When you Google Monsanto, the website link has both the company’s name and its slogan — A Sustainable Agriculture Company. It’s a website that works very hard from the first click to reframe t… Continue reading “What’s in Season at the Farmers Market: GMO Blues + First Summer Corn” > Read the full post on [...]
May 17, 2013 | Posted in
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Stanky tofu The smell of fried, fermented, stinky tofu will be wafting through the air on Sunday, as Monterey Park holds its 15th Annual Taiwanese American Heritage Festival. Though the all-day festivities include such things as ho-lin lion dances, hand puppets, a beauty contest, and the raffling off of a Jeremy Lin-signed basketball, you’re really [...]
May 16, 2013 | Posted in
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Mariscos La Guerrerense, the champion at last year’s Street Food Fest Shawna Dawson’s annual L.A. Street Food Fest is returning next month for the fourth year, coming back to The Rose Bowl on June 29. The event is being held a month earlier than years past to beat the summer heat while organizers are announcing [...]
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After years spent honing their kitchen skills in the underground dining scene, husband-and-wife team Whitney Flood and Julie Retzlaff surfaced late last year with the opening of Muddy Leek, a seasonal, organic kitchen in Culver City’s Arts District. Menu items may come and go, but the dishes created with this season’s goods made lil mikey [...]
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After cooking for years in the underground dining scene, husband-and-wife team Whitney Flood and Julie Retzlaff surfaced late last year with Muddy Leek in Culver City’s Arts District. The food preaches the gospel of seasonal and organic—Chowhound lil mikey checked it out recently and came away a believer. Rich porcini ragu on garlic bread; a [...]
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There are as many kinds of dosas as there are moms in South India — which is to say, a lot. This Indian breakfast and snack food is a thin, crispy crepe made from a lightly fermented batter of … Continue reading “5 Best Dosas in Los Angeles” > Read the full post on Squid [...]
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JaleoThe Cosmopolitan 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109Dining date: 5/9/13 Jose Andres is probably known best for his whimsical, molecular gastronomy creations at The Bazaar (including Saam Room) and Minibar, but he does cook a lot of more traditional fare as well – Jaleo is his version of the Spanish tapas restaurant [...]
May 15, 2013 | Posted in
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If this cabana is rocking, don’t come a-knocking. From Soho House to The Peninsula, an lofty paradise of pampered elites hovers high above the pedestrians of Beverly Hills. This Sunday, May 19, the SLS Hotel will back this privileged pack by re-opening its own rooftop pool deck, Altitude, for some summer sunbathing, price-gouging, and come [...]
May 15, 2013 | Posted in
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Turkish restaurants may be few and far between in LA, but that doesn’t mean traditional dishes can’t be uncovered in the city’s collection of Mediterranean kitchens. Here’s where Chowhounds say to go for solid versions of Turkish kebabs, salads, and pastries. • At family-owned New Anatolia Mediterranean Café in Westwood, many guests converse with the [...]
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American Craft Beer Week is underway and picking up speed. The Brewers Association– a non-profit group recognized as the central foundation for craft beer in America — designates a week in May… Continue reading “American Craft Beer Week is Here: A List of Important Beer Events” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
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