Amy Scattergood

This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you courtesy of photographer (and blogger) The Delicious Life. It's a lovely picture of Petrossian's chocolate on a stick. Why on a stick? No, Petrossian is not opening a food truck or kebab stand. It's Belgian chocolate, impaled, for stirring into a......

Wine Detective, a wine bar run by two couples from South Pasadena and La Cañada, quietly opened on the Commons Plaza in Pasadena about 5 weeks ago. In a pretty "conversation lounge" off the walking mall, the 4 owners pour 48 wines (32 reds and 16 whites) out of Tuscan-made......

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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content......

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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content......

For the last month, Bon Appétit has been holding a virtual baking contest. The Bon Appétit Blog Envy Bake-Off was a baking contest for food bloggers, in which anyone with a blog baked a favorite holiday dessert, posted the recipe on their blog, and submitted a picture of the dessert......

Last August when Asiadog popped up in Los Angeles--from Brooklyn--at Bigfoot Lodge West, they sold out of hot dogs in the first 2 hours. This time around, the 2 New Yorkers who operate the mobile restaurant, Steve Porto and Melanie Campbell, say they'll have more hot dogs to match with......

Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees DH and MVP of the World Series, is coming to Los Angeles. Matsui has reportedly signed a 1-year contract with the Angels. So they get a guy who batted .615 over the 6 games of the series, and in arguably better news--depending on your......

If you needed another excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast, you've got one today. It's National Cupcake Day. Why? Why not. If there's a secret rationale behind these things, it's still secret. There were reports of National Cupcake Day being celebrated in August and October, so whatever. Since the cupcake......

After a year-long hiatus, Bastide restaurant will reopen tomorrow. Joe Pytka's Melrose Place restaurant will be serving breakfast and lunch under new chef Joseph Mahon, and will open for dinner sometime in January. If you need some reading material before your lunch, the Assouline Boutique bookstore located inside the restaurant......