Besha Rodell

As animal rights groups celebrate a victory this week with the beginning of California's foie gras ban, a couple of voices are questioning the tactics, arguments and ethical high ground of vegetarianism. In the Wall Street Journal, New York chef Dan Barber presents an ethical argument for meat eating. He......

On Tuesday, National Geographic released a list of the 10 Best Burgers in the country. Because, you know, National Geographic is such an expert on ... burgers. But the list got a lot of chatter and Internet play, simply because it's a top-10 list and it named a BEST (L.A.'s......

"Remember Julie & Julia? This is like that but with more Sammy Hagar." That's the tagline for the brilliant blog, Gwynedd & Guy, in which one woman, writer Gwynedd Stuart, attempts to cook her way though Guy Fieri's cookbook Guy Fieri Food: Cookin' it. Livin' it. Lovin' it......

This week's restaurant review is of Ramen Hayatemaru in Torrance. We encourage you to read the review, but offer this bullet point synopsis to whet your appetite......

See more of Anne Fishbein's photography from Ramen Hayatemaru. There ought to be an addition to the official list of mental afflictions. Let's call it Noodle Disorder. Its symptoms are a focused, irrational search for the perfect noodle. No distance is too great to drive, no amount of argument ("But......

You know what would be awful great? A show that's like a cross between Top Chef and the Millionaire Matchmaker! Well, fret not, such a thing is about to exist. Barf Yay!......

Eddie Huang, the New York chef and writer, has spent a lot of time recently discussing issues of food, culture, race and authenticity. A couple of weeks back it was a fascinating discourse with Gilt Taste features editor Francis Lam about Asian culture and food and whether it's "fair for......

There's no doubt about it: The majority of serious food, and therefore food writing, is heavily meat-centric. There are certainly fantastic outlets, in the form of blogs and magazines and columns, that cater specifically to vegetarian readers. But as part of the regular discourse, and reviews in particular, vegetarian options......

This week's restaurant review is of ink., Michael Voltaggio's Melrose Avenue restaurant that was recently named the best new restaurant in the country by GQ. We'd love it if you, you know, READ THE REVIEW, but if you're too LAZY OR WHATEVER, here's a few things you should know about......

See more of Anne Fishbein's photography from ink. Our waiter has a lot of tattoos. And a Rolex. He's in the midst of describing the "Old School" and "New School" delineations on ink.'s wine list. "The wines in the Old School section are more terroir-driven," he says. "The New School......