Elina Shatkin

Bay Cities Deli makes two dozen sandwiches -- a sub with fluffy meatballs, a chicken parm, a Poor Boy with bologna, cotto salami and Swiss cheese -- but the one for which they're most famous, and justifiably so, is The Godmother......

12 Chefs, 12 Months, 12 Charities: Walter Manzke To celebrate 20 years in business, Joe Miller launches a year-long dinner series, inviting guest chefs to prepare a monthly prix-fixe feast with the proceeds benefiting St. Vincent Meals on Wheels. The debut dinner will be helmed by former Church & State......

Sometimes, between the stacks of sliced beef dipped in their own jus and the crisp-skinned hunks of tender roasted pork, even we need to eat a healthy sandwich. When True Food Kitchen opened in May, complete with the imprimatur of integrative medicine proponent and international beard model Dr. Andrew Weil,......

This is a pepper shooter from Bay Cities Deli in Santa Monica. Supposedly, it's prosciutto wrapped around a cube of parmesan stuffed in a pickled pepper. Or it's a scrotum in a shower cap. Either way, it's the raunchiest looking appetizer we've seen in years......

We can't resist this New York Times story, which not only begins with maybe the paper's weirdest lede ever but also ends with a fantastic quote. The opening: At the Waffle House here, no one can believe that the gray-haired men who came in almost daily for egg sandwiches and......

Los Feliz health food store Nature Mart officially closed in late October, replaced by Lassen's, a small, locally-based chain. Some residents are crying foul because the new owners supported Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage initiative, and are vowing to boycott the new incarnation of the Hillhurst Avenue store. A petition......

Just around the corner from Mozza (Osteria and Pizzeria), the juggernaut of an Italian restaurant keeps a low-profile takeout shop. Craving a miniature almond tart or a petite $6 bag of spiced caramel corn? Mozza2Go can oblige. The store is about as big as a sardine tin (a classy sardine......

The Cole's vs. Philippe's French dip rivalry may be the most one-sided rivalry since San Francisco vs. Los Angeles. (For the record, San Fran: We think you have a charming, walkable little burg with great bars and good, cheap burritos. We like to play there on weekends and extended holidays,......

In which we highlight the past week in food. In the octagon: 5 Best L.A. ice Cream Shops vs. 5 Best L.A. Gelato Shops."Do you think pastry chef will feel threatened?" "What she doesn't know won't kill her." Momofuku Milk Bar Coming to Chego"Good Luck, the Los Feliz bar swaddled......