Email Author Ali Trachta

2012 Stories by Ali Trachta

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School -- Did It Closer

  published Dec 21, 2012

  See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School archives Perhaps you noticed Squid Ink was covering Martha Stewart's Cooking School on PBS -- watching her program each weekend and employing her expertise ... More >>

• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 307: Faye Resnick Comes Out of Nowhere

  published Dec 18, 2012

  See also: *Our Real Housewives archives 1. Faye Resnick (Last week: Not ranked) Faye Resnick has two legs, last time we checked, and she used both of them to kick Brandi Glanville while she was down... More >>

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  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 306: Adrienne Maloof Schools Brandi Glanville (and Bravo, Apparently)

  published Dec 11, 2012

  See also: *Our Real Housewives archives *Russell Armstrong's Real Housewives Suicide: How Will Bravo Reactr 1. Adrienne Maloof (Last week: 8) Last night Brandi Glanville dropped a massive bombshell a... More >>

• BlackboardEats' New BlackboardList Gives Restaurants More Ways to Woo You

  published Dec 11, 2012

  Probably our favorite restaurant deal site, BlackboardEats, which has managed to maintain our loyalty despite going from being a free service to charging to back to free again -- and adding on the now... More >>

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  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 305: Camille Grammer Makes All the Right Moves

  published Dec 04, 2012

  See also: *Our Real Housewives archives We don't even want to rank the Housewives this week. We really don't. They should be punished for perpetuating the stereotype that when women are alone togeth... More >>

• Hollywood Museum Spotlights Women on TV, Including...a Naked Marilyn Monroer

  published Nov 27, 2012

  See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Marilyn Monroe's Seven Never-Before-Seen Mostly Nude Photos Two extremely significant moonwalks took place on television. One occurred when Neil A... More >>

• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 304: Kim Richards Calling the Shots

  published Nov 27, 2012

  See also: *Our Real Housewives archives 1. Kim Richards (Last week: 7) Kim! Welcome back! In one episode you've gone from snoozy wallflower to H.B.I.C. You and Yolanda Foster are like some warped v... More >>

• Obama's Favorite Thanksgiving Dessert: A Recipe For Alice Carpenter's Coconut Chiffon Pumpkin Pie

  published Nov 21, 2012

  We may not have access to Obama's college transcripts (nor do we wish to, frankly) but we have uncovered a different fun fact from our president's college years at Occidental -- his favorite Thanksgiv... More >>

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 7, Dressings and Emulsions

  published Nov 21, 2012

  See also: The Martha Stewart Cooking School archives. Unlike, say, the stocks episode, we're not sure this dressings and emulsions episode of Martha Stewart's Cooking School is going to save you any ... More >>

• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 303: Yolanda Foster Gains Major Ground

  published Nov 20, 2012

  See also: *L.A. Weekly's Real Housewives archives *Real Housewives: Our Season 1 Pecking Order 1. Yolanda Foster (Last week: 6) But we don't get it. We just don't get it. Why are all the other Hous... More >>

• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 302: Portia Umansky on the Rise

  published Nov 13, 2012

  See also: *L.A. Weekly's Real Housewives archives *Real Housewives: Our Season 1 Pecking Order Taking a cue from Mark Lisanti over at Grantland, we're organizing our Real Housewives of Beverly Hills... More >>

• Current TV To Air Health-Conscious "Currently: Feeding The Need" Series Featuring Wolfgang Puck and Mary Sue Milliken

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Around Thanksgiving, more than any other holiday, we think about food. (And not just what we plan to serve alongside the turkey.) We're grateful for food, and we think more consciously about those who... More >>

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 6, Rice

  published Nov 12, 2012

  See also: The Martha Stewart Cooking School archives. Rice can be an unsung hero at times -- taken for granted, treated as merely a bed on which to lay more interesting food, or as filler, say, in a ... More >>

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  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Pecking Order, Episode 301: Brandi Glanville Starts Season at No. 1

  published Nov 06, 2012

  See also: *L.A. Weekly's Real Housewives archives *Real Housewives: Our Season 1 Pecking Order Taking a cue from Mark Lisanti over at Grantland, we're organizing our Real Housewives of Beverly Hills... More >>

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 5, Butchering + A Trip to Lindy & Grundy + A Minor Panic Attack

  published Nov 05, 2012

  See also: The Martha Stewart Cooking School archives. It's time for a confession: I have never butchered a chicken. Whyr Well, mostly because raw chicken gives me the willies. I like chicken, I eat i... More >>

• How Ozwald Boateng Helped Invent the Suits Men Wear Today

  published Nov 02, 2012

  Ozwald Boateng barely made it to L.A. from Hurricane Sandy-ravaged New York. He got stranded at a strange time -- just days before the premiere of his documentary film, A Man's Story, which chronicles... More >>

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  Diana Lado Gets Paid to Simply Be Cool

  published Nov 01, 2012

  As Diana Lado takes a shallow drag from the cigarette she bummed outside Palihouse in West Hollywood, I ask her why Lindsay Lohan doesn't just get her own apartment. Lohan has recently been kicked ... More >>

• Test Kitchen's Latino Series, Part 1: Mexican Chefs to Take Over Bestia This Weekend

  published Oct 31, 2012

  Updated after the jump with Javier Plascencia's menu. If Angelenos are becoming intoxicated by Mexico's culinary renaissance, Northern Baja has been our gateway drug. Several events have popped up in... More >>

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  Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 4, Stocks

  published Oct 29, 2012

  Squid Ink is going back to basics with Martha Stewart's Cooking School, airing every weekend through the end of the year on PBS. Join us. See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 1, Eggs Se... More >>

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 3, Vegetables

  published Oct 22, 2012

  Squid Ink is going back to basics with Martha Stewart's Cooking School, airing every weekend through the end of the year on PBS. Join us. See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 1, Eggs Se... More >>

• Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 10/15 - 10/19

  published Oct 19, 2012

  In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "In a weak economy, is this the future of keeping businesses openr Move over Kickstarter." Eva Restaurant Rallies for Help to S... More >>

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  Tijuana Grub Crawl: Where To Eat, Drink and Walk on Your Tour of TJ

  published Oct 18, 2012

  See also: Anthony Bourdain Told Me to Go to Baja. So I'd Be OK There. Rightr See also: Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately See also:... More >>

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 2, Sauces

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Squid Ink is going back to basics with Martha Stewart's Cooking School, airing every weekend through the end of the year on PBS. Join us. See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 1, Eggs M... More >>

• Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 1, Eggs

  published Oct 08, 2012

  Squid Ink is going back to basics with Martha Stewart's Cooking School, airing every weekend through the end of the year on PBS. Join us! It seems fitting for Martha Stewart to kick off her latest se... More >>

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  Squid Ink Signs Up For Martha Stewart's Cooking School

  published Oct 05, 2012

  In a world where food TV is dominated by ticking clocks, mystery ingredients, blindfolds, curve balls and culinary hijinks, it's incredibly refreshing that Martha Stewart is bringing something complet... More >>