Ice Cream

Addiction Bistro serves gluten-free fried chicken, cupcakes and more

2013-05-16 12:00:00

This year I think we’ll break our Father's Day habit of staying close to home and take my husband to the Addiction Bistro, a little caf� on La Cienega Boulevard that serves burgers and sausages, chili and ice cream. I found the Addiction Bistro...

So many ways to chill

2013-05-13 10:42:00

Who doesn't love a cucumber? Picklers, slicers, green or yellow, smooth or bumpy, thin- or thick-skinned, chubby Kirbys, little cornichons, English, Japanese, Persian. Good thing then that with the impending heat comes cucumber season. They peak with...

A celebration of all things Turkish

2013-05-14 19:00:00

There they'll stand — the Roman amphitheater of Aspendos, the tomb of the Sufi poet Rumi, the ruins of the Assyrian city of Nimrud, the ancient Armenian church of Akdamar and a dozen other wonders, all splendid in the Southern California sun. Of...

Sriracha leather at Plan Check, macrobiotic summer menu at M Cafe, Provencal dishes at Fig & Olive

2013-05-09 07:00:00

Sriracha has hit Plan Check Kitchen and Bar in West L.A. If you thought it was good on ice cream or as a lollipop, what about Sriracha leather? Chef Ernesto Uchimura is putting a slice of Sriracha leather on his new SS PCB burger along with his regular...

Sprinkled with smarts

2013-05-04 00:00:00

The gig: Sprinkles Cupcakes, the Beverly Hills chain beloved by bold-faced Hollywood names such as Tom Cruise and Ryan Seacrest, launched in 2005 with six workers, including founders Candace and Charles Nelson. The company has since expanded to 400...

Recipe: Olive oil gelato

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Olive oil gelato 1 hour, plus refrigerating and freezing times. Serves 8 6 extra-large egg yolks 1/4 cup cornstarch 3 cups whole milk 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/2...

Recipe: Bittersweet chocolate tartufo with olive oil gelato and olive oil-fried croutons

2013-04-27 00:00:00

� 1 hour, plus setting times. Serves 8 Chocolate glaze 1/2 pound bittersweet chocolate, preferably 70% Cordillera 2 tablespoons corn syrup 2 tablespoons brandy 1/4 pound (1 stick) plus 2 tablespoons butter, cubed 1. Cut the chocolate into 2-...

Master Class: Nancy Silverton opens up to olive oil in desserts

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Call me old-fashioned, but I am not a fan of the current trend wherein bacon, avocado and other ingredients normally considered staples of savory cooking are used to make desserts, instead of, say, a BLT. The only exception to this rule, and it's an...

Recipe: Carrot cake ice cream

2013-04-26 14:30:00

� Carrot cake ice cream Total time: 1 hour, plus chilling and freezing time -------------------- Our recipes, your kitchen: If you try this or any other recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen, please share it with us: Click here to upload pictures of...

Atwater Village Beer, Wine & Food Festival this weekend

2013-04-23 14:36:00

This Sunday afternoon, the intersection of Glendale and Glenfeliz boulevards in Atwater Village will be taken over by brewery tents, wine tasting stations and food trucks for the first Atwater Village Beer, Wine & Food Festival. Organized by the folks...

Carl's Jr. Pop Tart Ice Cream Sandwich: Did you just do a double-take?

2013-04-22 13:20:00

A Pop Tart and ice cream concoction called the Carl's Jr. Pop Tart Ice Cream Sandwich has hit a Newport Beach location of the fast food chain. If you just did a double take and reread that last sentence because it was one of those oh-my-God-is-this-...

Ben & Jerry's dishes out free scoops and fans crash website

2013-04-09 10:50:00

Ice cream lovers around the world just let out a scream, one so loud it brought down a company’s website. Ben & Jerry’s is dishing out free scoops at participating locations worldwide Tuesday as the Vermont firm celebrates its 34th annual...

2013-05-22 19:50:00

Pazzo Gelato's cinnamon milkshake

2013-05-22 19:50:00

11 month old Leila Torres, of Bethlehem experiences her first ice cream truck on a warm summer like May evening. Her mother Ashley Torres, of Bethlehem gives Lelia little taste of the soft serve vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. "Want to taste of it? Here you go, try a little bit.

2013-05-22 00:00:00