Elina Shatkin

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Saint Estèphe at Rivera: Preview [Photo Gallery]

Elina Shatkin
John Rivera Sedlar is best known as a chef -- an admired, lauded, seminal one -- but he may, in fact, be a museum curator trapped in a chef's body. (With Museum Tamal, Sedlar, does in fact, get to unleash his curatorial impulses somewhere beyond the dinner plate.) The visual......
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Carbo Loading: LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast Photo Gallery

Elina Shatkin
Whether they were the traditional flapjack varietal or a loose ethno-modernist interpretation, pancakes, both sacred and profane, filled the former St. Vibiana's cathedral on Sunday morning for the first LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast. Curated by our own Jonathan Gold, it was a carbo-loaded, coffee-soaked shindig that featured 20 eateries offering......
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Ghost Pepper Nasal Spray: Chili Peppers Clear Your Sinus

Elina Shatkin
This won't be news to anyone who has ever found themselves sneezing, sweating, coughing and gasping for water after ingesting a spoonful of ghost chili jam, but now it's official: Hot chili peppers may help people clear up certain types of sinus inflammation......
Sausages at Currywurst

Currywurst Opens Sunday on Fairfax

Elina Shatkin
Wuppertal native Kai Loebach's long delayed Currywurst on Fairfax Avenue (not to be confused with Berlin Currywurst in Silver Lake), will finally open this Sunday. Look for grilled sausages with fries and a selection of mayo and curried ketchups. Currywurst will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven......
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Wahlburgers: Marky Mark Opening Burger Restaurant

Elina Shatkin
Get ready for all sorts of "new kid on the block" headlines. Mark Wahlberg and his brother Paul, a bona fide chef, are opening a Boston burger restaurant that will be named (what else?) Wahlburgers. Another Wahlberg brother, Donnie, will oversee the restaurant, while Paul will be behind the stoves,......
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Seed Bistro: Sneak Peek Into Upscale Vegan Joint [Photo Gallery]

Elina Shatkin
When Seed Bistro officially opens on Monday, August 29th, it will boast something few other L.A. restaurants offer: a multi-course fully vegan tasting menu (4 courses/$45; 6 courses/$60). Prepared and served by chef Eric Lechasseur at a small counter near the back of the woody, green-tinged eatery, tastings will be......
A cheesesteak from Pat's.; Credit: The Girls NY

Cheesesteak King Dies of Heart Attack

Elina Shatkin
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a man who devoted the better part of his life to coating heaps of grilled beef coated with gooey melted cheese, Joey Vento, the owner of iconic south Philly cheesesteak stand Geno's Steaks, has died. Vento, 71, had a massive heart attack and passed away on Tuesday,......
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MoKo Closing, Becoming G2: Korean BBQ

Elina Shatkin
Only five months after Gyenari was revamped into MoKo under the steady, innovative hand of executive chef Gary Robins, the restaurant is closing. Robins is "facing severe health issues," and owner Will Shin doesn't think he can maintain the menu without him......