Besha Rodell

Kids these days! Who can tell what they want? Nation's Restaurant News, that's who. The industry magazine, which, to be fair (or actually to be really, really condescending but still accurate), mainly caters to the owners of Applebee's somewhere in rural Ohio, has published a story about the 7 ways......

Our restaurant review this week is of Mo-Chica, Ricardo Zarate's new downtown incarnation of his super-hyped Peruvian street food joint. We'd love it if you'd give the full review a shot, but for those short attention spans out there, here's your Cheat Sheet......

See more of Anne Fishbein's photography from Mo-Chica. At first, I couldn't quite grasp what all the hype was about. Mo-Chica, in its original location, was an L.A. phenomenon. I'd missed eating there (it closed in May) and, judging from an initial visit to the new location, I just couldn't......

The Chef's Library is a series in which we ask chefs around town to tell us about their favorite cookbooks. Today, we talk to Corina Weibel, chef and owner at Canele in Atwater Village. "For all around cooking, I still really love my Bistro Cooking by Patricia Wells" Weibel says......

Yesterday, New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells had some thoughts about small plates, which is a trend that has, thus far, stood the test of time. And yet the trend-complaint I hear the most is, "I'm so sick of small plates." Wells contends that the intent behind small plates......

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 66: Pastrami Reuben at Art's Delicatessan. The motto at Art's Deli in Studio City is "Every sandwich is a work of art." The deli,......

This week, we focus on Short Order, the burger place at the Original Farmers Market that was a collaboration between the late Amy Pressman and restaurateur Bill Chait. Though Pressman passed away, Short Order lives, with some consulting help from Pressman's friend Nancy Silverton. Burger joints are a double-edged sword......

Just when Top Chef apathy has reached a crippling level of "I just don't care anymore," the brilliant marketing minds at Bravo have come up with a new way to garner cash interest. It's Top Chef ... on a boat!!......

This week the restaurant review takes a look at Short Order, the upscale burger joint at the Original Farmer's Market. Here are some facts about the place and the review to whet your appetite for the full article......

See more of Anne Fishbein's photography from Short Order. Here's a riddle: Where do you take a meat-and-potatoes Midwestern father-in-law, an arugula-and–goat cheese sister-in-law and two mac 'n' cheese children? Answer: a burger joint with enough booze to get you through. My choice for that? Short Order, a not-quite-year-old restaurant......