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Top 4 Weekend Events: Food Truck Fest, Top Chef Pig Roast, Wine Dinner Food Truck Beer Dinner

Diamond Plaza Food Truck Fest Waffles de Liege, Slummin Gourmet and Dogzilla are among the food trucks gathering at the Rowland Heights plaza -- a convenient location given nearby options like Ten Ren's Tea Time, Tokyo Shabu Shabu and New Capital Seafood. WHAT: Diamond Plaza Food Truck Fest WHEN: S ... More >>

Bittersweet Treats Now Open in Pasadena: Whoopie Pies, Rose Cakes Figgy Bars for the Holidays

Pasadena, once the closest thing L.A. had to a food desert, is finally going through something of a renaissance. With the recent additions of Umami Burger and Float, there's also a lovely new dessert shop. Danielle Keene and business partner Linda Chen quietly opened Bittersweet Treats last Tuesday. ... More >>

Chefs' Worst Kitchen Injuries: More Fun Behind the Stoves

Cooking can be dangerous, as anyone who has spent much time in a kitchen can attest to. Now consider the hazards of a career surrounded by flames, super heated liquids and sharp objects. So we queried some notable area chefs (Ricardo Zarate! Michael Voltaggio! Eric Greenspan!) for the stories behin ... More >>

Vintage Trouble's Soulful Homecoming

The hills of Laurel Canyon might not be the first place you'd think to look for a gritty soul band like Vintage Trouble. But one thing that gives the band's rollicking, old-school flavor some authenticity is their decision to rehearse at their drummer Richard Danielson's house there, pitted inside a ... More >>

Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including the Longest Film Ever Made

Courtesy 1301PE GalleryA still from Modern Times, Forever, which might be the longest film ever made​ Pacific Standard Time's performance-art festival continues through this weekend, but there are a few great exhibitions to see as well. One in Chinatown is almost therapeutic, while another, o ... More >>

Pacific Standard Time Performance Art Festival Preview

Julia Roberts on the Side of a Muffler Shop and Five Art Events to See This Week

Courtesy Francois Ghebaly GalleryNate Loman's "Illegally Beautiful Julia Roberts" wall painting on the side of a former La Cienega muffler shop​ More exhibitions are closing right now than opening, as fall museum headliners have all launched and galleries are installing November shows. The bes ... More >>

LACMA's 'Living In a Modern Way' Evokes Star Trek and Other Revelations of 'Insane' Free Museum Day

Sam BlochResnick Pavilion, LACMA​This Sunday, the folks behind Pacific Standard Time leaned in close and said those three words we love to hear: free museum day! More than twenty-five Southern California art museums offered free admission yesterday. The heavy hitters and their lucky friends ... More >>

Driving Pacific Standard Time: How a Studio Becomes a Starbucks

A journey to discover what's become of L.A.'s art landmarks

7 Most Annoying Driving Habits of L.A. Men

Nothing to see here. Jerk.​In response to the Informer's own post today on a study showing women are worse drivers than men, the fairer half of this news blog has one thing to say: Science is sexist. Just because the University of Michigan found that women were overrepresented in crashes "in ... More >>

Midnight Ridazz, in Group of 100 L.A. Cyclists, Plowed Over by Young Female DUI Suspect in Culver City; Some in Critical Condition

Midnight RidazzFrom a past Koreatown Wednesday​Updated after the jump: Christine Elizabeth Dahab, 27, was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. One Midnight Rida calls her a "drunk bitch." Originally posted at 8:50 a.m. The famed Midnight Ridazz took a hard hit in the wee hours ... More >>

Estella Warren Allegedly Kicks Cop, Escapes Police Station After Suspected Hit-And-Run DUI Near West Hollywood

IMDBEstella Warren.​It was an eyebrow-raising escape, tweeted by Weho Daily at 1:38 a.m. today: LAPD's Wilshire station just had an escaped prisoner... blonde girl, about 28yo, 5'9″ tall. But they found her just before big search. It appears that the blonde girl was non other than actres ... More >>

$9 Billion 'Subway To The Sea' Gets Final Approval From L.A. Metro Officials -- Now For More Studies

​Who cares if it won't de-congest traffic, as promised by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa back when he needed taxpayer support? The extension of the L.A. Metro Purple Line (why does that sound so gay) another 12 minutes west was approved by the Metro board of directors today. The agency did s ... More >>

A Recipe From the Chef: Danielle Keene's Roasted Banana Ice Cream

Greg Huebner photographyice cream cones​ Pastry chef Danielle Keene (Little Door, Wilshire, BLT Steak), has been busy with her own on-line dessert kitchen, Bittersweet Treats, for more than a year now. She talked about the move from restaurant kitchens to running her own small business, as we ... More >>

Food Truck Reps Take their Fight To Adam Carolla & His National Podcast Audience

AdamCarolla.comFrom left: Carolla, Case and Gellar​Welcome to another installment of L.A. Food Trucks versus City Council Member Tom LaBonge. In this episode, Southern California's Mobile Vendors Association (SCMVA) co-founders Matt Gellar and Coleen Craig, along with Cool Haus Truck founder N ... More >>

Gogi Gui and a Movie?

CGV Cinemas, Koreatown's new 3-D triplex, is no secret

The Trials of Westside Chinese: California Wok

Ben CalderwoodCalifornia Wok's Seafood Fantasy at home​ It's a ubiquitous foodie refrain: There's no good Chinese on the Westside. Followed immediately by foodie Verse Two, the commandment Go east. Since the demise of Royal Star Seafood at Stanford Avenue and Wilshire, which was aspirational a ... More >>

Top 10 Cocktails Inspired by Los Angeles A Mulholland Drive Cocktail Recipe

The Beachcomber CafeThe Beachcomber's Surfrider Cocktail​ New York has the Manhattan, Moscow the Moscow Mule. Even Long Island has a cocktail named after it. But what is Los Angeles' signature cocktail? Something to immortalize the City of Angels in drink? Fortunately, local bars, whether insp ... More >>

Beverly Hills Pulls Out Of Competition To Host Broad Art Museum ... Sort Of

Eli and Edythe Broad.​The city of Beverly Hills this week sent a letter to Eli Broad notifying the billionaire developer and art collector that it is pulling its proposed site from consideration for a museum that would house his art collection. "The Beverly Hills City Council has confirmed t ... More >>

James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition

James Beard​This 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 >>

Screening Oscar Nominated Wallace and Gromit "A Matter of Loaf and Death" with Filmmaker Nick Park

Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit​This morning, beloved British stop motion animation duo, Wallace and Gromit, received their fifth Oscar nomination from the Motion Picture Academy. Though the pair have already won four Oscars for the animated short films A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trouser ... More >>

Get The Chef A Drink: What 10 LA Chefs Pour When They Need a Stiff One

Two waiters didn't show up for their shift, the rookie line cook spilled vinegar on the $500 truffle, and Kogi just had to park a few feet from the valet stand. How do chefs cope when Saturday night's dinner service turns into a Kitchen Nightmares episode? Sometimes they pour themselves a stiff drin ... More >>

Mayor's Housing Plan Left Homeless

As we reported previously, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pro-density housing policy took a hit when the state Supreme Court ruled last month that the city could not require the kind affordable housing units it tried to attach to otherwise upscale developments like Geoff Palmer's west-of-downtown Pier ... More >>

Gangs Lay Low, Rake in Dough

Along the Olympic corridor between Koreatown and downtown, it's been a quiet year for crime. This despite the proximity of two of the largest gangs in the United States, 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha, which used to be at each others throats.Dennis RomeroLeeward Avenue in Koreatown is Mara Salvatr ... More >>

Rock Picks: Broken Nobles, Anny Celsi, Seu Jorge, the Killers

Rock Picks: Broken Nobles, Anny Celsi, Seu Jorge, the Killers

Also, Destroy L.A., Sunset Strip Music Festival, the Drones and others

LA People 2009: Street Sonic — the Petrojvic Blasting Co.

Meet three musical Balkan brothers who aren't actually Balkan, or related, but do agree on one thing: "The street is the most traditional venue."

Is Tokyo the Future for Los Angeles?

A new "ban" would allow 20 areas citywide thick with billboards

A Changing of the Guard at the Westwood March

Fore more photos, view Ted Soqui's Westwood protest slideshow. Related Posts: Patrick Range McDonald's "The Last, Passionate Rant of a Long Night in West Hollywood" Patrick Range McDonald's "The Long March to the Mormon Temple" Joe Donnelly's "Election 08: What Happens To A Dream Deferred? Prop ... More >>

Green Highlights: A Planet-Friendly Palate

When it comes to sustainable sustenance, do ask — they'll tell

Brick's Picks: Staying Local

Jazz in L.A., June 6-12

Why L.A. Is Park Poor

A "broke" City Council and befuddled downtown bureaucrats sit on $130 million

Hardcorey

Corey Hart, Moby and Tarina Tarantino's “Tokyo Hardcore”

Gen Art Turns 10

(Gen Art's fresh faces) There it was— the Peterson Automotive Museum splayed out along the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire. I could see part of its rooftop covered with a big white tent, people already swarmed around, outside of it, and at the check-in desk a few floors below, and through certain ... More >>

Film Reviews: Black Sheep, 1408, You Kill Me

Also Yellow and Broken English

Chili Con Carney's

On the hot dog express

Ascots and Madness

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Ask Mr. Gold: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ask Mr. Gold: Grits

A Day of Power

Can Congress pick up the vibe of the movement?

Seven Days Till a Better You in 2006!

Verona in Waltz Time

The Beast Goes On

No Ashes Left

Prodigal Son

Aaron Rose is back, and he's brought his merry band of art-world outlaws with him

L.A. to N.Y.

Eat this

If Not Now, Wha’?

Contraptions and gizmos

Forever Fabulous

Happy hours with Royce and Marilyn

Fresh Paint

Nancy Evans and Yek at POST, Steve Hurd at Dan Bernier

Taxi Driver

Fares to Remember