At the Torrance branch of izakaya favorite Musha, NorCal hound Melanie Wong was blown away by a bizarro Japanese bar-food take on Italian food: their cheese risotto. It’s brown rice cooked with chicken broth, pan-fried with bacon and heavy cream, then served in a cheese bowl. That is, a bowl made of cheese. “Somehow reading [...]
Wine Cask chef Brandon Hughes We’ve been stuffing ourselves with some of the country’s best barbecue this summer. But just when we think we’re done, smoked meat has a way of pulling us back in. This Thursday will find four Memphis chefs coming to Santa Barbara’s Wine Cask for a one-night dinner pairing mo’ meatty [...]
Summer always seems to bring about either all white — or bright and bold colored — kitchenware. If you're veering on the color spectrum side of dinnerware, these steak knives by Laguiole might just find a home as cutlery on your dining — or outdoor patio — table this season. Made in France, each blade [...]
Guzzle & NoshCola Up: The soda that eats like Jell-O.If light can be a particle and a wave, why can’t cola be a liquid and a solid? Cola Up bridges the chasm between traditionalists who insist
It’s been years since I have been to Cafe del Rey, but I definitely remembered having a good impression of the spot (particularly its amazing waterfront views and classy service,) so when their PR folks informed me of that the restaurant is getting a new executive chef and invited me to check out its new, [...]
Tioga Gas Mart/Whoa Nellie Deli overlooking Mono Lake A summer roadtrip on Highway 395, from Lone Pine to Lee Vining by way of Mammoth, isn’t necessarily a gastro-tourism experience. With a little effort, the California tourism folks could rebrand this lonely highway the Pie Highway, the Jerky Road or the Trout Route and cultivate a [...]
Following last week’s news that The Beer Chicks are opening a retail store with the forces behind The Golden Gopher, FIG at the Fairmont lets us know it’s also jumping into the booze business. This fall, the restaurant plans to launch a catering component that offers Ray Garcia’s signatures like bacon-wrapped-bacon, market-directed tacos, and small [...]
Headed toward the Central Coast? Instead of just stopping to taste, why not get out into the vineyards, fit in some exercise, and learn something at the same time? The grapes are coming on and it's beautiful out there. Santa Maria Valley Wines is sponsoring three free vineyard walks in the coming months. The first [...]
Guzzle & NoshLiquor bottles behind the bar at 1886 in Pasadena.Candy may be dandy but liquor is quicker, especially when it comes to increasing your risk of pancreatitis. Drinking just 4 cl. (c
• Oh la la: With increased urbanization, immigration, and less interest in cooking among the young, the French are getting fat, too. [NPR] • New USDA data shows more than 1,000 farmers markets have cropped up nationwide over the past year, a 17 percent increase. [USAT] • The verdict is still out on whether Baby [...]
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