Grub Street

Foshay Learning Center develops a cashless dining option, while Continental Airlines is putting the final nail into the coffin for free airplane food.

Filed Under: airport dining, bella cafe, clifton's cafeteria, continental airlines, denise portillo, ed rosenthal, food network, foodienomics, foshay learning center, lawsuits, london, look who's popping up, mediavore, newt gingrich, private chefs inc., private chefs of beverly hills, trip advisor, whittier

Posted 7/13/10 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Michael Voltaggio Denied Fish Tacos in San Diego; Martha Stewart Eats Malaysia

The Top Chef winner doesn't have sufficient ID, while the business maven eats a lot on a recent trip.

Filed Under: angels stadium, crime scenes, dodger stadium, health concerns, in-n-out burger, josh capon, london, malaysia, martha stewart, mediavore, michael voltaggio, monica beresford-redman, san diego, south beach bar and grille, superlatives, top chef alumni newsletter, white house

Posted 7/6/10 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Spam Celebrates a Birthday; Robert Pattinson Can't Cook

Canned meat continues to be popular after 73 years and a Twilight star hasn't mastered much beyond toast.

Filed Under: foodienomics, happy birthday!, health concerns, lawsuits, lax, london, mediavore, pizza pizza, princess diana, robert pattinson, spam (product), starbucks, theme building

Posted 4/15/10 on Grub Street LA
Chef Shuffles

Gordon Ramsay West Hollywood Gets New Exec Chef

Openers Gordon Ramsay and Andy Cook appear to have little to do with the restaurant now.

Filed Under: andy cook, anthony keene, ballad of el gordo, carmel valley ranch, chef shuffle, gordon ramsay, hotel dining, london, ritz-carlton, the savoy, west hollywood

Posted 3/16/10 on Grub Street LA
Animal Instincts

Animal Chefs Plan Potential Pop-Up in London

London club owner Jonathan Downey has plans to bring Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo to the U.K.

Filed Under: animal, chef imports, east room, england, jon shook, jonathan downey, london, pop-ups, vinny dotolo

Posted 3/2/10 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

What President Obama Shouldn't Be Eating; Laurent Tourondel Splits with BLT Partner

Pie and burgers are giving the President high cholesterol and a famous chef goes his own way.

Filed Under: barack obama, blt steak, burgers, chile, cholesterol, dessert, empire building, freebird's, italy, jillian michaels, jimmy haber, laurent tourondel, lawsuits, london, macarons, mcdonald's, mediavore, molecular gastronomy, quiznos, r.i.p., rose gray, the river cafe, weight loss, whole foods, wine

Posted 3/1/10 on Grub Street LA
Construction Zone

Culver's Waterloo & City Names Chef, We Peek Inside

A gastropub/bistro is coming to Culver City's departed Crest House.

Filed Under: anisette, bistros, brendan collins, carlos tomazos, construction zone, crest house, culver city, fraiche, french, gastropubs, gilt groupe, italian, london, new york, palihouse, per se, thierry perez, thomas keller, waterloo and city

Posted 3/1/10 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Carl's Jr. Sells Beer Downtown; Carl Karcher Enterprises Sold to Boston Firm

Carl's Jr. has the jump on Burger King's beer bash, and its parent company is purchased by Thomas H. Lee partners.

Filed Under: beer, boston, carl karcher, carl's jr., carpinteria, coffee, downtown, easy-bake ovens, england, frederick scott salyer, groceries, london, mediavore, new york times, sk foods, smoking bans, tabasco

Posted 2/25/10 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Nigella Lawson Inspires New Alice in Wonderland Queen; Cipriani London Must Change Name

Tim Burton took a cue from a TV toque and a famous club is sued by a more famous club.

Filed Under: booze news, burger king, burgers, cafe-free eggs, camarillo, cipriani, crop mob, farmers, filipino, florida, food allergies, happy hours, health concerns, hellmann's, jose andres, junk food tax, lawsuits, london, mayonnaise, mediavore, nigella lawson, north carolina, tim burton, tomatoes, venice (la), yelp

Posted 2/23/10 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Boulud Loves Babies; Ubuntu Chef Says He's Just Vacationing in L.A.

London chefs disagree with a French chef over infants in restaurants and Jeremy Fox denies L.A. restaurant plans.

Filed Under: blackboardeats.com, burger king, burgers, church & state, daniel boulud, denny's, freebies, haiti, health concerns, hot dogs, ihop, jeremy fox, london, mediavore, organics, pancakes, san francisco, sara lee, tigeorges chicken, ubuntu

Posted 11/11/09 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Marcel Vigneron Caters Mark Liddell Launch; Mr. T Loves Junior's Deli

We get a peek at the food of a Top Chef runner-up, while Mr. T's eating habits buck deli stereotypes.

Filed Under: american idol, cajun, copia, david sax, el salvador, famine, food aid, gatorade, gladstones, guy fieri, junior's, london, los angeles, marcel vigneron, mcdonald's, mediavore, mr. t, new orleans, po' boys, saturday night live, save the deli, starbucks, top chef alumni newsletter, wine

Posted 10/15/09 on Grub Street LA
Beef

The Sex Pistols Want Ice Cream Flavor to Holiday in the Sun

The Sex Pistols are hoping to stop an ice cream maker from using their name.

Filed Under: beef, ice cream, icecreamist, london, los angeles, sex pistols, viagra ice cream

Posted 8/12/09 on Grub Street LA
Blechtacular

‘Viagra’ Ice Cream Debuts in England

Sex Pistol ice-cream could heat up London's dating scene.

Filed Under: blechtacular, ice cream, london, sex pistol ice cream, viagra, viagra ice cream

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