Elina Shatkin

Opened just last week in a gritty-chic corner of downtown L.A., The Pie Hole hopes to do for pies what nearby Wurstkuche did for sausages. That is, reinvigorate a staple dish, make it feel hip and modern, and, hopefully, fill the place to bursting with loft dwellers, office workers and......

Night at the Mausoleum Meet some of the Los Angeles celebrities who are now in permanent residence at the mausoleum beneath the cathedral. The guided tour of these hallowed halls is preceeded by an optional mass (5:30 p.m.) and followed by a wine tasting reception (7 p.m.). Where: Cathedral of......

What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. Los Angeles Times: dine like a Vietnamese emperor at Huong Giang; avocado wood+ bacon; eggplant osso buco. New York Times: 2 stars for Salinas......

What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. Los Angeles Times: dine like a Vietnamese emperor at Huong Giang; avocado wood+ bacon; eggplant osso buco. New York Times: 2 stars for Salinas......

Chipotle chile peanut butter, blueberry licorice and coconut hibiscus tea were among the winners at the first Gourmet Product Awards. The competition honors the best new gourmet products in 43 finely divided categories including condiments, confections, dairy, oils, baby products, beverages, snacks and more. This year's winners include local talent......

When we first told you back in August about the Farid Zadi/Susan Park/David Haskell project that will combine a brasserie, a retail section of prepared foods section and, eventually, a cooking school, it was called Eat. Good. Clean. Food. The awkward name has become the restaurant's motto, and the concept,......

Umami Burger, which already has so many locations around greater L.A. we've stopped counting, announced it will open two more locations: Hermosa Beach and Laguna Beach. Located within a block of the pier, the Hermosa Beach location will open by the end of 2011. The Laguna Beach location, which will......

The latest food truck to open a brick-and-mortar location in Los Angeles (following Komodo and The Flying Pig) comes all the way from Las Vegas. It's Fukuburger, which will open a 60-seat burger joint in Hollywood next week. Located on Cahuenga Blvd. just south of Hollywood Blvd., Fukuburger LA features......

No Tomatoes!, the Indian food truck (@notomatoestruck) with the incongruous name, is the latest mobile eatery to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant. In early October, the No Tomatoes! cafe opened in the corner of a popular strip mall just south of the Beverly Center. Despite the highly trafficked location, that particular......

If you've ever tasted a jarred pasta sauce and thought, "I can do better then that" (after one more can of Chef Boyardee, who hasn't?), Dave's Gourmet, known for their Insanity Hot Sauce, has launched a national contest to find America's next great sauce, salsa or dip. If you win,......