Naomi Iwamoto

Orris chef-owner Hideo Yamashiro likes to call the small plates of food that are his favorite way to eat "little munchies." This recipe, for curry-infused shrimp tempura, is a popular item on the short but carefully selected menu. Yamashiro came up with this dish during his travels in his native......

In yesterday's first part of our interview with Hideo Yamashiro, the chef talked about fusion cuisine and his path from juggling knives at Benihana to pairing cheese and wine at Orris, his 6 year-old restaurant on Sawtelle Boulevard. In the second part of the interview (turn the page) Yamashiro resumes......

Hideo Yamashiro, one of the first chefs to blend French and Japanese cuisine in Los Angeles, has been at his Westside bistro, Orris, for almost six years now. Japanese chefs working their way up the hierarchical ladder is more common than not, with Hiro Urasawa and Shunji Nakao beginning their......

Leave the vegetarians and tight pants behind for birthday dinner at Manna. The Korean BBQ restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat meat fest for an outrageous 17 dollars every night of the week. The staff, accustomed to accomodating large parties, regularly serves up beef brisket and pork belly to college football teams......

Cinco De Mayo is tomorrow, which means you better have a plan if you're hoping to head out to celebrate. On the holiday our city transforms into one big enchilada-eating, margarita-chugging party. Although sometimes confused with Mexico's Independence Day, Cinco De Mayo actually celebrates Mexico winning the Battle of Puebla......

10. Cereal Perhaps because most children in America grew up eating Fruit Loops or Frosted Flakes, cereal is a popular stocked item in the cabinets of college apartments and dorm rooms. The colorful rainbows may transport subconsciously homesick students back to the mornings of their childhood. With an overwhelming selection......

It's no news that our city is a paradise for donut junkies. With stores on almost every corner cooking up ring shaped dough, it's hard to keep up with which kitchens have the best glazed donut or apple fritters. The people at Metblogs will bring us one step closer to......

In a symbolic close, the original West Hollywood Pinkberry store that kicked off the national froyo craze -- and came to be affectionately known as "Crackberry" -- stopped swirling last week. The location will be transformed into a "Pinkberry Support Center" for the brand. The original Pinkberry store, located on......

With Jamie Oliver zipping across the U.S. to reform school lunches and American obesity getting more press than ever, food has been making newspaper headlines. Tomorrow night, Robert Kenner's sobering documentary, Food, Inc. will air on PBS along with Notes on Milk, a short documentary following the history of America's......