Krista Simmons

The World Food Championships will take place this weekend in Las Vegas, bringing with it a high stakes prize of $300,000 for the winner.

There's no reason to stop the party now. Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with drinks and delightful little sugar skulls at a few venues around town through the end of the holiday, which goes until November 4.

Though engineer and inventor David Edwards refuses to divulge the secret to his edible containers, he does admit that they are flavored with natural juices and are made solid with algae. Sounds like it might have something in common with sodium aliginate, the bath that is known to spherify liquids in modernist cooking.

For $10, yogis and beer geeks can enjoy a class from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the new outside lawn, with a beer on the house as a reward at Golden Road Brewing.

To kick off Movember, Kings Row in Pasadena will be hosting a pig roast and last shave on Thursday, November 1.

The menu will include veal nerves, tuna heart, duck giblets, lamb heart, pork blood, veal tongues, and more.

Three local events going on around town this Halloween that will help you figure out what booze go best with your favorite sweets. Because kids shouldn't get to have all the fun, right?

Though many of us might not worry about animal-free foods, this is an interesting time of year for vegans. As the holidays approach, those who entertain are likely going to come across someone practicing the diet -- especially living here in liberal Los Angeles.

In honor of National Pumpkin Day, we bring you Chris Ojeda's hot pumpkin buttered rum cocktail, made with Appleton rum, maple pumpkin butter, and a honey simple syrup.

The weekend is so close you can practically taste it. Here are the edible events going on in the next few days to keep you occupied -- and sated for that matter.

On November 14th, New York Times food policy columnist Mark Bittman will visit L.A. to host a panel on living a conscious, healthy lifestyle. The event will take place at the The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities Downtown.

We're going to pour out a little mushroom eggnog for the Library Bar's loss of Matt Biancaniello, who announced his resignation last night.