Tien Nguyen

BCD Tofu House on Western Avenue; Credit: T. Nguyen

5 Koreatown Restaurants Open 24 Hours: Hangover Soup

There is a segment of the population whose late-night cravings consist not of bacon and eggs or burgers and fries, but of sizzling grilled short ribs and flaming hot soups and comforting porridge. That segment of the population is the one you'll find after last call in Koreatown. There are......
Inside Mok Maru Jong; Credit: T. Nguyen

5 Koreatown Beer Joints: Hite Requirement

If you had to choose a part of the city to do a beer crawl, Koreatown would have to be a top pick: There seems to be at least one beer joint at nearly every corner of every block in the neighborhood. Inside, you'll find long lists of flavored soju,......
Menu at Tar

Builder Claims Tar & Roses Chef Owes More Than $120,000

And this, folks, is why you write things down: Sarlan Builders Inc. filed suit on Monday against Andrew Kirschner, former Iron Chef contestant and current chef and owner of the newly opened Tar & Roses restaurant, for allegedly breaching a verbal contract. According to the Santa Monica Daily Press, the......
Girl Scout Cookies; Credit: Punctuated/Flickr

Girl Scout Cookie Locator App: Find Cookies, Find Yourself

The Girl Scout Cookie season is just about to start, an annual event to which some of us look forward with more anticipation and excitement than Christmas. If you were not lucky enough to have a co-worker waving around Girl Scout Cookie order forms at the office last month, and......
Venn Diagram of English Cuisine; Credit: T. Nguyen

L.A.'s Idea of English Food vs. What the English Really Eat

In honor of Downton Abbey's season-two finale on Sunday, we decided to cross the pond to explore English food with two overlapping circles that compare what Angelenos believe the English nation eats with what English folks say they actually eat. Moral of the story: Apparently, the collective gasp heard around......
AeroShot Pure Energy; Credit: T. Nguyen

FDA to Investigate Safety of Caffeine Inhaler AeroShot Pure Energy

AeroShot Pure Energy -- a small canister that delivers a "shot" of inhalable, powdered caffeine with just a puff or two -- landed on the market in New York and Massachusetts last month without much scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration. Until now, anyway: According to the Associated Press,......