Amy Scattergood

What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes......

This week Jonathan Gold visits an old-style beefsteak dinner, in the manner of the regional gluttonous feasts (platters of beef, absence of vegetables, rivers of beer) of early last century New York. Was this a New York beefsteak circa 1939? It was not. Vibiana is a soaring, bleached-white, deconsecrated cathedral,......

If you're planning to head to Joan Nathan's talk at the Central Library this Saturday, you could do worse than spend the days prior to the event cooking. Specifically, cooking one of the dishes from Nathan's book Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France, about which......

If you get tired of picking up branches this weekend, or listening to your San Gabriel Valley friends who are still complaining about having to do so, you might head over to downtown's Central Library to listen to Joan Nathan instead. The cookbook author (10 books and counting) will be......

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And now, a brief message from our sponsors. Sort of. If you like reading this blog, consider following us on Twitter @LAWeeklyFood. You can also check out our Facebook page, where a lot of the good stuff gets posted and where you can Like and Comment at will. If you......

Leo Bulgarini's new gelato outpost in Culver City -- Bulgarini took over the lease at Teaforest Tea & Coffee Bar on Washington Blvd. last month -- officially opened last week. This despite the fact that the gelato maker's gelateria in Altadena lost power in the violent windstorm that battered much......

The Cookbook Blog: A very cool interview with Diana Kennedy. LA Observed: Ray Bradbury's typewriter, a 1947 Royal KMM #3756210. (Does this have anything to do with food? No. But it's Ray Bradbury's typewriter. Stop clouding pictures of foie with your iPad and go look.) Daily Dish: Food historian, linguist......

Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to [email protected], tweet him your question @thejgold, or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, pretend......