For centuries, the Japanese have rung in the new year by eatingozoni, a bowl of hot soup consisting of mochi rice cakes. It’s an ancient tradition (dating all the way...

Right next to USC, on Grand Ave. in East L.A., there’s a community-centered marketplace called Mercado La Paloma. 3655 S. Grand Ave.

Ever since Ray (Mighty Healthy) introduced me to Cafe Habana in New York, there’s hardly a visit to the Empire State where I haven’t stopped by...

Over a century strong, Cole’s is a downtown Los Angeles institution. Cole’s touts themselves as the originators of the French Dipped sandwich, much to Philippe’s chagrin....

I always hear about Five Guys hamburgers. The fast-food chain originated in Virginia and now has over 600 locations across North America. But there are only 2 in...

It’s Tito’s Tacos time at The Hundreds HQ. Tito’s may quite possibly have the worst, and poorly written, jingle in the history of TV commercials, but their food...

Russ & Daughters. Since 1914, 4 generations of the Russ family have handed down the best lox and bagel sandwiches in the country, right here on Houston in...

So before I get to anything else, I gotta tell you about Macbar. It’s not somewhere you take your Apple computer for tech support, it’s an awesome restaurant....

Downtown Los Angeles really has some of the best restaurants in the city these days. There are the old favorites like La Taquiza, Yang Chow, Sushi Gen, and Fisherman’s Outlet,...

Time for another shwag post. This is where I get to make us seem superior to everyone else in the world because we get flowed all this free stuff. Ben’s...

So for the second year in a row, Jon has his birthday party at Shakey’s, and for the second year in a row, they spell his name wrong on the...

There’s this spot, Boiling Crab, with locations around the Southland. It’s amazing, if you have time to eat it today, you should. It’s Southern-style seafood, no utensils or...