Tim Robbins at Gjelina In between our many hours spent poring over Celebrity Baby Scoop and OMG, we actually caught two celebrities stuffing their faces this week ourselves. And yes, we have pictures!! No, we’re not talking about those dolts over at The Lemon Basket (who are all acting surprised that Heidi Montag isn’t more [...]
In just 18 months, Eagle Rock Brewery has leapt to the forefront of the still-burgeoning Los Angeles craft-beer scene. The home-grown company’s handcrafted beers are now distributed by San Diego’s acclaimed Stone Brewing, and Eagle Rock’s Red Velvet Ale last year brought home a gold medal from Denver’s Great American Brewfest, a trophy that [...]
Flickr/yoshing_BTJapanese fermented soy beans Boogers. Dirty socks. Puke. The only comparisons made to natto, or Japanese fermented soy beans, are unflattering ones. It’s simultaneously sticky
The site hardly looks ready for a debut in one week According to Pacific Palisades Patch, Alain Giraud plans to open Maison Giraud, his anticipated follow-up to Anisette, on Bastille Day. That would certainly be triumphant timing, though we’re yet to get confirmation from the chef. Meanwhile, the place is currently blogger-proof, locked almost as [...]
Today's no-bake dessert recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen: Tangy frozen lemon yogurt. And talk about EZ to make! This recipe will take you about 10 minutes, start to finish. The hard part will be waiting for it to set up in the freezer. If you try this or any of the recipes from the [...]
Outside of its birthplace in Hawaii, Lappert’s Ice Cream is mostly a Northern California brand. Bored in retirement, Walter Lappert mixed his first batch of ultra rich, high-butterfat ice cream in K
I’ve been jonesing to check out Langham Pasadena’s Chocolate Afternoon Tea ever since I read Pleasure Palate’s post on it; and lucky for me, that time came in mid-April when my friends wanted to splurge and check out this fancier-than-usual tea service too (it’s $59 here, considerably higher than our usual ~$30 tea outings.) Unlike [...]
John Mariani, the well-known food and wine writer for Esquire and Bloomberg, is coming to L.A. on July 21st to promote the launch of his book How Italian Food Conquered the World. The scribe will host a five-course dinner at Culina prepared by Vic Casanova, available for $125 per person with a copy of the [...]
It's National Fried Chicken Day, y'all! (The mere mention of fried chicken makes me talk like Paula Deen, y'all.) Now, you could honor a finger-lickin' good holiday by hitting the drive-through on your way home tonight. Or you could D.I.Y.: Here are five fried chicken recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen, including this gorgeous specimen: pan-fried chicken. [...]
If you had grown up in Cleveland, you’d already know all about Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt, but this being Southern California rather than suburban Ohio, Handel’s is a barely known brand wi
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