Besha Rodell

Mole de los Dioses at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses; Credit: A. Scattergood

6. Mole de los Dioses at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses

Besha Rodell
Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 6. Mole de los Dioses at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses. This colorful Sun Valley restaurant, tucked into a small strip mall off......
Want some chicken spices in that??; Credit: lindseywb via flickr

Should KFC Put Chicken Spices In Cookies? No, Really…

Besha Rodell
Ahh, to be a fly on the wall of the marketing department of KFC. "What's cool these days, guys? What are the kids into?" "I've heard bacon is a thing. Some people are even making bacon desserts!" "Maybe we should try something like that. But somehow using the iconic KFC......
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MessHall Reviewed

Besha Rodell
See more of Anne Fishbein's photos of MessHall. A few years ago, while walking down Brunswick Street, the hippest of hip streets in the painfully hip Fitzroy neighborhood of Melbourne, Australia, I came across a restaurant that left a searing imprint on my imagination. The huge, almost industrial space was......
A vegetarian menu in Vancouver; Credit: SweetOnVeg via flickr

Vegetarian Friendly: A Question of Hospitality, Economics and Pride

Besha Rodell
The vegetarian option: it's a menu item most restaurants necessarily offer these days. Depending on the chef, it can be a testament to creativity and the bounty vegetables offer, or it can be a throwaway dish. Chefs know that often, vegetarians are just grateful to have something, anything, even if......
Salad Niçoise at Coco Laurent; Credit: Courtesy Coco Laurent

Coco Laurent Opens Today Downtown

Besha Rodell
A new French restaurant debuts downtown today. Coco Laurent, located on South Grand Ave. opens its doors for its soft opening at 11 a.m. Eventually they will be open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as brunch on weekends. The restaurant is owned by Vincent Terzian, the......