You may have noticed that Boho, Adolfo Suaya's ArcLight-adjacent gastropub, has been closed for about a month. That's right — you can no longer conveniently gorge yourself on pizza, burgers and beer before taking in a movie. That will change next month when Boho reopens, like a sequel, in the Hollywood & Highland complex — [...]
Love that Genius feature on the iPhone App site. Because I had previously purchased a wine app, I’m recommending Fromage, a universal app for iPhone, iTouch and iPad. It’s really sort of a pocket encyclopedia of cheese. Look cheeses up alphabetically, by region, by type of milk or by texture (blue, hard, soft, etc.) for [...]
This 2008 Holus-Bolus Santa Ynez Valley Syrah: The texture is velvety, the tannins round. A prime example of Central Coast Syrah that's drinking beautifully right now. Have it with jamón or prosciutto, lamb or pork, paté or meatloaf, or with a cheese plate. Read the rest of her review here (and find out how much [...]
Southern California has long enjoyed a good number of German-themed bars and restaurants where beer lovers can get their fix of authentic German brews and brats (and not just during Oktoberfest), including Anaheim's Bierstube, Silver Lake's Red Lion, Torrance's Alpine Village Inn and Huntington Beach's Rathskeller. But lately a new breed of late-night destinations — including [...]
Please do not panic when I tell you this recipe for Baked French toast will take you about 14 hours to make. Hear me out! Times Test Kitchen manager Noelle Carter developed this recipe so that it can be made the night before, allowing the Italian bread or French bread that you use to spend the [...]
Storing flour may not be something we tend to think about often in the kitchen, but it can stale or go rancid if not kept properly, potentially ruining a recipe. Here are some tips for storage: – Basic flours (including all-purpose, cake, pastry and bread flours): These are generally more stable for storage than whole [...]
So, what's the best way to clean a mushroom? Give them a good dusting with a sponge, or use a small kitchen brush to remove dirt. And although mushrooms are porous, they won't absorb as much moisture as was originally believed — sometimes a little water is the best way to get dirt out of [...]
It's March 14 — National Pi Day, a day to celebrate the number that is beloved by math geeks and wizards the world over: 3.14. For those of you who, like me, doodled during math class, here's a refresher: Pi represents the relationship between a circle's diameter (its width) and its circumference (the distance around [...]
What are the greatest cookbooks ever written? The International Assn. of Culinary Professionals is trying to determine that, with a new Culinary Classics award. Ten finalists were selected from a long list of nominees and five of those will be chosen. As a member of the IACP committee doing the selecting, I can report that [...]
Fig & Olive, the sleek French-Mediterranean restaurant with four locations in New York City, celebrated the opening of its first Los Angeles outpost in grand style this week. Guests arriving at the massive restaurant, which is located on the corner of Melrose Place and La Cienega, just down the street from Ago and Comme Ca, [...]
RSS Feed
Become a Fan
Follow Us