Celia Soudry

Since 2008 Cake Monkey has been an underground bakery of sorts, running their business from a private kitchen, selling their cakewiches and Yo-hos at select venues including Umami Burger, Silverlake Wine, and The Sweets Truck. But the sought after company has surfaced with a permanent Pop-Up store (at least on......

The 26th annual Abbot Kinney Festival, which will be held this year on September 26th, has opened its online registration for potential vendors and exhibitors. The second largest festival in Southern California, founded in 1984, is bound to produce a few memorable moments. And as the festival nears, Facebook fans......

Since our Restaurant Roll Call in January, there have been several food truck launches and restaurant openings. Unfortunately, some eateries didn't make it long past the New Year. As we welcome the newbies, we also bid farewell to those who simply couldn't keep afloat (and in one case was shut......

With Earth Day just around the corner, Squid Ink is sending out another reminder about the L.A. restaurants paying homage to Mother Nature tomorrow. And what better way to celebrate than with hand-crafted organic cocktails with happy hour prices. If you're not big on boozing, there is also discount biodegradable......

In the original laid back style of Barney's Beanery, there will be no grand opening for its new Westwood location. The fifth branch of the classic American restaurant and bar, which originally opened on historic U.S. Route 66 in 1920, is set to open in about two weeks and will......

Sweet Lady Jane, a Melrose staple for over 20 years, is opening a second bakery in Santa Monica, at Montana Avenue and 17th Street. The opening date is tentatively August 1st, however owner Jane Lockhart warns that the date might be pushed to early September, as the newly leased space......

This month local restaurants and businesses are pitching in to help better the environment for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. From restaurants shutting off the electricity and gas for a day, a gourmet chocolatier selling discounted organic stuffed fruits, to businesses giving away green prizes and......

Roy Choi, more intimately known as Papi to his Kogi BBQ co-workers, is the first food truck chef to be named "Best New Chef" by Food & Wine. The 22nd annual award, announced yesterday by Food & Wine Editor in Chief Dana Cowin, highlights ten rising culinary talents nation-wide. The......

Food blogging, as many of our readers and fellow bloggers know, is an activity where you can express reactions to the latest restaurant you attended, or simply share your penchant for baking chocolate chip banana bread pudding as a peace offering to your ticked-off husband. In recognition of these online......

It's National Grilled Cheese Month, and the cooks inside the Grilled Cheese Truck aren't the only ones tossing buttery bread and cheese on a skillet. We rounded up some restaurants around town that are honoring the gooey holiday with traditional grilled cheese and tomato soup combos, as well as entire......