Chelsee Lowe

In an effort to better understand California plant food, LAist will be cooking with different fruits and vegetables (at the time of year we're truly meant to eat them) then share a few recipes we like. Lucky contestant number one? The pomelo.

February 14th is rolling up fast, and the LA restaurant scene is preparing with special menus, fancy cocktails, and rose-clad tables, all in the name of love (and dollars, of course). Here are 14 places ready to help you pamper yourself and the one you love. And hey, if you're single this year, the restaurants don't discriminate. Grab a friend or two, put on your favorite digs, and head out and paint the town red.

It's Super Bowl time! If you're not feeling like hosting your own party, here's where to go for hoards of beer, snacks, big screens, and in some cases, deals.

Good news for cyclists and other savvy, earth-conscious Angelenos: Bike Nation has announced that plans for the city's first bike share program are in the works, and the wheels are expected to hit downtown Los Angeles in April of 2013.

When all the holiday shopping and gift wrapping has come to an end, it's sometimes hard to muster up the energy to cook a big Christmas meal. Why not let someone else do all the toiling? Here are some delicious destinations for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day food, offerings ranging from complete pick-up meals to high-class dining experiences.

We all love Los Angeles, but the hustle and bustle of the holiday season can leave even the calmest, jolliest soul a little worse for wear and dreaming of a short winter escape. Here are a few destinations you might try on for size this season; some are a breeze to get to, while some call for wheels and wings.

This week renowned chef Ludo Lefebvre and his team descended on Gram and Papa's kitchen in downtown LA for the final round of LudoBites, the beloved pop-up restaurant that surfaced back in 2007. Here's a peek at the menu offerings, the best of the best from the last nine LudoBites.

Twinkle lights and ornamented trees are a great way to get that holiday spirit going, but heading out and catching a show or two isn't a bad idea either. Here's a list of holly, jolly performances that look great to us and are happening during the month of December.

There are dozens of indie stores around LA for your holiday shopping needs, but there are also plenty of craft fairs and community sales in December, too. Here's a roundup of local bazaars going down this coming month.

Here's a list of some of our favorite indie shops that take the hassle out of gift hunting. Not only will you have plenty of one-of-a-kind items to choose from, but you'll support local business owners while you're at it.