What's going on in the L.A. food scene? Chew on This: Toast to Sotto's anniversary, Arbor Day and Springtime, a guest chef is doing The Charleston, Mess Hall gets the Test Kitchen treatment and more. more ›

Angelenos are mourning the impending closure of Evan Kleiman's Angeli Caffe on Melrose, and thanks to the slew of diners eager to get in one--or more--last meal, the restaurant announced today they will take reservations until Friday, January 13. more ›

The Angeli Caffe will close its doors on Melrose Avenue on January 8, its owner and KCRW "Good Food" host Evan Kleiman announced today. more ›

Street food can put the taste of the globe in the palm of our hands, and a whole cultural landscape on our palates. The phenomenon has changed how we eat in very recent times here in Los Angeles, as we lead the pack in our thriving "new wave" of street eats in the form of food trucks, as well as continue to boast a vibrant street eats culture of a more traditional kind. more ›

For anyone who has seen the critically-acclaimed documentary Food Inc., the faces of Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan are undoubtedly familiar. In a rare joint appearance, the two authors were joined Wednesday at USC’s Bovard Auditorium by Chef Evan Kleiman in a candid conversation about the current state of our industrialized food system. more ›

Policy-makers, non-profit representatives, food lovers, farmers, and chefs got together Wednesday night at Vibiana to celebrate the work being done to ensure that all Angelenos have access to fresh, healthy, affordable food. "Good Food for All" was also the kick-off event to two days of intensive collaboration, discussion, communication, and creation, as participants in Roots of Change's Network Summit gathered in Downtown to work on making our city, state, and nation healthier. more ›

At last weekend's epic four-day Taste of Beverly Hills event there seemed to be something indulgent around every corner. Some of the city's top chefs were manning tables set up in two large tents, offering up sample tastes of the best of their menus. more ›

The 2nd Annual KCRW "Good Food" Pie Contest was held Sunday in Beverly Hills, and the fun was as plentiful as the pie itself. more ›

It's now an annual tradition at KCRW. Evan Kleiman of Good Food last summer baked a pie a day. This year, she's having guests share their pie recipes and today is none other than LAist's very own Co-Editor Lindsay William-Ross! Although she knows Los Angeles like no other, she's representing her Canadian roots in her holiday recipe of "ground meat, seasoned with herbs and spices." All that combined, along with some kitchen savvy, will bring you an amazing Tourtiere, or French-Canadian Meat Pie. Check it out here. more ›

Summer is in full-swing, and there are three events this weekend that can be a part of your sweet celebrations of the season. Pie-Making Workshop On Saturday, join KCRW Good Food host and Angeli Caffe owner Evan Kleiman and Master Food Preserver Delilah Snell for a pie-making workshop. The course starts with a mouth-watering tutorial on the perfect pie crust, then a hands-on canning session of summer stone-fruits pie filling.... more ›

Some of L.A. best street food comes indoors, takes a seat, and pours you a beer starting this Monday. It's part of a new series of pop-up events at Angeli Caffe, brought to you by restaurant owner and KCRW "Good Food" host Evan Kleiman and Street Gourmet LA blogger and adventurer Bill Esparza. more ›

Pie, pie, pie! Filled with gooey fruit, or sumptuous cream, or savory meats and spices, there's a pie for pretty much every holiday, mood, or craving. Last year, KCRW's first-ever Good Food Pie Contest was a smashing success, so they've brought back the event for a second time. more ›

Last month at the Vendy Awards, the judges selected Nina Garcia, the Breed Street vendor of Nina's Food in East L.A. as the best in show among her esteemed peers. more ›

Angelenos braved the blustery weather yesterday afternoon to see how things heated up under the tent on the rooftop of the Paley Center for Media at KCRW's "Good Food Live" event bringing Australian food and drink into the spotlight. Joining "Good Food" host Evan Kleiman for a series of demos and some mingling were some Aussie luminaries, including mixologist Gus McShane of Copa d'Oro, celeb Chef Curtis Stone, Chef Pete Evans, and James Gosper of Wine Australia. more ›

KCRW and Tourism Australia are paired up for the second consecutive year to bring live events to L.A. focused on life Down Under. The eats of Australia will be in the spotlight on Sunday January 17th with "Good Food Live!" hosted by Evan Kleiman. Attendees will join Kleiman and her guests, Aussie chef Curtis Stone, fish expert Peter Evans, mixologist Gus McShane (of Santa Monica's Copa d'Oro) and wine aficionado James Gosper, for an afternoon honoring the food and drink of Australia. more ›

This Saturday, crowds and culinarians flocked to the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center to take part in the 1st Annual KCRW "Good Food" Pie Contest. Deep inside the mall was the event's center stage, where the 123 entered pies sat on long tables as a panel of judges comprised of local food writers, bakers, chefs, and gourmands took on the daunting task of tasting and evaluating every single one (not an easy job if you're a little hungover, eh Chef Stefan Richter?). Host Evan Kleiman kept the judges and crowd in check, presiding over this well-received event that served as a sort of culmination of her own months-long personal pie endeavor, the Pie-a-Day Project, as logged on the Good Food Blog. more ›

What's more American than apple pie? Or pumpkin, pecan, chocolate-peanut butter truffle, key lime, lemon meringue, and razzleberry? Hundreds of Los Angeles-area pie bakers and lovers are due to convene today from 2-4 p.m. at the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center for the first ever KCRW Pie Contest, hosted by the station's "Good Food" guru and life-long pie enthusiast Evan Kleiman. Over 140 participants with pies in four different categories are vying for top tasting honors, and the public is invited to head over to Canoga Park to witness the pie-mania (and even nab some bites). So as DeepEndDining's Eddie Lin, one of the many celebrated judges who'll be partaking in the slices, says: "Let's get ready to crumble!" more ›

Evan Kleiman's love of pie began when she was a little girl. A native Angeleno, the Angeli Caffe Chef/Owner and KCRW Good Food host grew up in Silver Lake, and remembers her family getting their baked treats from Sarno's bakery. It was a family tradition to get one of the bakery's rum cakes to celebrate a birthday, however Kleiman soon yearned to branch out. "At some point in my early childhood I started requesting a pie for my birthday," she explains. "And in spite of the fact that my birthday is in July I requested an apple pie." Her request soon led to her having hands-on kitchen time and a long-running tradition: "I went from requesting them to making them," she adds. "Now I still have a birthday pie every summer but I have berry or peach." more ›

Dutch Apple. Cherry. Banana Cream. Chocolate Peanut Butter. Almond Mocha. Lemon Meringue. Strawberry-Rhubarb. Blueberry. Black-Bottom. Mixed Berry. Banana Caramel Cheesecake. Pie, glorious pie! That list might make you drool, but for the culinarily-inclined, it might make you feel inspired to break out your baking dishes and best recipe to enter KCRW's Good Food Pie Bake-off. more ›

Evan Kleiman is well known on the local foodie scene thanks to her tasty weekly KCRW show Good Food, and her involvement in many local food endeavors and events. Of course, Kleiman is also the owner of the fabulous Angeli Caffe, where local foods, including market-fresh veggies, are celebrated with an Italian flair. This is their colorful season antipasto plate, as captured recently by LAist's Lifestyle Editor Julie Wolfson, featuring asparagus with parmesan, crisp carrots, farro with beets, mozzarella and olives. Simple, fresh, and delicious. more ›

KCRW's Good Food offers a mini taco truck tour in this video podcast. First stopping in Highland Park (home to recent LAist Recession Obsession taco crawl,) this colorful segment ends by getting their Kogi on. We dare you not to salivate. more ›

KCRW's Evan Kleiman, host of the popular and long-running show "Good Food" has issued this video plea to anyone who considers themselves a part of one or more of the following categories: Foodies, food bloggers, or fans of KCRW. She's reminding us that it's the Winter Pledge Drive, and to keep tasty programming like her show on the airwaves, the station needs our support. more ›

">Weekend America report about urban foraging in Los Angeles. That is, can you take a walk in your neighborhood and find and eat lunch without any cooking or prep back in the kitchen? Why, yes, yes you can. more ›

One of the highlights of holidays past for me has always been getting to taste some of the the delicious chocolate goodies that seem to appear everywhere this time of year. So the idea of checking out and tasting some of our city's finest chocolate makes absolute sense, which is where next weekend's Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon comes handily into play. The event, which is presented by TasteTV, will include speakers and demos, as... more ›

Although I know my way around the kitchen, for years I considered bread baking a specialized talent that took patience and a certain cast to character that I did not have. This didn't bother me; in fact, I confess that I looked down a bit on my breadbaking friends, raving about yeast and living dough and all manner of crunchiness. more ›

Jonathan Gold just might be both the first and last word on food in the city. His Counter Intelligence column is the centerpiece of his coverage of consumption in the Eat/Drink section of the LA Weekly; many of his findings are tidily compiled in a book of the same name that we urged you to buy earlier this month for the person on your list who's ready to take their dining out to the next level. His quest for the exotic or unusual has been known to provoke countless taste buds in the readership he's earned since he signed on at the Weekly in 1986. We also love his regular on-air visits to Evan Kleiman's "Good Food" show on KCRW. Gold's Best of 2006 is an homage to the pig. Bon appetit! more ›

One of LAist's most awkward/memorable moments in recent history was when we attended a pretty cool food event last spring, and had the chance to meet restaurateur, chef, author, and radio personality Evan Kleiman. Of course we got a little foodie star-struck and, with our mouth was full of tasty bits and bites set out for our enjoyment, we managed to sort of choke out some words of appreciation to the lady who has been an important name in LA food for a couple of decades now. But we didn't rush out to grab a table at her Angeli Caffe until one recent night, when a craving for Italian eats compelled us to pick up the phone and see if we could wrangle ourselves a very last-minute reservation. more ›

One of our favorite things to do is to download a Podcast of Evan Kleiman's KCRW show, Good Food. This past week's installment was its usual mix of informative and delightful, highlighted by a chat with the Food Network's handsome grilling man Bobby Flay, who gave out some pointers on maximing your grilling potential. Even though we here in LA can chill and grill just about all year, we thought we'd pass on the basics before we're too knee-deep in summer. more ›

It was our pleasure to attend yesterday's "Taste of Italy" Wine and Food tasting event that was held to premiere several Italian wines paired with samplings of food from some of LA's best eateries and in benefit of the non-profit eco-gastronomic organization Slow Food. This gave us the unique opportunity to mingle with prestigious vinters and chefs--some of whom, like Angeli Caffe and KCRW's Good Food's Evan Kleiman and the La Brea Bakery's Nancy Silverton, we'd know of and admired for quite some time. more ›