Elina Shatkin

"Until recently, macarons have been difficult to procure in the United States," or so says the New York Times, in an otherwise lovely story about the airy French cookie. Macarons may be hard to find in the Big Apple, but here in Los Angeles, we have plenty of them. Food......

The Pacific Dining Car, one of the oldest of old school L.A. steakhouses, is trying to go hip, or at least hipper. The late-night menu, now available every night beginning at 11 p.m., still includes the chocolate chip pancakes, but now it also includes drink specials all under $15. Hoping......

The lovely lanes at The Spare Room, shined with the tears of incorporeal former starlets, are indeed functional. But when it comes to bowling at the Roosevelt's recondite cocktail haunt, it's harder to pick up a spare than it is to pick up a pair -- a pair of George......

We love Trader Joe's as much as the next cheap wine-swilling, Candy Cane Joe-Joe-snarfing American (except when they're shafting tomato pickers), but some things, even God shouldn't touch. Kyochon's chicken wings, to be precise. Where angels fear to tread, Trader Joe's wades in......

Yesterday, we listed the 5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Los Angeles. Today, we move onto gelato. Taxonomy is crucial in these matters. 5. Gelato Bar (Los Feliz, Studio City): Owned by Gail Silverton (sister of Mozza pizza queen Nancy), Gelato Bar's flavors are less intense and the consistency of......

5.1. Rite Aid (everywhere): Their ice cream isn't chic and artisanal, but it's cheap, ubiquitous and features their standout flavor, Chocolate Malted Krunch. Milky, creamy and slightly tart, it's flecked with soft shavings of dark chocolate that melt on your tongue while crisp, malted mini-bombs explode under your teeth......

Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, Tweet him your question @thejgold or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, pretend......

Got a culinary question? Ask Jonathan Gold. You'd think he'd get an avalanche of esoteric, pithy or just downright necessary questions, now wouldn't you? Not as many as you'd think. Send an email to askmrgold@laweekly.com, Tweet him your question @thejgold or ask him via his Facebook page. Come on, pretend......

Whether it's potatoes au gratin from the original Escoffier recipe or curried goat (with coconut milk made from scratch), David Alan Grier is one serious foodie. The actor and funnyman, who we still revere from In Living Color (which has been resurrected for a couple of upcoming specials), has a......

Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar is coming to Chego next Tuesday, it was announced this morning on the Kogi BBQ blog. The post, which is all in Spanish, doesn't reveal much except that Tosi will be signing her cookbook, Momofuku Milk Bar, (you either have to buy Chego's food......