Emma Courtland

Through the construction at the Helms Bakery building in Downtown Culver City, Beacon's executive chef Kazuto Matsusaka, famous for his innovative Asian fusion cuisine, continues to draw people to the restaurant with an......

Yesterday the blogosphere buzzed excitedly when EaterLA reported that Mozza's Nancy Silverton would be previewing burgers at Canele from her upcoming burger joint in the Farmers Market, called Grass Burger. A few hours after the story was posted though, Carolynn Carreno, who has co-written two of Nancy's cookbooks, said that......

The energy drink backlash is here, and it's gaining momentum with surprising speed. Often concocted of melatonin, chamomile, kava extract or passion flower extract, mixed with less, um, natural ingredients--the so-called relaxation beverages promise to "slow your roll," help you sleep, and deal with the stress of crappy jobs, and......

Because the global food system is responsible for one third of greenhouse gas emissions, consumers have started to turn away from supermarket fruit grown out of season in Chile and more toward local farmers markets and their own back yards. Reducing the distance between the farm and the table offsets......

This Sunday, August 16th, the Hot Knives guys invite you to a vegan BBQ in the "gnosh pit" where they're going to be calling all the shots. Sounds intimidating, but in vegan that just means means they're going to pair your sandwich with a beer and beat you at checkers......

Today and tomorrow (that's August 14th and 15th), Culver City's Rush Street will be celebrating Christmas in August with a dinner and party in the spirit of the holiday, plus a few traditional activities, minus any of the Hannah Montana products that Toys R Us has been pushing since mid-July......

Though there are many specific components to a good bagel, the key ingredient in the best New York bagels is supposedly New York City tap water. A unique process of filtration and mineralization that occurs naturally as it travels the remarkable distance from its source, in the lakes and reservoirs......

Yesterday, August 10th, was National S'mores Day. And you missed it, didn't you? Don't worry, it's not an official food holiday anyway: those require Congressional approval. It almost seems more appropriate to celebrate today--the day after the observed unofficial holiday--with due officiousness, and Nickel Diner's S'more cake. Pastry chef Sharlena......