Amy Scattergood

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "When's the last time someone asked if you wanted a burger and a milkshake, and you jumped up and down, screaming 'Yes! Yes! Yes!'" Diary of a 6 Year-Old Foodie: Burger Battle, In-N-Out Vs. Father's Office......

A few weeks ago when we ran a Top 10 bánh mì list, a number of readers wrote and tweeted that there were OH JUST A FEW bánh mì shops that we might have included. Of course there were. Part of the fun of cataloging and list-making is that there's......

Construction is moving along nicely at the Lazy Ox Canteen, Josef Centeno and Michael Cardenas' new project in the Sakura Crossing building in Little Tokyo. Centeno, who previously cooked at Lot 1, Opus and Meson G, says that the concrete is being poured on Monday and the restaurant will open......

This is Basque Week at Anisette Brasserie in Santa Monica, where chef-owner Alain Giraud and chef de cuisine Joshua Smith have been offering a 6 course menu showcasing the cuisine of the region. Piperade with farm egg, salt cod 'pil pil,' pork 'a la Basque' with roasted red peppers and......

It's Panda Express Day in Los Angeles today. Ah, but isn't every day Panda Express Day? It is if your kids have nightly Kung Fu Panda marathons and refuse to eat their boeuf bourguignon. Today at 10 a.m. LA City Councilman Ed. P. Reyes and Panda Express CEO Tom Davin......

Although the results of Zagat's annual survey were officially released today, advance copies of the 2010 Los Angeles/Southern California restaurant guide have been making the rounds for awhile. (Check out the cute handwritten note on this copy, hiding under a stack of mail, which I kid you not included a......

Since The Tasting Kitchen opened in July, chef Casey Lane has been changing the menu constantly. But this salad, a serious riff on a Caesar, has been on the menu pretty much from the start. It's simple to make, requiring only a mortar and pestle and some basic ingredients. (The......

Bargains were cool even before the economy tanked. Who doesn't check the blackboard at a restaurant to see what's on special? Well, as of this morning, you can check a virtual blackboard too. BlackboardEats.com, a free email newsletter and website, launches today in Los Angeles. (Next up New York, and......

For all you burgeoning molecular gastronomists, closet (or actual) pastry chefs and secret Top Chef addicts, a Pacojet can be a must-have kitchen accouterment. The Swiss-made gadget purees mixtures in their frozen states, producing ice creams and sorbets with a particularly fine consistency. Conny Andersson of the now-shuttered AK Restaurant......