Elina Shatkin

Updated, Again: Scoops opened yesterday, Thu., Dec. 1. Update: Kang says Scoops didn't pass the inspection. He is making fixes and working for a Monday opening. L.A. Creamery isn't the only high-end ice cream shop on the verge of opening. If Scoops Westside passes its health department inspection later today,......

As Test Kitchen, LA's experiment in musical chefs, takes its victory lap and bids farewell, the concept is already being transformed into something less temporal featuring two (semi-)permanent restaurants and a bar. In late January, Steve Samson and Zach Pollack will open Sotto, their Italian restaurant, in the downstairs space......

100-year old mochi manufacturer Mikawaya, best known for its mochi-wrapped ice cream balls, is celebrating its centennial in new digs. Founded by the Hashimoto family in 1910, the homegrown L.A. company recently moved into a state-of-the-art, 103,000-square-foot factory near downtown, where they will continue making all manner of sticky rice......

We've already raved about the little tin of heaven that is the peanut butter s'more pie from I Heart Pies. Now, baker Emily Cofrancesco, her husband Nick and their adorable octopus mascot will be popping up this Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at Eagle Rock Brewery. Pie and beer?......

Update #2: After a few delays, L'Epicerie opened this morning. Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a happy hour every day of the week (4-7 p.m.) that features $4 glasses of wine and about 10 small plates for $4 each. Happy hour items include chicken wings confit, pig......

Every time I think the luxe lonchero trend has hit full cultural penetration, I find food trucks and food truck culture (yes, there is such a thing) cropping up somewhere I'd never expect. If food trucks jumped the shark with those B of A billboards, no one told Madison Avenue......

The bakery named after the butterfly is about take flight -- all the way from Huntington Park to Santa Monica. As soon as La Monarca receives final approval from the city and passes the last health department inspection -- a week or two, maybe three -- the popular Mexican bakery......

Parking is plentiful. There are no bouncers to prevent you from entering before your allotted hour. Here, the unwashed masses are welcome. With the much hyped and much criticized opening of posh Mexican restaurant Red O, we thought it was time to take a look at the other Red O,......

What a do a cheeseburger and onion rings have in common with a malicious computer? After trying the limited-time Tron-themed menu at Royal/T, I still don't know. I also don't care. Like a desperate fashionista willing to pay more for a plain t-shirt with a designer label, slap the word......