WRITING LAist Elina Shatkin 6/14/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 6/14/21 June 15 Will Be A Soft Reopening For Many LA Restaurants And Bars On June 15, restaurants and bars will, for the most part, get to return to the way things were in the Before Times. Now what? Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 12/8/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 12/8/20 Judge Overturns LA County's Outdoor Dining Ban — But You Still Can't Eat Outside Health inspectors can tell a restaurant, "Stop, you're violating a California order!" They can't say, "Stop, you're violating an L.A. County order!” Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 5/19/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 5/19/20 Coronavirus Hasn't Ruined Iftar But It Has Changed The Way Muslims Break Their Fasts Many Muslims have found a profound sense of connection and spiritual renewal amid the isolation of quarantine. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 4/27/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 4/27/20 Denied By Their Insurance Companies, These Restaurants Are Waging A High-Stakes Court Battle "It feels like a slap in the face," says Bret Thompson, who co-owns Pez Cantina. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 3/23/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 3/23/20 SoCal Distilleries Are Making Hand Sanitizer Instead Of Liquor The liquor in your martini and the sanitizer you rub on your hands have the same key ingredient. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 6/14/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 6/14/21 June 15 Will Be A Soft Reopening For Many LA Restaurants And Bars On June 15, restaurants and bars will, for the most part, get to return to the way things were in the Before Times. Now what? Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 12/8/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 12/8/20 Judge Overturns LA County's Outdoor Dining Ban — But You Still Can't Eat Outside Health inspectors can tell a restaurant, "Stop, you're violating a California order!" They can't say, "Stop, you're violating an L.A. County order!” Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 5/19/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 5/19/20 Coronavirus Hasn't Ruined Iftar But It Has Changed The Way Muslims Break Their Fasts Many Muslims have found a profound sense of connection and spiritual renewal amid the isolation of quarantine. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 4/27/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 4/27/20 Denied By Their Insurance Companies, These Restaurants Are Waging A High-Stakes Court Battle "It feels like a slap in the face," says Bret Thompson, who co-owns Pez Cantina. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 3/23/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 3/23/20 SoCal Distilleries Are Making Hand Sanitizer Instead Of Liquor The liquor in your martini and the sanitizer you rub on your hands have the same key ingredient. Read More
