Elina Shatkin

Bacon on everything! Kentucky Fried Chicken's cashing in on the "everything's better with bacon" trend, introducing their newest artery-hardener, the Cheesy Bacon Bowl. Why stand on formality and separate your meal into discrete categories like mashed potatoes, fried chicken, corn, gravy and cheese? Simply, pile them all into one slop......

Amid all the happy news of L.A. Beer Week -- splashy openings for Golden Road and Sunset Beer Company -- we have some sad news: Nibble Bit Tabby brewery is closing. We talked to brewer and co-owner Brian Lethcoe, who tells us the brewery's last day will probably be October......

MexiKosher: The name alone inspires skepticism. Open since July along the booming Kosher Corridor, the casual Mexican eatery with the cutesy portmanteau delivers what it promises: tacos and burritos, carne asada and birria, salsa and guacamole, all under Kehilla kosher supervision. But can it possibly be any good?......

Ground beef is not a valid form of identification. Not in Martin County, not in Los Angeles, not anywhere. A Florida man learned this the hard way, when he handed a taco to police officers who asked for his I.D. This was after he had passed out in his car......

LA Food & Wine This four-day extravaganza features dozens of events including special lunches and dinners cooked by top chefs from around the country. Sang Yoon of Lukshon hosts Chris Cosentino of Incanto (San Francisco), Tom Colicchio throws a clambake, Michel Richard will discuss his book Happy in the Kitchen,......

If you've ever wondered why the food at El Torito, Chevy's and Acapulco tastes remarkably similar, it's because they all have the same corporate parent, Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.. The company, which owes $49 million to its employees and food suppliers but only has $1 million cash on hand, recently......

Generations of skiers and mountaineers have stopped at Erick Schat's Bakkery in Bishop, perhaps for a loaf of their famous shephearder's bread, perhaps for a few of the deep-fried doughnuts known as olliebollen. Now, the Dutch bakery chain is coming to Southern California with David Schat's Bakery Cafe set to......

What do post-New Wave songstress Karen O, country crooner Willie Nelson and Chipotle burritos have in common? They've teamed up to promote awareness about the economic hardship that American family farmers face in an industrialized agricultural system. In the short film Abandoned, directed by David Altobelli, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs......

Dear Merriam-Webster: We admit it: We're not hip. We didn't know until very recently that "Like A G6" isn't about a super-advanced Steve Jobs prototype computer that can also fly jet planes. As a Professional Writer, there is one thing we do know: language. Specifically, the English language. We know......