Squid Ink tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink/166 /img/atom_logo.png 2012-02-09T21:28:04Z LA Weekly's food blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en Q & A With The Off Hours' Megan Griffiths: Edward Hopper Diners, Prop Movie Fries + Diner Booth Migration Patterns tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576301 2012-02-09 13:17:01 2012-02-09T21:28:04Z Lost souls at all-night diners have been explored on the big screen before. But from the opening montage of The Off Hours, with its quietly melancholic images of customer-less four-tops, upende... Margy Rochlin Lost souls at all-night diners have been explored on the big screen before. But from the opening montage of The Off Hours, with its quietly melancholic images of customer-less four-tops, upende...

Continue reading "Q & A With The Off Hours' Megan Griffiths: Edward Hopper Diners, Prop Movie Fries + Diner Booth Migration Patterns" > ]]> 0 4 Japanese Valentine's Day Chocolates for Guys tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576077 2012-02-09 12:00:00 2012-02-09T21:26:36Z Valentine's gifting is especially tricky for women. You want your gift to tell him how you feel, without telling him how you feel. (Not because you're cryptic or unsure of how you really feel, ... Emma Courtland Valentine's gifting is especially tricky for women. You want your gift to tell him how you feel, without telling him how you feel. (Not because you're cryptic or unsure of how you really feel, ...

Continue reading "4 Japanese Valentine's Day Chocolates for Guys" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/vdmen.jpg 4 Japanese Valentine's Day Chocolates for Guys Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Chocolate Fest, Menu Design, Coffee Roasting, Knife Skills, The Last Chinese Chef tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.573903 2012-02-09 11:00:00 2012-02-09T05:33:00Z Indulge Los Angeles This chocolate festival and pastry show features dozens of top chocolatiers and candymakers paired with champagnes, wines and spirits. Benefits St. Jude Children's Research ... Elina Shatkin Indulge Los Angeles This chocolate festival and pastry show features dozens of top chocolatiers and candymakers paired with champagnes, wines and spirits. Benefits St. Jude Children's Research ...

Continue reading "Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Chocolate Fest, Menu Design, Coffee Roasting, Knife Skills, The Last Chinese Chef" > ]]> 0 Best Lunchbag Art Ever tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576049 2012-02-09 10:00:00 2012-02-09T04:53:08Z Some parents, at least in TV commercials, draw a heart in their kid's PBJ. Peter Balogh elevates lunchtime art to a a higher plane with his brilliant, whimsical, amusing drawings. The method? Fr... Elina Shatkin Some parents, at least in TV commercials, draw a heart in their kid's PBJ. Peter Balogh elevates lunchtime art to a a higher plane with his brilliant, whimsical, amusing drawings. The method? Fr...

Continue reading "Best Lunchbag Art Ever" > ]]> 0 Reality Show Seeks Pastry Chefs tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576044 2012-02-09 09:00:00 2012-02-09T20:50:40Z What happens to a dream deferred? It ends up on reality TV. USA Network is looking for pastry chefs, chocolatiers and private chefs for The Moment, a reality show hosted by former quarterback K... Elina Shatkin What happens to a dream deferred? It ends up on reality TV. USA Network is looking for pastry chefs, chocolatiers and private chefs for The Moment, a reality show hosted by former quarterback K...

Continue reading "Reality Show Seeks Pastry Chefs" > ]]> 0 What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinelli Blood Oranges tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576038 2012-02-09 07:56:47 2012-02-09T19:49:52Z You can time the passing of winter in Southern California by watching the citrus timeline at your local market. December starts us off with small tangerines and mandarins, just in time for a h... Felicia Friesema You can time the passing of winter in Southern California by watching the citrus timeline at your local market. December starts us off with small tangerines and mandarins, just in time for a h...

Continue reading "What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinelli Blood Oranges" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/bloodorfeat.jpg What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Blood Oranges Lucques' 9th Annual Cassoulet Night is Coming: Make Reservations Now tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576007 2012-02-09 07:30:00 2012-02-09T01:10:49Z If you're not doing anything really important for dinner on Sunday, March 4th -- and maybe even if you are -- you now have someplace to be. Every year for one night, Lucques co-owners Suzanne G... Amy Scattergood If you're not doing anything really important for dinner on Sunday, March 4th -- and maybe even if you are -- you now have someplace to be. Every year for one night, Lucques co-owners Suzanne G...

Continue reading "Lucques' 9th Annual Cassoulet Night is Coming: Make Reservations Now" > ]]> 0 gr/eats Giant Robot Cafe Closing tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.576064 2012-02-09 07:27:58 2012-02-09T15:28:03Z It looks to be an un-lovey Valentine's Day for gr/eats. Even as the stretch of Sawtelle between Santa Monica and Olympic experiences a raft of restaurant openings -- ramen shop Tsujita, cafes Ba... Elina Shatkin It looks to be an un-lovey Valentine's Day for gr/eats. Even as the stretch of Sawtelle between Santa Monica and Olympic experiences a raft of restaurant openings -- ramen shop Tsujita, cafes Ba...

Continue reading "gr/eats Giant Robot Cafe Closing" > ]]> 0 The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575990 2012-02-09 07:00:00 2012-02-09T16:33:58Z What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if y... Amy Scattergood What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if y...

Continue reading "The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories" > ]]> 0 Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Baco Mercat tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575915 2012-02-09 06:00:00 2012-02-09T00:54:44Z This week, Jonathan Gold visits Josef Centeno's Bäco Mercat, the chef's recently opened bäco palace in downtown L.A. The ideal customer would be someone who knows what salbitxada is, but also... Amy Scattergood This week, Jonathan Gold visits Josef Centeno's Bäco Mercat, the chef's recently opened bäco palace in downtown L.A. The ideal customer would be someone who knows what salbitxada is, but also...

Continue reading "Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Baco Mercat" > ]]> 0 Golden Deli: A New Restaurant, in the Style of Chipotle tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575614 2012-02-08 14:00:00 2012-02-09T15:29:41Z Golden Deli has been the default Vietnamese noodleshop in the San Gabriel Valley for a couple of generations now, a cramped, eternally crowded storefront where the pho, and especially the fried... Jonathan Gold Golden Deli has been the default Vietnamese noodleshop in the San Gabriel Valley for a couple of generations now, a cramped, eternally crowded storefront where the pho, and especially the fried...

Continue reading "Golden Deli: A New Restaurant, in the Style of Chipotle" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/jon872.jpg Golden Deli: A New Restaurant, in the Style of Chipotle Mexicali Taco & Co. Opens Next Week tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575893 2012-02-08 12:58:27 2012-02-08T22:26:07Z There is something undeniably wonderful about eating in a parking lot late at night. The fresh air, the view, the fact that calories don't count when you're using your trunk as a table. We wer... Ben Mesirow There is something undeniably wonderful about eating in a parking lot late at night. The fresh air, the view, the fact that calories don't count when you're using your trunk as a table. We wer...

Continue reading "Mexicali Taco & Co. Opens Next Week" > ]]> 0 Ron Swanson Meets Dr. Seuss: Give Me Your Bacon & Eggs tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575854 2012-02-08 12:25:42 2012-02-08T22:28:22Z Because cookies, video clips and hilarious interviews aren't enough, there is now a Ron Swanson T-shirt. And it's spectacular. Designed by Tom Trager, it imagines everyone's favorite Parks & Rec... Elina Shatkin Because cookies, video clips and hilarious interviews aren't enough, there is now a Ron Swanson T-shirt. And it's spectacular. Designed by Tom Trager, it imagines everyone's favorite Parks & Rec...

Continue reading "Ron Swanson Meets Dr. Seuss: Give Me Your Bacon & Eggs " > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/rsdrs.jpg Ron Swanson Meets Dr. Seuss: Give Me Your Bacon & Eggs And Now, A Brief Message From Frank Rich tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575866 2012-02-08 12:00:03 2012-02-08T22:30:29Z ... Amy Scattergood ...

Continue reading "And Now, A Brief Message From Frank Rich" > ]]> 0 Free Mole Tasting at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses: Or, More Reasons to Head to Burbank tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575839 2012-02-08 11:08:23 2012-02-08T22:23:55Z If you have not yet driven up to outer Burbank to check out Rocio's Mole de los Dioses ("moles, tons of them, from the smoky-hot manchamantales to a huitlacoche mole served with veal..."), you ... Amy Scattergood If you have not yet driven up to outer Burbank to check out Rocio's Mole de los Dioses ("moles, tons of them, from the smoky-hot manchamantales to a huitlacoche mole served with veal..."), you ...

Continue reading "Free Mole Tasting at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses: Or, More Reasons to Head to Burbank" > ]]> 0 Spend Valentine's Day With Hello Kitty, at Hooters Japan tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575635 2012-02-08 10:00:00 2012-02-08T22:29:44Z Headed to Japan this week? Hooters Tokyo location is offering a Valentine's Day special through next Tuesday: Two promotional ice cream desserts called the Volcano of Love and the Rock of Love, ... Shuji Sakai Headed to Japan this week? Hooters Tokyo location is offering a Valentine's Day special through next Tuesday: Two promotional ice cream desserts called the Volcano of Love and the Rock of Love, ...

Continue reading "Spend Valentine's Day With Hello Kitty, at Hooters Japan" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/hootersjnfeat.jpg Spend Valentine's With Hello Kitty: At Hooters Japan Vien Cafe Opens Near Kosher Corridor tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575731 2012-02-08 09:30:00 2012-02-08T22:38:20Z Vietnamese food on the Westside? It's not that uncommon, but we are always pleased to see more of it. On Monday night, Vien Cafe opened on Pico Boulevard just east of La Cienega. The small, fr... Elina Shatkin Vietnamese food on the Westside? It's not that uncommon, but we are always pleased to see more of it. On Monday night, Vien Cafe opened on Pico Boulevard just east of La Cienega. The small, fr...

Continue reading "Vien Cafe Opens Near Kosher Corridor" > ]]> 0 Where to Find Breakfast Tacos in L.A.? tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575615 2012-02-08 08:16:00 2012-02-08T18:36:57Z Dear Mr. Gold: As a former resident of South Texas, I often miss the unique Texas-style breakfast tacos so ubiquitous there. (I like mine with machacado.) I'm sure you know that these are not ... Jonathan Gold Dear Mr. Gold: As a former resident of South Texas, I often miss the unique Texas-style breakfast tacos so ubiquitous there. (I like mine with machacado.) I'm sure you know that these are not ...

Continue reading "Where to Find Breakfast Tacos in L.A.?" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/askfeat321.jpg Where to Find Breakfast Tacos in L.A.? 140 Characters in Search of an Author + Our Tip Jar tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.575719 2012-02-08 08:15:00 2012-02-08T15:55:54Z And now, a brief message from our sponsors. Sort of. If you like reading this blog, consider following us on Twitter @LAWeeklyFood. You can also check out our Facebook page, where a lot of the g... Amy Scattergood And now, a brief message from our sponsors. Sort of. If you like reading this blog, consider following us on Twitter @LAWeeklyFood. You can also check out our Facebook page, where a lot of the g...

Continue reading "140 Characters in Search of an Author + Our Tip Jar" > ]]> 0 L.A.'s Idea of Vegan Food vs. What Vegans Really Eat tag:blogs.laweekly.com,2012:/squidink//166.573138 2012-02-08 07:00:00 2012-02-08T22:40:51Z What do vegans eat? That was the intended topic of our next Venn food diagram (check them all out). Only thing is, it (happily) turns out, everyone seems to know what vegans eat. Or more to the ... Rachael Narins What do vegans eat? That was the intended topic of our next Venn food diagram (check them all out). Only thing is, it (happily) turns out, everyone seems to know what vegans eat. Or more to the ...

Continue reading "L.A.'s Idea of Vegan Food vs. What Vegans Really Eat" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/veganvennfeat.jpg L.A.'s Idea of Vegan Food vs. What Vegans Really Eat