Celia Soudry

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and already streets are getting lit up with glitzy holiday decor. But for some people, this is not the most wonderful time of the year. Whether your family lives too far away to visit, your friends aren't exactly "Thanksgiving material," or you just straight up hate the......

If your idea of finding free food is trolling the aisles of Bristol Farms or Whole Foods, toothpick in hand, ready to stab the next cube of cheese you find, there's an easier way these days--if you have a Twitter account. Sure you can use social media to keep up......

A reminder that Thanksgiving's right around the corner. Like a week from today. If it's all becoming too daunting, or if you just need some help, here's a follow-up list of dine-in and to-go options, including a kosher restaurant and holiday dinners with Cajun, Southern and Scottish twists on the......

While Thanksgiving should be a time of celebration and unrepentant gluttony, if you're the one stuck in the kitchen burning your fingers and mopping bread crumbs and eggs off the floor, maybe you'd be happier just going out or ordering in. From a $10 holiday tasting menu at Akasha to......

To many cupcake grubbers, a bundt cake is a thing of the past, a strangely-shaped cake with a large chunk missing from its core, a centerpiece your grandmother would plant on the dining room table next to the potpourri. To Chrysta Wilson, chef-owner of the West Hollywood bakery Kiss My......

Restaurateur George Abou-Daoud can't seem to get enough dining action with his already hopping Los Angeles-based eateries, the Bowery, Mission Cantina and Delancey. "I love being around food," says Abou-Daoud, shrugging. Next Monday Abou-Daoud and chef Kris Morningstar (Blue Velvet, A.O.C), will officially unveil their European-style wine bar and gourmet......

Morton's restaurant is known for its juicy steaks and classic martinis. But, Tuesday, November 24, you won't be staring at your filet as much as you will be at Spike Lee, famed film director, producer, writer and actor, as he's interviewed by ESPN radio. The series, Lunch with a Legend,......

Last night's 15-course feast at RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen--16-courses if you count the surprise Singapore butter lobster chef Mohan Ismail snuck in--was enough to feed a small village. A village with a very sophisticated palate. The feast was orchestrated to introduce next year's new menu items. Despite the restaurant's palatial......

Mariah Swan, pastry chef at both of Neal Fraser's restaurants, BLD and Grace, had an epiphany last year. Why not take a childhood favorite, milkshakes, and make it more grown up by adding alcohol? Thus Milkshake Madness was born at BLD, held the last Sunday of every month. Swan transforms......