Elina Shatkin

There's nothing the least bit German about Sprinkles' newest cupcake, which is as it should be, since the "German" chocolate cake is largely a British/American concoction. Sprinkles' German chocolate cupcake (which officially debuts January 14th but may be available sooner) hews closely to the bakery's template. It's still too big,......

Several of the country's largest egg producers stand accused of participating in a scheme that drove up the wholesale price of eggs by 40%. And they did it under the guise of treating animals more humanely: By systematically killing off egg-laying hens, supposedly to increase cage space for the remaining......

Jose Andrés had nothing but love for Los Angeles at last week's panel discussion with fellow Spanish chefs Ferran Adrià and Juan Mari Arzak. "When I came three years ago, people told me, 'It's very exciting because we need a renewal.' And I thought: What do you mean? You have......

A splash of hot sauce. A sprinkling of crushed peanuts. A prisoner stabbing his cellmate to death. Which of these doesn't go well with pad thai? Opened in early December, Night + Market is the more "adventurous," more street food-oriented concept attached to Talesai. In fact, the two restaurants are......

We've heard of turtle soup (all hail the delicacies of the Victorian Era!) but turtle-flavored crisps and cookies? That's essentially what federal officials found when they busted two Japanese nationals for smuggling turtles into LAX, reports the LA Times. The two men were arrested last Friday as the culmination of......

The stretch of Glendale Blvd. between San Fernando and the 5 -- broad and friendly, still dotted with genuine neighborhood businesses -- wasn't hurting for sweets or caffeine when Proof Bakery opened in mid-November. Neighborhood favorite Kaldi brews its house-roasted coffee strong, but its selection of La Brea Bakery pastries......

As a scrappy upstart in a brutal business, Street Kitchen isn't doing itself any favors with its branding. No website or Twitter feed (that we can find). The most SEO-unfriendly name in food truck history. A culinary magpie of a menu that includes everything from jerk chicken tacos and pulled......

What happens when the three indisputable titans of New Basque cuisine come together on the same stage? A performance by a culinary supergroup? A Marx Brothers routine? Perhaps a bit of both. On Monday night, Spain's rock star chefs Ferran Adrià, Juan Mari Arzak and José Andrés made a pit-stop......

The timing couldn't have been worse. The same day the Flying Pig Cafe finally receives a crucial permit for its first brick-and-mortar location, the story breaks that the Flying Pig food truck was a central character in what may be the first food truck-themed porn film. It was news to......

Because nearly every imaginable cuisine has been bastardized in mobile form, the Phydough Truck has moved on to canines. Rolling out this Saturday, the truck (@phydoughtruck) will feature a menu of gourmet dog treats......