Krista Simmons

The best part of traveling is experiencing culture through the food, and these travel curators massively missed the mark on what our city is all about.

The iconic Skid Row bar will be taken over by new ownership, and in memorium the Los Angeles Visionaries Association will screen a short documentary on the venue's history.

DineLA announced its first ever summer lineup today. Traditionally our city's restaurant week took place in fall and winter, but they've added another 12 full days for diners looking to get a deal on some of our best restaurants.

Echo Park is home to two crawls this week: one for vegan slices and another for local craft beer. Go to one (or both) to meet up with the community.

Oh sure, there are the bronzed beach bodies and free concerts, but for food-lovers summer in L.A. means one thing: epic picnic time. And one of our favorite locations for blanket-based eating it at Barnsdall Art Park on a Friday evening. With wine, of course.

Tomorrow, the Bob Barker Building in Echo Park will turn into a pet adoption, and we're not talking pooches. PETA rescued 78 chooks from an abandoned egg farm outside Turlock, Calif., where an estimated 50,000 chickens were left in battery cages for two weeks without food or water.

Due to Tuesday's vote, genetically modified crops will continue to be used on American farmland. Mansanto will start to sell its GMO corn seeds to urban farmers.

A man who has dined in over 6,000 Chinese restaurants listed the best ten in the United States. L.A. is home to seven.

The next anti-foie gras protest organized by PETA will take place on Tuesday, June 26 outside Animal on Fairfax. But is disturbing customers and the restaurant really necessary considering the ban will go through on July 1?

Are you a bonafide beer geek? Well then, we have some news for you: The third annual L.A. Craft Beer Crawl is coming back to Downtown L.A. Saturday, August 18th. Over 50 craft beers will be poured.

Even at some Hollywood hotspots, the best sellers aren't salads. Here's a list of the most eaten items on various L.A. menus.

A motion to ban the sale of soda from city park and library vending machines was brought to today's Los Angeles City Council meeting. Could eliminating these sugar-laden calorie bombs from public spaces help lower childhood obesity rates?