Umami

Umami Truck Launches Tonight Plus: More Food Trucks to Track

LAist | Lindsay William | Posted 12.09.2009 | Los Angeles


It's official: The mobile location of Umami is hitting the streets tonight. Just this morning they announced via Twitter: "The UMAMI TRUCK will debut ...

Who's Got The Best Burger In LA?

Posted 12.04.2009 | Los Angeles


While 2009 might best be remembered as the year of the gourmet food truck in Los Angeles, it can also be argued that this was the year that the lowly ...

What You Don't Know About Your Tongue Might Be Making You Fat

Mark Strausman | Posted 10.23.2008 | Style


Mark Strausman

Even though I didn't know I could sense "yumminess" with my tongue, there are people out there who have known for a long time: food scientists and corporate food conglomerates.

Umami Comes to a Pizzeria Near You

Laura Weiss | Posted 10.10.2008 | Style


Laura Weiss

Umami is a hot topic in the food world these days. One of of five distinctive tastes -- the others are salt, sweet, sour, and bitter -- it packs a wallop when it hits the tongue.