Amy Scattergood

beef stewed noodle soup; Credit: Anne Fishbein

Photo Gallery: Heavy Noodling II at JTYH Restaurant

Amy Scattergood
Need a visual aid for your print edition? Jonathan Gold visits the noodle palace ("thick, irregular things, frilled on one edge like the gills of an oyster, and about the size and heft of a businessman's belt") of JTYH Restaurant in Rosemead. Click through for Anne Fishbein's spectacular photos and......
JImmy Shaw at Loteria Grill 2; Credit: Anne Fishbein

Loteria Grill 3: An Update on Jimmy Shaw's Valley Adventure

Amy Scattergood
Jimmy Shaw is moving over the hill: his third Loteria Grill is currently under construction in the mall on the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura Boulevard, in the second floor space previously occupied by Gaucho Grill. This follows the 2008 opening in Hollywood of the second Loteria Grill, a......
Cameos from See Canyon; Credit: A. Scattergood

Market Report: An Abbreviated Apple Season at See Canyon

Amy Scattergood
The boxes of apples at the See Canyon tables at the Wednesday Santa Monica farmers market this week were stunning: mottled Cameos, bright vermillion Red Delicious, green Winter Pearmains. Behind the crates of Jonalicious Empires and heirloom Spitzenbergs, Mike Cirone suggested that you get them while you can. The late......
how many more of these do you want?; Credit: A. Scattergood

Play With Your Food: Name That Burger, #10

Amy Scattergood
This next edition of Name That Burger, in which you guess the venue of a hamburger based on a picture (below) and a brief description, is the 10th. Should we stop? You tell me. Ten is a nice round number, although it by no means comes close to exhausting (or......
Credit: A. Scattergood

L.A. Bento Opens in Glassell Park: Have Box, Will Travel

Amy Scattergood
Three weeks ago, L.A. Bento quietly opened on a nondescript street in Glassell Park, in the tiny space that used to be Julie's Gourmet Cafe. L.A. Bento specializes in, as you might imagine, bento boxes. Specifically, take-out and delivery lunch bento boxes, comprised of sandwiches made on Breadbar bread, market-driven......
Row of pickle jars at the Tasting Kitchen; Credit: A. Scattergood

A Recipe From the Chef: Pickling Lessons at The Tasting Kitchen

Amy Scattergood
Even before the economy took a nose-dive, the art of pickling and preserving was making a comeback. Credit the popularity of brasseries and gastropubs and their necessary charcuterie plates, laden with salumi and little jars of rillettes and pâtés. Pots of mustard and pickled market vegetables are as expected as......