Besha Rodell

Just a few weeks back, it looked as though Proposition 37, the law that would require the labeling of most foods that include genetically modified ingredients, would pass with ease. Polls showed that CA voters approved of the measure by a wide margin......

The move from the phrase "tapas" to the more inclusive "small plates" signaled the fact that the shared food phenomenon could apply to almost any cuisine, not just Spanish. Restaurants opened with New American small plates, Japanese small plates, Caribbean small plates. But one such Caribbean restaurant, Sunny Spot, is......

We need your vote! Not that vote (although you ARE voting today, right? RIGHT???) -- another vote, one with a winner that may not change the course of the country, but will change the fortunes of one lucky burger........

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. 21: Anson Mills Grits & Eggs at Milo & Olive. Finding good grits is hard in LA -- finding good breakfast grits is......

On his blog today, Michael Ruhlman asks, "Is it justifiable for me, known and read primarily for writing about food, cooking, and the work of the professional kitchen, to voice my opinion on a matter unrelated to food?" The blog post, titled "Vote! (a question to readers & a free......

Calling all coffee geeks! Today from Smithsonian Magazine comes a video featuring Merry White, author of Coffee Life In Japan, on the history of coffee consumption in America. There's also some cool science in there, as well as smart people saying smart things about our favorite caffeinated beverage. Watch below......

Is it your lifelong dream to be berated and/or praised by a British guy on television? Isn't that every American's dream these days? If so, you're in luck! Because Fox's MasterChef is holding a casting call in L.A. tomorrow for season 4, and the show just tweeted that Gordon Ramsay......

Mary Sue Milliken, as always, is in the midst of a zillion things. The food activist, TV personality and chef-owner with Susan Feniger of Border Grill has been a vocal advocate of passing Proposition 37, the ballot initiative that would make the labeling of GMO products law in California. Milliken......

Today on his blog, Anthony Bourdain pens a long and thoughtful piece about his 10 favorite episodes of No Reservations as the show's run comes to an end. Bourdain will be leaving the Travel Channel for CNN, where he will host a similar show that will launch next year......

Black Hogg, the Silver Lake restaurant that opened in March only to close in August for a remodel, will reopen on Tuesday, Nov. 6, complete with a bar. (The remodel was to accomodate the changes necessitated by Black Hogg's newly acquired liquor license.) Silver Lake folks will have a new......