Four years ago upbeat sisters Heather and Jenny Goldberg founded Spork Foods, a vegan food company that offers cooking classes and revamps pantries with organic and vegan food options. Over time their classes have grown in popularity and they have gained a name for themselves, eventually becoming the resident chefs for Vitasoy products and being [...]
Update: With Joseh Mahon, until recently the executive chef at Bastide, popping up at Biergarten with David Haskell next week (see the original post, published December 7th, on the next…
Last spring, we wondered if Chipotle’s massive “Burritofication” buildup was marring our taco town and seeing the damage done to the colonial character of All-American Burger have our answer, although we’re sure they’re way more sustainable than the mediocre burger joint ever was. Perhaps in a reversal of fortunes, West L.A.’s La Salsa is turning [...]
Chef Eric Ripert is signing copies of his latest cookbook, "Avec Eric" (based on his namesake TV show), at Whole Foods stores in Pasadena and Huntington Beach. Meet the man of whom Anthony Bourdain says: "You throw that bastard down a hole, into a busy kitchen, a mosh pit, a swimming pool, or the grill [...]
Dear Mr. Gold: I’m getting married and in dire need of a legit rehearsal-dinner spot. My fiancée and I would gladly eat anywhere you recommend, but our families’ tastes are a bit more con…
Here’s a hot tip from cant talk…eating: Hidden inside a tiny store called Little London Fish & Chips is a secret menu of Bornean food—specifically, food from Kalimantan, the southern half of Borneo. What we have here is a fish and chips joint where the guy running the show has decided to try out dishes [...]
Co-owner Jose Sarinana’s art covers the walls Pork tacos have intricate seasonings Quick, name where you ate if you lived near Echo Park in 2000: Barragan’s, Pescado Mojado, Rodeo Grill, Freres Taix…the Brite Spot. There were a few more, none of them much of a culinary destination. Ten years later, Echo Park is a bustling [...]
Beverly Hills: Following a 40-year reign, Jacopo’s Pizzeria has closed due to economy-related struggles. Plans to return are not completely out of the question though. [Eater] Culver City: 30-year-old neighborhood pioneer Tokyo 7-7 Diner will close on December 18th due to a rent raise. [L.A. Weekly] Downtown: Death & Co. proprietors David Kaplan and Alex [...]
If I could be magically transported somewhere right this minute, like Dorothy in her sparkly red shoes, I'd like to be left off, please, at Caffe Sicilia in Noto, Sicily. I'm still dreaming of breakfast there–a bowl of icy almond granita with a soft tender brioche. I can't replicate that granita, but I just received [...]
Ah, the pop-up. It’s the perfect mashup of chef and restaurant, kind of like Garanimals for the kitchen crowd. The latest is a two-night dinner by chef Joseph Mahon, recently executive chef…
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