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 ›

What's going on in the L.A. food scene? Chew on This: New breakfast and brunch options, a pig roast, beer pairing dinners, and some exciting new cocktails. more ›

California's gastronomes are getting closer to living in a state where foie gras is illegal, and another Los Angeles chef has decided to celebrate the revered--and reviled--food item to the fullest until he can't do so legally any more. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: Grilled Cheese Month at The Counter, a sad farewell to a Glendale favorite, more ways to get properly cocktailed this spring, and more. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: New cocktails are ready for imbibing, an upcoming class will help train you to be an official "beer server," and March 27 is National Paella Day, plus a few more food news bites. more ›

Today was the big announcement about the forthcoming food options at FIGAT7TH, the shopping area in Downtown L.A. that's in the midst of a $40-million renovation. Called TASTE FIGAT7TH, the quick-service café-style dining area will have eclectic international fare available for hungry shoppers. more ›

Things worked out well for the inaugural Los Angeles Food & Wine festival last fall, so the event is coming back again in '12, but a little earlier. more ›

This doesn't happen too often: A once-prominent chain restaurant that's been closing down locations in recent years is opening up a new location, taking over for an indie restaurant, in an indie-centric 'hood. Hamburger Hamlet is taking over the Avocado Grill space in Larchmont. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: There's a new hotspot coming to NoHo, a birthday celebration with $1 oysters, and how to fight for your rights to party with foie gras, plus a few more food news bites. more ›

A few more details are circulating about Chef Gordon Ramsay's upcoming eatery at The Grove. Called The Fat Cow, the European-inspired pub will offer a "relaxed, rustic neighborhood dining environment," and "authentic, quality, fresh cuisine utilizing ingredients from all local farms and purveyors," notes a press release about the venture. more ›

"If at first you don't succeed" seems to be the mantra of UK chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay, who will be opening a pub soon at The Grove. Eater LA says they have confirmation the "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares" main man will be opening up in place of The Farm, which is set to close at the end of March. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: There's a beer fundraiser a-brewin' at Golden Road, we're in the midst of OC Restaurant Week, and cocktails and art collide in a Neat way courtesy "The Old Fashioned Artist." Plus, a few more delicious food news items! more ›

Los Angeles, we get the bragging rights for this one, because the number one Best New Restaurant in America according to GQ is our very own ink., Michael Voltaggio's daring new "modern eatery"...plus we get a second nod on the list with Picca. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: You may want to Plan to Check out a new bar/restaurant in Little Osaka, White Plate Dinners are back at Wilshire, a NY favorite is open in L.A. and a few more delicious food news bites await... more ›

Lunchers, your options are expanding over at ink.sack, Michael Voltaggio's popular SRO sandwich shop a couple of doors down from his celebrated restaurant, ink. more ›

Has the comfort food bubble burst, or is this restaurant closing story just another case of landlord-tenant strife? The latter seems to be the case when it comes to the impending shutter of Mac & Cheeza, the Downtown eatery that specialized in macaroni and cheese. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: There are a few new restaurants that have just opened, a great spot has re-opened with a renovated interior & menu, there's a beer crawl this weekend, and more food news. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: A famous red-headed chef is doing a special lunch by the shore soon, there's a new head chef in the kitchen at Cliff's Edge, and all hope is not lost for those who didn't score seats at LudoBites 8.0, plus more food news. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: A classic L.A. deli has landed at LAX, MexiKosher is getting into the holiday spirit of giving (and tamales), and a few great restaurant bars have some new cocktail menus. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: All the flavors of Thanksgiving in one big (turkey) burger, where to find fine dining all the way out in Rancho Cucamonga, holiday beers, "designer" cocktails and more in our weekly food news roundup. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this! How about a "pocket restaurant" with a crazy name, gluten-free Bouchons, a fan favorite menu item returns to Ammo, a Filipino Food Event and more. more ›

The hysteria over listeria continues, and now there's a new culprit: shredded romaine lettuce. California's True Leaf Farms is voluntarily recalling 2,498 cartons of shredded romaine that may have been contaminated with listeria, according to the FDA. That's the same contaminant that has been linked to the deaths of 15 people who ate cantaloupes from Colorado tainted with the organism. more ›

An outbreak of illness caused by listeria found in one Colorado company's cantaloupe has now killed eight people, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). So far, no deaths have occurred in California, though as of yesterday's CDC update, one person has been sickened in our state. more ›

Some kitchen switch-upping to report from Venice's Beechwood. Leaving her post is SF-to-L.A. transplant and former Top Cheftestant Jamie Lauren, who took over the head cheffing duties there just last October. In her stead, local culinary empresario and "stoner cuisine" guru Roy Choi, the man behind the seminal Kogi BBQ truck, Chego!, and A-Frame. more ›

Los Angeles suffers from a pretty chronic case of Burgermania, and the hype gets fueled by news of an impending new contender for the city's favorite beefy bite between two buns. One of the most highly-anticipated burgerventures is the dream team of Nancy Silverton and Amy Pressman, and their Short Order burger restaurant, which is getting closer to reality in its spot in the historic Original Farmers' Market. more ›

The Cage family seems to be prone to bizarre public meltdowns. Just a couple of months after papa Nicolas was arrested for disturbing the peace in New Orleans, his 20-year-old son, Weston, freaked out at a very un-sceney Hollwyood restaurant, and has been hospitalized for mental health evaluation. more ›

Chef Joachim Splichal of Patina has been the mentor for many chefs in Los Angeles, and is poised to expand his influence through a new partnership with the culinary program at the LAUSD's Santee Education Complex, a local high school, and South LA's A Place Called Home, a youth social service center. Patina will select apprentices for the program, which is due to begin next month, says the Daily Dish. more ›

At least eight In-N-Out restaurants are planning to open in Texas with the first locations set to open in as soon as two months, reports the OC Register. When In-N-Out announced it was conquering Utah three years ago, the regional chain reportedly said it had no additional plans for US domination. Does this mean we can expect an In-N-Out in Philadelphia?? For now, the answer is no. However, the Lone Star state is about to get less lonely. more ›

Notorious for its revolving door of megawatt kitchen talent, West Hollywood's Bastide announced yesterday that their new Executive Chef is Sydney Hunter III, who has been at the French restaurant since January. Hunter's local trajectory is storied: he began at L'Orangerie in 2002, was a sous chef at Bastide until 2008, then took charge at Fraiche in Santa Monica, and has been seen of late popping up in the kitchen in support of Chef Ludo Lefebvre at LudoBites. more ›