Amy Scattergood

Martha Rose Shulman has been a food fixture in this town and beyond for many years, teaching cooking classes at Venice Cooking School, working on the cookbooks of some of L.A.'s favorite chefs -- she co-authored Mark Peel's recent New Classic Family Dinners and Sherry Yard's The Secrets of Baking......

Imagine if your favorite bakery - blissful croissants, perfectly made canelés, crusty boules, an egg salad sandwich so exactly rendered that it would cause an Old Town riot if it were ever removed from the menu - reappeared, a few blocks down the street, with most of the menu reworked......

This is beyond hilarious. From Eater, a post imagining an alternate universe in which Anthony Bourdain goes on Dancing With The Stars, which apparently premiered (again) last night. "During the show Anthony Bourdain's wife tweeted that a few years ago he was asked join the show (both Rocco DiSpirito and......

Sure, there are farmers markets with more high profile chefs trailing carts and, often, camera crews (Santa Monica Wednesdays); there are markets with stalls featuring more Asian or Hispanic produce (Torrance); or markets scheduled early enough and close enough to the beach so that you can hit the waves after......

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Clifton's Cafeteria Being Taken Over by The Edison's Andrew Meieran. -- Fall Is for Food (Event) Lovers. -- Glenn Beck mocks Michelle Obama's healthy food drive at Right Nation convention. -- 7 Reasons to......

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Clifton's Cafeteria Being Taken Over by The Edison's Andrew Meieran. -- Fall Is for Food (Event) Lovers. -- Glenn Beck mocks Michelle Obama's healthy food drive at Right Nation convention. -- 7 Reasons to......

Condé Naste announced this morning that food magazine Bon Appétit will relocate its offices later this year from Los Angeles to New York, and that, after 32 years with the magazine, editor-in-chief Barbara Fairchild will be leaving the magazine. Fairchild will be leaving to "pursue other opportunities," according to a......

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Ovine: It means sheeplike. Food writers don't use that one nearly enough." Top 10 Food Words We Love. "A professional knife sharpener is a beautifully atavistic profession, not unlike being a cobbler or a Shaker chairmaker."......

A professional knife sharpener is a beautifully atavistic profession, not unlike being a cobbler or a Shaker chairmaker. Gary Silverstein, who has operated his knife sharpening business for the last 6 years, came late to his calling, switching careers after he realized that he enjoyed sharpening his wife's catering knives......