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Squid Ink Top 10: Why You Should Avoid Eating Out This Valentine's

Love is a wonderful thing, but when more than one-quarter of all Americans jockey for a dinner reservation on Valentine's Day, its reason enough to celebrate romance in the comfort of your home. Though we're the first to admit our affection for restaurants, Valentine's Day may be the one holiday......
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Hatfield's Opens Tonight: A Look Behind the Scenes

If you don't read the blogs (or Twitter), you may be one of the few people unaware that Hatfield's opens tonight. Make that re-opens, as this will be the second incarnation of Quinn and Karen Hatfield's restaurant, which was previously located on Beverly Boulevard in the location that is now......
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Happy Hour Goes Seriously Gourmet at Froma on Melrose

Traditionally, Happy Hour hasn't been the best time for gastronomes to find appealing early evening snacks. But at Froma, a small gourmet wine and food shop on Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax district, the Happy Hour menu offers plenty of stellar options. "We wanted to bring in neighbors by offering......
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LA Chefs' New Year's Resolutions

As the final hours of 2009 tick away, Angelenos dash off their New Year's resolutions like grocery lists. Food lovers are known to promise eating better and exercising more, but what to do the food makers of our city decree on New Years? We checked in with some of our......
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2010 Hangover Cures

Every New Year is a time for contemplation, resolution and for celebrating the infinite possibilities of the next 365 days. But for many, the end of one year marks the chance for limitless imbibing in the new year. As we prepare for the leap into a new decade, we offer......
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Squid Ink Top 10: Foodie Typos

Haste makes waste. It can also make very entertaining typos. It takes a keen eye (or a Jay Leno Show intern) to spot the exceptional gem on a takeout menu or expose the unintentional comedy amongst rambling food metaphors. So we scoured the Internet and Twitter for great examples of......
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Top 10 Private Dining Rooms For Your Holiday Party

The deeper we get into November, the more the mind reels with thoughts of the holidays, entertaining, and social obligations. If the idea of throwing a party appeals to you, but the idea of preparing, cooking, and cleaning up after a soiree gives you pause, we offer you this alphabetical......