Elina Shatkin

Why should stereotypical frat boys popping a can of Rolling Rock and conjuring frolicking, bikini-clad babes atop an Alpine vista represent all beer drinkers? Ladies like beer too. Too often however, they're steered toward "the worst-tasting, syrupy-sweet, weak drinks," according to Ting Su. That's why Su, who co-owns Eagle Rock......

When you've been eating burgers for 30 days, it's hard to go cold turkey. Or would that be cold beef? Though it's not slated to open until mid-to late-April, Mohawk Bend has already generated the requisite excitement and backlash. The 10,000-square foot restaurant and bar, going into the old Ramona......

Yes, you read that headline correctly. For the foreseeable future, Takami in downtown Los Angeles will be donating 100% of its profits -- not 10% or 50% or some portion thereof but every penny of profit -- to the Red Cross Japanese Relief Fund. Numerous employees of the restaurant, located......

The obscene parking rates. The I'm-pretending-I-don't-want-you-to-look-at-me-but-I-desperately-want-you-to-look-at-me clientele. A rooftop bar with an amazing view that in no way compensates for its overpriced, badly made cocktails. There are plenty of things to dislike about The Standard, downtown LA's flagship hipster hotel. Its restaurant, however, isn't one of them. The awkwardly named......

Scandinavian cuisine. It's more than just Noma, Sesame Street's Swedish Chef and Bocuse d'Or-winners. It's the madmen of Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time. A parody of Canadian stunt-cooking show Epic Meal Time, the video series, done in Swenglish, features culinary wonders like the smörgåscake, a smörgåsbord (a traditional open-faced sandwich)......

Komodo is the latest food truck (@komodofood) to go brick-and-mortar, opening a fast-casual and takeout restaurant in the heart of the Kosher Corridor. Located on Pico Boulevard just west of Robertson, Komodo should officially open for walk-in business by March 23rd. It will host an opening party this Wednesday and......

Pappardelle fume in a smokey bacon and cream sauce. Thin pizzas laden with prosciutto, burrata and the like. Giant, fluffy squares of tiramisu. Osteria La Buca is known for many things -- none of them a burger. At night, Osteria La Buca is a snug haven, offering new-generation Italian comfort......

If Johnny Rocket's wasn't so relentlessly corporate and soulless, it would be Hamburger Habit. They share a fetish for old-fashioned Coca Cola signs, chrome barstools covered in read leather and the idealized decor of the mid-century American diner. Unlike Johnny Rocket's, Hamburger Habit has decent burgers. Established in 1968, is......

Taylor's Prime Steak isn't some hip, young whippersnapper's idea of an old person's restaurant. Taylor's is a genuinely old restaurant. Established in 1953, it probably hasn't seen a crack of daylight since. A haven of polished dark wood and impeccable red leather booths, this is the kind of place we......

Tim Walker will stop the world to melt with you. The Pope of Cheeseville is working hard to make sure the 2011 Grilled Cheese Invitational (@grilldcheez) is bigger and cheesier than ever. Tickets go on sale today for the annual grill-off, which last year drew 230 competitors and 7,000 spectators......