100 Course Meal

Stunt food, grand tastings, and gift bags are the perennial tenets of almost every culinary event.

Dashing gauchos shave sirloin straight from swords at Brazil-born Fogo de Chão.

Thankfully, it’s been over a decade since LA bar culture started shifting away from see-and-be-seen booths with bottle service, getting on the right promoter’s list, or having gatekeepers pluck hopefuls from a labyrinthine line around the block.

My late-night creep is half of a CoolHaus ice cream sandwich.

Breaded, deep-fried pork needs no improvement -- except, perhaps, for its portability.

Massive hooks smack dough around giant stainless steel mixers.