Amy Scattergood

pomegranates; Credit: Flickr/geishaboy500

Drive-By Antioxidants: Pomegranates Spill on the 5 Freeway

Amy Scattergood
If you were heading south on the 5 this morning near Newhall, you might have had a few Halloween flashbacks. The LA Times reported that a truck carrying pomegranates collided with a box truck, spilling the bright red fruit over the highway shortly before 4 a.m. Maybe some Caltrans workers......
Fried chicken in duck fat with fingerling potatoes at LudoBites; Credit: MyLastBite

Food Trends For 2010: Fried Chicken or Food Trucks?

Amy Scattergood
Happy December. 2010 is only a few weeks away. It's time, in other words, for the avalanche of year-end round-ups (food trucks! vampires!) and predictions for the coming year. Will we still love burgers and bistros and cupcakes, or will we segue off into something else, like maybe layer cakes......
Credit: The Edison

Repeal Day Skating Party, Courtesy of The Edison

Amy Scattergood
Just because we don't live in New Hampshire doesn't mean we don't get to go ice skating, thanks to Pershing Square's downtown ice skating rink. And this Saturday, The Edison makes sure that you'll have fun doing it, as they'll be serving hot chocolate, roasted chestnuts and Christmas cookies. For......
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José Andrés Is Your Guest DJ: Molecular Gastronomy to Elton John

Amy Scattergood
Ever wonder what's on José Andrés' playlist? You figure he must be listening to something cutting edge while he's thinking up cotton candy foie gras and playing with the nitro canisters at The Bazaar, right? Try Elton John's Daniel. We know this because the Spanish chef shares his personal soundtrack......