Working in a Test Kitchen, you never know what to expect. We're constantly trying different recipes, learning new techniques and experimenting with unusual ingredients. It changes from week to week — sometimes day to day. There's never a dull moment. And sometimes, after an especially long day, we like to unwind by having a little [...]
Ben & Jerry’sBack in June, those of us whose love for ice cream is rivaled perhaps only by our love for Alec Baldwin were intrigued by the rumor that Ben & Jerry’s was coming out with a Schwedd
Seems like this Labor Day the blogger brigade is out in full force, whether marching into mini-vacays or assaulting the multi-event extravaganza known collectively as The Taste. As for me, I had a pretty low-key time around town, more by coincidence than anything else, having no idea September and Labor Day weekend would come so [...]
jesstifer went the chili dog distance, and carefully compared the three claimants to the Los Angeles chili dog throne: the two classics, Pink’s and Carney’s, and a new hot-blooded competitor, Coney Dog. Coney Dog’s bun is steamed and soft, not squishy. The sausage is casing-on, and a tasty blend of beef and pork. As for [...]
Whole Foods Despite all their indie posturing, Silver Lakers all but lost their affected cool this weekend when rumors broke that Whole Foods will take over the shuttered Circuit City space on Sunset Blvd. (one Tweeted example: “Best day of my life!”). Unfortunately for everyone saving up for that first ounce of organic quinoa, LAist [...]
Every year, one third of Farmers Market vendor contracts expire in order to make room for new and old vendors alike to apply, or reapply, through a competitive bid process for a three-year contract at the Santa Monica Farmers Markets. The contracts were up for renewal on three of the Santa Monica Farmers Markets while the big [...]
After a year-long hiatus, Radio Room returns to The Edison tonight with special San Francisco guests The Bon Vivants (i.e. Scott Baird and Josh Harris) alongside local bartender Alex Straus of Hemin
When you develop recipes for a living, there are dishes that come and go, and then there are the ones that last. Things you make over and over. One recipe I've developed that has stood the test of time — at least in my house — is the smoked beef recipe I immodestly titled "the [...]
John-Carlos Kuramoto is the new executive chef at Michael's in Santa Monica. He's only 23 but has worked in the kitchens of Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger in Massachusetts, Michael Mina at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, and Providence, Animal and Campanile in Los Angeles. Some of his new menu items include ahi tuna poke with [...]
Amelia Morris is the 29-year-old author of Bon Appetempt, a local blog that tests recipes from major publications and documents the results. When she's not cooking in her cozy West Hollywood kitchen, she's working at Heath Ceramics and spending time with her husband, Matt. Morris didn't have a love affair with food from the beginning: "I [...]
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