Email Author Ali Trachta

2012 Stories by Ali Trachta

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  La Toya Jackson Thinks Her Brother Michael Was Murdered

  published Jun 13, 2012

  La Toya Jackson's latest book, Starting Over, was recently released in paperback. It began as a vehicle to tell the story of breaking free of her abusive husband and getting a second chance at life. B... More >>

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  Q & A With Adam Richman: Heartbreak, His Food Journal + L.A. Food Profundity

  published Jun 06, 2012

  Adam Richman spends the first several minutes of our interview discussing the best way to get places in L.A., as most Angelenos do. He can't count himself one anymore, but he used to live here, coinci... More >>

• Boys Who Like Girls: Three Theories on Why Men Are Into This Show

  published Jun 05, 2012

  On Sunday nights, #Girls started blowing up my Twitter feed, alongside #MadMen and #GameofThrones. The show was highly anticipated and critically acclaimed, and has clearly built a rabid following. Wh... More >>

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  Vendimia: The Incredible Baja Wine Festival You've Never Heard of

  published Jun 04, 2012

  See also: Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately. See also: 'Stick a Fork in It' column Tijuana Si!. Like many Southern Californians and... More >>

• Happy National Doughnut Day: Where Will You Celebrater

  published Jun 01, 2012

  It's Friday morning. Who needs a healthy breakfastr Certainly not you, because you'll be celebrating National Doughnut Day, if you have any sense at all. That's because we live in such an amazingly d... More >>

• Andy Cohen's Most Talkative Book Party: A Bravo Addict's Wet Dream

  published May 31, 2012

  See also: Did Andy Cohen Go Too Far With Kim Richardsr Ken Todd, husband of Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump, looks nervous. He's walking around the couple's Beverly Hills restaurant SUR Lounge, maki... More >>

• Jon Taffer's Bar Rescue Returns to L.A.

  published May 30, 2012

  See also: Q & A with Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer: "Everything is to Make Money." If you've recently found yourself in a local bar thinking, "Wow, this place really sucks," one of two things needs to happ... More >>

• Beyond Avenue Q

  published May 17, 2012

  Remember the first time you saw Bob Saget do stand-up? It was, like, "Whoa. Danny Tanner from Full House curses? The America's Funniest... More >>

• Casting Call for Chefs: Screw Restaurants, Work for the Rich and Famous

  published May 24, 2012

  A new cooking competition show concept is in the works, we've discovered, though the name of it, and even the network it will be on, is still classified information. We admit to being intrigued, and i... More >>

• Gill Boyd: Farmers Markets Made Easy

  published May 22, 2012

  One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. It's a drizzly day at the Crenshaw Farmers Market in South L.A., and the sma... More >>

• Phil Pavel: The Ringmaster of the Chateau Marmont

  published May 18, 2012

  One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Phil Pavel's parents begged him not to go to Northwestern University. They f... More >>

• Adrian Grenier Defends Paparazzi as Storytellers, and Other Revelations From Getty Panel

  published May 17, 2012

  I just emailed my photo to Adrian Grenier. He asked me to. Me, and about 200 others in the audience last night at Zocalo Public Square's event, "Are We All Paparazzi Nowr" at the Getty Center. It was... More >>

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  Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately

  published May 15, 2012

  The Baja California episode of No Reservations begins with a soundtrack of gunshots and sirens peppering news reports of violence in Tijuana. But against this noise we see Anthony Bourdain strolling i... More >>

• Jamie Oliver Is Back with Meals in Minutes. Do We Like Him Againr

  published May 08, 2012

  We've pissed off Jamie Oliver again. But this time, it not what we're allowing our children to be served in the school cafeteria, as was the case on Food Revolution. It's what we're serving them at h... More >>

• Remember 'Must-See TV' on NBCr Warren Littlefield's New Book Explains Why It Worked

  published May 08, 2012

  It could have been called "Night of Bests," but NBC execs, including former president of NBC Entertainment Warren Littlefield, knew that wasn't quite right. It was the early '90s and juggernauts Cheer... More >>

• George Clooney's Birthday Party at Locanda del Lago + Recipe for 'the Clooney' Cocktail

  published May 01, 2012

  Still racking your brain over how to celebrate George Clooney's birthday this yearr We know, we know, it's nearly as stressful as Christmas. Thankfully Locanda del Lago, the Italian restaurant that sp... More >>

• Alie and Georgia's Beefy Tomato Cocktail Recipe

  published Apr 27, 2012

  Yesterday we met Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark, the duo behind web series Classy Ladies on Cooking Channel. What impressed us most about them, besides their fab vintage wardrobe, was their ability t... More >>

• Alie and Georgia on Classy Ladies: Vintage Dresses, Boy Humor and Cocktails

  published Apr 26, 2012

  "Swizzle your beef sticks a little slower," the director says to Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark as they stir their jerky-infused tequila Bloody Marys -- a drink they've dubbed the Beefy Tomato. It's ... More >>

• Martha Stewart to Debut Martha Stewart's Cooking School on PBS

  published Apr 19, 2012

  Martha Stewart, who in recent years has been seen most often on the Hallmark Channel, is making the move to public television, with Martha Stewart's Cooking School premiering on PBS this fall. As the... More >>

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  Q & A With Drew Barrymore: L.A. Cravings, Dying Art Forms & Barrymore Wines

  published Apr 17, 2012

  Drew Barrymore perks up when we start talking about Baja's wine country -- a topic that seems to be on everyone's lips since Anthony Bourdain declared it the new Tuscany. "That sounds so cool!" she sa... More >>

• And Now, A Brief Message From Conan O'Brien

  published Apr 11, 2012

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• The Critic Hunter: Finding Out How "Chefs Feed" [Video]

  published Apr 05, 2012

  The expression goes "everyone's a critic," but when it comes to restaurants, that's pretty much true. You've got your food Tweeters, your Yelpers, your Urbanspooners and, oh yeah, actual critics. Thi... More >>

• [Updated] Sex and the Kitchen in Development at Bravo

  published Apr 03, 2012

  Update: (11:49 a.m.) It's been announced that Kat Odell, editor of Eater L.A., will star in the show, and it's rumored that Brenda Urban from PR firm Wagstaff Worldwide and chef Waylynn Lucas of Fonut... More >>

• No Kitchen Required + Around the World in 80 Plates: Does the Food Still Matterr

  published Apr 02, 2012

  It takes a special kind of chef to sign up for a competition show. When it comes to cooking, it's much easier, really, to stay in your own kitchen, keep your nose to the saucepan and crank out the bes... More >>

• Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/26 - 3/30

  published Mar 30, 2012

  In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Yes, pork lovers of the world, as of today, for just under $3,000, J&D's can send you off to your eternal sleep in a bacon co... More >>