Emma Courtland

The lobsters at last week's Long Beach Lobster Fest won't hold a claw to the colossal crustaceans at our own Port of L.A. Lobster Festival in San Pedro this weekend. Although the festival is already recognized as the biggest event of its kind, this year they're looking to make it......

Baseball fans know that throwing the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium in an honor that requires strength and a level head; and tonight, it's an honor that also requires the ability to down 10 Dodger Dogs faster than anyone else in the venue. In honor of Free Dodger Dog......

Nancy Silverton has been looking for something different to serve at Mozza 2 Go--something to serve by the slice, that people don't have to wait for, something with longevity. This year, during her annual trip to Italy, the pizza impresario travelled to Puglia, a region known for its distinct cuisine,......

While your internal clock may run on Jewish Standard Time, measuring by approximations instead of absolutes, restaurants don't. Making coconut macaroons and briskets for hundreds takes anywhere from hours to days of careful planning. So even though Rosh Hashanah is about a week away, it's important to get your holiday......

Bad news for connoisseurs of posh imported teas, good news for lovers of black rattans: Algabar Home & Life, mid-city purveyor of tea, fragrance and home decor, will be closing its Los Angeles location at the end of September, and everything in the store (with the exception of tea and......

The post-fire smoke cloud that's still hovering over parts of the city will no doubt be blown away by the exotic spices and music filling the air this weekend. Two cultural festivals, the L.A. Greek Fest and the Little Ethiopia Street Festival, will put on proud displays of the best......

This Saturday, September 5, will be the last day to catch Gerald M. Panter's Eating On the Run: Los Angeles' Fast Food Stands exhibit in the Viewing Room at the Stephen Cohen Gallery on Beverly Blvd. Taken over a period of eight years, the series of photographs document the changing......

When September comes around -- in Southern California, the month is often hotter than June or July -- it's time for pickling. Yes, the heat that's causing you and your bountiful summer cabbage to wilt is choice weather for fermentation. Hence, Kraut Fest 2009. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m......

Los Angeles' ethnic neighborhoods often feel impenetrable. Navigating the seas of strip malls signed by foreign characters, and market mounds of various exotic herbs all labeled "peppermint," is a disconcerting task for even the most adventurous flavor foragers. That is, it can be disconcerting, without the proper culinary compass. Luckily,......