Amy Scattergood

keys at a valet stand; Credit: screenshot of KNBC video

Valet Parking: One More Potential Hazard of Dining Out

If you're one of the many Angelenos who valet park the car while dining at restaurants, either because of the convenience or because your favorite restaurant is in an area which has few if any other available options, you'll want to watch this KNBC video, which we found via LA......
Marcel Vigneron's boneless chicken wings at Bar210; Credit: A. Scattergood

A Recipe From the Chef: Marcel Vigneron's Boneless Chicken Wings

Since coming to Bar210, Marcel Vigneron has been adapting his cooking techniques to the particular demands of the lounge, doing his elaborate take on bar food. (Read our 2-part interview with the Top Chef alum.) The menu, which changes biweekly, is divided into three quadrants: vegetables, fish and meat. If......
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Asia in LA 2010 at UCLA This Sunday

If you find yourself with a few hours of free time this Sunday, in the brief lull between May Day festivities and Cinco de Mayo, you might head over to UCLA for Asia in LA 2010, a day of roundtable discussions, talks, exhibits and, yes, food. The day-long event, subtitled......
Surfing at Venice Beach; Credit: Flickr/jondoeforty1

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs

-- Creating Chinese cafeteria food at home. -- 3 Los Angeles finalists make it to The Next Food Network Star. -- Clipping coupons in the San Gabriel Valley. -- Where to find hidden patios for warm weather dining. -- Osama bin Lager and other brews. -- Making it through April......
Surfing at Venice Beach; Credit: Flickr/jondoeforty1

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs

-- Creating Chinese cafeteria food at home. -- 3 Los Angeles finalists make it to The Next Food Network Star. -- Clipping coupons in the San Gabriel Valley. -- Where to find hidden patios for warm weather dining. -- Osama bin Lager and other brews. -- Making it through April......
Venice through a glass of Pellegrino; Credit: Flickr/

The World's 50 Best Restaurants: Raise a Glass of Bubbly Water

Everyone loves a list, particularly a ranked list. We do. David Letterman does. Water companies do. Thus S. Pellegrino has just announced their list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants. Knocking elBulli off the top spot is the Danish restaurant Noma. ElBulli drops to second, followed by Heston Bumenthal's The......
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A Recipe From the Chef: Koa Duncan's Abuelita Cookies

If you spend much time at downtown's Nickel Diner, you will have eaten many maple-bacon donuts. You also will know that making them at home, while certainly possible, is not nearly as much fun as eating them at the counter, near the elaborately coiffed mannequin heads and in the company......
Anne Fishbein; Credit: Chef Gary Menes at Marché

Marching Orders: Marché Restaurant is Closing

Marché is closing. Owner Andre Guerrero said by phone this afternoon that he's closing his Sherman Oaks restaurant, which opened just last September. Their last day will be May 8th. "We've got a core of extremely loyal customers, but it just hasn't been enough," said Guerrero (Oinkster, BoHo). Executive chef......