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    April 2, 2013

    Happy Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month Free Sandwiches

    President Obama declared April "Budget Responsibly" Month yesterday. April also happens to be Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month. Unbeknownst to San Francisco-based The Melt (with a location downtown), their grilled cheese sandwich giveaway will cover both bases -- looking out for both your wallet and yo ... More >>

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    March 29, 2013

    Weird World of Wine: A News Round-Up

    Slate: The William Koch lawsuit over counterfeit wine sparks a look at how a $10,000 bottle of wine is a show of "prestige, rarity and age" and not necessarily of quality. NPR: New Jersey winemakers are seeking to formalize a geographical label of sorts -- Outer Coastal Plain -- to circumvent stere ... More >>

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    March 26, 2013

    10 Porn Stars Who Could Be the Next Jenna Jameson

    See also: *Veruca James, Accountant Turned Porn Star: "I'd Always Been Wild" *Top 10 Strip Clubs in L.A. *Porn Star Tasha Reign's Secret Life as a UCLA Student Los Angeles is home to lots of dreamers; would-be actors, musicians and writers all flock to our golden shores trying to find their place i ... More >>

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    March 18, 2013

    2013 James Beard Finalists: The L.A. Edition

    The James Beard Foundation unveiled award finalists earlier this morning. Among the hometown candidates who remain contenders for the award are the following: Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (Animal) for Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV); Piero Selvaggio (Valentino, Valentino Vin Bar) and Carolyn Styne (Lucq ... More >>

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    March 14, 2013

    Urasawa Cited for Labor Violations

    California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has issued citations to restaurants across the state for violating various state labor laws. Urasawa, the famed sushi restaurant in Beverly Hills, was among those cited. According to the Commissioner, the government's investigation found that Urasawa's kitc ... More >>

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    March 12, 2013

    30-Minute Lunch: Egg Slut Truck

    Place: Egg Slut Truck. (Note: At its current schedule, the truck can be found at Handsome Coffee Roasters Mondays through Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.) Atmosphere: Your best option is to pair your order with an espresso with milk from Handsome Coffee Roasters just a few steps away. The barista ... More >>

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    March 11, 2013

    Free Food This Week: Fatburger, Buffalo Wings Juice

    We seem to be making our way out of the recession, as recent Labor Department stats indicate, but even the more financially secure wouldn't dismiss the appeal of free food. There are two giveaways in town this week -- and they're not going to be Costco-sized fun bites. First up, the Fatburger/Buffa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2013

    Street Teams Are Bullshit

    Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

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    February 27, 2013

    Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week, From Cowboys to Art Sleuths

    See also: *L.A. Art History Lessons on Twitter, in Emoji Form *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. This week, an array of icons -- cowboys, the president, an unforgettable AIDS activist -- appear in art on view and three performers laugh all afternoon at LACMA. 5. Art det ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2013

    The Hollywood Reporter Gets Suspicious Package, Hazmat Teams Respond

    Many folks inside the offices of The Hollywood Reporter on the Miracle Mile evacuated this morning after authorities received a suspicious package report. Photos of the location show office workers outside the building, at 5700 Wilshire Boulevard. The LAPD tells us its hazardous materials team is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2013

    Opening Next Monday: WildCraft Sourdough Pizza

    WildCraft Sourdough Pizza will become the newest member in the growing coterie of restaurants offering Neapolitan-style pies in town when it opens for lunch next Monday, January 25. Coming from the men behind the Hermosa Beach brasserie Abigaile, the restaurant will launch in the historic triangular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2013

    L.A. Art History Lessons on Twitter, in Emoji Form

    A somewhat conservative institution like the Getty Museum isn't alway known for its sense of humor. And Richard Meier's modernist castle on the hill can be intimidating. So it comes as a pleasant surprise to see the Getty jumping on one of the more amusing Internet memes to pop up in the last, oh, 7 ... More >>

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    February 15, 2013

    And Now, Some Brief Messages From Roy Choi

    A somewhat conservative institution like the Getty Museum isn't alway known for its sense of humor. And Richard Meier's modernist castle on the hill can be intimidating. So it comes as a pleasant surprise to see the Getty jumping on one of the more amusing Internet memes to pop up in the last, oh, 7 ... More >>

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    February 13, 2013

    Tips on Cutting Down the Amount of Food You Throw Away

    When news first broke on the 40% of perfectly good food we throw away as waste on an annual basis, the shock was enough for the news to stay circulating for a few days -- a feat rare in online journalism these days. If we expand the circle of perpetrators to include other countries, the stats grew e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2013

    Who's the All-Time Champion of Rap Beef on Twitter?

    Twenty years ago, rap animosity was expressed via diss songs. Like, if someone pissed you off you went home, thought about it, went to a recording studio, pressed up your album, and sent it around. The object of your diss might not find out until six months later. More recently the rise of the mix ... More >>

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    February 12, 2013

    Live Tweeting TV is Ruining Twitter and Television

    Remember the good old days, when you'd watch TV, then think about it a bit, then perhaps discuss it the next day at work over the water cooler? Now that's not nearly enough. While watching TV, you must read everyone's live tweets about the show, then watch the after-show about the show, then hashtag ... More >>

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    January 25, 2013

    Eating Hot Foods in Plastic Bowls May Pose Health Hazard

    That Hello Kitty bowl may be adorable, but plastic dishware appears to be a very bad idea healthwise. A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. finds that eating hot food from melamine bowls can expose you to high amounts of melamine, according to Fox News. Melamine is toxic crap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2013

    The ReviewerCard Launches, The World Recoils In Horror

    A story in the L.A. Times yesterday profiled Brad Newman, a guy who writes a lot of online reviews and decided to figure out how to leverage that fact. He's invented The Reviewer Card, a $100 piece of plastic that you show to restaurant and hotel personnel to let them know you write online reviews, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2013

    Francis Lam on Football: Kaepernick's Smurfiness, J. J. Watt Texas Barbecue Miscues

    Francis Lam is a well-respected food writer. He is also the least ridiculous judge on Top Chef Masters. And a keen Twitter wit, which would make him a Twit, though not in the bad sense. Francis Lam likes food a lot. He has chopsticks tattooed on his person. He also likes football. We don't f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2013

    $ellebrity: Photographer Kevin Mazur Discusses His New Film About Gossip, Paparazzi and the Cost of Fame

    See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage It's possible that the price of fame has never been higher -- and not just in the tried-and-true Hollywood storylines of fame, fortune and the tragic falls from grace. In his new documentary $ellebrity, seasoned celebrity and event photographer Kevin Mazur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2012

    The Apocalypse Day Food Flowchart: Where to Go as the World Ends

    If you're reading this, then the world hasn't ended. Yet, anyway. And so, even though NASA confidently released a helpful, if pre-emptive, video entitled, "Why the World Didn't End Yesterday," it still wouldn't hurt to borrow a bit from panicked Russians and have some sort of food-related contingenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2012

    Comedian Cash Levy Explains His Odd Path to Stand-up Success

    See also: *5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week *10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in Los Angeles It's around 11 a.m. on a Wednesday as Cash Levy enters a banquet room within the pleasant, faux-sylvan Etiwanda Gardens event center near Rancho Cucamonga. Sixty employees of a major Southern California u ... More >>

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    December 13, 2012

    Alt-J - Fonda Theatre - 12/12/12

    Alt-J Fonda Theatre 12/12/12 Better Than: open apple anything The primary challenges Alt-J faced during their show at the Fonda last night were improper sound mixing (not their fault), and simply not having enough material to pull from to satisfy their audience (also not really their fault). De ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2012

    Beer May Help Fight Cold Virus

    Instead of reaching for that box of Kleenex, maybe you should grab a six-pack. According to a new study, beer has anti-viral properties, being particularly effective against the respiratory syncytial (RS) virus, which can cause pneumonia and bronchitis in young children and symptoms similar to the ... More >>

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    December 7, 2012

    Coming to a Theater Near You: Jonathan Gold, The Documentary

    It was only a matter of time. Word came down from the Hollywood studios last night that Jonathan Gold, current food critic for the L.A. Times and former critic for the L.A. Weekly will be the subject of a new untitled documentary directed by Laura Gabbert (No Impact Man), per the Hollywood Reporter ... More >>

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    December 7, 2012

    A Less Reverent Latke Recipe: A Bubala YouTube Video

    Hanukkah is upon us, with its gift-giving, candle-lighting and most importantly -- a focus on eating fried food. For European Jews, that fried food is the latke. It's a time-honored dish and one that's tied to family memories and childhood. When it comes to making your own, you can pour over Joan ... More >>

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    November 13, 2012

    What's the Best Way to Promote My Band?

    Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2012

    Barbara Kruger Created the Billboards and Buses For the Best Ad Campaign in the City Right Now

    A Silver Lake billboard that recently hawked Avion tequila took on a very different tone last month. "SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION OR FACE CATASTROPHE!" read the near-apocalyptic message in stark black type. On Santa Monica Boulevard, the wisdom of Robert Frost crept by in the same foot-tall, all-caps c ... More >>

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    November 5, 2012

    22: Beef Ribs at Bludso's BBQ

    Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 22: Beef Ribs at Bludso's BBQ. Kevin Bludso's Texas-style barbecue pit, powered by dense hickory logs and a massive custom-designed smoker, is as cl ... More >>

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    November 1, 2012

    The 5 Things You Need To Know About In-Chan

    In-Chan Thai Cuisine is the subject of this week's restaurant review. Here's a taste of what you can find in the review, as well as a few extra tidbits: Food: Make sure to ask for the special Northern Thai menu, which isn't given out to most patrons unless specifically asked for. Order of it and yo ... More >>

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    October 25, 2012

    Can I Strip And/Or Use Offensive Language During a Karaoke Performance?

    By Allison Babka Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week on our sister music blog at the Riverfront Times brings you "Ask a Karaoke Host" featuring professional karaoke empresario Alli ... More >>

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    October 17, 2012

    The Top 5 Things Restaurants Should Never Serve Again

    There are plenty of opinions out there about trends that are played out. People are sick of small plates. Down with communal tables. Recently, there was even an internet screed against bar food (what's up with that?). All of this is basically a backlash against trends in dining in general -- a way f ... More >>

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    October 12, 2012

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Trattoria Neapolis

    Italian restaurants with big, crowd-pleasing menus are generally safe territory for vegetarians, and Trattoria Neapolis, the subject of this week's restaurant review, is no different. The wide-ranging menu offers staples like caprese and beet salad, as well as a strangely re-imagined panzanella wi ... More >>

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    September 19, 2012

    LA Weekly Web Awards 2012: The Winners!

    So the center of the tech universe is still in Northern California. Big deal. Facebook's in freefall; the iPhone 5 is a snooze. Yes, innovation continues to matter, but these days, it's less about the platform and more about the content. On that front, L.A. is king. The top YouTube stars live here. ... More >>

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    August 20, 2012

    Books: Running a Food Truck for Dummies, A $20 Read Before You Pay $40k For That Used Truck

    So you have this really great idea, fried chicken that comes in the shape of a cupcake or something like that, and a food truck is your dream vehicle to stardom. You're in luck: Running a Food Truck for Dummies is here. No matter that we seem to be reading about as many food trucks shutting their sl ... More >>

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    August 6, 2012

    70: Brisket Banh Mi at Gjelina Take Away

    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. 70: Brisket Banh Mi at Gjelina Take Away In its purest form, the banh mi is a humble lunch: a thin layer of meat, a smear of pate or mayo, a handful of flash-p ... More >>

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    August 2, 2012

    Cornell Seeks Your Help in Naming Two New Wine Varietals

    We learned via NPR's Morning Edition this morning that Cornell University's grape breeding program is looking for names for two brand new wine varietals. And they're hoping the public will help. The two varietals are a cold-hearty white-wine grape, which has aromatic qualities similar to Gewürztram ... More >>

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    July 30, 2012

    Top 5 Reasons Not to Eat Meat on Mondays

    5. You work at the USDA (or maybe don't anymore): And thus got an internal memo last week, which helpfully pointed out that "one simple way to reduce your environmental impact while dining at our cafeterias is to participate in the 'Meatless Monday' initiative." (Meatless Mondays is a 2003 non-profi ... More >>

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    July 18, 2012

    77: Agedashi Tofu at Izakaya Bincho

    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. 77: Agedashi Tofu at Izakaya Bincho. At Izakaya Bincho, a cubbyhole of a restaurant hidden along the boardwalk Redondo Beach Pie, chef Tomo Ueno might have bee ... More >>

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    July 16, 2012

    79: Tandoori Chicken at Al-Watan

    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. 79: Tandoori Chicken at Al-Watan Surely we can't be alone in our endless fascination with the tandoori oven, a cylindrical-shaped clay oven that facilitates a ... More >>

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    July 10, 2012

    80: Shu Mai at Elite Restaurant

    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. 80: Shu Mai at Elite Restaurant. Elite Restaurant in Monterey Park has a reputation for being one of the most civilized dim sum palaces in town -- if you're ac ... More >>

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    July 6, 2012

    Dennis Herbert Tillet, 25, Killed in Hyde Park Shooting on Fourth of July

    See also: Just 10 minutes and five miles away, 14-year-old Unique Russell likewise fell victim to gunfire amid the celebration. Update: Morehouse College, one of about 100 "historically black colleges and universities" around the country, confirms that Tillet was a graduate. Read the college's full ... More >>

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    July 6, 2012

    81: White Anchovy, Tomato, and Fresno Chile Pizza at Pizzeria Mozza

    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. 81: White Anchovy, Tomato and Fresno Chile Pizza at Pizzeria Mozza. The mere mention of anchovies doesn't evoke pleasant memories for most people. Maybe someo ... More >>

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    July 3, 2012

    82: Sooo Cali Dog at Dog Haus

    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. 82: Sooo Cali Dog at Dog Haus. Maximalist-topping hot dogs aren't exactly new in Los Angeles. Pink's has been creating celebrity-named behemoths for the better ... More >>

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    June 29, 2012

    The Problem With the Best, Most Authentic Food

    On Tuesday, National Geographic released a list of the 10 Best Burgers in the country. Because, you know, National Geographic is such an expert on ... burgers. But the list got a lot of chatter and Internet play, simply because it's a top-10 list and it named a BEST (L.A.'s Apple Pan, incidentally). ... More >>

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    June 29, 2012

    83: Chicken Vampiro at Mexicali Taco & Co.

    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. 83: Chicken Vampiro at Mexicali Taco & Co. It almost brings a tear to the eye thinking back to the days when the flame-grilled meats at Mexicali Taco & Co. wer ... More >>

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    June 25, 2012

    L.A. Craft Beer Crawl Returns

    If you're looking to experience what some of L.A.'s best breweries have to offer in one whirlwind night, make sure to mark your calendar for the third annual Los Angeles Craft Beer on Saturday, Aug. 18. "Beer Chicks" Hallie Beaune and Christina Perozzi, along with 213 Nightlife proprietor Cedd Moses ... More >>

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    June 21, 2012

    86: Galbi Jjim at Soban

    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. 86: Galbi Jjim at Soban. Walk into any cozy Korean mom-and-pop restaurant, the kind with the old lacquered wood tables and weathered pictures of soups and stew ... More >>

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    June 20, 2012

    LudoBites, The Cookbook: Pre-Order Now A Recipe For Ludo's Foie Gras Miso Soup

    For all of you who constantly check Los Angeles chef Ludo Lefebvre's Twitter feed and LudoBites website for updates on his latest pop-up, who surf the Sundance Channel and drive by Gram & Papa's to check for rooster paraphernalia, who DM the chef and his wife offers of babysitting, soon you can thum ... More >>

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    June 8, 2012

    Thank You For Coming Launches Restaurant Residency Program

    Atwater Village's Kickstarter-funded "restaurant project" Thank You for Coming announced yesterday that it had finally received its approval from the L.A. County Health Department and plans to host its first open house on June 21, from noon to midnight. Thank You For Coming aims to become L.A.'s f ... More >>

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