants. The non-p ... More >>

Happy National Pancake Day: Where to Eat Pancakes for Every Meal of the Day Free Pancakes at IHOP!

Hooray for National Pancake Day. Sure, you can line up for a free short stack all day until 10:00 p.m. at any of the nearly two dozen IHOP locations around L.A., or you can batter up for these less-traditional pancake stacks at the following non-chain restaurants. We've got each meal of the day pick ... More >>

The Five Upcoming L.A. Rap Albums We're Most Excited to Hear

Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop Top 60 Worst Lil Wayne Lines on Tha Carter IV Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time The 20 Worst Hipster Bands Ah, the fourth quarter. The season of brown leaves, event records and holiday shopping -- also known as "the least bad ... More >>

Nabisco Introduces Candy Corn Oreos Destroys Halloween

There's an old Louis Black stand-up rant where he theorizes that all the candy corn that was ever made was created in 1911 -- and it simply gets recycled by the candy corn companies year after year, like the Halloween version of the eternally forwarded Christmas fruitcake. Yes, candy corn sucks. Es ... More >>

57: Brown Brown Bread Ice Cream at Scoops Westside

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. 57: Brown Brown Bread Ice Cream at Scoops Westside. Robert Redford once said "health food may be good for the conscience, but Oreos taste a hell of a lot bette ... More >>

Oreo Celebrates Mars Landing With Today's Daily Twist

Oreo's marketing department is celebrating the cookie's 100th anniversary by putting up the "daily twist" throughout the year -- an image of the iconic cookie dolled up to represent something relating to that day. Aug. 5's daily twist is especially cool, as it celebrates the Mars Rover landing. It ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Gay Rights Oreo Graphic, Tomato and Strawberry Gazpacho Foods That Improve Sexual Health

Bon Appetit: 10 foods that possess aphrodisiac qualities and can (theoretically) improve your sexual health. MSNBC Bites: Rainbow Oreo graphic celebrating LGBT pride month sparks advertising controversy. Eatocracy: Remembering Nora Ephron through her film Julie & Julia, as well as Ephron's other ... More >>

Deep-Fried Cereal Coming to the L.A. County Fair

Enough, Chicken Charlie. You have crossed all lines of good taste and common decency with deep-fried cereal. Charlie Boghosian, aka Chicken Charlie, is the evil mastermind responsible for the arterial onslaught at fairs throughout Southern California over the last few years. He started with deep-fr ... 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 >>

MicroWhat: Or, 4 Food Items to Put in Your Microwave (Maybe)

Does your inner child ever wonder what happens when you put a pack of gummy bears in the microwave for a minute and half? How about an Oreo or a handful of Whoppers? That kind of morbid curiosity is the basis of one of our new favorite Tumblrs, MicroWhat, whose simple conceit is taking any item -- m ... More >>

Sara O'Donnell and the Making of "Average Betty"

"You don't take perfectly awesome Oreo cookies, scrape out the cream filling and refill them with toothpaste," pontificates a well-lit Sara O'Donnell. She's looking into the camera, warning against the stupidity of food-related April Fools' pranks. "Here's a better idea -- why not refill them with c ... More >>

Deep Fried Fluffernutter at Black Market: Sandwich of the Week

Deep-frying improbable edibles is hardly new. County fair concessions maven Chicken Charlie has fried up Oreos, Twinkies, frog legs, White Castle burgers, SPAM, zucchini, Pop Tarts, brownies, ribs and Kool-Aid balls -- and that's only the beginning The combo of crisp batter and gooey center speaks ... More >>

Oreo Cameos by Judith Klausner: Cookie Art with a Message

Judith Klausner's Oreo Cameos​Generally we're of the seen one Oreo cameo, seen 'em all camp. Not in the case of Judith G. Klausner's collection. The artist's series of relief portraits carved in Oreo cream reflect more than just wonder and goodness, they make a statement about the relationship ... More >>

Beer Belly: From Death By Duck to Lucky Charms Pancakes

​We are in Koreatown. The customers are Korean. The chef won this year's Korean BBQ cookoff, with a dish of kimchi-brined pork loin with Cismontane Double IPA ssam-jang. But we are not eating Korean food -- we are eating something called Death by Duck, which is to say fries crisped in duck fat ... More >>

Uptight Mom Group Protests Schweddy Balls

Ben & Jerry's​Have you been looking long and hard for your Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls, only to go home with ice-cream blue balls instead? Us too. Last month, we told you about the official launch of the limited-release flavor. The B&J scoop shops always seem to be sold out, and we've never s ... More >>

Green Tea Shaved Snow Food Fight: Salju Dessert vs. Fluff Ice

Jim ThurmanMatcha green tea shaved snow with red bean & mochi at Salju Dessert​ Taiwanese shaved ice has been featured before at Squid Ink, and with good reason. It's perhaps the perfect summer dessert. However, as good as shaved ice is, it's just so 2010. This year, it's all about the next le ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Fake San Marzanos, Dumb Restaurant Laws, Vegans More Vegans

Flickr/chingstareal San Marzanos​ -- 95% of American-sold cans of San Marzano tomatoes are not the real thing. [gustiBlog via NYT] -- From omnivore to vegan: The dietary education of Bill Clinton. [CNN] -- How to store olive oil, from Bill Daley. [Chicago Tribune] -- More fun with Jon Sh ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Millions of Milkshakes (Day 28)

Where an ice cream shop like Milk builds layered, elegantly crafted milkshakes replete made with superlative ingredients in carefully constructed combinations, Millions of Milkshakes devotes itself to diversity, an array of candy, fruit and syrup toppings in a mind-boggling array of permutations. ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: GO Burger (Day 17)

Guzzle & NoshGrandma's Treat milkshake (left), South of the Border float (middle), Aztec Mocha milkshake (right).​ You have a straw. GO Burger has a milkshake. You take your straw and drink their milkshake. You drink it up. Then, as you savor it all the way to your car, you realize you may be ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Scoops Westside (Day 1)

In the six chilly months since Scoops Westside opened, the strip mall ice cream shop has become something of a hub for West LA's food bloggerati. Proprietor Matt Kang (a.k.a. Mattatouille) knows his audience, and he does a good job playing to them. There's Intelligentsia coffee at the ready, weigh ... More >>

LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: Scoops at Scoops

LA Weekly Flickr pool/Gurl in LAice cream at Scoops​ This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you from photographer Gurl in LA, a lovely shot of Tofutti Oreo and Thai Tea gelato at Scoops. Because it's winter, if you can call it that here in L.A., and thus time to up our ice cream consumptio ... More >>

Blast from the Past: 10 Pictures from Cookbooks for Kids

Because teaching kids to cook isn't the same as teaching grown-ups, cookbooks have always used a different approach in getting children to learn how to prepare food: they get them into the kitchen with pictures of cute, fun-to-make desserts. Flickr user Charm and Poise has compiled vintage kid-food ... More >>

Candy Cane Joe-Joe's Are Back!

More than miniature twinkling lights or The Little Drummer Boy blaring from every boutique, the surest sign the Christmas season has arrived is the return of Candy Cane Joe-Joe's -- or, as they're known on the street, Christmas Crack. Thanks in part to their seasonal nature, these ersatz Oreos ha ... More >>

Best of Artisanal LA: Compartes' Peanut Butter Spread

I'm not sure what to call the peanut butter concoction Compartes Chocolatier was selling at this weekend's Artisanal LA fest. Paste? Filling? Frosting? What I do know is that it was the first time the Brentwood chocolatier packed their peanut butter cream into jars and offered them for sale. Imagin ... More >>

Magnolia Bakery: Top 5 Things To Eat When You're Not Eating a Cupcake

Elina ShatkinCupcakes from Magnolia Bakery.​In July, when Magnolia Bakery opened its first (but surely not its last) Los Angeles outpost, I was weary of the hype, fueled by local cupcake fanatics as much as by any PR firm. The breathless chronicling of Magnolia's search for a location, the pro ... More >>

Move Over, Junk Food: Schools Fill Vending Machines With Baby Carrots

Crispin Porter BoguskyCarrots Are Cool​ What comes to mind upon hearing the term school vending machine? If you're like us, you immediately conjure up images of junk food: Funions. Creme-filled Oreos. M&Ms and a plethora of other high-fat, sodium-laden snacks that are not only bad for you, ... More >>

God Bless America: Where You Can Have Your Snickers Bar On a Stick AND Deep Fried!

Want Fries With That? Meet The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Burger

A Hamburger TodayKrispy Kreme Doughnut Burger​ The Orange County Fair ended last weekend, but throngs of fried food aficionados turned up to get their fair (sorry) share of deep fried Oreos, Snickers, Twinkies, and even fried cheese on a stick. While that might sound like groundbreaking fried ... More >>

Oreos: Milk's Favorite Cookie Becoming L.A.'s Favorite Cookie?

Oreos, somehow, are always a contender for most popular cookie. The chocolate sandwich crème has been a cookie jar staple in the American diet since 1912, and its classic "cookies n cream" combination - chintzy or not - always draws a crowd. Now, it seems that the actual oreo itself is back in s ... More >>

Madame Chocolate, Hasty Torres (Ya, That Jacques Torres) Dips Her Easter Peeps In Beverly Hills

madame-chocolat.comHasty To Your Peep Rescue​There are marshmallow peeps, and then there are Jacques Torres' dark chocolate tuxedo clad peeps (rather unfortunately named Chirp n' Dales, but hey, it's Jacques Torres). The deadline for Easter shipment from Mr. Chocolate, as he dubs both himself ... More >>

Sugary (and Corn Syrupy) Blast From the Past: A Look Back at Our Nation's Favorite Desserts

From banana splits and Eskimo pie to cake kits, ambrosia, and bacon-laced cupcakes, American society has always craved something to satisfy its ever-present sweet tooth. But what defines our taste in desserts? Cleverly packaged free "recipe books" published by companies like Pillsbury and Del Monte, ... More >>

Booze AND Chocolate, Simultaneously: Valentine's Day Cocktails A Recipe for The Chocolate Covered Cherry Cocktail

Valentine's Day is Sunday, and if you're poised to woo or be wooed chances are you've got chocolate and booze on your mind. If you're looking to approach the sweet holiday from both angles at once, you might be interested in some cocktails that also satisfy your chocolate cravings. L. William-Ross ... More >>

Chocolate War Truce: Cadbury (Unhappily) Agrees to Kraft Take-over

The chocolate wars are over, in theory at least. British chocolate maker Cadbury agreed to an almost $20 billion offer by Kraft yesterday, ending an extremely contentious hostile take-over bid by the American food giant. With this, Kraft Foods Inc. (Velveeta, Toblerone, Oreo) becomes the world's lar ... More >>

Best of L.A.: Food and Drink

I'LL HAVE THE SALAD ON A STICK AND A DEEP-FRIED MARGARITA

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 7/27-8/2/2009

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "You want Americans to eat less? I have the diet for you. It's short, and it's simple. Here's my diet plan: Cook it yourself." As quoted in "No One Cooks Here Anymore," by Michael Pollan. "They locked me in a hotel roo ... More >>

Chicken Charlie's Midas Touch: Turning Deep-Fried Oreos into Gold

Photo credit: Aaron Stein-ChesterCharlie Boghosian​Before there was This Is Why You're Fat.com, there was Chicken Charlie. For almost a quarter decade now, 40 year-old "Chicken" Charlie Boghosian has spent 5 months of each year touring the California fair circuit with his custom-built trailers ... More >>

Sugar Highs and Lows at Hollywood's Cupcake Challenge

If you give a guy a cupcake ...

Former UN Weapons Inspector Takes the L.A. Stage

Scott Ritter, peace monger

Cereal Thrillers

JuJu Cereal Bar

Best Sweet-Tooth Fix

How Deep Is Your Fried Avocado?

House of Sugared Meats

Spin Cycle

Playing the wheel of misfortune

Sesame Street Forever

A serious consideration of an estimable discography — because it’s time

The Breakfast Club

Great Walls

Chinatown revisited

The Vile, Vile West

John Cusack does the little screen; plus, a doc and a cartoon

Not a Full House

John Dahl's sleeping beauty