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When you order a steak at a restaurant, do you know where the beef came from, what it was fed, and under what conditions it was slaughtered? Should that even matter? If you are among those who are lured into Sizzler because they advertise a $9.99 steak dinner deal, have you ever thought: Isn’t that too cheap for good meat? (It is, by the way.) more › Read the original: Dear Chefs: Supplier Tells Restaurants Why They Should Serve Only ‘Clean’ Meat
In tonight’s “Extra, Extra,” the OC Register wonders if Coldplay sucks, the LAPD wants to shut down the @OccupyLAPD Twitter account, cross burning isn’t free speech, and more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more › Originally posted here: Extra, Extra: Naked Sushi Bar, a Boring Plant, and The Most Overrated Bands
http://www.youtube.com/v/15wwl9mLntU?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Video by Melissa Rohlin Excerpt from: Blake Griffin and Kevin Love talk about Griffin’s almost nude magazine spread
The complete collection of “Barney Miller” was made available on DVD today – classic great TV. — Kurt Sutter of “Sons of Anarchy” is asking fans to take action against DirecTV. — Tons of news items & the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight. more › See the original post here: TV Junkie: Epic Release of ‘Barney Miller’; #SOA’s Kurt Sutter Wants Action Against DirecTV
The Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter trial came to a brief halt today when a nurse who treated Michael Jackson fell ill while testifying. As defense attorney Ed Chernoff prepared to resume questions from Monday afternoon, the witness, Cherilyn Lee, announced, “I’m feeling really, really dizzy.” more › See the article here: Prosecutors in Conrad Murray Case Rest, Defense Witness Gets Dizzy During Testimony
The Beverly Hills Firemen’s Association represents the city’s 77 full-time, professional firefighters and paramedics. The organization operates three stations 24-hours a day and responds to more than 6,000 incidents a year. The group would like to share the following safety tips with residents in an effort to help our community protect itself in case of an emergency: Discuss what to do in an evacuation. When told by officials, go immediately to a shelter as instructed or to the home of a friend or relative who lives out of the area. Find out about your local shelters beforehand. Know evacuation routes. Pre-establish several different routes in case certain roads are blocked or closed. Family members can become separated during an emergency. Be prepared by creating a plan for how to reach one another. Establish an out-of-area contact (such as a relative or friend) who can coordinate family members’ locations and information should you become separated. Make sure children learn the phone numbers and addresses, and know the emergency plans. Quiz children every six months so they remember what to do, where to go and whom to call in an emergency. Decide how to take care of pets. Pets are not allowed in places where food is served, so you will need to have a place to take your pets if you have to go to a shelter. Post emergency phone numbers (fire, police, ambulance, etc.) by the phone. Assemble a family disaster supplies kit that includes water, non-perishable food items, medical supplies and a flashlight, and keep a smaller one in the trunk of your vehicle. Do you have any other safety tips to share? Please post them in the comments section below. The above information is from the The Beverly Hills Firemen’s Association website . Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Read the original here: City Firefighters Offer Tips on Disaster Preparedness
And speaking of pizza, Albano’s Brooklyn Pizzeria on Melrose has closed doors once again. The backstory here is that Albano’s originally shuttered in 2007 (to sort of relocate), and two other pizzerias (Enzo’s then L.O.V.E.) thereafter tried to make the space work. Obviously neither succeeded because in July a purported “new and improved” Albano’s attempted a comeback. Unfortch, Albano’s got knocked out in round two, too, now the lights are off and the phone has been disconnected. · Comebacks [~ELA~] Continue reading here: The Shutter : Albano’s Brooklyn Pizzeria Turns Off The Lights, Again
Los Angeles was once a pizza wasteland, with just a few barely edible slice shop spread throughout town. Over the last few years operators have noticed the dearth in quality pies and now we have Pizzeria Mozza, Joe’s, Stella Rosa, Pitfire, Hollywood Pies, Pizzeria il Fico, Sotto, The Luggage Room Pizzeria, Olio Pizzeria, then there’s the new farm-to-table pizza concept from Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan of Rustic Canyon, David Myers is thinking pizza in Hollywood, Crust is coming to Studio City… and even establishments like Gjelina put forth laudable efforts. The list just goes on and on. Anyway, now Pizzeria Fondi (menu here ) out of Gig Harbor, Washington wants to get in on the LA action. Management is looking to open here and in OC with the above listed specs. [EaterWire] Read the original post: PIzza Pizza Pizza : Pizzeria Fondi Wants to Open in LA and OC
With over 800 new “artisan” food products — including ones from Domino’s, Tostitos, and Starbucks — released over the past five years , what does that word even mean anymore? According to one data cruncher, the word “suggests that the product is less likely to be mass-produced…It also suggests the product may be less processed and perhaps better tasting and maybe even be better for you .” Maybe! [USA Today via -EN- ] Read the original: What Does ‘Artisan’ Mean?: With over 800 new “artisan” food…
President Obama has had a busy 24 hours in Los Angeles. So far, he’s spoken at two fundraising dinners in Hancock Park, eaten some classic SoCal fare , and is now heading to NBC studios to tape a segment with Jay Leno. We won’t know what he says to Leno until later, but CBS News reports that during his dinners, the President laid out what he’s accomplished so far during his tenure in the Oval Office. more › View post: President Obama Tells Crowd He’s Done 60% of What He Wants to Do
