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Perhaps the degrading commercial earlier this week that pitted LAX up against SFO went straight to our food court, or maybe the closing of The Hump inspired LA's international airport to take a stab at the title for the best grub in the county within...
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Edible art takes many forms, but decorated eggs may be the original non-processed food canvas for secular and religious art. Thousands of years ago the Zoroastrians painted eggs to celebrate the beginning of their New Year; early Christians transform...
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Eating in Koreatown is like being an inventor in the second half of the 18th century: it's nearly impossible to put forth any effort at all without stumbling onto something exciting. Located in a fairly central and accessible region of our city, this...
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Condom Tiger
Anything related to Tiger Woods generates a media storm, especially if it's titillating. Witness my recent post, on my food blog Table Conversation, about a Tiger Woods statue clothed in condoms. Like a virus, this post circulated aro...
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Anthony Bourdain, the hazard pay episode
Tired of getting your Anthony Bourdain fix via the Travel Channel, your demi-glace-stained pages of Kitchen Confidential (or Bone in the Throat, circa 1995), or even, gasp, from the untangled threads of @...
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In February, Squid Ink brought you the Top 10 ethnic markets in the San Fernando Valley. For this installment, we move from one valley to another, from the 818 to the 626, and thus to the San Gabriel Valley. In addition to supermarkets catering to t...
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Strawberries at the Pasadena farmers market last Saturday
The latest news reports say that California's strawberry season -- which technically begins now even though we see delicious berries year round -- is about to contribute to a nationwide gl...
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Maybe the Food Network -- or any of the other networks that are currently scrambling to get their share of the reality food television audience -- should just give Stephen Colbert his own DIY cooking show. After cutting sandwiches with an ice skate a...
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Hasty To Your Peep Rescue
There are marshmallow peeps, and then there are Jacques Torres' dark chocolate tuxedo clad peeps (rather unfortunately named Chirp n' Dales, but hey, it's Jacques Torres). The deadline for Easter shipment from Mr. Chocola...
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And then, suddenly it all makes sense. The book is from Chronicle's custom publishing division, or as we have nicknamed it, the Have Cash, Will Sell division. Custom books are essentially those that have some sort of sponsorship behind them, in this ...
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Happy April Fools' Day
-- In-N-Out toys with the hearts of New Yorkers. [Huffington Post]
-- Reports on a new bathroom truck to keep Kogi and Nom Nom company. [Thrillist]
-- Actual roach coach hits the streets. [Deep End Dining]
-- Starbucks a...
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Demonstrative cake
When was the last time you poured a cup of tea for your cream puff or gave your cupcake a nice back rub? Not too recently? We didn't think so. That might be one reason why these desserts don't look too happy.
The perfect baked ...
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The Thai Town Songkran festival draws a crowd
New Year's Day is coming for the third time this year. January 1 revelry in the West had no sooner died down than decorations began to go up for Chinese New Year February 14. Next on the calendar is t...
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Sisters Jenny and Heather Goldberg have been living and working together for several years. But the co-owners of Spork Foods, an organic vegan cooking company, will no longer share the same living space when they move the business to a West Hollywood...
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French-Moroccan restaurant, Chameau, located in the Fairfax district, and originally opened in Silver Lake in 2001, reopened last Saturday as Chameau Deli Bar. Prices have been slashed and the restaurant is much more casual than its previous design. ...
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With the race for the top seed in the Western Conference all but wrapped up, it appears that Kobe Bryant has set his sights on a new opponent: the entire Japanese city of Kobe.
Kobe Bryant was actually named after the expensive and highly sought aft...
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Here's a skin treatment that's cheaper than Botox. It's painless. Better yet, you can eat it.
It's the collagen terrine at Agura Dining in West Hollywood. Owner Yasumasa Kawabata swears that one taste is enough to make your skin more beautiful. The ...
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stack of newspapers
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...
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Bar Keeper's neon sign.
Bar Keeper proprietor Joe Keeper doesn't just sell vintage cocktail shakers and uncommonly flavored bitters at his Silver Lake store. He sells ritual. And hopefully, he'll soon be able to sell alcohol.
On Tuesday, the eve ...
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The Slow Food movement is in full force, and the Slow Drink movement is catching up fast, particularly at the Roosevelt Hotel's somewhat-hidden Library Bar, smack in the middle of Hollywood. It's run by head bartender Matthew Biancaniello - soon to b...
Bucato Review: Evan Funke's Helms Bakery Restaurant Triumphs
