Here are the 10 favorite holiday cookies in the first-ever L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off: Grandma Chandler's Christmas Cookies, submitted by Christy Cowell Peppermint Pinwheels, by Shauna Cruz Silver Bells, by Holly Hall Sour Cherry Rugelach, by Leah Koch Amanda's Amazing Sugar Cookies, by Amanda Rettke Banbury Tarts, by Jacqueline Shubitowski Nana's Russian Tea Cookies, [...]
November 23, 2010 | Posted in
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I would have enjoyed my childhood camp a lot more had it looked like Cupcake Camp L.A. Hundreds lined up for Cupcake Camp L.A. at the Music Box Theatre in Hollywood, a fundraiser that also served as a celebration of that favorite childhood treat. Attendees bought tasting tickets that allowed them to sample the wares [...]
November 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Norwegian crowns, bourbon balls, "never say oops" lemon cookies, Grandma's carrot cookies, peppermint pinwheels — these were among the 50 kinds of cookies that Food section staff members and chefs from the Pasadena Cordon Bleu cooking school taste-tested Saturday to determine the top 10 cookies in the first-ever L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off. (Hey, somebody [...]
November 21, 2010 | Posted in
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You have questions, we have answers. And L.A. Times Food editor Russ Parsons will be at the keyboard at 1 p.m. Monday to chat with you and answer your questions about Thanksgiving prep (and, if time allows, any other burning food questions you might have). We anticipate that one talking point will be the "Judy [...]
November 20, 2010 | Posted in
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The Newport Beach market came back into being when the owner of the Lido Marina Village development was looking to revitalize the district's shopping street, Via Oporto. A glimpse of the boats and water adds color to the market venue, a European-style walking street. The relatively narrow passageway also means, however, that vendors must [...]
November 19, 2010 | Posted in
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The anticipation surrounding chef Michael Voltaggio's next move has been near palpable since early summer, when he announced plans to open his own restaurant — his first. The chef who helped José Andrés bring foie gras cotton candy and liquid nitrogen-dipped popcorn to L.A. at the Bazaar and then launched into culinary stardom as a tough-and-telegenic [...]
November 18, 2010 | Posted in
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November 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Last week's review of the Yard in Santa Monica provoked a slew of testy comments — not about the Yard, but regarding my comment that Chez Jay, one of Santa Monica's last surviving dives, just isn't the same. Not so, my correspondents e-mailed. "You're right the place has changed — it's way better, thanks [...]
November 16, 2010 | Posted in
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Any cocktail geek who has been watching via YouTube the experiments of chef Grant Achatz et al. as he prepares to open "molecular" cocktail bar Aviary in Chicago has been wondering what an edible Cynar Flip or boozy "bubble tea" tastes like. A lucky few dozen bartenders in Los Angeles got to find out on Friday night after [...]
November 15, 2010 | Posted in
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One of the rarest and most sought-after fruits, the Australian finger lime, has started showing up in significant quantities at the Santa Monica farmers market, creating a minor sensation. The fruit’s appearance is enough to excite wonder: From the outside it looks like a little gherkin, but when sliced in half, the round, pearlescent juice [...]
November 14, 2010 | Posted in
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