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Aaron Stein-Chester

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    February 13, 2012

    9 Best Macaroni & Cheese Dishes in Los Angeles

    What makes a great mac & cheese is perhaps more intensely subjective than pizza crust preferences. Is it thick creamy cheese sauce or a layer of cheesy crust? Some say it requires a generous topping of seasoned breadcrumbs, while others are staunchly anti-crumb. Instead of answer or impose, we thoug ... More >>

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    July 12, 2011

    Spread on Melrose: Is it a Sex Food Shop?

    Photo Credit: Aaron Stein-Chester​ "We're making couture for your insides," Spread owner Andrew Schiff responds with total commitment. It's a good, quotable answer: Spread is place to pamper your digestive system. But it's not the answer we came for. In the few weeks since Spread opened on Mel ... More >>

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    November 8, 2010

    BNWT Jones Soda Releases Collectable Emily the Strange Labels

    Aaron Stein-Chester​ Attention nerds who collect things and eBay store owners who sell to nerds who collect things: Jones Soda Co. has partnered with Dark Horse Comics for the release of six limited edition Emily the Strange soda labels. For the uninitiated: Emily the Strange is a quasi-punk ... More >>

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    November 4, 2010

    Naresh Mehra Built Main Street with His Bare Hands, Opens Eponymous Restaurant

    Aaron Stein-ChesterGrilled marinated lamb chops​ "Naresh's is like an extension of my living room," says Naresh Mehra, owner of the eponymous new restaurant-wine bar in Santa Monica. Mehra speaks figuratively, of course. Though, figuratively speaking, all of Main Street like an extension of hi ... More >>

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    August 19, 2010

    Shaky Alibi Serves the Holy Grail of Waffles, the Liège Waffle

    Aaron Stein-ChesterLiège waffle, with strawberries and crunchy Speculoos​ The waffles at Shaky Alibi, a new coffee bar and wafflerie on Beverly Boulevard, are markedly different from those famously large, fluffy Belgian waffles served down the street at the Fairfax Farmers Market. These Liè ... More >>

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    January 6, 2010

    Food Truck Flash Mob Quashed In Santa Monica

    Aaron Stein-ChesterThe Kogi taco truck in action (file photo).​A virtual flash mob of food trucks that successfully gathered at a Santa Monica parking lot (and raked in the dough) Monday was quashed Tuesday after the city announced that the mobile food court was illegal. While the owner of th ... More >>

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    November 10, 2009

    Last Night in Images: Drink:Eat:Play's Speakeasy at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

    Perhaps as to be expected, Drink:Eat:Play's Speakeasy party provided a night of sophistication reminiscent of an era long past -- specifically that of Sophmore year in college. An hour into the event, which offered unlimited tastings of over 100 different kinds of bourbon, rum, and whiskey, plus co ... More >>

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    November 4, 2009

    Drink:Eat:Play's Speakeasy Party Aims for 1920's Authenticity (Except When It Comes to Price)

    On November 7, Drink:Eat:Play is hosting a Speakeasy party at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, proving once again that they have cornered the market on fraternity-style theme parties for grown-ups. 20's attire is mandatory for guests of the event, which aims to transport them to the era of Prohibit ... More >>

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    October 23, 2009

    Hello Kitty Celebrates 35 Years at Royal/T (Where else?)

    Photo Credit: Aaron Stein-ChesterCutting Kitty cake​When Hello Kitty, the imported Japanese icon of pencil boxes and cell phone tassles, celebrates her 35th anniversary with an enormous multi-dimensional art exhibition and three-weeks of special events at Culver City's Royal/T Cafe, the experi ... More >>

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    October 14, 2009

    Food at Food: Amanda Broder's Fall Baking Class

    Back in June, Squid Ink sat in on one of pastry chef Amanda Broder's baking classes at Food. We were impressed that in a period of only two hours, she demonstrated six of her favorite stone fruit pastries and an uncanny aptitude for schmoozing away the stigma of perfectionistic baking. On Sunday, Oc ... More >>

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    September 9, 2009

    The Weekend in Ethnic Feasting: Have Some Hummos with Your Injera

    The post-fire smoke cloud that's still hovering over parts of the city will no doubt be blown away by the exotic spices and music filling the air this weekend. Two cultural festivals, the L.A. Greek Fest and the Little Ethiopia Street Festival, will put on proud displays of the best of their nationa ... More >>

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    August 31, 2009

    Fusion Infusion: Seasonal Peach Sake at Beacon

    Through the construction at the Helms Bakery building in Downtown Culver City, Beacon's executive chef Kazuto Matsusaka, famous for his innovative Asian fusion cuisine, continues to draw people to the restaurant with an infusion that utilizes one of this season's favorite stone fruits: peaches and s ... More >>

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    August 11, 2009

    Nickel Diner's Blowtorched S'more Cake: How Best to Celebrate National S'more Day

    Yesterday, August 10th, was National S'mores Day. And you missed it, didn't you? Don't worry, it's not an official food holiday anyway: those require Congressional approval. It almost seems more appropriate to celebrate today--the day after the observed unofficial holiday--with due officiousness, an ... More >>

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    July 29, 2009

    Chicken Charlie's Midas Touch: Turning Deep-Fried Oreos into Gold

    Photo credit: Aaron Stein-ChesterCharlie Boghosian​Before there was This Is Why You're Fat.com, there was Chicken Charlie. For almost a quarter decade now, 40 year-old "Chicken" Charlie Boghosian has spent 5 months of each year touring the California fair circuit with his custom-built trailers ... More >>

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    June 4, 2009

    Kitchen Secrets: Mixing and Measuring with Pastry Chef Amanda Broder at Food's Baking Class

    Aaron Stein-ChesterDuring Amanda Broder's stone-fruit baking class at Food last Sunday, the pastry chef gently kneaded pie dough and encouraged the ten ladies seated along the black concrete bar opposite her, "If my great great great grandmother, who was probably illiterate, and had no plumbing or e ... More >>

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    June 1, 2009

    Busted: Exclusive Photo of Kogi Taco Truck Being Ticketed in Westwood Village

    Squid Ink roving photographer Aaron Stein-Chester took this shot of a Kogi BBQ taco truck being ticketed in Westwood Village on May 20. This reporter has tried without success to reach the Kogi guys for comment for more than a week. There was no mention of the citation on Kogi's Twitter feed, just t ... More >>

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