Coachella-goers, if you're stressing over what to pack for lunch for your road trip to April's three-day desert dance party (and you have some extra cash to spare), worry no more. The Bazaar and José Andrés have you covered. 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 ›

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 ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: Pacific Standard Time has inspired secret menus and cocktails at two fabulous restaurants, a Beverly Hills food tour might be just the thing to get your sweetie (if they're a foodie), and a how-to video for cooking for Date Night, plus a few more bites of food news. more ›

Today the USDA implemented new nutritional standards for school lunches, including allowing the two tablespoons of tomato paste on frozen pizza to count as a serving of vegetables. Yep, according to our government, pizza is a vegetable. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: How to score a new drink for a buck from CBTL today, a long-standing Italian restaurant is calling it quits, Son of A Gun now serving lunch, and more. more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? Today we consider the sandwich thanks to Mendocino Farms. more ›

A male thief in West Covina foiled his own mission on Monday, grabbing the wrong bag in a petty theft attempt. Instead of nabbing a woman's purse, he darted away with her lunch. According to West Covina police Lt. Tommy Garcia, the robber approached the 49-year-old woman with a small-caliber gun. more ›

Quinn and Karen Hatfield, the husband and wife chef duo behind the popular Hatfield's restaurant, have announced they are prepping to open a second eatery, The Sycamore Kitchen, early next year in a remodeled former print shop. The casual restaurant is being pitched as a "hip, neighborhood haven for seasonally-focused fare and sweet and savory rustic pastries." more ›

There is most definitely such a thing as a free lunch once a year at the Atwater Village location of India Sweets & Spices. Owner Kumar Jawa has made the celebration of his son Raj's birthday a present to all of us by welcoming customers to enjoy a free lunch buffet. The party is on this Sunday, August 7th from Noon to 7 p.m. more ›

It's just a few hours by car or practically the blink of an eye by plane--Las Vegas has long been one of Angelenos' favorite escapes for a night or two (or more for the brave) of great food, drink, gambling, and entertainment. LAist is taking a look at some of the great reasons to be lured to the Nevada desert for some sun and fun in Sin City. First up: A 4th of July Weekend BBQ & Beer event at the Bellagio. more ›

Midtown Lunch LA's Zach Brooks knows a few things about himself, including that he doesn't do gyms, considers salad an appetizer, and would rather save up for his future heart surgery than spend a lot on a low-cal, low-carb, low-fun lunch. Today names 7 "won't kill you as quickly" lunches to help folks resolving to eat less junk in '11. On the list: Lemonade combo plate, cold Bi Bim Bap, Baja Fresh's chicken burrito, sushi from a truck, Rice Balls, Vietnamese Bun, and--gasp--a Chinese Chicken Salad. more ›

Do you have a favorite go-to lunch 'wich downtown? Blogdowntown does and they've rounded up five great sandwiches to help you beat those midday work blues. We're crushing hard on their list and we'd like to add a few: -Smoked Sliced Tri-Tip at Spring Street Smokehouse: It's not the healthiest sandwich you can choose to chase away work woes, but oh goodness is it delicious. Order this with the spicy sauce and you'll be transported to a world where TPS reports don't even exist. more ›

Today Sprint is celebrating the upcoming launch of their 4G broadband service in Southern California, by having four of the area's beloved food trucks give out free lunch. Which means you can go out to lunch while they are out to launch! Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (or until they run out of lunch) find these four trucks in these four spots: more ›

For those who doubt the "free lunch," Chef Lupe Liang of Hop Woo BBQ and blogger Eddie Lin of Deep End Dining are ready to prove you wrong. Hop Woo is going to give out 218 lunch boxes on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday (almost 450 total) to diners who come in between 2-5 p.m. and mention Deep End Dining sent you. What's for lunch? Lin tells us: "Each lunch box will include slices of flavorful roast turkey that tastes so much like Hop Woo's famous roast duck with a special gravy, mixed vegetables and, let's not forget, the absolutely delicious garlic turkey rice stuffing." Okay, there's a hitch: You have to take it to go. Say hi to Chef Liang, while you're there! more ›

Happy National Sandwich Day! While some US politicians are eating crow for their midday meal today, the rest of us can seek out solace or celebrate between two slabs of bread to mark the festive food occasion. more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

A Recession Obsession is, 1) a meal so great that it stays in your mind long after digestion's end, and, 2) plays nice with your sensitive wallet. Is there a better place than Los Angeles to eat a wide variety of amazing food that so happens to be inexpensive? Probably not. We're as lucky as we are well fed. In our last Recession Obsession we got into the tacos of El Taurino Suadero. more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›

There are some great lunches to be had in this town, and we want to celebrate the midday meal. So, let's do lunch, shall we? more ›