We’ve pissed off Jamie Oliver again. But this time, it not what we’re allowing our children to be served in the school cafeteria, as was the case on Food Revolution. It’s what we’re serving the… Continue reading “Jamie Oliver Is Back with Meals in Minutes. Do We Like Him Again?” > Read the full post [...]
Still kicking We’ve fielded a couple of questions from readers as to the status of Downtown’s First & Hope today, after a few curious souls wondered why the website for the supper club had ceased working, with one telling us the restaurant’s OpenTable was also kaput this morning. Though shuttering seems like something the critically [...]
Looking to stock your wine cellar? Brace yourself. Wines Til Sold Out, the Internet discounter, is having a flash sale May 16. Billed as "Cheapskate Wednesday," the site will be offering a different wine every 15 minutes for 12 hours, with every bottle priced less than $19. Among the featured wines will be such notables [...]
The James Beard awards are the food equivalent of the Oscars: prestigious golden whatsits, fancy dress event, silly acceptance speeches, requisite grouching about the whole thing being rigged. Oh,… Continue reading “James Beard 2012 Award Winners” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
Pharmacie’s Talmadge Lowe, left, demonstrated technique for tasty whiskey sours: Buffalo Trace bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, Old-Fashioned bitters. Sunday’s Taste of the Eastside wasn’t just a chance to try some great bites from restaurants around Silver Lake, Echo Park, Atwater, Eagle Rock and Highland Park, but also a good place to catch up with [...]
Hannosuke Tempura-don specialist Hannosuke just completed installation of its its initial signage in the Mitsuwa food court, giving the surroundings a small touch of artistry and contemporary design. The wood-slatted facade hosts two shrimp carved into its panels, with a back-lit logo, and strange bubbles for peering into the kitchen. Meanwhile, a rep with Mitsuwa [...]
This spring salad — tossed with a simple, bright vinaigrette and chopped fresh herbs — makes for a great meal combined with crumbled blue cheese. But imagine coating the cheese with some panko crumbs and briefly cooking the cheese until the panko is lightly browned and the cheese just starts to ooze, and you can [...]
For garlic-lovers, there’s a new reason to love those cloves even more, and it doesn’t have much to do with flavoring your food. A study out of Washington State University found that garlic is 10… Continue reading “Best Food Poisoning Remedy May Be Garlic” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
Everybody knows that biscotti are cooked twice. Well, in Latin "twice cooked" is bis coctus, the expression from which biscotto comes, but that doesn't mean that when you ask for a biscotto in Italy, you'll get something that has been cooked twice. The original biscotto certainly was a twice-cooked bread made from barely leavened dough. [...]
Black Hogg 2852 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026 Dining date: 5/4/12 Black Hogg opened in March and has quickly become a popular destination in Silver Lake. Early reviews I’ve read note long waits for the no-reservation tables and bold, flavorful cooking. The food is very much gastropub-like, composed of mostly small plates meant [...]
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