Los Angeles IS A Food City!

Friday, December 16, 2011 PHOTOS: Top 11 LA Food Trends For 2011 This year, the rest of the country recognized what Angelenos have known for years: Los Angeles is a food city! In a Reuters piece from earlier this year, Saveur magazine's editor-in-chief James Oseland sung our city's praises. "The way the global food cultures casually converge in the place makes for a vigorous food culture that exists nowhere else on the planet," said Oseland. "LA really is the food city of the moment." Some of the nation's most recognizable culinary stars like Ludo Lefebvre, Suzanne Goin, Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, and Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger make their home here, and we have the privilege of eating their cooking any time we care to, as opposed to just watching them longingly on TV. Multiple Shot, Gunman Dead In So Cal Edison Shooting A Monk Inspired The Newest Rodarte Gowns (PHOTOS) 'A Brazen Act Of Protest' Best-Selling Books In Southern California The Beach Boys Are California Dreamin'! BLOG POSTS Rik Seyman: UC Davis' Peppergate Meltdown: Only the Tip of the Glacier The Peppergate scandal at UC Davis is no more about Lt. Pike and bungling cops on the Quad than Watergate was about E. Howard Hunt and burglars in the Democratic headquarters. Or, at least, it shouldn't be -- not if the University is to have a soul going forward. Tracey Harnish: Devastation of the American Dream Tammy Haddad: Hitchens: The TV Gladiator Every pundit that has tried to make a point, throw a punch, or declare victory should pause today to salute Christopher Hitchens. Jill S. Brown: Get Fit: 10 Ways to Get Your Fitness Game Plan Going for the New Year (Or Anytime)! Are you thinking about it yet? You probably will be soon... once all the eggnog wears off and your holiday hangover starts to give you pangs of guilt. But fear not. Here are 20 ways to get you started up or back on track to a healthier, fitter lifestyle. Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: Selling Mother's Louis Vuittons on eBay My mother gave birth to me at 30 but not really that many years separated us. And yet, between the objects that defined her, and those that characterize me? Well, there seems to be an intergalactic-sized caesura.

MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM Former Child Slave Wins US Citizenship WATCH: Jay-Z & Kanye Play One Song At Their Concert Ten Times In A Row PHOTOS: Tori Spelling Says Bye-Bye To Encino ON FACEBOOK Prop 8 OVERTURNED: Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down In California WATCH: Hollywood Agents Force Raw Meat Down Their Throats WATCH: Metta Thanks Jesus Christ For All Of His Teeth

If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.