Elina Shatkin

Our headline is only mildly sensationalistic. The recently released findings of a German study suggest that among people 75 years and older, moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of dementia. And it doesn't matter whether people prefer beer, wine or hard liquor. What's more, this confirms the......

Roy Choi already has two restaurants (Chego, A-Frame), but this Friday, a non-Kogi food truck will open its first-and-mortar location. Frysmith (@frysmith) is moving into beer-centric Hollywood rock 'n roll bar Loaded, offering optional "loaded" versions of all their gourmet potato dishes. Frysmith's popular Rajas Fries are dressed up with......

There's nothing pretty about a master burger, arriving as it does on a plain, squashed, white bread bun. That doesn't mean it doesn't taste good. Served from a bright yellow building fronted by a few metal tables and protected by iron bars over every window, the master burger ($2.73; $3.19......

Gyros, falafel and döner kebabs are the universal street food of Europe. Danky's Döners (@dankysdoners) wants to know: Why not Los Angeles? Rolling out today for the very first time, the Turkish-themed food truck (which is actually run by a Persian guy who grew up in Norway) offers their spin......

Ever since London shop The Icecreamists started selling Baby Gaga ice cream (derived from human milk) and was promptly banned from doing so, the notion of breast milk ice cream has taken the world by storm. But how is it manufactured? Thanks to an animated video from NMA TV, we......

If you still prefer your street food on the street instead of in a restaurant at $8 per plate, FoodTruckDeals.com may be the site for you. Launched only yesterday, the site aims to be the Groupon for the food truck set. It seems like a limited target market, but it's......

Is Breadbar bringing its Guest Chef Series to the streets or bringing street food to its guests? Either way, the Century City restaurant will morph its once popular Hatchi Guest Chef Series into the Hatchi Truck Stop. Held the last Thursday of the month, the new series kicks off March......

Sometimes, too much luxury is not enough. Sometimes, a little luxury is just right. Burrata and a burger? You had us at burrata. When we first heard Little Dom's offered a burger topped with burrata ($12), we were intrigued but also wary. We have limned the pitfalls when two great......

Intelligentsia Coffee produced two finalists, but Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Company beat all comers to hold onto his title and win the 2011 Southwest Regional Barista Championship, earning him an all-expenses paid trip to the National Barista Championship, April 27-May 1 in Houston. As the top finisher in the......