Elina Shatkin

Even the fast-food sector can cash in on the trend toward "natural" food. Wendy's fancified French fries, introduced in November, have proven to be a whopping success. The chain revamped their stock potato product, replacing the standard fry with a crisper, thinner version cut from Russet potatoes, left with its......

We've been hearing about Daily Dose for over a year now, and, yesterday, we finally got a look at the market-to-table cafe set to open "some time in April" on the same block as Church & State. Like any buzzwords, "organic" and "local" have been tossed around so often, they......

The Bloody Mary, that proud mix of tomato juice, vodka and a potential spice drawer's worth of ingredients, may be the most complex cocktail in the world -- at least from a chemical standpoint. That's why, after tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and......

Too lazy to bake cupcakes in the real world? Don't worry, several apps will help you do it in the virtual one. Crumbs Bakeshop released an iPhone app a couple weeks ago, but they're hardly the first to mix up digital batter and throw on electronic sprinkles. Cupcakes are as......

The amorous effects of wine and chocolate are mostly imaginary, but adding saffron to your diet really can make improve your sex life, according to the results of a recent Canadian study. After examining hundreds of other studies on consumable aphrodisiacs, University of Guelph researchers Massimo Marcone and John Melnyk......

Every few years there's a new study touting the salutary properties of the latest "superfood." Blueberries, acai, maqui. (We're only slightly ashamed to admit we learned about the Chilean wineberry from a menu at Yogurtland). What's the latest supercallfragalistic food? The walnut. A team of researchers led by Joe Vinson,......

In addition to a streamlined new look, Melrose-and-Western neighborhood favorite Osteria La Buca is getting a streamlined menu courtesy of new executive chef Jason Neroni, an Orange County native known for his cooking at Brooklyn's Porchetta and Manhattan's 10 Downing Food & Wine. (He's also known for sending an email,......

If Flatiron were a brick-and-mortar restaurant, it would be a pleasant, middle-of-the-road café. Instead, it's a better than average truck, peddling farm-to-street fare. We love fresh produce. We really do (not that you'd know it from something like 30 Burgers in 30 Days). The only problem with market-derived menus is......

First, a nasty blind item about their downtown Los Angeles wine bar, The Must, had owners Coly Den Haan and Rachel Thomas considering legal action against Eater LA. The controversy from that scuffle died down, but a year later, they were unceremoniously evicted via a middle-of-the-night lockout by landlord Julie......

Want to help the Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in your own gluttonous way? If you don't have the skills to make a treat for LA Bakesale for Japan, the mega, citywide fundraiser set for April 2, here are 10 other food-centric ways you can contribute -- while eating......