An ordinance was approved at today's City Council meeting that would open the door for the city to charge for seating during Taste concerts at the Petrillo Music Shell. Name chefs will also serve up three-course, $40 dinners at the festival. more ›

Now that Next Restaurant is onto their Childhood menu, all the hype about their amazing take on turn-of-the-century French cuisine has faded. Now you can make all of the courses from that menu at home with the "Next: Paris 1906" cookbook for iPad. more ›

No one who watches television, reads blogs or goes out to dinner can possibly ignore the impact of celebrity chef culture. Chefs with their names stitched on their jackets, often with fancy logos, have become a constant presence in our lives, and some of them are as recognizable as rock stars, models or famous authors. But the question remains - is this good for those of us who eat out? more ›

Our friends at LAist clued us in to a report from Eater L.A. confirming that Rick Bayless will be taking over two restaurants in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Speculation began in November when Bayless was spotted eating in a slew of upscale Mexican restaurants throughout the Los Angeles area, his first visit to the City of Lights in 15 years. more ›