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Displaying all articles tagged:
Lomita
Crime Scenes
Mar. 22, 2013
Chef Who Boiled His Wife Gets Fifteen Years to Life
David Viens was denied a request for a retrial, along with the heinous crime he previously confessed to.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Crime Scenes
Sept. 27, 2012
Chef Who Confessed To Boiling His Wife Found Guilty of Murder
His defense argued that David Viens did not actually slow-cook his dead wife.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Crime Scenes
Sept. 21, 2012
Killer Chef Tries To Rep Himself in Court, Haunted By Yelp Reviews
For some reason, users of UrbanSpoon and Yelp are kicking this sicko when he’s down.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Crime Scenes
Sept. 19, 2012
California Chef Confesses to Cooking His Wife
David Viens put his dead wife in a 55-gallon drum of boiling water, but kept the skull.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Crime Scenes
Sept. 13, 2012
Lomita’s Killer Chef Once Joked About Cooking a Corpse
David Viens’ daughter offers damning testimony in the disappearance of her step-mother.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Neighborhood Watch
Jan. 31, 2012
Kitchen 24 Opens Second Location This Monday; Library Alehouse Joins Pliny the
The second location of the Hollywood restaurant is twice as big, with new dishes and a patio.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
May 20, 2011
L.A. County Food Stamp Users Set to Reach 1 Million; Russian Army Ate Dog Food
By the end of 2011, food stamp usage will hit a new high in Los Angeles.
The Other Critics
Apr. 28, 2011
Gold Meets The Noodle Guy; Merrill Shindler Chooses Chun Chon
The L.A. Weekly critic also takes a first bite at Ray’s and declares Morningstar the current market menu master.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Neighborhood Watch
Mar. 1, 2011
Lydia Bastianich Comes to Town; Cafe Gratitude Lands in Larchmont Tomorrow
San Francisco’s hippie-dippy, “cult” classic opens its first L.A. store.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Feb. 24, 2011
Lomita Restaurant Owner Tries to Commit Suicide; Hate Crime at Korean Restaurant
The owner of Lomita’s Thyme Contemporary Cafe, a suspect in the death of his wife, tries leaping to his death while pursued by cops.
The Other Critics
Oct. 14, 2010
Gold Gobbles Offal at Waterloo; Shangri-La Surprises Sherry
A pork chop doused in blood pudding rocks the L.A. Weekly, while L.A. Times review of a “good” hotel dining room makes us yawn.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Dec. 24, 2009
Michael Jordon Sues Grocery Stores; Mr. Fitness Sues Whole Foods
Two accomplished athletes sue food vendors.
By
Hadley Tomicki