Amy Scattergood

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......

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "So there are big, drippy hamburgers, including an oversized In-N-Out-style creature named for Suzanne Tracht's daughter Ida; an herbed turkey burger named for Pressman; and a bacon-avocado-laced Nancy's Backyard Burger, which explodes like a meat grenade......

The folks who brought you Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry and Sweet Rose Creamery have now officially opened the exceedingly pretty doors of a new restaurant, a pizzeria named Milo & Olive, which begins serving lunch and dinner today. Milo & Olive is thus the fourth Santa Monica eatery from Josh Loeb......

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......

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 considers Tsujita L.A., the newish ramen shop on Sawtelle. Tsujita is not exactly one of the crammed noodle closets that are the tsukemen shops in Tokyo -- 5 seats, Foo Fighters blasting, 15 minutes to slurp your noodles so the drunk guys outside can get in......

This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo, taken by photographer Darin Dines, is of the spuds at the late Amy Pressman's newly opened Short Order. (For more on this, read Jonathan Gold's latest First Bite -- or just scroll back on the blog.) Why put your fried potatoes in frites cones......