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3 Kentucky Products That Should be Smuggled Instead of KFC

As recently reported in The Washington Post, al-Yamama, a Palestinian delivery company, has been sneaking Kentucky Fried Chicken into the Gaza Strip from Egypt: a three-hour journey and an extra $20-30 for cold chicken, which admittedly can be good. Of course, if Colonel Sanders knew that the red-a ... More >>

Dried and True Beef Jerky: Sriracha-Lime, Korean BBQ Flavors Perfect For That Paleo Diet

Years into a nationwide culinary movement that has seen countless producers returning to craft and traditional goods, Los Angeles boasts its own brands of locally roasted coffee, handmade chocolates and new school food trucks. But not until Angeleno Matt Lauster decided last year -- with flavors l ... More >>

Cookbook Of The Week (For Nitrous Oxide Fans): Modernist Cuisine at Home

Affordable is a relative term when you're talking about cookbooks by Nathan Myhrvold, the former Microsoft technology executive behind Modernist Cuisine, and his test kitchen/lab director Maxime Bilet. But at $140, Modernist Cuisine at Home reads like a bargain compared to its $625 predecessor. At l ... More >>

The Pikey: Hollywood's Riff on the London Blues

We've always had a soft spot for Welsh rarebit -- pronounced "rabbit" -- an English pub staple that essentially amounts to a layer of yeasty cheese sauce broiled onto toast. The name is sort of an Anglican inside joke, implying that a conniving Welshman might try to swindle by insisting your savory ... More >>

96: La Cevicheria's Bloody Clam Ceviche

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. 96: La Cevicheria's Bloody Clam Ceviche. During the most oppressive days of summer, when the beaches are packed elbow-to-elbow and waves of heat radiate up fro ... More >>

8 Things on Pinterest That Annoy the Crap Out of Me

See our previous story, "Pinterest Makes Me Feel Like I'm Bad at Being a Woman" Pinterest -- the latest social media craze sweeping our laptop screens -- can be many things to many people. As a virtual vision board on which you can bookmark little internet finds that strike your fancy, it's your ca ... More >>

Snack Attack: Spicy Potato Chips

Once you've worked your way through every fiery iteration of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Takis, Quezas, Sabritones and Dorito's Flamas; of every weird British "crisp" flavored with pickles, ketchup or Worcestershire; of every gourmet potato chip redolent with olive oil, roasted garlic and garden herbs, the ... More >>

7 Best Bloody Marys In L.A.

If chili has a liquid cousin, it is the Bloody Mary. Not for those obvious spice and tomato-based similarities, but because they share that passive-aggressive knack that blood-relations have so perfected for turning perfectly sunny conversations into thunderous affairs. It usually starts innocently ... More >>

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Top 5 Drinks in Need of Reclassification

HeadCRasher/flickrBeer, not food. ​ We've long claimed beers to be part of a balanced diet -- like slices of whole wheat crammed into cans. In late July however, Russia sobered us up with a devastating reclassification of our beloved brew: Beer, by the new standard, is amazingly no longer c ... More >>

Glowfish Truck Launches: Maximalist Okonomiyaki

Guzzle & NoshOkonomiyaki (left) from the Glowfish Truck (right).​ Bacon on your okonomiyaki? Now, it can be done. This weekend, the Glowfish Truck (@glowfishtruck), which had done a couple test runs last week, officially rolled out, sporting a menu of Japanese food that's been engineered to s ... More >>

Bockwurst Fight: Wurstküche Vs. Berlin Currywurst

N. GalutenBockwurst from Wurstküche​In Los Angeles, we have access to a lot of sausages. They come in many different sizes, hail from almost every continent on earth, and boast a diverse representation of the animal kingdom. They can be raw or cured; smoked, grilled, boiled, fried, or steamed ... More >>

Happy Hour: El Chavito in Silver Lake

K. RobbinsGetting fuzzy at El Chavito​ The place: El Chavito, 4441 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles (323-664-0871) The hours: daily, 5-9 PM The deals: $4 well drinks; $3 Tecates; cocktails between $4-7; $3 tacos What did we think? Turn the page to find out...

There's Got To Be A Morning After: Lou Amdur's Bloody Mary Recipe

Flickr user kthreadA Bloody Mary​If you read our interview with Lou Amdur (Part 1, Part 2), owner of the wine bar, LOU, you know that if you present him with a simple question, like, "What should we drink on New Year's Eve?" he will give you an answer that is equal parts invention and knowledg ... More >>

Drink This Now: Bloody Mary at Vü Restaurant in Marina Del Rey

Bartenders, to say nothing of hungover home mixologists, have as many ways to make a Bloody Mary as Los Angeles has luxe loncheros. The drink's ubiquity typically translates to a glass of V8 spiked with vodka, maybe a dash of pepper or a hit of Worcestershire, if it's fancy. More doesn't necessari ... More >>

Meat in a Glass: The Carnivore Cocktail

Rivera The Donaji ​Lately, mixologists have taken to using protein as an ingredient, and we're not talking about the shrimp cocktail. Whether they're made with crickets, bacon-infused bourbon or pickled octopus, carnivore cocktails have been making the rounds in bars and restaurants across the ... More >>

Rick Tramonto's New Steak Cookbook An A1 Style Steak Sauce Recipe

​Chicago Chef Rick Tramonto's latest cookbook, Steak With Friends: At Home With Rick Tramonto, is a study in contrasts. Yes, the book, out later this month, contains recipes for all the expected steakhouse classics: onion soup, creamed spinach, twice-baked potatoes and of course, a heck of a l ... More >>

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