Mini Foodventure #67: Santouka (Torrance) It's not very often that I explore the satellite Japantown of Torrance, considering that the original Little Tokyo and the Sawtelle Strip areas are closer to me. But since I had to pick up my race

Stuffed Sandwich: Strange brew in the SGV Ever see a nebuchadnezzar of beer? Giant beer bottles are around $100 each.The Stuffed Sandwich is one of those San Gabriel Valley places-that-time-forgot, with a patio full of dusty plastic chairs overlooking

EaterWire: Tasca Wine Deal Tonight, The Foundry Nixes Brunch, Los Angeles BBQ Fest Coming Up MID-CITY: If you haven't decided what to do for dinner yet tonight, Tasca has a special $25 food and wine pairing menu that starts at 7pm and continues throughout the night. Four tapas, four Central Coast

BoardWrap: Yelp Stickers vs. Letter Grades · Even the Coke tastes better at Father's Office [Chowhound] · Are these the wowiest "wow" restaurants in LA? [CH] · What's up with the Patina Group: Patina good, Kendall's wretched [CH]

The Dish: Another Breadbar, Shin Korean BBQ Open Welcome back to the weekly Dish opening report. See something we missed? Tips are appreciated. SANTA MONICA: Not too long ago a tipster noticed It's a Grind closing on Santa Monica Boulevard, and now

Chef Shuffles: Over the weekend we heard that... Over the weekend we heard that Anisette chef de cuisine Brendan Collins officially left his post (for real this time) to head up the kitchen at The Hall at Palihouse. While confirming that on the Anisette

Bubbly, with light appetizers: All' Angelo introduces its new Spriz Bar Cocktails, amici? Melrose Italian resto All' Angelo says it's time for a spriz -- an aperitivo to kick off the evening -- at its new first-come, first-served Spriz Bar. Spriz -- the traditional northern

Ramsay's mouth can be nothing but [bleeping] trouble Foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has a bone to pick with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila: She’s too stingy with her stars. Ramsay, in town shepherding the opening of his new restaurant

R.I.P. Chris Rubin, local food and wine writer I'm sorry to report that Chris Rubin, longtime food, wine and travel writer for publications including Travel & Leisure, the L.A. Times, Variety and the Los Feliz Ledger, died Friday in Los Angeles of

TasteSpotting Top 12, week ending 8.2 and the Magic of the Microwave Oven [ clicking an individual picture above will go to the submission ] Just a quickie with pictures and links to catch ourselves up with what was Hot! Fresh! Then! last week ending 08.02.2008

Opportunity with the California Food & Justice Coalition

The California Food & Justice Coalition has announced that it is seeking qualified candidates for Director. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, with a preferred (but flexible) start

Terroir in Wine and Chocolate

Slow Food Los Angeles member Terry August is coordinating a multi-session tasting event at Skylark, a West Hollywood art gallery, and invites Slow Food members and friends to attend:

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Animal Acres, a Farmed Animal Sanctuary Post from: To Live and Eat in L.A. - A Vegan Food Photo Blog Pardon me while I take a break from all the eating to let you know about a fun and worthwhile animal adventure I had over this long holiday

Farmers Market: recipes On Wednesday, Russ Parsons highlighted eggplants and tomatoes in his Farmers Market column, and in our story on tomatoes we offered some terrific recipes for sauce, soup and Blood Mary mix. Now, for weekend

Following the Mission to be Trendy on Sunset

Adjacent to The Bowery and Delancey is Mission Cantina , a Mexican resto-lounge and the latest arrival on a strip of Sunset that’s turning into a destination for the terminally trendy;

A Shiny New Apple for WeHo

Proving the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, chef-owner Bryan Ogden (son of Bradley Ogden ) has journeyed from Caesars Palace to West Hollywood to open Apple , a pricey New American; the

Tart tries again An invitation to a tasting preview alerts us that the country-modern, culinarily-problematic Tart at the Farmer's Daughter motel is trying for yet another comeback with recently-hired chef Lauren Kyles.

Didactic tasting menus a new genre? (And will there be a pop quiz?) El Bizcocho at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego has installed former Saddle Peak Lodge chef Steven Rojas to helm the stoves, and the restaurant's tasting-menu-only offerings go into full swing next

Date syrup: a love letter I'm not sure if you all are aware of the utter deliciousness of date syrup. I was first introduced to this wondrous substance when staying at a friend's house in France. Her father, an Iraqi Jew living

Delicious Dozen Links: Dogtown and K-Boys Just when you begin to tolerate the fishstank after repeated, olfactory-numbing exposure to its piscean putrescence... Just when you realize that you can ask for dirty filthy soap as "cilantro