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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Phantogram — “Don’t Move”
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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.
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Sweeter With Heat: 5 Spicy Desserts To Try in LA...
It’s the truth: We like a little kick in the mouth. Behold, 5 spicy desserts you can order at your burning leisure — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring tablets of white chocolate with pink peppercorns at The Bazaar by Jose Andres, 465 S. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills
Read the full article here.
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The Most Noteworthy Restaurant Openings of...
Back-to-school, schmool; get into one of LA’s new restaurants now — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Chick-fil-A, 6750 West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood
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Where To Eat Damn Good Persian Food in LA (Sept....
Navigating Tehrangeles … with your belly — for The Huffington Post.
(big X to Jason Z for the Persian-grub intel.)
Read the full article here.
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The Ettes — “The Pendulum”
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September 2011
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10 Ways To Get It Topped With An Egg in LA (Sept....
… other than burgers, pizza, Croque Madames, frisée-lardon salade and ramen, 10 more ways Los Angeles restaurants are topping it all off with an egg — for The Huffington Post.
Read the full article here.
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Two and a Half Stars For Picca: The Review by S.... →
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Tap This: Where to Drink Seasonal Local Brews in...
They like to say that LA is new to the craft beer scene. But if you like yams, spice or chocolate, get to a local tap near you — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Mohawk Bend, 2141 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park
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Santa Monica's Farmers' Market Turns 30: Candid...
The intersection of Arizona and Second Street is, now more than ever, the Hump Day hubbub for the city’s top locavore chefs. Behold, the “chef ambush,” or, what I did Wednesday morning — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Rodolfo Aguado, Chef de Cuisine for Suzanne Goin at Lucques, 8474 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood
Last fall, for two and a half months, I worked as an...
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Avocados in LA: Eat (Or Drink!) It 5 Ways (Sept....
Peel it open, reveal its bright green contents, and take its edibility to the next level; these five restaurants are doing it — for The Huffington Post.
Photo: My Last Bite
Featuring “The Avocado Project” at Picca, 9575 W. Pico Blvd., South of Beverly Hills
Read the full article here.
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This Is What You Get to Wear At LudoBites 007 If... →
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LA Date Night: Let's Eat America's Most Famous...
Lick your fingers. Let us discuss fried chicken — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Farmshop, 225 26th Street, #25; Brentwood
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The Taste of LA: 4 Days of Gluttony (Sept. 6,...
The aftermath of what I ate at the most insane food event ever — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring the Rustic Canyon Burger, 1119 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
… and the 87 other things I put in my mouth over Labor Day weekend.
Read the full article here.
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LA Date Night: 3 Pools & 3 Burgers For the 3-Day...
When you want nothing to do with a Weber grill, get to a nearby hotel pool and eat a damn good burger — for The Huffington Post.
Featuring Mr. C Hotel, 1224 Beverwil Dr., Beverly Hills
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Photo: The Delicious Life
Featuring the Hickory Burger at Apple Pan, 10801 W. Pico Blvd., West LA
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