Amy Scattergood

-- Too Many Sommeliers, Not Enough Training. -- Colorado prison inmates raise fish for food. -- Greek restaurant Xandros has a crisis of faith, identity, ownership, something. Cops, etc. -- Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? -- Paul McCartney Urges India To Declare Vegetarian Day. -- Jersey......

Want a coffee machine? If you're tired of your old French press and didn't get the fancy La Marzocco you wanted for Christmas, the folks at Cafecito Orgánico have a lovely Nuova Simonelli 2 group for sale. For a mere $3K you can get a serious upgrade. The Aurelia commercial......

New Year's culinary traditions can be fun, especially if they include eating Hoppin' John or tailgating at the Rose Bowl. In Japan, the traditional New Year's food is mochi, the little glutenous rice cakes that are served in soup this time of year, and they can be a bit more......

This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you from SterlingDavisPhoto. Because water is the recurrent motif of the last few days (weeks, really). And because water, bottled water at least, is considered food -- according to the FDA. Go figure. If you have any brilliant shots of food you've......

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "A duck carnitas taco is about as much happiness as $3 can be expected to buy." Ask Mr. Gold: Quelling That Carnitas Craving at Cacao Mexicatessen. "Nancy Reagan (of all people) maybe put it best: 'Just......

It's the holidays, the season of giving, family gatherings, and coping mechanisms. So what's the number one way people traditionally survive the holidays? Alcohol. Which is great for many people, not so great for those who do not drink. Why you don't drink -- religious principles, health issues, heavy machinery......

If you've spent any time at all on the East Coast, you will have had the obligatory bowl of clam chowder. Lots of them, really. And whether you're in the New England camp or the Manhattan camp, you will have had many bowls of truly awful clam chowder. As someone......

Reader comments are to blogs what letters to the editor used to be, more or less. But as anyone who used to read those has long recognized, blog comments are -- not unlike blogs themselves -- faster, shorter, and often far more irreverent. Which is what makes them so much......