Steaks

Recipe: Our office burger

2013-05-20 08:49:00

� Total time: 1 hour, 5 minutes Servings: 4 Caramelized onions 4 slices applewood-smoked bacon 2 onions, sliced (about 4 cups) 1 teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon ketchup 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2-3 drops liquid...

Wine of the Week: 2008 Tenuta di Trinoro Rosso Toscano 'Le Cupole'

2013-05-18 00:00:00

� The term "Rosso Toscano" usually indicates an inexpensive wine made for everyday drinking. But in this case, the wine is essentially a Super Tuscan, made from a blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Not a drop of...

Happy Mother's Day: Chefs want soup dumplings, porterhouse, Costco cake

2013-05-12 08:00:00

When it comes to dreaming about a perfect Mother’s Day, Los Angeles’ top chefs turn out to be just like working moms everywhere -- sleep and perfectly behaved children are at the top of the list. Suzanne Goin is chef and owner at Lucques,...

Salad recipes: A how-to for main-dish salads plus 49 recipes

2013-05-13 07:30:00

Sometimes, salads are a lifesaver. Whether I'm running late on a weeknight or suddenly entertaining last-minute company, there's one dinner solution I can always trust in a pinch: salad. It's my favorite "go-to" when I'm running low on energy or time....

A more flavorful dry-brined turkey

2013-05-09 13:14:00

� Thanksgiving is a holiday built on tradition. And, much to my surprise, I seem to have found a new one of my own -- writing about dry-brined turkey. After more than 20 years of Thanksgiving stories, I didn't think there was much left that could be...

Jonathan Gold recommends: 13 great tacos in Southern California

2013-05-05 17:00:00

Tacos - can we ever have enough tacos in our lives? I didn't think so. Because when the taco is right, the birds start to sing and the stars shine more brightly and you have the impression that everything is right with the world, which is a lot of...

'Hell's Kitchen' recap: A hairy dinner service

2013-05-01 11:35:00

Nothing encourages home cooking quite like an episode of "Hell's Kitchen." When the chefs aren't sweating -- literally -- over your food, they're poking at it with their fingers … or dropping a hair in it. GROSS! PHOTOS: Celebrities by The...

Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez eats up rehab stint

2013-04-28 23:20:00

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are going to be sorry to see Hanley Ramirez leave. And with good reason, since the Dodgers minor league players ate well during Ramirez's two-game visit to the Cal League, with Ramirez springing for a postgame spread of steak...

Hinoki & the Bird's Kuniko Yagi hits New York for dumplings, old school steak and a lobster roll

2013-04-26 09:00:00

Kuniko Yagi is the chef at David Myers' new Century City restaurant, Hinoki & the Bird -- whose name evokes the same sense of celestial whimsy as her food. The stylish Asian-inflected menu includes bowls of green mussels in a coconut-curry broth with...

Chained thinking on the federal deficit

2013-04-23 19:15:00

Washington's tug of war over the federal budget has many wonders, but the biggest one of all must be the lengths to which politicians and pundits will go to deprive Granny and Grandpa of $30 a month. That's the amount by which benefits for the average...

An engaging guide to viral marketing for neophytes

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Why do some things catch on? How does a steak sandwich from a Philadelphia restaurant, for example, become so famous that it gets a slot on the David Letterman show? Why did Rebecca Black's whiny pop song "Friday" become a viral hit on YouTube? Why have...

New restaurants: Din Tai Fung, Osawa, Chez Soi, AltaEats

2013-04-25 08:14:00

Taiwanese dumpling chain Din Tai Fung, with two locations in Arcadia, plans to open a new restaurant in September at Glendale shopping center Americana at Brand. The nearly 7,000-square-foot restaurant will serve its uber-popular soup dumplings (including...

Spencer's For Steaks and Chops Where: 6001 Destination Parkway, at The Hilton Orlando The lowdown: Along with Oceanaire Seafood Room and The Capital Grille, Spencer's is another reason locals need to wipe off that International Drive cringe. It's not just for tourists anymore.

2013-05-22 14:44:00

Carolann Valentino stars in "Burnt at the Steak."

2013-05-16 23:45:00

Cooks work the line at Pei Wei Asian Diner, one of three new eateries in Terminal 3 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Jamba Juice and Steak n' Shake outlets recently opened there, too.

2013-05-16 02:38:00