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Author Elina Shatkin

  • Elina Shatkin

    Senior Editor

    As a food writer and restaurant critic for the L.A. Weekly, Shatkin was best known for her “30 Days” missions, in which she reviewed the same item (burgers, sandwiches, ice cream) from a different restaurant for 30 consecutive days. Before that, she was a staff writer for the Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times and the events and festivals editor for the paper’s short-lived Guide. Shatkin has been a contributor to the book EAT: Los Angeles, film editor of LAist, and a writer for such publications as American Cinematographer, Bitch, Toque, and Variety. She is a regular guest on KCRW’s Good Food. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, and raised in Cupertino, she is an alumnus of the UCLA School of Film & Television.

Bicycle-Churned Ice Cream Shop Opens in DTLA

Peddler's Creamery puts the pedal to the metal to make its frozen treats. Read More

Sushi's 20 Freshest Pop Culture Moments

From foreign delicacy to supermarket staple, here's how sushi has permeated our cultural consciousness Read More

10 Ways to Spend Your Weekend that Have Nothing to do with Coachella

This weekend, the question isn't "What's going on?" It's "What isn’t going on?" Read More

Danny Bowien Coming to L.A. for Taste of the Nation

For all the Angelenos who yearn to sample the fare of Danny Bowien but can't make a pilgrimage to either of his restaurant meccas, cheer up. Read More

This is How Your Easter Candy Is Made

Did you know that most of the See's candy you eat is made right here in a factory on La Cienega Blvd? Did you know that the factory has two massive silos, each of which holds 80,000 gallons of liquid chocolate? Read More

Booze and Botany – Yes, They Do Mix

Amy Stewart is neither a drunk nor a botanist, but she has written a book that combines both elements. Read More

National Pi(e) Day: Bludso's Sweet Little Secret

An apple pie a day keeps the doctor away Read More

Confessions of a Real Life Doughnut Snob

Los Angeles has the highest per capita number of donut shops of any major metropolitan city the United States. Elina Shatkin has been photographing their sweet treats for years Read More

Fancy Doughnuts That Are Actually Awesome

Delivery-only the Donut Snob is a slam dunk Read More

Marcus Samuelsson Brings Harlem to Baldwin Hills

Post and Beam is just a restaurant, right? On Tuesday night, the Baldwin Hills eatery was packed with a line that stretched into the parking lot. That's how badly people wanted to get into the joint. Read More
 
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