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    • Maxmiliano does brunch, for your next Highland Park bacchanal
      smoked salmon eggs Benedict In retrospect, we should have walked both to Maxmiliano and back for brunch, although that would have come to four miles. But we had certainly worked up an appetite after walking the two miles there, so I didn't hesitat…
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    • Soba-Ya: hand-cut soba Monday and Tuesday
      hand cut soba with mushroom dipping sauceCommon Grains sounds like it could be an earnest hippie-owned bakery, but it's actually a cultural project. The Japanese rice company Shinmei is backing the project to showcase a diversity of grains to Ameri…
      - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 6:09pm -
    • Veggies, and more: Pasadena gets a CSA
      The Market on Holly is partnering with Silver Lake Farms to create what is possibly Pasadena's first Community Support Agriculture program. For $30 a week, members will receive at least 12 different items including fresh local sustainable produce an…
      - 7 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 11:33pm -
    • Blue Cow Kitchen & Bar: Bring on the vegetables...and cocktails
      Roots and berries saladWhat: Sandwich wizards Mendocino Farms grows up into Blue Cow, a full bar and restaurant.Where: 350 S. Grand, Downtown (California Plaza, across from Starry Kitchen)What to get: Lamb Lavash, Spanish Chicken Tartine, Smoked…
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    • Abricott is a juicy choice for Pasadena
      Is this the coziest lunch spot in all of Pasadena?You can mostly forget Old Town Pasadena for decent food, but thank goodness, other areas of town such as Lake Ave. are starting to really improve with solid casual spots like Cham Korean Bistro.Dai…
      - 19 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:19am -
    • Mohawk Bend in the Los Feliz Ledger: Make that a pound of mussels
      I reviewed Mohawk Bend for the Los Feliz Ledger this month; back when I wrote the review they were doing all you can eat pizza on Mondays but that plan is no more. Now Wednesdays are Pint and a Pound night, when $15 gets you a pint of Golden Road Bre…
      - 19 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 8:02pm -

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    Gourmet Pigs

    • Haven Gastropub (Pasadena, CA)
      Haven Gastropub had become a favorite in Orange County, and it recently opened a second location in Old Town Pasadena, complete with a (future) brewery. I was recently invited to a media tasting and had a six course paired meal that went beyond the i…
      - 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 4:52pm -
    • Soba-Ya + Common Grains Soba Pop-up (Torrance, CA)
      After having Sonoko Sakai's hand cut soba at her soba making class and the Common Grains pop-up at BreadBar, I just had to have them again. Luckily, Common Grains is doing another pop-up at Soba-Ya in Torrance until February 21!It seems a bit funny f…
      - 3 days ago, 19 Feb 12, 4:53pm -
    • Los Angeles Mag's The Food Event 2011 Recap
      Hey folks, Kung Food Panda here. I’m back, and again have the privilege of guest blogging on GP’s site. Some of you may remember me from such post as the Chocolate Salon a few years back . With Gourmet Pigs out of town, she generously gave me he…
      - 6 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 5:00pm -
    • February: Tamal Festival at La Sandia (Santa Monica)
      "Tamal." It's a Mayan word meaning ‘wrapped’. This traditional Latin American dish is also one of my favorites, made of masa (usually stuffed with chicken, pork, or cheese) then wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and steamed.Apparently, Mexic…
      - 8 days ago, 14 Feb 12, 4:45pm -
    • Pacific Standard Time at Playa. Food and Drink as Art.
      Cooking is an art, but now food, cocktails, and art are really coming together with the "secret" Pacific Standard Time menu at Playa and Rivera. This special menu is part of the huge collaboration throughout Southern California that is Pacific Standa…
      - 10 days ago, 12 Feb 12, 4:20pm -
    • MochiCream (Torrance, CA)
      As you may know, my mom sells her own handmade mochi in Indonesia, so when I found out that MochiCream, a popular Japanese mochi brand, had opened up shop inside the Mitsuwa Market in Torrance, I thought I should try them. You know, for "research". M…
      - 13 days ago, 9 Feb 12, 4:46pm -

    Happy Go Marni

    • Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
      Banana + chocolate + peanut butter make for such a heavenly flavor trio that honestly, I read it and I hear angels singing. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh," sing the angels.This recipe came from a duo of amazing bakers who own a bakery in Brooklyn called Baked. One d…
      - 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 5:14am -
    • Pumpkin, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Chip Cookies
      It's February and I still have leftover cans of pumpkin. What a great reason to make pumpkin cookies. Not to mention, I have a bag of cinnamon chips that I picked up at the King Arthur Flour headquarters in Vermont last fall and they deserve to be fe…
      - 17 days ago, 5 Feb 12, 10:06pm -
    • Unicorn Poop Cookies, the Most Magical Cookies in All the Land
      I simply cannot take credit for such an amazing cookie. The Unicorn Poop Cookie is the brainchild of a genius named kristylynn84 (at least, that's her username on Instructables). Try it at home! She provides the recipe and step-by-step instructions h…
      - 41 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 6:06am -
    • Board Certified Banana Fudge Brownies with Walnuts
      I brought these to work and people went bananas! I've learned over years of bringing treats to parties, work, friends' houses, etc, that certain flavor combinations are definite hits with crowds. And the popular opinion whole-heartedly supports choco…
      - 44 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 9:55am -
    • One Bottle of Beer Bread
      Do you know why the song "99 Bottles of Beer" is called "99 Bottles of Beer"? Here's a nifty story. Believe it at your own risk. There once were 100 bottles of beer. A nice round number. But someone stole a bottle to make this beer yeast bread and th…
      - 76 days ago, 9 Dec 11, 6:44am -
    • A Tool to Help You Make My Award-Winning Lucky Charms Ice Cream
      Remember that Award-Winning Lucky Charms Ice Cream I blogged about back in April? One of the steps for making the ice cream required separating the toasted oat grain cereal from the marshmallows. And as a dedicated ice cream maker, I handpicked those…
      - 100 days ago, 15 Nov 11, 3:06am -

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    L.A. and O.C. Foodventures

    • No. 213: Fave Vegas Watering Holes - Vesper Bar, Big Dog's Cafe, Frankie's Tiki Room
      Slightly amused at the irony that foodventure (or more accurately, drinkventure) #213 is actually about area code 702 . . . but anyhoo, even though Alizé was the over-the-top multi-course affair I had in in Vegas in late last year, there were no sho…
      - 14 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 7:40pm -
    • Getting the Party Started . . .
      Throughout last year, one of my unspoken resolutions is to entertain more, which is quite a feat if you've ever been in my living room. Nonetheless, it was a resolution that I've more than fulfilled, with me hosting a "just because" dinner or brunch…
      - 22 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 10:44pm -
    • No. 212: A few favorite winter cocktails around town
      Now that the cold weather is really upon us (OK, comparatively speaking), what better occasion to warm yourself up with a wintery cocktail? Rather in the form of actually high temperature toddies or teas, or just warming from the spices and aromas…
      - 36 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 4:00pm -
    • Dr Chocolate Appointments w Trader Joe's, Chocolove & Vosges
      Everyone may be making New Year's Resolutions, but I'm certainly not giving up on my Dr. Chocolate sessions; here's a recent few that I partook in:Trader Joe's Caramel & Black Hawaiian Sea Salt barPhoto courtesy of The Daily MorselCost of Session: $1…
      - 40 days ago, 14 Jan 12, 12:05am -
    • No. 211: Off-the-Strip in Vegas - Alizé
      Having been to Vegas so many times in my past (it's practically an annual tradition for me & my friends from high school,) I am no stranger to all the places to eat & drink on the Strip. The buffets! The happy hours! The late-night joints for post-cl…
      - 44 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 12:52am -
    • No. 210: Caviar 101 Tasting @ Petrossian (West Hollywood)
      Petrossian's been doing their Caviar 101 class for a while now, and having missed the caviar boat completely the last time I was there (a.k.a during my strictly vegetarian phase) -- I took the plunge earlier this month, not knowing exactly what to ex…
      - 64 days ago, 21 Dec 11, 2:03am -

    Good Food (KCRW)

    • Vegetarian Recipe: Thai Red Curry with Tofu & Vegetables
      Every week on the Good Food Blog we celebrate Meatless Monday by sharing a vegetarian recipe from our archives.Ivy Manning is the author of The Adaptable Feast.  Meat alternatives that provide a good source of protein include tofu, quorn, textu…
      - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 6:00pm -
    • Outtake: How to Make Truffle Butter and How to Store Your Ripe Truffles
      Today on Good Food Laura Avery interviews David West of Clearwater Farms about his fresh truffles. In this outtake he explains how to store them, make them last longer and why he likes to keep a little extra truffle butter for the summer months.
      - 4 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
    • Craftcation Conference is Next Month In Ventura!
      I’m happy to announce that I will be the key note speaker at the Craftcation Conference in Ventura County March 22 – 25th. If you’ve ever dreamed of having your own DIY business, whether on Etsy or out of your home, you can get the building blo…
      - 4 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 6:00pm -
    • Where to Eat This Weekend in Los Angeles: LaOn Korean Restaurant
      This week on Good Food, Jonathan Gold talks about LaOn in Koreatown. He describes the dishes as a modern interpretation of a classic Korean menu – similar to tapas. His favorite dishes are the beef tartare, the seven wrap, and the jeon with either…
      - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 10:00pm -
    • What You Should Buy This Weekend at the Farmers Market
      I asked my buddy Darra Henigan, Farmers Market Coordinator at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, what delicious ingredients should make it into my cart this weekend at the Farmers Market. She recommends…- fresh truffles from Clearwater Farms- pot…
      - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 8:00pm -
    • Recipe: Scrambled Eggs with Truffles
      Tomorrow on Good Food, Evan talks to Patrica Wells about her latest book, Simply Truffles: Recipes and Stories that Capture the Essence of the Black Diamond. Patricia says one of her very favorite ways to incorporate truffles into a meal is with egg…
      - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 6:00pm -

    The Feast

    • 10 Festive Holiday Accessories
      You already scored the invite to the party of the year, found the killer dress, and snagged the perfect date to accompany you. The only thing left on your to-do list is the ultimate finishing touch.Check out these 10 earrings and necklaces sure to br…
      - 64 days ago, 20 Dec 11, 3:47pm -
    • Get Crafty with Object & Totem Jewelry
      Thinking of making your own jewelry in the new year? Let Julianne Ahn of Object & Totem Jewelry do it for you: She wraps, knots, and dyes humble materials into sophisticated jewelry that won't break the bank ($60–$120). In Ahn’s care, twine morph…
      - 64 days ago, 20 Dec 11, 3:45pm -
    • Inside Next's Digital Cookbook
      Missed out on the first Paris 1906 menu for shape-shifting restaurant, Next? Well, there's no helping you there, but you can still give yourself the white tablecloth treatment at home with the new iPad app cookbook, released tomorrow. The Feast secur…
      - 100 days ago, 14 Nov 11, 10:17pm -
    • Stuffed Turkey at The Fat Dog
      Chef John Gladish demonstrates how to debone and stuff your Thanksgiving dinner.
      - 14 Nov 11, 9:01pm -
    • Mole, Mezcal and Fried Crickets
      Hidden behind iconic eatery Musso and Frank on Hollywood Blvd. is an old bar lounge that originally opened in 1919. Literary greats and dashing actors drank in this very room from Douglas Fairbanks to Rudolph Valentino, Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Cut…
      - 14 Nov 11, 4:29pm -
    • From Cabernet Stars to Cocktails
      In this week's Booze News, try creative cocktails from Joe Brooke at Next Door Lounge; Stars of Cabernet at the Peninsula and the Spectrum Wine Auction at Josie's in Santa Monica.Next Door Lounge in Hollywood has launched a new cocktail menu for fall…
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    Thirsty in LA

    • Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em: Sampling 1886 Winter Cocktails
      With wisps of lingering smoke greeting you with each sip, the warmth from the whiskey and mildly bittersweet finish, you’ll want to curl up with The Smoking Jacket and stick around 1886 for a while. [...]Continue reading Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘E…
      - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 6:47pm -
    • Art as an Appetizer: Secret Menu at Playa and Rivera Inspired by Pacific Standard Time
      Pacific Standard Time has inspired Art as an Appetizer, a collaboration between chef John Sedlar, artist Ron Cooper and mixologist Julian Cox. The trio has created a Secret Menu available now at Sedlar’s Playa and Rivera restaurants. [...]Continue…
      - 12 days ago, 10 Feb 12, 6:29pm -
    • Queen of Hearts Valentine’s Ball at The Edison
      On Tuesday, February 14th, The Edison is hosting the Queen of Hearts Valentine's Ball, a Valentine’s Day soiree that features a special punch, an optional prix fixe dinner and the Queen of Hearts All-Star Band. [...]Continue reading Queen of Heart…
      - 15 days ago, 8 Feb 12, 2:37am -
    • Midnight in Paris: 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Prom at Big Bar
      On Tuesday, February 14th, Dan Long and Eugene Lee of Big Bar invite you to the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Prom. [...]Continue reading Midnight in Paris: 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Prom at Big Bar
      - 23 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 7:37am -
    • Campo de Encanto Pisco Search for the Distiller’s Apprentice (Extended Deadline)
      Duggan McDonnell, Co-Founder and Master Blender of Campo de Encanto Pisco, is launching the Search for the Distiller’s Apprentice to select a group of bartenders to join him in Peru this April. [...]Continue reading Campo de Encanto Pisco Search fo…
      - 27 days ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:50am -
    • A Toast to Five Years of dineLA Restaurant Week
      Now in its fifth year, dineLA Restaurant Week features over 300 restaurants offering specially priced three-course meals for lunch and dinner. For the first time, many restaurants are offering cocktails with their Restaurant Week menus. [...]Continu…
      - 32 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 2:25am -

    e*star LA

    • Delicious Bites and Top-Notch Cocktails in Elegant Sadie, Hollywood
      I was at Sadie last night with some good girlfriend-bloggers – about a week past its official opening. It was a belated discovery that the cocktails at Sadie, curated by Giovanni Martinez, are pretty tasty. Having known Giovanni is a cocktail sleu…
      - 21 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 8:45pm -
    • Judging a Happy Hour Beyond Its Cover: Hollywood’s Lexington Social House
      There’s something about being a Hollywood resident that lends itself to glossing over most of the food and drink choices in my neighborhood. Believe you me, I love my area and all the conveniences it affords – but it’s because they all outweigh…
      - 27 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:48pm -
    • Bäco Mercat Steps Up the Savory
      I made my overdue visit to Bäco Mercat one cold-for-LA, weekday evening. I stationed at the full bar, in full view of the construction of both Bäzeracs I ordered for the duration of my meal. The red tinge of the storefront neon sign brought a welco…
      - 29 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 8:50pm -
    • Tuesday Comme Ça Burger Nights Start Tomorrow
      With the popularity of burgers in this city still going strong, Comme Ça’s David Myers has decided to capitalize on his burger’s longtime reputation as being one of the best burgers in LA (or more specifically, The Best Brasserie Burger in LA).…
      - 30 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 5:34pm -
    • First Taste: Cooks County Serves Up Stellar Mains
      With the Gastropub Category in Los Angeles having undergone some oversaturation the past couple of years, it’s easy to dismiss the incoming restaurants that effuse that now-cookie cutter, industrial feel, which may or may not serve as a backdrop fo…
      - 42 days ago, 11 Jan 12, 9:15pm -
    • American Express Supports Small Business Via Foursquare With $10 Statement Credit
      If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already seen my tweets on the matter. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of American Express programs designed to increase their customers’ loyalty – and last summer, they aimed at the social media savvy b…
      - 53 days ago, 31 Dec 11, 7:57pm -

    Eater LA

    • Reopening Report: After all that commotion surrounding Broadway...
      After all that commotion surrounding Broadway Ale House - its change of ownership and possible hot house for drug sales - new proprietor Mark Jason Marquez has reopened the beer bar on Broadway at 2nd. [Toddrickallen]
      - 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:03pm -
    • ExpansionWire : Seasons 52 Opens This Fall in Santa Monica & Cent City
      Not only is Seasons 52 opening in Santa Monica, the calorie counting True Food Kitchen-esque chain is also headed to Century City. Seasons 52 in Santa Monica at Palisades Promenade is still on target to open this coming fall, meanwhile...
      - 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:53pm -
    • Giveaways: Today is the last day of...
      Today is the last day of LudoBites 8, which means it's time to start thinking about LudoBites Nine-0, if you can afford a pricey vacay to Four Seasons Hualālai in Kona, Hawaii. Or, just win your way in. Ludo/Hawaiian Airlines/Four...
      - 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:06pm -
    • Switcheroos: Celestino Drago Taking Over Il Sole on W. Sunset
      Interesting. With his flagship iconic Santa Monica eatery now a figment of memories past, per this here ABC listing Celestino Drago is taking control of Il Sole on W. Sunset Blvd. Partner Brent Bolthouse, who joined original owners Arnold...
      - 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:58pm -
    • Disaster Report: The Eastsider reports that yesterday evening...
      The Eastsider reports that yesterday evening around 5PM a red Acura drove through the dining room of Pizza Buona in Echo Park taking with it a pregnant women who had been standing outside the restaurant. Over 20 years ago a...
      - 3 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:02pm -
    • Eater Tracking : BierBeisl Tests Austrian Cuisine in Beverly Hills Feb 27
      BierBeisl is former Patina Restaurant Group chef Bernhard Mairinger's ode to Austria which manifests itself in the shuttered Bottega Marino space on Little Santa Monica. Though about a month delayed, Mairinger quickly turned around the small space an…
      - 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:36pm -

    Food GPS

    • Espresso Cielo: Sharing Specialty Coffee in the Desert
      Until recently, Palm Springs was primarily filled with specialty coffee poseurs, outposts of larger chains, and a single venue - King's Highway - that has Stumptown Coffee, but sells it at inflated restaurant prices. The caffeinated dynamic shifted w…
      - 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:00pm -
    • Q&A with chef Eric Greenspan (The Foundry on Melrose, The Roof on Wilshire, Étage + Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese)
      Eric Greenspan is a fellow New Jersey native who spent his formative years in Fullerton and Calabasas, which is where he fronted a punk band called The Green Armpits. He took that punk rock mindset to Berkeley, where he majored in Entrepreneurship an…
      - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 11:00pm -
    • Week in Pictures (February 13 – 19, 2012): Dripp, Egg Custard Tarts, Espresso Cielo + More
      Every week involves a steady stream of food, drinks and people. Of course not every taste or conversation is post-able, but the range of experiences is usually pretty amazing. Lucky me. Here are some of the highlights from the past seven days, some o…
      - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 8:00pm -
    • Favorite Posts from February 13 – 19, 2012
      Here are links to some of the more interesting posts from L.A. food writers over the last week: Caroline on Crack, Eater LA, Grub Street LA, LA Mag Digest, LA Times Food, LA Weekly, Street Gourmet LA and Taste Terminal.
      - 2 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 6:00pm -
    • Q&A with Jim Meehan: award winning PDT bar owner, writer + entrepreneur
      There are a lot of great bartenders in New York City, and some of them even own establishments, but Jim Meehan has managed to distinguish himself beyond the bar. The PDT owner is also a consultant and frequent contributor to publications like Food &…
      - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 11:00pm -
    • M.B. Post (Brunch): Bangin’ in the South Bay
      Manhattan Beach finally has a destination restaurant, perhaps for the first time since chef John Rivera Sedlar cooked at Saint Estèphe. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but M.B. Post, chef-owner David LeFevre and business partners and brothers Ch…
      - 5 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 11:00pm -

    Eastside Food Bites

    • Highland Park: Oasis Makes the Ice Cream (and Frozen Yogurt) You’ve Been Waiting for
      If you live in the Northeast corner of Los Angeles (and you’re like me), you’ve probably been jonesing for some serious ice cream. It seems to be one of the glaring omissions in the area—if you live in or around Highland Park, and you’re in n…
      - 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 8:46am -
    • Eat with Strangers: The Meal. Documenting a Global Snack.
      My friend Anh turned me on to this cool global art project by the Art House Co-op, an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global collaborative art projects. The Concept: The Meal gives you and your food a chance to be featured in a real…
      - 9 days ago, 13 Feb 12, 6:00pm -
    • Eat at Home: Make Some Pretzel Bites. It’s Not That Hard.
      Me make pretzels? What were the chances? Pretty slim, actually, but ever since I got my new stand mixer, I’ve been pretty adventurous. I mean, this recipe even required yeast! Usually, that would be a deal breaker for me, but I took a chance. And i…
      - 13 days ago, 10 Feb 12, 2:08am -
    • Eastside Goes to Bell: Brunch at La Casita Mexicana
      I’ve never had a bad—or even just okay—meal at La Casita Mexicana. The small South LA restaurant, clad in vibrant colors, giant paper mâché produce and an Our Lady of Guadalupe painting, has become a legend in the 14 years it’s been around…
      - 15 days ago, 7 Feb 12, 9:55pm -
    • From the Snacky Archives: Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
      A long, long time ago, I posted about these cheese-filled poppers. I thought I’d unearth the recipe again since that big football game is happening this weekend, and everyone’s looking for ideas.  I’ll be making pretzels with cheese dip, mysel…
      - 19 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 6:09pm -
    • Eat at Home: Delicious Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies. No Kidding.
      First off, nobody is saying this is a healthy cookie. It’s neither low-fat nor low-calorie nor low-sugar. None of that is the point. “What is the point?,” you ask. Well, part of it is that there’s some actual nutrition involved, and even more…
      - 21 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 12:25am -

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