The Los Angeles Times must have noticed the rash of food festival mega events sweeping Los Angeles, because they’re throwing one of their own. If you’re like us, you’re not blown away by all the high-powered celebrity chef panels and gourmet cooking demonstrations—at least not for $55. For that kind of money, there is only [...]
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Joe Miller’s flagship restaurant in Venice recently joined the ranks of LA’s pre-fixe Sunday supper clubs with its three-course, $39 affair. To sweeten the deal, on Sundays there’s no corkage on your first two bottles (or go with the wine pairings for $18). If you’ve never been to Joe’s, that might not sound like the [...]
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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When I got the invite to check out the debut of Waterloo & City‘s brunch, I was a bit ambivalent about attending. Their menu is very meat-forward, and I didn’t want to feel like the odd vegetarian out (or worse, fall off the wagon) but their PR assured me that a fellow vegetarian will be [...]
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Maybe this egg recall isn't so surprising after all. Maybe the real surprise is why it took so long. Check out the latest developments, reported in today's Business section by P.J. Huffstetter and Andrew Zajac: Federal officials investigating conditions at the two Iowa mega-farms whose products have been at the center of the biggest egg [...]
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Meehan and his Flintstone’s-sized roasted pork shanks Labor day means “barbecue” pure-and-simple, something Cafe Pinot chef Kevin Meehan appears to understand. To start the holiday weekend early, the chef is holding a summer picnic and roast this Thursday, preparing tender pork on the patio grill along with penne with sun-dried tomatoes and pesto, old fashioned [...]
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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“Dunno why it has not gotten more love [on CHOW], but people need to try this place,” says ipsedixit—it’s “outrageously good.” ipsedixit is talking about Paradis Ice Cream, a Danish ice cream parlor. Its treats are creamy without being dense—and not air-whipped, either. Paradis serves “wonderful ice cream, almost like a gelato, light, smooth, and [...]
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Psychic eating powers, bird flu-related conspiracies, and ass-kicking FDA agents more or less round out the major plot points in Chew, the latest full color comic book venture from writer J…
September 1, 2010 | Posted in
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