Andrew Simmons

When it comes to shopping, you want to make the right choices. You want to buy things that don't cause pain for others or excessively rape the environment. You want Michael Pollan's great bald dome to beam down on you from on high, nodding approvingly as you coast from website......

The Place: Monty, 1222 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles. The Hours: 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. The Digs: When we heard that Rio Hackford's new Westlake spot Monty was "hot" back in July, we assumed that meant it had swung open its doors, that when we arrived, mugs shimmering in......

If JibJab isn't cutting it for holiday laughs (if you somehow aren't aware, you can transform you, your spouse, your baby, and your Pomeranian into a crew of shufflin', shades-wearing elves), try to go edible. Enter yourself, a pal, family member, or partner in a new contest promoted by candy......

On Wednesday, The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about Willow Garage, a Menlo Park research lab working to build robots to handle a wide range of domestic responsibilities. Known as PR2s, these buzzing butlers will operate on an open system, allowing, much as Apple did with app-builders for its......

With V.I.P. tickets selling for $500 apiece and regular old general admission tickets going for $150, attending this coming Saturday's 6th Annual L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center benefit Simply diVine! can't be the most cost-effective way of showing support for the queer community. It'll be tasty though. Curated by Susan......

The first fast food we knew as a kid came not from golden arches or a king of burgers, but from an outpost of a regional chain selling fat, sprout-laden deli sandwiches on wheat bread. The Fresher Cooker, it was called, and whenever our healthy-eating parents had to work late,......

Flea market impresario Phillip Dane has re-imagined the modern urban flea market. At least that's what's supposed to be happening at the oddly-named Gourmet Music Carnival set to take place at the Los Angeles Historic State Park on Sunday, August 21st. We're not exactly sure how this motley mélange of......

When it comes to craft beer, the labels are more predictable than what sloshes within the bottles. Battered helmets, grinning skulls, and thorny monikers straight out of Arthurian legend are common, as are pastoral scenes featuring serene woodland beasts. Mind-bending IPAs meet their match in splotchy Ralph Steadman script. Nothing......