The smell of sunscreen and charcoal in the air means that summer is finally here, shepherding in the familiar rites of the season—sunburns, hot dogs and another chance to finally resolve the Blizzard vs. McFlurry debate once-and-for-all. Be careful, though, how quickly you devour that Blizzard or...
Put down the margarita for one second, and listen. You need to eat something. No really—you’ve got work tomorrow, and we don’t want another “situation.” And don’t just put another taco, burrito or quesadilla in your mouth because, let’s face it, you probably had some combination of those...
You can’t throw a rock lately without hitting a restaurant that hasn’t jazz-handed its menu with a massaged kale salad or shaved Brussels sprouts with squeezed lemon and pecorino cheese. That shit is everywhere. Not that kale and Brussels sprouts don’t taste great. They do, but they’re...
When it comes to food, sugar and spice is always nice. Something Matthew Hilla knows full well. Case in point: His smokey habañero hot sauce, Hotmaple. It relies on maple syrup as its key ingredient, which provides the right balance of sweet and heat in dishes such...
You can build up quite an appetite trying to figure out what to eat for lunch. But should it really be that hard? When you think about it, lunch is actually kinda easy. Check out the flow chart below, and see if you agree.
While launching into an off-key rendition of the Pointer Sisters’ classic “I’m So Excited” isn’t the reaction most of us have after drinking too much coffee, maxing out on caffeine can cause plenty of negative side effects—trouble sleeping, anxiety, upset stomach and the frequent need to pee...
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The bar you’re in has 30 beers on tap, yet you’ve only heard of one of them. You order it while your friend gets some German-style something-or-other that supposedly “pairs well with jackfruit.” Worst of all, you feel the fear creep in...
Hot. Salty. Crispy. The French Fry is as simple a culinary treasure as it is delicious. Sure, you can tart it up with truffle oil, but you can also just stuff the greasy, fast food version into your mouth with equal pleasure (plus a generous heaping of...
Let’s talk tacos. For the better part of a decade, Rasta Taco founder Mario Melendez has been slingin’ his brand of the Mexican street-food staple (with a Caribbean twist) from a custom-made food cart. (Take that food-truck trend.) And with a brick-and-mortar location in the works, he...
Drew Pletcher didn’t launch Hand-Brewed Beer in L.A. to crank out just another IPA. He and his partners set out to upturn the microbrew industry. Here’s how he says they intend to do so: If you can’t wait check out the list of restaurants and bars serving up...
For the athletes on the field, the Super Bowl is the culmination of hard work, super-human discipline and countless hours of practice. For the rest of us, it’s an excuse to stuff our faces with junk food. And nothing goes down with Super Bowl viewing like a...
Devin Plaut, a DSC member since May 2012, aspires to rule the chocolate business like Willy Wonka, the ultimate candy capitalist. And so, the founder of Laughing Fox Chocolate has decided to give away a Golden Ticket of his own for Valentine’s Day—his chocolate truffle recipe. Sure, it’s not his top-secret Paleo...