Squid Ink

• Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/14 - 5/18
  Flickr/Lauren ManningIn which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Animals have been talking to me. And any shaman will say that that's not that weird." Q & A With Roy Ch
• Food News Roundup: Urasawa #2 Most Expensive U.S. Restaurant, New Obama Food Initiative + Health Food Cheaper Than Junk
  Garrett SnyderUrasawaL.A. Observed: The Daily Meal calculates the country's most expensive restaurants -- with L.A.'s Urasawa No. 2. Melisse is No. 11. CBS News: Obama announces a food initiative ai
• Jonathan Waxman Serves 'Foods of Baja' at Rosa Mexicano
  Chef Jonathan WaxmanBaja California is very hot right now. Just ask Anthony Bourdain, The New Yorker, or Dwell. Now chef Jonathan Waxman, cookbook author, chef/owner of Barbuto in NYC and culinary co
• And Now, A Brief Message From Alton Brown
  Screenshot of Alton Brown's Twitter page
• A Consideration of Whiskey Dick
  Anne FishbeinSeven Grand's rye ManhattanI might be oversimplifying here, but when it comes to sex, there are two kinds of people: the kind who like using a lubricant, and the kind who don't. If you ar
• Beer Belly Celebrates 1st Anniversary
  Caroline on CrackJimmy and Yume Han in front of Beer Belly; artwork by MR44.It feels like much longer than a year has passed since Jimmy and Yume Han opened Beer Belly, the Koreatown craft beer bar th
• What's in Season at the Farmers Market: Morels
  Felicia FriesemaMorel mushrooms at Clearwater Farms at the Hollywood market Morel mushrooms are back -- after a tense few days among antsy pickers up north. Conventional wisdom says that on the West
• Nyesha Arrington: The Island Girl
  Kevin ScanlonOne of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. It's hard to imagine upon meeting her, but Nyesha Arrington --
• Pizza Isn't a Vegetable, Congressman Insists
  Flickr/BitmanJust look at all those nutritious veggies!Those Democrats. They just won't drop that ridiculous "pizza is not a vegetable" thing. Fox News reports that Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from C
• Q & A With Joel Stein: The "Intolerable Foodie" on Organics, Foodie Culture + Man Food
  Joel SteinJoel selects barbecue wood.Readers of Joel Stein's column in Time magazine may remember when Stein hobnobbed with the super-rich over bottles of wine valued at more than $5,000 each. The nig
• May at L.A. Farmers Markets: Your Virtual Grocery List
  A. ScattergoodSnow Angel peaches from Scott FarmsIt's May at Los Angeles farmers markets, which means the arrival of stone fruit -- yes, already, if you can believe that -- with the first cherries and
• Twitter Feud of the Week: The Great Squash Blossom Debate
  Flickr/kelsoflor de calabaza (squash blossoms)This week's Twitter war began innocuously enough: On May 8, Portland-based food blogger and restaurateur Nick Zukin, who owns a Mexico City-style snack sh
• Loco Moco at Tak's Coffee Shop
  G. SnyderLoco MocoFor around four decades Crenshaw's Holiday Bowl was not just a bowling alley, bar and coffee shop but a cultural hub for South Central L.A. Founded in 1958 by Japanese entrepreneurs
• Alice Shin: Curbing Our Appetite
  Kevin ScanlonOne of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When Alice Shin's brother-in-law phoned her to say that he'd go
• Michael Voltaggio Named Artist in Residence for 2012 LA Film Festival
  Guzzle & Nosh | FlickrMichael Voltaggio serving sandwiches Not only will the LA Film Festival feature prominent cinematographers, directors and movies, but the annual week-long string of events will c