Email Author Ali Trachta

2011 Stories by Ali Trachta

• Social TV Summit Spotlights the Masterminds Encouraging You to Surf the Web While Watching TV

  published Sep 01, 2011

  If you watched any of NBC's The Voice this spring, you know it was almost impossible to simply watch the show. There was always something on your TV screen cuing you to Twitter -- or vice versa. It wa... More >>

• Now Trending: #replacebooktitleswithbacon on Twitter

  published Aug 31, 2011

  First bacon took over our cupcakes, and now it's invaded our tweets. Via following @SlakeMedia, we noticed that #replacebooktitleswithbacon is trending on Twitter.Some, such as "A Heartbreaking Work o... More >>

• Foodiacs: Feeding Our Inboxes

  published Aug 30, 2011

  Certainly we all love feeling like we're on the cutting edge, but only when it comes to things we actually care about. Delicious new cupcakesr Sure. A discount on Lasik surgery, probably not. One must... More >>

• Walk Like a Man

  published August 18, 2011

  Hey guys, did you know there's a renaissance of masculinity going on in L.A.? Well, there is, if Next Gent has anything to say about it. It's an... More >>

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  Zak Bagans' Paranormal Challenge, American Idol for Ghost Hunters, Stakes Out a Boyle Heights Hospital

  published Aug 25, 2011

  It's twilight as Zak Bagans stands outside the old Linda Vista Community Hospital on L.A.'s Eastside and explains how he knows it's haunted, which is why a film crew is inside at this very moment. ... More >>

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  Food Network Star Casting in Burbank This Friday

  published Aug 23, 2011

  It feels like the Food Network has more stars than the Milky Way these days, but that's not stopping them from rolling out another round of their mega-hit Food Network Star. Though Season 7 just wrapp... More >>

• Fuck You Yelper: The Tumblr That Turns the Tables

  published Aug 23, 2011

  Finally (finally!), a Tumblr has emerged that stands up for your neighborhood mom & pop that's getting shamelessly mocked by Yelpers who have no idea what they're talking about. The to-the-point and ... More >>

• Amazon to Publish The 4-Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss + What The Heck is a 4-Hour Chefr

  published Aug 19, 2011

  Amazon made the surprising announcement yesterday that it will publish author Tim Ferriss' next book The 4-Hour Chef, The New York Times reports. The book is due out next year, and will be the latest... More >>

• Russell Armstrong's Real Housewives Suicide: How Will Bravo Reactr

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Update: Bravo will re-edit The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in light of Russell Armstrong's suicide, says the Hollywood Reporter. Update: Bravo announces it will postpone the premiere of The Real... More >>

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  Le Cordon Bleu No Longer Accepting International Students to Culinary Certificate Program

  published Aug 11, 2011

  Cancel that study abroad trip. Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, which has a branch in Pasadena as well as 15 other campuses across the United States, recently became unable to accept international stud... More >>

• Seed Bistro: Eric Lechasseur's New Vegan Restaurant

  published Aug 08, 2011

  Vegan, macrobiotic and bistro are not words you often see in the same sentence, but chef Eric Lechasseur is poised to make that happen when he opens Seed Bistro later this month. Lechasseur is the ch... More >>

• Pauly Shore's Vegas Is My Oyster on Showtime: Former MTV VJ Gets a Curb Your Enthusiasm-Style Special

  published Aug 03, 2011

  Pauly Shore sits behind a desk in his office at The Comedy Store waiting to take a call. At 4 o'clock, he'll get on the phone with a buyer at Netflix and attempt to convince them to make his new Showt... More >>

• A Recipe from the Chef: Sean Ehland's Pennsylvania Summer Salad

  published Aug 02, 2011

  If you read Part 1 and Part 2 of our interview with Sean Ehland, the executive chef-turned-stagier who's not only worked at Noma but among the farms surrounding a rural Danish castle, you would have l... More >>

• Q & A with Chef Sean Ehland, Part 2: The Best Thing He Ate at Noma, Plus Foraging in the Castle Yards

  published Aug 02, 2011

  In Part 1 of our interview with chef Sean Ehland, we learned his thoughts on the ever-present culinary school debate, as well as how he pestered his way into a stage at Noma via the restaurant's reser... More >>

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  Q & A with Chef Sean Ehland, Part 1: From Culinary High Schooler to Noma Stagier

  published Aug 01, 2011

  It seems some chefs just can't sit still these days. As Jonathan Gold mused in A Movable Beast, it's no longer essential that chefs simply keep to their kitchen. We have chefs who pop up, chefs who ma... More >>

• Heat Seekers Aaron Sanchez and Roger Mooking Visit L.A. via the Food Network

  published Jul 26, 2011

  If you were to take yourself on a spicy foods tour of Los Angeles, where would you gor There'd certainly be no shortage of options; hell, that tour could probably last a decade. But for the sake of TV... More >>

• Outnumbered and Friday Night Dinner on BBC America: Are British Sitcoms Any Different From Oursr

  published Jul 20, 2011

  In a world obsessed with Modern Family, can we open our arms to two more family-centric comedies, especially when they're from across the pondr We'll see later this summer when two new sitcoms, Outnum... More >>

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  Q & A with Chef Ludo and Krissy Lefebvre: Ludo Bites America, and It's Delicious

  published Jul 20, 2011

  If you're one of the many who scorned OpenTable (or maybe just your slow connectionr) last week for not letting you snag one of the coveted spots at LudoBites 007, take heart. There's a smidge of a co... More >>

• Tedeschi Trucks Band at the El Rey Theatre, 7/18/11

  published Jul 19, 2011

  Tedeschi Trucks Band July 18, 2011 El Rey Imagine a woman swallowed Mariah Carey and a chainsaw, and then belted out all the rough, raw power notes that got shredded up inside. Susan Tedeschi is some... More >>

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  Q & A with Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer: "Everything is to Make Money"

  published Jul 12, 2011

  The bartenders at Champs are in trouble. Big trouble. They've been significantly overpouring the cocktails, says Jon Taffer, star of Spike's new show Bar Rescue. To him, that's stealing, and in an ac... More >>

• Famous Food: The Dolce Group Puts Restaurant in the Capable Hands of Heidi Montag, et al.

  published Jul 08, 2011

  What are reality stars qualified to dor Hmm. Let's think. Have meltdowns on camera, for sure. Gang up on the weak link, certainly. And they're definitely extremely good at identifying who is, and who ... More >>

• Le Cordon Bleu Changes Curriculum, Reduces Tuition: But is it a Good Dealr

  published Jul 05, 2011

  Changes are on the horizon for the curriculum at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school. Come the end of June, LCB will offer students the option to enroll in a 12-month culinary certificate program, foregoin... More >>

• Extreme Chef on The Food Network: Over the Liner

  published Jun 30, 2011

  Somewhere out there, the Top Chefs of the world are sitting around sharing a massive chuckle about what idiots the contestants of new show Extreme Chefs are making of themselves. Either that, or they'... More >>

• Eat Real Festival: A "Flying Knives" Competition, Bee Keeping, Pretzel Making + A Whole Lot of Local Food

  published Jun 24, 2011

  We're all familiar with what it means to "get real." (Such as, in the Whole Foods parking lot.) But what does it mean to eat realr Well, according to the agenda of the Eat Real Festival, hitting Culve... More >>

• Top 10 Artworks Inspired by Cult Movies, Including Fight Club, TRON and Back to the Future

  published Jun 23, 2011

  Sometimes life imitates art. Or maybe it goes the other way around. But at Gallery 1988, art imitates art at the annual "Crazy 4 Cult" exhibit, a conglomeration of pieces inspired by some of the most ... More >>