Amy Scattergood

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 37: The Island Combo at TiGeorges' Chicken. One imagines George Laguerre, who opened his Haitian restaurant......

L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade This is the fourth annual Alex's Lemonade, a huge and laudable event that benefits childhood cancer research. Hosted by Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne (Lucques, A.O.C., Tavern) and David Lentz (the Hungry Cat), with Jimmy Kimmel, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, this giant food fest......

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "'It was like me being back home and having a shish kabob.'" Q & A With Homeland's Abu Nazir: Navid Negahban on Israeli and Persian Cuisine, Looking for Hummus in L.A., Shimon Peres' Facebook Page +......

If you've spent much of the last seven years reading Luisa Weiss' celebrated food blog The Wednesday Chef, as many of us have, it will not surprise you to learn that her new book is a charming read. Nor will it surprise you to learn that she's an engaging reader......

If you spend any time driving around Los Angeles (yeah, that's a joke; like you have a choice), you're doubtless familiar with the sudden neighborhood rainbows that comprise the fruit cart vendors found on many sidewalks and at many street intersections around this town. The vendors set up shop, which......

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Rice, seemingly so bland and innocuous, harbors the same deadly poison beloved by Victorian mystery writers." Consumer Reports Warns of Arsenic in Rice. "At most regular restaurants, the communal table is awkward at best, and just......

Campanile and the La Brea Bakery shop are closing. The restaurant and bakery, which are in adjoining locations separated by a courtyard on La Brea Avenue and were both opened by then-married chefs Mark Peel and Nancy Silverton in 1989, will close at the end of November, the Los Angeles......

Daily Dish: In which Bill Chait and Walter Manzke probably take over the Campanile space for Republique. Tasting Table: Café Dulcé pops up with coffee and street art in downtown L.A. The New York Times Diner's Blog: Brewing President Obama's ale, step-by-step. Zester Daily: Cruise food! (And we mean the......

For Angelenos who grew up eating tacos -- at home, in taquerías, at old school taco trucks or at fancy nuevo food trucks, in both high and low end restaurants and probably every restaurant in between, at barbecues and picnics, and late at night sitting on the hoods of their......

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 45: The Pescado Zarandeado at Coni'Seafood. The pescado zarandeado at Coni'Seafood in Inglewood has long been......