While logically I may know that in Southern California, May Gray is inevitably followed by June Gloom, emotionally I’m having a hard time coming to grips with it after that glorious Memorial Day weekend. The calendar may say different, but to me it feels like summer is already here. To celebrate, I brought the rotisserie [...]
Sara Johannes is chef de cuisine at WP24 at the Ritz-Carlton downtown, Wolfgang Puck's latest take on Asian cuisine — what Times restaurant critic called "the well-traveled cousin of Chinois on Main." Johannes is planning to do some traveling herself — 10 days in Shanghai in the name of research on xiao long bao (steamed soup dumplings). "The [...]
May we suggest this 2009 Francesco Rinaldi Dolcetto d'Alba 'Roussot'? Our restaurant reviewer and wine critic S. Irene Virbila writes: "Open a bottle with pasta dishes, pizza, grilled sausages and panini. It's a summer-weight red that works with just about anything." The price tag? $20 bucks. Where to buy it Plus: Want more? How about [...]
We focus on restaurants this week: Irish pubs, cheap eats, BBQ and even fast food.
When Food editor Russ Parsons walked into the Test Kitchen with the latest Master Class recipe from Nancy Silverton, I could hardly contain my excitement. Focaccia. We were going to make focaccia, Nancy Silverton-style. I don't know if you've seen the focaccia displays on the cake stands behind the counter at Mozza2Go, but they're a [...]
Flickr/Lauren Manning In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. “The words ‘authentic,’ ‘New York’ and ‘pizza’ in conjunction mean nothing but trouble around here
I’ve been subscribing to bon appétit for years, so it takes a lot for me to look @ a cover and go “Ugh!” Which is exactly what happened with the June issue– and since one of my other guilty reading pleasures is “Go Fug Yourself” — I’ll take the opportunity to go “Fug the Cover” [...]
It was a big week for star-watching in L.A. restaurants. Paula Abdul and Slash ate in separate corners of Casa Vega following another visit by Vivica Fox, who is said to squire her young and studly prey here on occasion. Over at Koi, Jennifer Hudson was supping with her girlfriends, while Ryan Phillippe ruled the [...]
I just discovered illustrator Giselle Potter has a site on Etsy where she sells some of her paintings and illustrations. She's illustrated a number of children's books, including "The Boy Who Loved Words," "The Brave Little Seamstress" and "The Littlest Grape Stomper," with her wondrous and whimsical work. Her latest is "To Do: A Book [...]
Guzzle & NoshSummer cocktail trio.You already know about the new Bloody Mary menu, complete with foie, bacon and even watermelon, that launches this weekend at Fig, but there are a couple new c
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