Launched last October by Neil Kohan, Max Wanger, and Margaux Elliott, Just One Plate is pretty self-explanatory. They select one plate from some of the top restaurants in town, including Grace, Fraiche, Bastide and La Cachette. They glam things up with some professional-quality food photography, and include a detailed recipe for each dish. It is one beautiful and classy-looking website. The goal is to update the site weekly. Upcoming restaurants include the Saddle Peak Lodge......

If You don't actually live in Eagle Rock or Highland park, getting out here for a nice weekend breakfast probably feels like joining the Donner party, especially if you're hungry and your belly is screaming "NOW NOW NOW" at you as loudly as a belly can. Which it probably is. "Why should I drive all the way out there?" I can almost hear you saying as you surrender to the despotism of your appetite.......

One of our favorite Food TV shows is Throwdown, which involves Celeb Chef Bobby Flay trying to master someone else's culinary specialty and springing a spontaneous cook-off challenge (hence, Throwdown) on them. (Our favorite part of the intro sequence is Flay saying: "I might win. I might even lose.") Every time we watch it, though, we wish that we could run out and taste the competition, like we did when we were craving fish......

Auntie Em's is a comfy-cozy little spot in Eagle Rock that offers baked goods and cafe-style eats in a colorful and warm atmosphere. We rubbed our hands together (should we have clicked our heels three times?) in anticipation of their cupcakes, which we've been steered towards by some fans. We also were hungry for some lunch. There's plenty to choose from on the menu board in the soup-salad-sandwich family. We opted for one of......