April 2012
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March 2012
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Wherein Chef Ichi-San Feeds Me Uni (Mostly) Every...
tuna tiradito (ginger-soy + sweet potato paste, garlic chip)
halibut + rocoto ponzu
tuna + rocoto leche de tigre
In return, Ichi-San gets pisco sours with bitters logo.
(Picca.)
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December 2011
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Feliz Navidad: Morgan's Damn Good Tamales (Dec....
15 ingredients for the greatest Christmas:
1. a jar of foie gras, from France, with day-old baguette 2. a bottle of Saarloos & Sons “Solo,” 2008 Syrah 3. two dogs named Ellsworth (pictured above) and Palmer 4. Jessica’s farmers’ market forage of ceviche; in a bowl 5. Morgan’s hand-crafted tamales, stuffed with pork — both moist 6. Morgan’s Espolon...
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Not Small Plates: Get It Big At Milo + Olive (Dec....
Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan — of Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry and Sweet Rose Creamery — are my favorite restaurant couple in Los Angeles.
Because when you spy Josh and Zoe at the Santa Monica’s Farmers’ Market, he’s got his arm around her. Because when Zoe gave birth to Milo, all of Huckleberry knew about it via a taped-up print-out of Milo’s first photograph and...
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We Raised Over $4,000! Eat My Blog -- Winter 2011... →
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Found: The Perfect Breakfast Sandwich (Dec. 5,...
Breakfast Sando — pork sausage, Swiss, fried egg, friseé, roasted garlic aioli, buttermilk biscuit
Fundamental LA, 1303 Westwood Blvd., Westwood
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Cooking Wild Mushroom Parcel + Soft-Poached Quail...
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25 Curious Things That We Love About LA...
An ode to the dining curiosities courtesy of our city — for The Huffington Post (one last time).
Featuring Bäco Mercat, 408 S. Main St., Downtown
Read the full article here.
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Foie Scallion Biscuits At Fundamental LA -- After...
behold, the full menu:
notes:
1. Buttermilk Pumpkin Soup, Foie Scallion Biscuits Seats at the bar, Katie and I spied the chefs plating this first course, first, by gingerly placing a biscuit in a bowl, topping it with a seared hunk of foie gras — and just as Katie predicted, the bright pumpkin soup was poured in, surrounding the castle of foie biscuit like a moat. Sprinkled scallions....
November 2011
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Mezcal Cupcakes "Con Gusano" With Peanut Butter... →
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That Which Combines My Two Favorite Things: Food +...
(via theunitedplates.com)
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October 2011
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LA's 10 Most "Local" Restaurants (Oct. 25, 2011)
If a restaurant isn’t talking about its farm-to-table methods, we’re conditioned to raise an eyebrow. These 10 are among the city’s most “local” — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Stella Rossa Pizza Bar, 2000 Main Street, Santa Monica
Read the full article here.
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Eat, Drink, Repeat: First Annual Los Angeles Food...
After a near two years in the making, the first annual Los Angeles Food & Wine became not just a hopeful myth but an explosive, gluttonous reality. For four days (October 13-16), all of Los Angeles welcomed chefs from around the world in its restaurants — but the epicenter of LAFW was certainly LA Live, where vital Downtown blocks got clad in red carpet, and traffic signs pointing to...
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LA Food & Wine Festival 2011: Power Rankings of...
Where will you be at 11:30AM on Friday, October 14, 2011? To figure it out, behold, power rankings of Friday’s 12 power lunches in the city — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Providence, 5955 Melrose Ave., Hollywood
(where I hope to be!)
cc: First Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival
Read the full article here.