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  • Exciting news for fans of Chef Ludo Lefebvre and his guerrilla-style pop-up restaurant. Just announced this morning: LudoBites will return this summer for its fifth incarnation at Downtown's Gram & Papa's, the site of the triumphant version 4.0 just a few months ago. Reservations are always prized for LudoBites; the books will open up online July 7th, for the first two weeks of the July 21-September 3 run, with rolling openings for reservations day...
  • Marston's French Toast, December 2005 (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) So sayeth Food Network Magazine! The cable channel's publication summer issue lists what they hail as the "Best Breakfast" in each U.S. State, explains Eater. And when the editors get to the Golden State, they head to Marston's in Pasadena for their "Fantastic French Toast." Marston's, a converted house that stands alone among the civic and office buildings away from the fray of Old Town or South...
  • Photo by iPhone Junkie via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr During lunch time, at an event, or after a night out on the town, queuing up at one or more parked food trucks can give you a great sense of community. People come together to eat, to be out in the city, and to give a little bit of money to some entrepreneurs. But the food trucks aren't always welcomed by the...
  • When it comes to Laker pride, L.A. hopes we don't have to eat our words. But we can eat our Laker pride...in the form of cupcakes, that is. Crumbs is offering special Lakers cupcakes in their local Bake Shops from now until the end of the NBA finals. Get your dose of Purple and Gold while indulging your sweet tooth. Each signature-size cupcake is $4. Crumbs' cupcakes are pretty big, so a Lakers cupcake...
  • Photo: compujeramey/Flickr Inspired by LAist's own 7 Reasons to Love L.A. series, Zach Brooks at Midtown Lunch took a stab at his own version: 7 Reasons to Hate L.A. (Lunching, That Is). "As much as I love much of the food in L.A.," he said, "there are some things about lunching in this town that really piss me off." Of those include people who go to Chipotle (this city has so much Mexican to...
  • Photo by current events/LAist Featured Photos Time for another obit for a food truck that no longer is. This time it's Southern-flavored Mattie's Kitchen, who are packing it in after being off for repairs. They've just made the proclamation, via Twitter: "Sad news: the truck is not getting repaired soon. Afraid that means we r closed. Thx 4 all your support!!! Stay tuned for a restaurant soon!" Two weeks ago, Mattie's Kitchen said they...