Now that Teaforest Café is serving Bulgarini Gelato, LA Chowhounds’ beloved frozen treat has a foothold in Culver City. The pistachio is amazing, says Ogawak, “nearly like eating [them] out of the shell.” Novelli agrees. The wonderful vanilla bean is unique, Ogawak says, not like standard vanilla. Salt chocolate is rich and delicious, and the [...]
Cafe 22 Kiva.org, the micro-lending organization famous for raising funds to supply low interest loans to Third World entrepreneurs in need of farm animals and supplies, is now serving Los Angeles. The L.A. Times notes the organization’s work with thirteen businesses in our area, including one to the owner of East L.A.’s Cafe 22, who [...]
Pull up a chair and settle in for our 50 Shades of Food series, where we introduce you to mouth-watering, shiver-inducing, hot, sexy food porn. It's safe-for-work browsing, sure to get your heart racing and your palms a little sweaty, and the only drawback is a possible hunger pang or two after viewing. This week [...]
Every writer has two or three go-to sources, people who are famous enough for readers to recognize their name, witty enough so they can hold forth on anything and everything and are kind enough … Continue reading “An Elegy for Nora Ephron: Pancakes, Bakery Dreams + The Strawberry Ambrosia Fraud” > Read the full post [...]
Church & State’s new Preying Mantis Beverly Hills: Sotto is introducing a new happy hour menu in July with cocktail and pizza pairings for $19, Tuesday through Fridays. Julian Cox’s new cocktails include a focus on Amaro, including one named Use Your Illusion. [GS] –Chaya is holding a foie feast this week with six foie [...]
If the recent boom of Japan-imported ramen chains in Southern California is the cross-cultural cousin of the 60′s British Invasion — which feels like a fair comparison lately — then round up t… Continue reading “Ramen Red Alert!: Menya-Iroha Coming to Gardena, Kotoya to West L.A.” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
The Little Door The Little Door, West Third Street’s sixteen-year-old restaurant famous for amorous ambiance, French-accented cooking, and a pronounced wine list, will add liquor to the lineup starting July 11. Frederic and Nicolas Meschin are opening the first full bar in the restaurant’s history and must have seen all the ink spilled on cocktails [...]
I spent Sunday at the stove steaming vegetables. Why? Take a look at these two pictures. I hadn't even realized until I started organizing my photos that two of the best dishes I ate on vacation were in essence, the same: the first at l'Arpège and the second at the restaurant at Albergo Posta on [...]
If you still have a copy of Mark Bittman’s 1995 cookbook, Leafy Greens, you’ve likely already tossed spinach with lime juice and chiles (p. 128) a time or two. For the rest of us, the re-release … Continue reading “Cookbook Of The Week: Leafy Greens by Mark Bittman, Take Two” > Read the full post [...]
Bread Street Kitchen 10 Bread Street London, EC4M 9AB Dining date: 5/26/12 After dinner at The Fat Duck, my friend Shawn chose this lunch spot for my last meal in London before returning home. It seemed fitting to try one of Gordon Ramsay’s many restaurants during my stay, and this was one of the few [...]
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