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'Arrested Development' banana stand may not make it to Newport

2013-05-18 09:30:00

“Arrested Development” fans seeking out the replica of the famous banana stand that’s touring the country can see pictures of it in Times Square, at Yankee Stadium and the Tower Bridge in London. But the town that plays host to the stand...

World Whiskey Day is today; L.A. bartenders and whiskey lovers tell you what to drink

2013-05-18 10:00:00

Every spirit has its own personality. Vodka is bright and cheerful; tequila is sensual and a bit sloppy; gin is no-nonsense and driven; rum is reckless and bold. Then there's whiskey. Whiskey is sexy and sullen and a bit mean. It's a spirit that plays...

Dear L.A. pastry chefs, please make us a Cronut

2013-05-17 13:30:00

When New York pastry chef Dominique Ansel created the Cronut, a croissant-donut hybrid that looks like a deep-fried croissant on steroids, he created a new medical condition: Cronut fever. We want that fever and we want it bad. There is a little...

Village Voice 'bloodbath' sends restaurant critic Robert Sietsema packing

2013-05-17 14:39:00

Particularly hard-hitting employee cuts at the Village Voice on Friday included longtime restaurant critic Robert Sietsema, who had been at the New York alt weekly newspaper for 20 years. Gossip columnist Michael Musto and theater critic Michael...

First Copper River salmon is delivered for a fast, heated cook-off

2013-05-17 09:56:00

The first Copper River king salmon of the season -- a 40-pound specimen -- was hoisted aloft Friday morning as the annual first shipment of the prized salmon arrived in Seattle. It was the ceremonial first fish, delivered from Alaska to Seattle-Tacoma...

Tofu on the menu at Chipotle? It's happening

2013-05-17 09:00:00

For the first time in 20 years, the Mexican fast casual chain Chipotle is adding a new protein to the menu, and it's tofu. Surprised? The tofu dish is called "sofritas," and it hits Southern California Chipotle menus June 3. The name comes from sofrito,...

Win big in Vegas? Treat yourself to one of these swell wine dinners

2013-05-17 10:00:00

Here’s what to do when you win big in Vegas: reserve the new Krug Chef’s Table at Michelin two-star Restaurant Guy Savoy in Caesars Palace. For two to six guests, the multiple-starred French chef will� create a menu of up to 13 courses...

Smugglers provide KFC delivery to Gaza Strip; they advertise on Facebook

2013-05-16 12:55:00

Imagine living in an area where you can't get your hands on your favorite foods. Now imagine how much you'd pay to get them. When people living in the Gaza Strip get a craving for KFC, there's no way they can get it. There are no name-brand fast-food...

Kroger turns spoiled food into electricity; how do you reduce waste?

2013-05-16 15:55:00

As supermarkets try to figure out how to cut down on waste and experiment with alternative forms of energy,� Kroger Co. says it's doing both simultaneously by turning landfill-bound organic matter into electricity that powers its stores, The Times'...

Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen

2013-05-02 05:00:00

Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...

In China, rat meat is sold as lamb

2013-05-03 05:02:00

BEIJING -- Feasting on strips of mutton dropped in a simmering pot is a popular dining pastime in China, but what if the meat served is actually made of rat? That may be on the minds of diners after the latest stomach-churning food scandal to hit China....

Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay

2013-05-02 20:27:00

Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...

Residents of the Gaza Strip can pay (a pretty penny) to have KFC fried chicken smuggled in from Egypt.

2013-05-16 11:46:58

Boneless options: KFC execs are banking on its Original Recipe Boneless to become the chain's signature product. How does it fare?

2013-04-25 07:27:17

University of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware answers questions during a news conference at the school's KFC Yum! Center practice facility.

2013-04-03 00:00:00