Autumn hits LA when the liquid amber trees start to change color, the kids bring home the latest flu strain, and winter squash hits the market stalls. Undaunted by
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Who'd have guessed that the debut of a new 7-Eleven would be such a grand event? This Friday's opening of the new convenience store in Compton will occasion
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Until last week, you could have gotten away with blaming the cool weather, rather than your potager skills, for your lifeless Beefsteaks and Green Zebras. This week,
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When The Daily Pint tapped its first few firkins of cask-conditioned ale (naturally fermented beer) on Friday nights last year, owner Phillip McGovern advised aficio
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The list of things for which we have to thank Gordon Ramsay is long. Profanity in the kitchen, David Beckham at restaurant openings, and of course, the recurrent spe
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Dear Mr. Gold:
My son would like to go a kosher restaurant for his birthday. Do you have any recommendations?
–Michael, Northridge
Dear Michael:
The local univ
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Another week, another episode of No Reservations. Bourdain, inspired partially by HBO's critically acclaimed series “The Wire”, (a fact that seemed t
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James Key Lim and his wife, Joanne Woo Lim, are the makers of Haamonii Ultra-premium Shochu, and they're all about sharing. The Lims began to pour their shochu,
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Given the triple-digit temperatures wilting much of Los Angeles and vicinity at the moment, the best thing to make for dinner is a dish that requires little time and
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Chef Craig Strong left the kitchen of Pasadena's The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa at the end of May–after eight years and one Michelin star–a
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Wine Guy Lou Amdur of “Lou: A Wine Bar” returns this week with some thoughts about West Coast Cabernet Sauvignons, several tips on What Not To Buy and th
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If you're working at home today, telecommuting from your lawn chair in order to avoid the motorcades and grieving masses, the stalled traffic and barricades arou
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