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  • If you've got a cocktail lover on your holiday shopping list, we just heard about these amazing gift baskets at Silver Lake's Bar Keeper that put the city's best bartender's in your hands. Bar Keeper has selected some of the city's premiere mixologists to curate this gift basket series, like The Varnish's Eric Alperin and Chris Bostick, Rivera's Julian Cox, La Descarga's Steve Livigni, Roosevelt's Library Bar's Matt Biancaniello, Neve Ice's Michel Dozois, and more.
  • Voltaggio in the Langham kitchen (Julie Wolfson/LAist) After Top Chef winner Michael Voltaggio left The Dining Room at the Langham Hotel, rumors swirled in torrents about what his next project might be. After months of speculation, Voltaggio has revealed he is preparing to open Ink. (yes, I-n-k-period) in the former Hamasaku spot on Melrose in West Hollywood, reports The Daily Dish. Aiming to open late February 2011, the celebrated young chef is looking forward...
  • Photo by jessicamelling via Flickr As Thanksgiving gets closer and Beaujolais becomes ubiquitous in wine stores and supermarket check-out lanes all over Los Angeles, we're craving something - anything - other this holiday season. This is Los Angeles after all, land of secret doors leading to secret bars with secret drinks served by secret drink agents. Surely we can do better than standard Beaujolais this year. To point us in an entirely new direction,...
  • Photo by arnold | inuyaki via Flickr The lighthearted campaign to make the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog the "Official Hot Dog of Los Angeles" comes out with a win for two sides: Hot Dog lovers, and those who are in need of food. As incentive during the late-summertime campaign, Farmer John pledged to donate a pound of food for every vote cast in favor of the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog. Tomorrow, they will present...
  • Inquiring minds want to know: Which of the fast food chains operating here in Southern California make the best french fries? Actually, it is the Fast Food Maven at the OC Register who is wondering, and you can chip in with your pick in their poll. Wendy's is about to debut a "hotter, crispier" box of fried starchy goodness that are "skin-on fries seasoned with sea salt." Sea salt! How chic! Meanwhile, you might...
  • Raw food lovers and vegans were excited back in May for Stephen Hauptfuhr to open Mooi, his restaurant in Echo Park. Now the outlook is shaky for the eatery, and Hauptfuhr has had to cut back hours and service, according to the Daily Dish. While the kitchen is open for Hauptfuhr's catering, " the restaurant is open only once a week to serve prix-fixe meals." With investors only supporting Mooi through this month, "Hauptfuhr...