Amy Scattergood

You can tell it's fall in Los Angeles, not of course by the relentlessly sunny weather, but by the USC colors (our version of red and gold foliage) , the increased traffic around school zones, and the reappearance of pomegranates at farmers markets. At the Flora Bella Farm stand at......

In addition to a mind-bending amount of cannoli, The Village Bakery and Cafe in Atwater Village makes some pretty awesome hazelnut-pistachio biscotti. Owner and baker Barbara Monderine shared the recipe, which she kindly scaled down from the 50 pound batch she usually makes. The recipe was adapted from one of......

If you've spent any time in Big Sur, you've probably been to the Henry Miller library, still have purple sand in the back seat of your car, have blown some cash at Nepenthe and, if you're lucky, have eaten the grilled sardines at Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant. That is,......

LA Bread may have shuttered, but Atwater Village residents aren't having to go far for freshly-baked baguettes and bacon scones. The Village Bakery and Cafe opened three weeks ago in the former LA Bread location on Los Feliz Boulevard. Owner and baker Barbara Monderine took over the space, lock, stock......

Today is Eric Greenspan's day to helm the dineLA truck. The Foundry chef-owner started serving French toast and maple-dulce de leche syrup at dawn this morning outside his Melrose Avenue restaurant, where he'll be until 9 a.m. Later this morning he'll do another shift, as part of dineLA's week of......

Did you know that there are 93 restaurants that currently deliver to the LA Weekly offices in Culver City, or would if anyone ever called them? How do I know that? Because a minute ago, in a calorie-deprived stupor after having again forgotten to bring lunch to work, I entered......

Ladies and gentlemen, barristas and caffeine junkies, start your La Marzoccos: tomorrow is National Coffee Day. (Who decides these things? Imagine a guy at a cubicle, thinking, I know, next Tuesday let's declare National Toast Day. Hey, I like toast; why not.) As you motor around Los Angeles getting your......

If you're wandering around Pasadena's Old Town later on this morning and feel a sudden, desperate need for fried pickles and a burger, you are in luck. The Counter opens its new Pasadena location at 11 a.m. today. The Counter, for the uninitiated, is one of those happy build-your-own places,......