Today is a special day for stick-food lovers. Thanks to SE:Talk, we learned that it's Something on a Stick Day. What qualifies as a stick-food? Corn dogs, yakitori, kebabs, pie pops, fondue, and really anything else that's stabbable with a stick. More

Since a trip to Japan years ago, I've searched high and low for authentic yakitori joints in the U.S., mostly to no avail. They should be simple little places, sheathed in wood paneling and coated in smoke resin, built up from years of nightly grilling. I love Biwa in Portland, and New York City's Totto empire, but even their happy hour prices can seem exorbitant. Still hoping for that true yakitori experience, this week I tried two "yaks" on a scouting trip to Los Angeles. More