Daina Beth Solomon

The Associated Press via the Washington Post: A new farm and food bill is in the works, but it faces an uphill battle. Gilt Taste: More chefs learn to cook without gluten. Daily Dish: A recap of Dario Cecchini's visit to Valentino last night. Loud and meaty......

Nine courses were on the menu last week at Wolvesden, the underground, semi-secret supper club run by Craig Thornton. When Squid Ink interviewed Thornton a couple of years ago, he agreed that his plates were like Rorschach tests. (Did guests dive in? Look away? The approach conveyed a lot, he......

Tracie McMillan at Zócalo Public Square "Is eating well just for the rich?" Journalist Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table, will tackle the topic in a conversation with Evan Kleiman of KCRW's Good Food at Zócalo. Reservations......

Cook on television; nab a book deal. That could be one of the takeaways of the Cooking Stage lineup at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books happening this weekend at USC. Of eight chefs who will give cooking demonstrations, speak and sign books, five are known for appearing on......

Daily Dish: Chef Ken Frank of Le Toque in Napa Valley argues that the upcoming foie gras ban will "will create the biggest black market since Prohibition." He recommends replacing it with "the world's highest standards for humane foie gras." Reuters: In the wake of North Korea's failed missile launch,......

From late April to September, a few of L.A.'s most acclaimed restaurants will offer a six-course tasting menu at $150 per person, not including wine pairings. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics. If you're so inclined, stop reading and sigh. What else could be so bo-ring......

For your LA Weekly flickr pool photo of the day, we have an egg from Joey Zanotti. An Easter egg, that is, colored in yellow and raspberry, with flecks of gold and silver. Are we going to eat it? Probably not. Like most Easter eggs, we're guessing it's been hard-boiled......

Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival 250 wineries, 75 chefs (Daniel Boulud and Jacques Pépin among the many stars), a beautiful beach, and you. That's the premise of this fifth annual event, which is packed with tastings, dinners, lectures and activities. Events include a "Say Farewell to Foie Gras" talk......