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October 12, 2010
A Look at the McRib Cult; Waiterpay.com Lets Waiters Know Their Rights
Corn futures surged on Monday, and with sharp gains in soybeans, sugar, and coffee, worries over the rising cost of food have been sparked. [NY Times] Los Angeles food trucks are about to be subject to the same health department rules as brick-and-mortar restaurants, including letter grades. ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
The Henry Clay People
Corn futures surged on Monday, and with sharp gains in soybeans, sugar, and coffee, worries over the rising cost of food have been sparked. [NY Times] Los Angeles food trucks are about to be subject to the same health department rules as brick-and-mortar restaurants, including letter grades. ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2010
L.A. Is Melting Today: Hottest Day on Record Since Basically Ever, Literally
Man, there's nothing like New York in the fall, right? Today, we had some afternoon showers and now it's misting, which means we all get to wear our beige raincoats and secretly pretend we're detectives, which, if you're not from New York City, you should know we all do. The rain's gonna hang ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
New York Women Like Their Men to Smell Like the Inside of a Starbucks
Well, this is interesting. Smell purveyor AXE body spray took it upon themselves to survey ladies in various cities to find out how they'd like their menfolk to smell. (Note to men: Two of three women say they are actually more likely to make out with a guy on the first date if he smells good ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Stressed-Out New Yorkers Perhaps Not as Stressed as They'd Have You Believe
While you may think you're stressed (who's stressed? It's Friday!), and spend a lot of money telling your therapist you're stressed, New York is actually way less stressed than a number of other cities, according to a Forbes report that analyzed U.S. metropolitan areas based on high unemploym ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
NYC Record Store/Hip-Hop Mecca Fat Beats Is Closing
"The slogan is it's the 'Last Stop for Hip Hop," a Fat Beats employee told us last year. "But now it literally is. All the other ones closed down." From XXL now comes word that Fat Beats itself will do the same, shuttering both its New York and L.A. locations. (They'll continue on at fatbeats.com ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Gold Panda
"The slogan is it's the 'Last Stop for Hip Hop," a Fat Beats employee told us last year. "But now it literally is. All the other ones closed down." From XXL now comes word that Fat Beats itself will do the same, shuttering both its New York and L.A. locations. (They'll continue on at fatbeats.com ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2010
Taco Bell Linked to Salmonella Outbreak; Thomas' English Muffins Go to Court
Some people in L.A., where restaurant letter grades have existed for some time, apparently seek out eateries with a B or C grade, as that usually means great, authentic ethnic food. [NY Daily News] Just as Taco Bell launches its new Carnitos Tacos, the chain is being linked to two multi-stat ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
HOLLYWOOD LIFE
Mona Simpson reads in Bryant Park
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July 27, 2010
Fol Chen
Mona Simpson reads in Bryant Park
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Interview: Brooklyn Noise Legend J.G. Thirlwell Talks Reviving Steriod Maximus's Ectopia for Celebrate Brooklyn
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklynite J.G. Thirlwell is one of the unlikely highlights of this year's Celebrate Brooklyn series. The industrial living legend and genre-hopping nu-composition hero is lugging his manic 20-piec ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
The Killer of His Daughter's Mother
A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner
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May 18, 2010
Very Be Careful
A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner
Blogs
May 6, 2010
Ripert, Chang, Colicchio & Dufresne on Treme; Marcus Samuelsson Demoted to Shareholder at Aquavit
Josh Moulton, who was the executive chef at West in Los Angeles, will take over the kitchen at Monkey Bar, which recently lost consulting chef Larry Forgione to P.J. Clarke's. [NY Times] Aquavit is no longer referring to Marcus Samuelsson as its chef-owner. The Top Chef Masters contender is ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
Hot Hot Heat
Josh Moulton, who was the executive chef at West in Los Angeles, will take over the kitchen at Monkey Bar, which recently lost consulting chef Larry Forgione to P.J. Clarke's. [NY Times] Aquavit is no longer referring to Marcus Samuelsson as its chef-owner. The Top Chef Masters contender is ... More >>
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April 27, 2010
Ozomatli
Josh Moulton, who was the executive chef at West in Los Angeles, will take over the kitchen at Monkey Bar, which recently lost consulting chef Larry Forgione to P.J. Clarke's. [NY Times] Aquavit is no longer referring to Marcus Samuelsson as its chef-owner. The Top Chef Masters contender is ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Two Boots Heads North to the Upper West Side
If Luke's Lobster can brave higher altitudes, then so can Two Boots: Eater brings word that the downtown Manhattan pizza chainlet (which has locations as far away as Los Angeles) is planning to open an outpost on Broadway between 95th and 96th Streets. Construction just started, so it won't o ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
JOIN THE FAMILY
Time's running out to catch this amazing pop-up
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April 13, 2010
LIAR, LIAR
Liars and Fol Chen in NYC
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April 6, 2010
Dorian Wood+El-Haru Kuroi
Liars and Fol Chen in NYC
Blogs
March 31, 2010
Tonight! Abe Vigoda, the xx, and Dappled Cities
Behold: fresh from the Los Angeles DIY scene, Abe Vigoda (the band, not the actor, to your left) mauls instruments with punk ferocity while dabbling in steel drums and syncopated rhythms at the Mercury Lounge. Then, the xx play another gig at Webster Hall...and you might not want to miss thei ... More >>
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March 31, 2010
Drink it in: National Geographic's Special Water Issue
darkpatator/flickrGulp! We're running out of water. With bluefin tuna populations dwindling, bee colonies inexplicably collapsing, and industrial farming threatening the sustainability of our food supply, the last thing you probably want to hear is that we're facing yet another edible (or, in ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Vendy Awards Head to L.A.
Street food fest hits La La Land.Last Month, Sean Basinski, founder of the Vendy Awards, told Fork in the Road about his hope to take the Vendys cross-country with the help of funds from Pepsi's Refresh Project. Unfortunately, the Vendys didn't win the $25,000 prize, but he decided to take th ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Christine Quinn Weighs the Possibility of a Fast-Food Ban
iboy daniel/FlickrKinda sums it all up.This hasn't been the best week for our nation's fast food chains: Yesterday, President Obama signed the new health care bill, which included legislation requiring any restaurant with at least 20 outlets to post nutritional information on their menus. Rig ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
The Board of Health Has Voted to Require Restaurants to Post Letter Grades
Last December, the Board of Health proposed a letter-grading system for restaurant sanitary inspections. The new system would require restaurants to post their A, B, or C grades where customers can see them, providing a more accessible alternative to trawling through the Health Department's s ... More >>
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March 9, 2010
'Trouble & Bass Present No Escape from NY'
Last December, the Board of Health proposed a letter-grading system for restaurant sanitary inspections. The new system would require restaurants to post their A, B, or C grades where customers can see them, providing a more accessible alternative to trawling through the Health Department's s ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Los Angeleno Not So Sure about Saveur's L.A.-centric March Issue
Geez, Saveur and L.A.: get a room. The March issue of Saveur is a love letter to Los Angeles, from the highly touted David Sax piece on the city's deli culture to Jonathan Gold's farm-to-table item. But one Angeleno (at least) is raising an eyebrow at the gushing L.A. praise. Rob Eshman, the ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
'Oktave Presents Silent Servant'
Geez, Saveur and L.A.: get a room. The March issue of Saveur is a love letter to Los Angeles, from the highly touted David Sax piece on the city's deli culture to Jonathan Gold's farm-to-table item. But one Angeleno (at least) is raising an eyebrow at the gushing L.A. praise. Rob Eshman, the ... More >>
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January 15, 2010
Zach Brooks Talks About Midtown Lunch's Growing Girth: "I'm Just a Fat Guy Who Likes to Eat"
myspace.com/ztbrooksZach Brooks, definitely not in midtown. Four years ago, Zach Brooks walked into Hing Won, a Chinese restaurant near his office in midtown, and noticed two lines. On his left, a bunch of white guys in business suits waited next to a steam table to order Americanized Chines ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Ever See a Reality Show Moment That Seemed Real?
The term "reality show" has always seemed to me to be an oxymoron, sort of like "army intelligence" or "L.A. style." Every moment of any reality show I've ever seen (except for the ones I've been on, naturally) has seemed scripted, rehearsed, and played to the camera, as ALL series televisio ... More >>
Film
December 22, 2009
Film Poll 2009: An Introduction
As the '00s become history, an Iraq war movie finally wins us over. How fitting.
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December 22, 2009
Daedelus
As the '00s become history, an Iraq war movie finally wins us over. How fitting.
Film
November 17, 2009
Meet Tao Ruspoli's Glib, Posturing Fix
As the '00s become history, an Iraq war movie finally wins us over. How fitting.
Blogs
October 13, 2009
News Roundup: R.I.P. Brendan Mullen, Kia Motors Hearts Girl Talk, Daniel Johnston, Chris Taylor
--R.I.P. Brendan Mullen, who was one of the first DIY promoters of punk and independent rock and the first regular booker of punk bands in Los Angeles. The Masque, a venue that became home base for all that is first-wave L.A. punk--including the Germs and the Weirdos--was in essence his baby ... More >>
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October 9, 2009
Interview: Promoter Gary Richards, Organizer of This Weekend's Hard Party at Terminal 5
Hard, the California-based dance festival, has grown from a few thousand attendees at its first event in Los Angeles in 2007 to nearly 18,000 at its most recent party, in Inglewood, California. That event--which took place August 8--was closed down by authorities wary of unruliness and overcr ... More >>
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September 29, 2009
'Festival of New Trumpet Salutes Bobby Bradford'
Hard, the California-based dance festival, has grown from a few thousand attendees at its first event in Los Angeles in 2007 to nearly 18,000 at its most recent party, in Inglewood, California. That event--which took place August 8--was closed down by authorities wary of unruliness and overcr ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Interview: Glee Star Lea Michele On Central Park, Comedy, and a Sweaty Co-Star
"Now I'm in Glee and I get to have Slushees and fettuccine alfredo thrown in my face." Glee's Lea Michele Born in the Bronx and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Lea Michele debuted on Broadway at age eight in Les Miserables. From the time she was 14 until she was 20, she starred in Steven Sater and ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 8, 2009
Murs
"Now I'm in Glee and I get to have Slushees and fettuccine alfredo thrown in my face." Glee's Lea Michele Born in the Bronx and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Lea Michele debuted on Broadway at age eight in Les Miserables. From the time she was 14 until she was 20, she starred in Steven Sater and ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2009
Celeb Spotting in NYC
L.A. is clearly the world's epicenter of celebrity spotting, a land of relentless visions of real-life make believe. In fact, the second you disembark from the plane, you're generally accosted by all manner of biggies, has-beens, wannabes, waiters with screenplays, and starlets running from t ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 18, 2009
It's Casual
L.A. is clearly the world's epicenter of celebrity spotting, a land of relentless visions of real-life make believe. In fact, the second you disembark from the plane, you're generally accosted by all manner of biggies, has-beens, wannabes, waiters with screenplays, and starlets running from t ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Animal Has Popped Up in Montauk
At Montauk's Sole East, the pop-up restaurant from Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo of L.A.'s Animal is up and running. Grub Street reports that the meat-happy menu will be available for the rest of the week, but reservations are going fast.
Film
July 28, 2009
Urine Is a Plot Clincher in Fragments
At Montauk's Sole East, the pop-up restaurant from Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo of L.A.'s Animal is up and running. Grub Street reports that the meat-happy menu will be available for the rest of the week, but reservations are going fast.
Voice Choices
May 27, 2009
Busdriver+Tim Fite+Nosaj Thing
At Montauk's Sole East, the pop-up restaurant from Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo of L.A.'s Animal is up and running. Grub Street reports that the meat-happy menu will be available for the rest of the week, but reservations are going fast.
Voice Choices
April 29, 2009
Fear
At Montauk's Sole East, the pop-up restaurant from Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo of L.A.'s Animal is up and running. Grub Street reports that the meat-happy menu will be available for the rest of the week, but reservations are going fast.
Blogs
March 20, 2009
Interview: Rapper Nipsey Hussle on West Coast Hip-Hop and Rolling Sixty Crips
"I mean Aspen, Portland: They're on the West Coast, but for an L.A. dude it's like the middle of nowhere. We got U.S. Marshals hopping on the bus in Salt Lake City." Not since the emergence of The Game on the national hip-hop scene has Los Angeles had such a promising new rapper as Nipsey Hussle. ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2009
"New York Will Go Down In Flames!" Says Debbie-Downer Pastor
Andreas Praefcke The Times Square Church sounds like an oxymoron--sort of like "L.A. style" or "army intelligence"--and yet there really is such a thing, complete with a pastor who's full of gloomy statements designed to make you want to stay in bed even longer than "Half-Ton Mom" on TLC. The guy's ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 25, 2009
Eleni Mandell
Andreas Praefcke The Times Square Church sounds like an oxymoron--sort of like "L.A. style" or "army intelligence"--and yet there really is such a thing, complete with a pastor who's full of gloomy statements designed to make you want to stay in bed even longer than "Half-Ton Mom" on TLC. The guy's ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 25, 2009
Stew & Heidi Rodewald
Andreas Praefcke The Times Square Church sounds like an oxymoron--sort of like "L.A. style" or "army intelligence"--and yet there really is such a thing, complete with a pastor who's full of gloomy statements designed to make you want to stay in bed even longer than "Half-Ton Mom" on TLC. The guy's ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2009
Live: Stacy Peralta Talks Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Beginning with a panoramic, ominous series of God's-eye shots of the Los Angeles skyline flipped on its axis so that skyscrapers jutting down like stalactites, Crips and Bloods: Made In America is director Stacy Peralta's third look at an underground L.A. subculture in as many films. After tacklin ... More >>
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January 8, 2009
SXSW's 2009 Partial Performers List: If You Can Afford to Go, You Must Be Running a Ponzi Scheme
Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>
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