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Tonkotsu ramen at Silver Lake Ramen; Credit: B. Rodell

Silver Lake Ramen Now Open

The sign went up months ago: Silver Lake Ramen, replacing Los Cobanos pupuseria on Sunset Blvd. in Silver Lake. And this past Friday the new ramen shop opened its doors. The menu is fairly straightforward, offering tonkotsu ramen, tonkotsu spicy ramen, shoyu ramen and tsukemen, as well as some sushi......
Fitzgerald cocktail; Credit: B. Rodell

Celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald's Birthday With the Fitzgerald Cocktail

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on Sept. 24, 1896. There are plenty of ways you could celebrate this, like reading, for instance. But we think an appropriate homage could also come in liquid form, preferably gin-flavored liquid. This drink comes to us from Dale DeGroff, otherwise known as King Cocktail......
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Are Tipping Percentages Going Up?

The New York Post ran a story today claiming that in New York restaurants, 25% is now considered the norm. And rather than blame that on the generosity of patrons, they blame greedy waiters. "Here's how the service industry is trying to take bigger tips off you than ever" screams......
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Mozza's Chad Colby + Au Pied de Cochon by Martin Picard

Chad Colby, the chef in charge of Mozza's Scuola di Pizza as well as the Thursday night salumi bar, could talk about books for days. He says he looks for two things in his food books. "The first is photos. I'm a very visual person. So I get frustrated if......
Anheuser-Busch's Project 12; Credit: Anheuser-Busch

Project 12: Los Angeles Beer Among Winners in Budweiser's ZIP Code Beer Series

Back in June, Anheuser-Busch announced "Project 12", described thusly: "Twelve Anheuser-Busch brewmasters at Budweiser's 12 geographically dispersed breweries worked together to create their own "tribute" beers to fit the Budweiser brand's reputation for quality and consistency." The idea was that over the course of the summer, each beer would be......
Hugh Acheson

Top Chef Seattle Cheftestants Announced

Bravo announced this morning that Top Chef Season 10 "will be coming to you shortly," that it was filmed in Seattle, and revealed the identity of the season's contestants. Judges this season will be Deadpan-Padma and Tough-Tom, of course, as well as Gail Simmons and Hugh Acheson. Wolfgang Puck will......