Elina Shatkin

It was inevitable, this shotgun wedding of the two hottest culinary trends of the last few years: food trucks and bacon. Even in the current cultural moment, when gluttony has practically become its own cuisine, the launch of the Get Your Lardon (@getyourlardon) truck in September might give one pause......

You don't have to be Adam Carolla to prefer pie to cake. (He tells a story about loving pie so much, that he once entered a pie-eating contest at North Hollywood High and, with his hands behind his back, nibbled and licked at the side of the pie until the......

At least one part of NuGrape's name is accurate: It does, indeed, taste like grape soda. In fact, it tastes almost exactly like Grape Fanta (though we'd need to conduct a side-by-side comparison to be certain). On the flipside, there's nothing new (or "nu") about it. Once again, the clever......

Inspired by the "Texan Concepts" concept at our sister publication, the Houston Press, we're launching the first in a series of highly scientific Venn Diagrams exploring what people actually eat vs. what Angelenos think they eat. First up: the (not so) dirty South......

South Korean officials are desperately trying to stop a recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, killing over a million infected animals and vaccinating millions more. Despite its innocuous name, foot-and-mouth isn't a social faux pas, it's a devastating virus that infects cloven-hoofed animals. Symptoms include a high fever followed by blisters......

The rumors were true. The beloved Sunset Boulevard bar Ye Coach & Horses, which closed in November after a protracted eviction struggle with landlord Samuel French Books, has new tenants: Jared Meisler and Sean Macpherson, the duo behind Bar Lubitsch and The Roger Room. (Macpherson has also been behind a......

Sigh... we knew it was too good to last. Since launching a over a year ago, BlackboardEats quickly won over fans (we count ourselves among them) with generous discounts to buzzworthy restaurants: Cacao Mexicatessen, Mo-Chica, Tinga and many more. Those days are over. Sort-of. BlackboardEats yesterday informed subscribers that its......

It won't poison you or compel anyone to kiss you. It won't send mommy rushing into Santa's arms. In fact, it probably won't remind you of Christmas at all. We've spent January trying to bring Christmas back into our hearts, but Squamscot's Mistletoe Mist, despite its festive name and the......

Now that the original version of Four Loko has been deemed unsafe by FDA decree -- spawning loads of free publicity for the alcohol-fueled energy drink, a lucrative black market, a way to gas up your car, and, eventually, a stimulant-free formulation that beats the ban -- a new product......

Beginning at 11 a.m. today, the first 500 people who accept a voucher at either of Philippe's entrances will receive a free 6 oz. cup of chili (normally $2.10) with purchase of any sandwich. The free chili is courtesy of Dolores Canning Company. Whether or not you know it, you've......