Amy Scattergood

For those of us who routinely rely on a cup of coffee, a demitasse of espresso, a ceramic cup of perfectly poured macchiato, or maybe even, God help us, a Red Bull, before we feel both awake and arguably sane in the morning, now there's news that this happy excuse......

If you're the sort of person who will be watching the NBA finals out in a public venue, you may have your seat at ESPN Zone -- conveniently located a few blocks away from the Staples Center -- reserved and waiting. You may already be sitting at your favorite sports......

This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo, of the artfully decorated mannequin heads at Nickel Diner, comes to you courtesy of photographer Muy Yum. The downtown diner, justly famous for its maple-bacon donuts, also sports quite the display window, perhaps to entertain folks waiting in the long lines that often form......

Staring, baffled and hungry, at the contents of the open refrigerator is one of those things that we all do, even as we yell at our family members to close the freaking door and stop wasting energy. Now technology has come up with a solution to the problem. The Smart......

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- The Worst Drink in America? A 2,000-calorie milkshake. -- No more shark fin soup for you: Hawaii becomes the first state to ban the possession of shark fins. -- Bravo's next cooking show: Rocco's......

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- The Worst Drink in America? A 2,000-calorie milkshake. -- No more shark fin soup for you: Hawaii becomes the first state to ban the possession of shark fins. -- Bravo's next cooking show: Rocco's......

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Someday soon, we are promised, LAX will be a magical fairyland of cuisine, where the terminals will fairly bristle with the best that Los Angeles dining has to offer, where the enchiladas, pizzas, and exquisite regional......

Culver City has developed a pretty sweet restaurant row over the last couple of years, and this summer the neighborhood is capitalizing on that fact by hosting a series of block parties. Starting June 16th and repeating the third Wednesday of every month until October, the Culver City Downtown Business......

If you head to downtown Los Angeles, just past the vast complex that it LA Live, to the newly opened Ritz-Carlton, and press the elevator button for WP24 and the 24th floor, you will come to a restaurant that is not only Wolfgang Puck's latest -- how many? "18 restaurants,"......