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  • James Beard Foundation Honors L.A. Chefs

    L.A. chefs and restaurants made a strong showing in every major category of the foundation’s list of semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards

     
  • Left Behind

    As an actress, she never rose out of B-grade obscurity, but when her mummified corpse was found last year, Yvette Vickers drew the international headlines she’d always yearned for

    By Steven Mikulan

     
  • Classic LA to Z

    26 reasons to celebrate the city, from timeless places that provide comfort in their consistency to beloved institutions that continue to surprise

     
  • Flipping Out Over National Pancake Week

    Celebrate all week long with flapjacks of all kinds, from classic buttermilk to gourmet fig and walnut. Don’t forget the maple syrup!

     
  • Alternate Oscars

    The academy? What academy? Los Angeles magazine arts critic Steve Erickson names the real winners

     
  • The Dark Age

    Handicapping the Oscar race in a year that’s been filled with doom-and-gloom story lines

    By Steve Erickson

     
  • Best New Restaurants

    From a swank seafood shack to the dramatic debut of one of reality television's most exciting innovators, here are the city's most appetizing arrivals

    By Patric Kuh

     
 
 
[ New Restaurants ]

Batch

Previously home to Wilson’s and Sublime Food Lounge, the space along Culver City’s gallery row is morphing again Read

 
[ Haute List ]

The King of Bling

Harry Winston was the first to lend jewels to Oscar-goers. On February 26, the tradition continues Read

 
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  • [ The Guide ]

    Beverly Hills Wine Festival

    If a merlot tasting at a local wineshop doesn’t excite aspiring enologists, this festival presents a wide array of vintages at a historic estate... Read

  • [ The Guide ]

    BB Forever: Brigitte Bardot

    More than two dozen vintage prints tracing the career of legendary actress Brigitte Bardot compose this global exhibition... Read

  • [ The Guide ]

    Celebrity Auto-
    biography

    Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, Craig Bierko, and Valerie Bertinelli are among those scheduled to appear in this evening of comedy... Read

  • [ The Guide ]

    A Raisin in the Sun

    Phylicia Rashad won a Tony for her performance in the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s play. She directs this production... Read

  • [ The Guide ]

    The Director’s Series

    LACMA hosts a conversation between museum director Michael Govan and NEA chairman Rocco Landesman about arts funding during economic downturns... Read

  • [ The Guide ]

    Jackie Evancho

    In just over a year the 11-year-old went from singing opera on YouTube to showcasing her resounding voice for millions of America’s Got Talent viewers... Read

  • [ The Guide ]

    Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    This tour, led by the Japanese American National Museum, investigates the hidden history of the neighborhood as it explores cultural displacement... Read

 
 
 

Best Electric Bikes

The latest battery-powered bikes can hum along at speeds of 20 mph with nary a turn of the pedal... Read

[ The Weekender ]

Palm Springs

Sharp new digs and cool winter days—now’s the time to visit L.A.’s favorite desert hideaway Read

 
 
[ CityThink ]

Newt Gingrich Kicks Off California Campaign

The Republican presidential candidate dropped by Cielito Lindo Restaurant to talk jobs and government reform, criticize President Obama, and shake some hands—in that order Read

[ My LA to Z ]

Dermot Mulroney

The actor tells us where he gets his filet mignon properly butterflied and where he enjoys an unlikely workout Read

 
    • THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:

      When I see the Chris Burden installation at LACMA, I wonder, Where are L.A.'s oldest streetlamps?

 
 
    • CHRIS RESPONDS:

      Let Ask Chris shine some light on this. Most of the 202 lamps that make up LACMA’s landmark Urban Light installation are just babes... Read

 
Multimedia guides to the essentials:

Classic LA to Z

Our guide to the enduring and endearing Read

 
[ Film & TV ]

The Dark Age

Handicapping the Oscar race in a year that’s been filled with doom-and-gloom story lines Read

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