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February 15, 2013
The Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend
Friday, February 15 Foxygen ECHOPLEX If you add up the ages of Foxygen's 20-something Sam France and Jonathan Rado, then subtract it from the current year, you will verge on the era from which the duo's album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic, takes its cues. There isn't a '60s ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2012
Eau De Vie: Not Your High School Schnapps
Hans Reisetbauer is a burly Austrian distiller in the town of Axberg, where he lives surrounded by plum, cherry, pear and apple orchards. He's a good farmer, but this particular fruit is not destined for the market. He grows it to make eau de vie ("water of life"), the unoaked, fruit-derived brandie ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Twitter Feud of the Week: The Great Squash Blossom Debate
This week's Twitter war began innocuously enough: On May 8, Portland-based food blogger and restaurateur Nick Zukin, who owns a Mexico City-style snack shop called Mi Mero Mole in PDX, inquired via Twitter where to find jarred flor de calabaza (squash blossoms) on a recent trip to Orange County. Wh ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
The Elleven and Luma Towers, Downtown: A Double Shot of Fugly
There's a Waylon Jennings song called "Too Dumb for New York, Too Ugly for L.A.," and that goes for these twin towers, dubbed Elleven and Luma (yes, that's how it's spelled), in downtown's quickly developing and gentrifying Southpark district too.
Blogs
March 20, 2012
2012 James Beard Foundation Award Nominees Announced: The Mozza Edition
Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced its 2012 nominations for book awards, journalism, design and graphics, broadcast and media, and restaurant and chefs. It is a very long list. There were also awards given for lifetime achievement (Wolfgang Puck!) and humanitarian of the year (Charlie Tr ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2012
Susan SurfTone Is a Female Guitarist and Was a Gun-Toting FBI Agent. Boys Are Jealous
Watching the Republican debates recently, Susan SurfTone bristled at Newt Gingrich's revisionist history. "He said he and Ronald Reagan took down the Soviet Union," the female guitarist, who plays this Saturday at the Redwood Bar & Grill, says over the phone from her home in Portland. "No. Ronald Re ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2012
James Beard Awards 2012: Semifinalists Announced
Los Angeles chefs made a strong showing among the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards, which were announced today. Local nominees for the Best Chef, Pacific award include Josef Centeno (Lazy Ox Canteen), Michael Cimarusti (Providence), David Feau (The Royce at the Langham), Matt Molina (M ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2012
Ink.: GQ's Best New Restaurant in America; Picca is #6
My Last BiteDungeness crab, broccoli mayo, broccoli "kimchi" at Ink.Michael Voltaggio's Ink., which our own critic described as "the most eagerly anticipated brick-and-mortar opening in years," has been named the best new restaurant in America by GQ. The magazine's editors along with restau ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
10 Things I Learned From Working in a Porn Store
Before becoming a writer, I had many trades: Steelworker, warehouse clerk, advertising salesman, boutique manager. But the most educational job was clerking at a porn store across the street from a middle school in Portland, OR. It wasn't just a porn store. It also featured an arcade in the back - ... More >>
Eat+Drink
November 10, 2011
Tasting Kitchen: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011
Before becoming a writer, I had many trades: Steelworker, warehouse clerk, advertising salesman, boutique manager. But the most educational job was clerking at a porn store across the street from a middle school in Portland, OR. It wasn't just a porn store. It also featured an arcade in the back - ... More >>
Film+TV
September 15, 2011
Restless Review
Before becoming a writer, I had many trades: Steelworker, warehouse clerk, advertising salesman, boutique manager. But the most educational job was clerking at a porn store across the street from a middle school in Portland, OR. It wasn't just a porn store. It also featured an arcade in the back - ... More >>
Music
August 4, 2011
Top Five Worst Ironic Indie Rock Band Names
Before becoming a writer, I had many trades: Steelworker, warehouse clerk, advertising salesman, boutique manager. But the most educational job was clerking at a porn store across the street from a middle school in Portland, OR. It wasn't just a porn store. It also featured an arcade in the back - ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2011
Meet Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner, Creators of Skybound's Breakout Hit Witch Doctor
Shannon Cottrell If you're going to trust anyone's judgment in horror comic books, it should be the creator of The Walking Dead. Robert Kirkman knows a good horror and the first original comic book series from his Skybound imprint, Witch Doctor, has emerged as an immediate hit. Created by B ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Top Five Worst Ironic Indie Rock Band Names, Besides Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Stuart ConnerThis week Brian Jonestown Massacre, a seminal and well-named act, announced the release of a new double CD, The Singles Collection (1992-2011), out at the end of August. It got us thinking about indie rock band names, and how they've gone from fun-ironic to kill-yourself-ironic. ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2011
The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
Flickr/dubh 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 ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2011
Nancy Rommelmann's The Bad Mother and the Boulevard of Broken Crank Vials
As a journalist for several outlets, including this one, Nancy Rommelmann covered the gritty and the glamorous sides of Los Angeles. Now with her debut novel, The Bad Mother, she chronicles the lives of Hollywood street kids, crank vials and all. Rommelmann, who's relocated to Portland, Or ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
The Boulevard of Broken Crank Vials
As a journalist for several outlets, including this one, Nancy Rommelmann covered the gritty and the glamorous sides of Los Angeles. Now with her debut novel, The Bad Mother, she chronicles the lives of Hollywood street kids, crank vials and all. Rommelmann, who's relocated to Portland, Or ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2011
30 Scoops in 30 Days: Fosselman's (Day 3)
What's there left to say about Fosselman's? The quaint Alhambra ice cream shop has been written up everywhere and routinely makes local and international "best of" list. Deservedly so. Foseelman's is a 92-year-old throwback to a decade -- make that a century -- when every suburban strip mall from ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
Elaborate "Rick-Roll" Prank Proves Oregon's Legislature is Wackier than California's
Oregon has been enormously jealous and upset ever since we Californians decided to turn our entire State into an elaborate performance art project by electing an Austrian body-builder to our highest office. So Oregon has recently stepped up the competition with a series of political/entertai ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee
T. NguyenA pretty cup from Espresso Cielo in Santa Monica. Intelligentsia's founder, Doug Zell, told us in 2009 that "LA got a later start in terms of the very best coffee can offer, but they seem to be embracing it with the religious zeal of a convert." The conversion didn't happen overnight ... More >>
Music
March 10, 2011
Page Two: Gypsy Revivalism Is Not All Washed Up
T. NguyenA pretty cup from Espresso Cielo in Santa Monica. Intelligentsia's founder, Doug Zell, told us in 2009 that "LA got a later start in terms of the very best coffee can offer, but they seem to be embracing it with the religious zeal of a convert." The conversion didn't happen overnight ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
--Portland, OR: Restaurateur discovers 1809 Italian cookbook. --Anchorage: Local pigs' popularity leads to pork drought. --Duluth: Chocolate-covered sausage. --Las Vegas: Chefs offer suggestions on treats for Santa. --Middleton, WI: Restaurant to hold Seinfeld-inspired Festivus fundraiser --San Fr ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
GQ's 4th Best New Restaurant in America? The Tasting Kitchen on Abbot Kinney
Anne FishbeinCasey Lane and crew at the Tasting Kitchen For those of you who do not read GQ for photos of Jessica Alba or sartorial advice but for other things, like restaurant news, Alan Richman has picked The 10 Best New Restaurants in America. Welcome to the year's end. New York City's Lin ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2010
Oregon Child Threatened for Selling Lemonade Without a License
Flickr/Cote When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, they say. But what if you make lemonade and you get slapped with a health code violation? Such is the Dickensian tale of a 7 year-old Portland, Oregon, girl who innocently set up a lemonade stand at a monthly art fair on July 29th. Becau ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2010
Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3
Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3
Blogs
May 27, 2010
The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
SapphireBlue22stack of newspapersWhat'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 >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated
James BeardTwitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
The New Culinary Order: An IACP Food Conference, NOT Mario Batali's Punk Band
Late April is going to be a good time to be in Portland, Oregon, if you're interested in the food world--or have been secretly stalking Ruth Reichl. The 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) will be held in that caffeine and rain saturated city from ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition
James BeardThis morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>
Eat+Drink
December 24, 2009
Oregon Style: The Tasting Kitchen
Communal, unorthodox and somewhat Italian
Blogs
November 18, 2009
No More Mr. Brown Eye: Accessorize Your Pet's Butt... So Gross
No More Mr. Brown Eye, also known as Rear Gear, is a cover for your dog's or cat's (or whatever's) anus. Yes, you read that right. Make your pet's humiliation complete. As its creator says: Is your pet feeling left in the dirt because of his/her unsightly rear? I've got them covered... Rear ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2009
LA Chocolate Salon: Chocolate Mustaches, A New Fudge Operation, A Cupcake Shop Coming to Sherman Oaks, and Chocolate Bars with GPS Coordinates
A. Scattergoodchocolates from Neapolitan Printing & Co.This past weekend's Luxury Chocolate Salon, in which 35 chocolatiers and confectioners and bakers--and a lot of chocaholics--gathered at the Pasadena Convention Center, was more fun than you'd think you'd have under glaring fluorescent li ... More >>
Eat+Drink
September 3, 2009
The Tasting Kitchen: Catch It If You Can
A. Scattergoodchocolates from Neapolitan Printing & Co.This past weekend's Luxury Chocolate Salon, in which 35 chocolatiers and confectioners and bakers--and a lot of chocaholics--gathered at the Pasadena Convention Center, was more fun than you'd think you'd have under glaring fluorescent li ... More >>
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December 8, 2008
LA Weekly Music Podcast, Volume One: Fight on, Your Time Ain't Long
You know how some weekends you have the best intentions in the world and then they all fall to shit? Well, mine didn't exactly fall to shit -- it's just that the live music that I was hoping to see either didn't pan out, conflicted with scenes/events that I wanted to attend (like LA Weekly's anniv ... More >>
Stage
March 8, 2007
Moment After Moment After Moment, an Era Fades
Scott Kelman, 1936�2007
LA Life
March 1, 2007
�Ask a Mexican! Inciteful Comments
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Eat+Drink
September 8, 2005
Flat Land
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News
March 10, 2005
Saving L.A.
Wanted: A city planner who can organize communities
News
May 13, 2004
Flamethrowers to Framecams
Cool new car stuff
Columns
November 6, 2003
Experiencing Disney Hall
Cool new car stuff
Columns
November 6, 2003
Elliott Smith, 1969�2003
Cool new car stuff
Music
July 31, 2003
The Accumulation of Smegma
Cool new car stuff
Film+TV
November 14, 2002
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Todd Haynes' postmodern tearjerker
News
August 8, 2002
Tale of the Tape
Kroeker's recorded comments about gays haunt his bid to be LAPD chief
News
September 27, 2001
The Left Responds: Fear and Hope
Kroeker's recorded comments about gays haunt his bid to be LAPD chief
Music
March 15, 2001
Stud on the Tracks
The freewheeling Steve Malkmus, when hard, is about 8 inches
Calendar
May 25, 2000
Not Unless You’re Nuts
An interview with Richard Meltzer
News
May 11, 2000
Anonymity, Misery, Softness
Can Elliott Smith save pop music?
News
April 30, 1998
Dog Fight
Fur flies over kill rate at LA animal shelters
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