Movies
Zhang Yimou remakes the Coen brothers’ ‘Blood Simple’
Aug. 29, 2010
Entertainment & Arts
The result is the lush, slapstick ‘A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop.’ The film highlights the rise of Chinese cinema.
Food
A few years ago, the Japanese noodle shop Tampopo was by far the best place to get ramen in Southern California, a simple, bright restaurant on the western end of Gardena’s Japanese-restaurant row, with a couple dozen variations of the re-engineered, Chinese-inspired noodle: springy, fresh, and served in a vivid pork-based broth.
March 9, 1995
Music
In recent years, German synthesizer trio Tangerine Dream has put its murky technology to use mainly in the service of accompanying visuals--big-budget movies, that is--so it was no surprise that the group’s sounds Thursday at the Universal Amphitheatre often seemed like a sound track for the light show.
June 7, 1986
Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” is the funniest, most accessible Japanese comedy within memory, yet surprisingly it was not a big hit in Japan when it opened in November, 1985.
June 24, 1987
Archives
Tofu sliders, organic sake and a Japanese-inspired salad case. Aun Deli Cafe is an urban alternative.
March 12, 2008
Movie review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’
May 26, 2011
If imported Italian dry pasta were choice A and fresh pasta were choice B and I could only choose one to eat for the rest of my life, there would be no contest.
June 1, 2017
Lifestyle
On a weeknight, dried pasta is a cook’s best friend. Add a little garlic, a little cheese. Enjoy.
Jan. 7, 2009
Is a box of artisanal spaghetti worth the splurge? We test 11 brands and make a surprising discovery.
Oct. 2, 2002