Elina Shatkin

After reporting last month that a new location of Silver Lake pizza emporium Garage Pizza was set to open near in downtown L.A., we finally have confirmation on the date. Owner Jason Batten tells us if all goes as planned, it will open May 27th at its second home near......

After Tuesday's big news that the oldest of old-school burger chains is launching a food truck, there's more from Pie 'n Burger: Today they begin serving their seasonal olallieberry pie. It happens every year, and every year, it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it sort of deal. The olallieberry pies should only last through......

Taste of the Nation LA, which raises money for hungry children in Los Angeles, returns to Culver City on June 12th, but local restaurants are getting in on the act with fundraisers before then. Why? Because approximately 1 in 4 children in Los Angeles go hungry every day. Chef Kerry......

When BlackboardEats, our favorite restaurant coupon site, announced in January that customers would have to start paying for their previously free coupons, we shed two or three tears. We loved BBE's selection of restaurants, but as we wrote: "The BlackboardEats coupons are a good deal even with the $1 surcharge,......

Ray Garcia, the chef who brought you the Kegs and Egg brunch with its bottomless pint of draft beer, is making FIG's brunch even better, introducing a cocktail menu featuring six new variations on the Bloody Mary ($12-16), all made with fresh, mostly organic poduce. Yes, the House Mary and......

The second iteration of Rustic Monday hits Fraîche on May 30th and features chef Jason Fulilove (Da Vinci, Desert Rose), who's preparing to open the Curious Palate at The Market in Santa Monica Place. He joins Fraîche chef Ben Bailly this bit of friendly rivalry. It's a three-course, prix-fixe menu......

Update, 05.18.11, 9:41 a.m.: A few specifics on the dish Quenioux will make next week. It's a boudin noir with apple compote, creamed mashed potatoes and mustard tapioca stuffed into either a banh mi or a wrap. Also, Tran tells us he wants this to be the start of many......

After batting for 2 in our series of Apocalypse Food Reviews thanks to a "mocha mousse pie" that was more like weak, gelatinated hot chocolate and huevos rancheros that were a hot soupy mess, we had to give Backpacker's Pantry one last chance. After all, we want to believe......

Some vendors, like Flying Pig and Komodo, expand from a food truck to a sit-down restaurant. Some, like Pie 'n Burger, do it the other way around, bringing their restaurant to the street. The iconic Pasadena burger joint is launching a food truck (@pienburger), probably next week. Owner Michael Osborn......