Pinkberry Inc.

Ariel Rechtshaid Is the Indie Super-Producer

He's not in bands, but he makes them sound a hell of a lot better

Fugly Landscaping: The Hedge That Looks Like an Afro

Early on in architecture school, a professor advised me against filling in a half-baked drawing with a row of sycamore trees. Admittedly, I was trying to cover up the unresolved aspects of the design. "Ah trees," he sighed gently, raising one eyebrow, "the architect's eraser."

The Hot Dogs of 1972 Versus Now: Revisiting David Shaw's Iconic L.A. Times Article

Forty years ago yesterday, on June 18, 1972, an article titled "Biting The Dog" appeared in the Los Angeles Times' West Magazine. The piece was about hot dogs, and it was written by David Shaw. If you're not familiar with Shaw and his work, you should be. He wrote about food and wine, about film a ... More >>

Pinkberry Co-Founder Young Lee Sued by Homeless Man, Donald Bolding, Who Says He Beat Him Over Sexy Tattoo

The homeless man allegedly beaten by Pinkberry co-founder Young Lee over a scintillating tattoo is suing the businessman. Prosecutors allege the 47-year-old froyo entrepreneur beat Donald Bolding with a tire iron on June 15 near the Vermont Avenue offramp of the 101 freeway in southeast Hollywood. ... More >>

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 >>

Young Lee, Pinkberry Co-Founder, Arrested For Alleged Assault With Deadly Weapon

Updated after the jump: Pinkberry wants nothing to do with this. First posted at 12:29 a.m. The man behind the yogurt with the sour kick apparently also kicks ass. That, at least, is according to an arrest warrant put on the head of Pinkberry co-founder Young Lee, who was collared at LAX late yest ... More >>

[Updated] Pinkberry Co-Founder Arrested at LAX

​Update 1/17 4:15 p.m. Pinkberry's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Design Laura Jakobsen responded to the Young Lee arrest with this statement that firmly distances the co-founder from the company's current operations. Mr. Young Lee has no involvement with Pinkberry, our partners or our m ... More >>

Froyo Food Fight: Frost vs. Bigg Chill

Celia SoudryFrost vs. Bigg Chill​ Frozen yogurt is a fairly low calorie treat that can be consumed by pretty much anyone, even the dairy-free. It's been altered in so many ways to meet dietary restrictions that we're not even sure if some variations can still be considered froyo. But even in c ... More >>

Now Open: Paradis's Danish-Style Ice Cream in Los Feliz

T. Nguyen​ A great number of great things have come from Denmark. Hamlet. The Killing. Legos. To this we add: ice cream. Now open in Los Feliz, Paradis Ice Cream replaces the space vacated by Pinkberry on Vermont and brings Danish-style ice cream to the neighborhood. Paradis actually is ... More >>

Fried Chicken Fight: Kyochon Vs. BonChon

N. GalutenKyochon fried chicken​We love big hunks of tender, southern-style fried chicken, brined overnight in buttermilk, seasoned, dredged, and then fried in a cast iron skillet full of Crisco. But more and more, Los Angeles seems to be turning into a Korean-style fried chicken town. The pie ... More >>

Top 5 Spots for Korean Shaved Ice: Or, Your Patbingsu Fix

SupaflyKorean store window display for patbingsu​ The Korean shaved ice snack called patbingsu handily trumps even the most elaborate Fosselman's sundae when it comes to sheer, omg-inducing visual impact. For the uninitiated, patbingsu is like Pinkberry on psychotropic drugs: an often deli ... More >>

Music Picks: Nicole Eva Emery, Hard NYE, Peter and the Wolf,

Also, Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound, Octavius, Cosmologic and others

The Big Chill: Fro-Yo Field Not So Cold for Yogurtland & Menchie's

Cathy Chaplin/GastronomyBlog​ While fro-yo pioneer Pinkberry has experienced a chill in the Los Angeles market over the past year or so (the West Hollywood, Venice, Hollywood and Los Feliz locations have all closed), two of its imitators are making inroads: Yogurtland and Menchie's. Yogurtla ... More >>

Yes, Georgio's!

New York's Robins Takes a Turn at Studio City Cucina

Dak Dak Galbi

Playing musical Korean barbecue chairs

LAX Update: Airport Food Still Tastes Like Airport Food

N. GalutenFood from The Counter at HMSHost press conference​ The LAX food fight rages on. This morning, current airport food purveyors HMSHost held a press conference in the parking lot behind Maria's Italian Kitchen on Pico Boulevard, out to prove that "local flavor and fresh food at airport ... More >>

A Day In the Life of Hall H: Mostly Awesome, Briefly Chaotic

Nicole CamposThe Avengers, together at last! A genius ending to an insane day...​ The largest exhibition room at the San Diego Convention Center is Hall H, a huge 6,000-plus seater situated at the complex's south end that every year during Comic-Con International hosts the biggest, baddest, an ... More >>

Sweet Rose Creamery Opening Preview: What You Get From That $65K Ice Cream Maker

Jenn GarbeeSweet Rose's Chocolate Ice Cream Pie ​ It's almost summer. Pinkberry stores are closing at an alarming rate. We need ice cream reinforcements. Now. (Wednesday would work fine, too). Enter Sweet Rose Creamery. On Friday, Squid Ink swiped a few sneak preview tastes from the much-an ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 4/26-4/30

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "I don't mean to be coy -- I'm just more interested at the moment in the popsicle-qua-popsicle than I am in the particular place of origin."

The Original West Hollywood Pinkberry Closes After 5 Years

Flickr/wEnDaLiciousKiwi and Captain Crunch topped Frozen Yogurt at Pinkberry​In a symbolic close, the original West Hollywood Pinkberry store that kicked off the national froyo craze -- and came to be affectionately known as "Crackberry" -- stopped swirling last week. The location will be tran ... More >>

Mac's Headroom

We have seen the future of macaroni 'n' cheese, and its name is Mac & Cheeza

Kosher Website Launches: MyKosherLA on Local Eats

Shopping at Elat Market or Pico Glatt on a Friday afternoon can be stressful--maneuvering your cart through crowded aisles, fighting the neighborhood yenta for the last challah. But MyKosherLA, a website breaking down all things kosher into categories such as eating out, groceries, catering and kash ... More >>

HEY BATTER!

Coming Soon to Brentwood: Spumoni Italian Cafe and Yogurtland

As if Brentwood isn't home to enough Italian restaurants within a five-block radius, Spumoni Italian Cafe & Pizzeria opens February 15th, located next door to Osteria Latini on San Vicente Boulevard. Also on the block is La Scala and Pizzicotto. And a bit further down the street you can find Sor Tin ... More >>

Exclusive!: Fashion Tips from Hearts of Palm UK (and MP3!)

Fashion Tips from Hearts of Palm UK (and MP3!)

Top 10 Places to Get Your Fro-Yo Fix

Erinn EichingerNew Zealand Natural​ Tart green tea or mint chocolate? Icy or creamy? Fresh fruit or mochi and lychee for toppings? For frozen yogurt aficionados, these are key elements in what makes a good cup of fro-yo. And serious frozen yogurt fans can be just as cultish in their loyalty ... More >>

Running Joke: I Don’t Have a Car in L.A.

Rise & Fall (and Evolution?) of Pinkberry and Other Counter Service Fro-Yo Shops

Food trends can fade as fast as yogurt melts. It was SO 2008 to have to stand in a line stretching around the block just to get your Pinkberry fix.

GO LA: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Young Frankenstein and Other Horrors

Plus, Doug Stanhope, Fake Radio, Oliver Sacks and more, April 17-23

HOW MANY SHOWSTOPPERS IS TOO MANY?

Stage Raw: Stick Fly

AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: THE WEEKEND'S NEW THEATER REVIEWS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS COMING WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSand this week's THEATER FEATURE: an Off-Broadway roundupReviewed this week: the world premiere of Richard Greenberg's Our Mother's Brief Affair at South Coast Rep; the west coast ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

The Korean Taco Justice League: Kogi Rolls Into L.A.

From Rosemead side streets to Venice dive bars, hungry Angelenos have a new way to roll

Milk's Chocolate Milk Shake: Better Than Yours

Shaking L.A., from Lucky Devil to Disney and Twohey's too

Mob Mentality with Jane's Addiction at El Cid, Nov. 20

By Siran Babayan Standing in the shower, thinking, what better way for my friends and I to spend the day than on our feet for over 12 hours surrounded by piss, puke, smoke, booze and the biggest douchenozzles in douchebaggery, with only a glimmer of hope of seeing a fully reformed Jane's Addiction. ... More >>

Jim Krusoe's Satirical Girl Factory

Mr. Twisty's secret ingredient

Pussy & Pooch: Extreme Dog Culture Unleashes New Nightlife

By Adam Gropman Photo by Sonia Paulino. Click image for entire slideshow. As a dyed-in-the-wool cat person, I'm a bit of an undercover double-agent at this swanky, Downtown dog party. Sharp, creative urbanites, dressed from crisp casual all the way to downright glamorous, serenely mill about or s ... More >>

Little Tokyo's Cheap Thrills

Adventures in frivolous pursuits

L.A.’s Queen Gofer Girl

The art of the errand

Warning: Contains Grateful Dead Karaoke!

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Project Runway’s Season 4

Fabulousness all around: a fan’s notes

Cereal Thrillers

JuJu Cereal Bar

Best Yogurt for Your Health

Real. Raw. Live.

Don't Swerve and Drive

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Pink Kink

So I finally tried Pinkberry, and folks, I've just got one question- what's the big wup? Okay, it's pretty tasty and the place is cute (despite the name, the Vermont Ave. space has no pink to speak of; the palate is lime green and it's all plastica'd out with distinct Japanese toy touches) but serio ... More >>

In the Kodak, in the Pink

And in the dollhouse

Here’s the Scoop

Where to find the elusive Bulgarini Gelato

Showing Pinkberry

Yogurt clones spread the white stuff