L.A. is a home cook’s paradise, with farmers’ markets galore, fantastic cheese shops and butchers, and even quality kitchen-supply stores like Surfas that can satisfy your sudden need for cannoli molds. We’ve also got an impressive collection of local cookbooks on our library shelves. There are so many great ones to choose from — Nancy [...]
I’m just back from meeting my college girl at the Breed Street food fair, an ad-hoc, parking-lot, street-food fiesta that’s been getting a lot of attention in the last several months. I’m sorry to report that the attention seems to have done it harm, for just after we dug into our deep-fried quesadillas from Nina’s [...]
After a run last spring that was so wildly successful it stretched from a week into a month, Dine L.A. Restaurant Week returns starting October 4th, this time for two weeks instead of one. Here’s how it works: The participating restaurants offer special three-course, fixed-price menus for lunch and dinner. They choose one of three [...]
Sunday brings the eighth annual return of the West Hollywood Book Fair, the coolest literary happening of the year in L.A., and we’ll be there to join in the fun — and give food-loving attendees a great deal, too. Come by the Prospect Park Books booth between 1 and 2 p.m. for a taste of [...]
Football fan or foe, most of us will likely end up watching at least a game or two this fall. The trick is finding a place with good food that can fuel you through overtime. Here are a few SoCal hangouts where ESPN’s GamePlan isn’t the only thing worth ordering. Hakata Sushi Yes, there are [...]
WHY A convenient, moderately priced café just south of the Old Town madness — with free parking! WHAT Part of a small local chain that also owns Wild Thyme, Central Park feels generic, and yet it fits the bill in many ways. The short-rib hash, Thai beef salad and brick-flattened chicken are of the moment [...]
EAT’s own Amelia Saltsman, author of The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook, will be cooking and sharing from her book at the market on Wednesday. She’ll be focusing on recipes built around fall produce, using ingredients from that morning’s market. There’ll be food to taste, recipes to learn, ideas to share and books to buy. [...]
To celebrate its third anniversary, Rosso Wine Shop on quietly hip Verdugo in Montrose is throwing a party — and it’s a deal. For $20, you’ll get to try three Croatian wines (2006 Bibich Debit Barrique, 2007 Dingac Peljesac and 2005 Dingac Postup) and dig into a Croatian-style barbecue, with whole roasted suckling pig, red [...]
WHY Organic, fair-trade drip coffee that’s ground and brewed to order, as well as free WiFi and plenty of seating to make use of it. WHAT In the heart of Downtown’s gallery row, this new coffee bar is full of ambition. It’s showing art in its 2,500-square foot industrial-chic space, it hires seriously schooled baristas, [...]
For years it seemed like the only late-night dining options in Los Angeles involved a Formica counter top and a grilled cheese. While we all love a good griddle-cooked sandwich, sometimes you have a hankering for something a little more Friday-night heels-worthy. Here are a few of our favorites; let us know of any [...] [...]
