Christie Bishop

Tis the season for holiday-themed coffee drinks. It's admittedly one of our favorite times on the coffee calendar, when we can temporarily trade in our "wake us up" skinny double-shot lattes for some classic and even more contemporary "fatten us up" holiday flavors like peppermint mocha, pumpkin spice, eggnog, caramel......

As any West L.A. native knows, Jacopo's Pizzeria was an L.A. institution. For years, the restaurant's red leatherette booths supported the behinds of many Angelenos, from families' chowing down on garlic cheese bread, sausage pizza and ricotta-stuffed ravioli after a child's soccer game, to a couple waiting for their Famous......

Look out Joe's. Santa Monica just got itself another pizza joint. Hostaria del Piccolo -- the more rustic, casual sibling to Piccolo Venice's upscale Italian cuisine -- opened its doors yesterday at 6th and Broadway. Run by General Manager Christian Bertoini and chefs/brothers Germano and Samuelo Minin, the minimalist yet......

Forget massages, soothing music or aromatherapy. If you want to calm down a stressed-out man, just show him a few photos of meat. Preferably just-cooked hunks of beef filet, lamb chop and T-bone steaks, still sizzling and etched with blackened grill marks. Okay, perhaps not those exact cuts of meat,......

Always dreamed of being a sushi chef? Or, at the very least, do you think you have a recipe for a killer sushi roll? If so, get out your at-home sushi kits, wasabi powder, ginger root, nori and whatever else you put into your sushi masterpiece and get to work,......

Thanksgiving is barely two weeks away, which means it's time to get out your roasting pans, gravy separators, oversized serving platters and a hefty dose of Xanax, because extended family will soon be knocking down your door. To help you out -- and prevent Aunt Betty from complaining about watered-down......

Does your perfect vacation involve a private tour and tasting at a Napa Valley winery? Do you count the tiny towns of Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga among your ideal destinations? And do Bistro Jeanty, étoile and Bottega top the list of your favorite restaurants? If you answered "yes" to......

Last month's downtown Craft Beer Festival may be over, but there's still a chance to get your hop on. Mark your calendar for this Saturday, November 6 from 1-5 p.m, when the L.A. Vegan Beer Festival (that's right, vegan) takes over The Roxy in West Hollywood. Think you might not......

Unless you've been living under a rock -- or in line at LudoBites 6.0 -- you may have heard that McDonald's McRib sandwich is back. The story seems to be everywhere: in national magazines, in local newsletters, and there's even a McRib Locator where fans of the sandwich report recent......

Hot off their pickling pop-up and appearance at Artisanal LA, Chicks with Knives are moving on to the world of big-time butchery. This time, the Chicks -- aka Rachael Narins and Suzanne Griswold -- are pairing with LA's favorite sustainable butchers "Lindy and Grundy" -- aka Amelia Posada and Erika......