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Alain Giraud

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Planned Parenthood Food Fare, French New Orleans, Bacon & Sides, Beer Festival, Foie Gras Dinner, Paris Cookbook Fair

    Planned Parenthood Food Fare If watching male politicians go into overdrive trying to limit women's access to birth control left you with a queasy feeling, perhaps you'll want to attend the annual Planned Parenthood Food Fare. The headliner is chef Suzanne Goin (Lucques, AOC, Tavern) along with an e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Planned Parenthood Food Fare: Great Chefs, Great Cause

    If watching a gaggle of the country's most arrogant, clueless and regressive men discuss the reproductive fates of millions of American women -- with almost no input from women themselves (apparently, we aren't "qualified") -- left you utterly appalled, perhaps you'll want to attend the annual Plann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Bouillabaisse: Meant for the Poor, Now for the Rich

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: It's that time of year, cold and dark early, which means there is nothing more inviting than that wave of heat and spice when you enter a great Italian trattoria. I'm hunting for the best bouillabaisse in town, in a joint that is as u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Now Open: Maison Giraud in the Pacific Palisades Your Pain au Chocolat Update

    A. ScattergoodMaison Giraud canelé​If you're the sort of person who dreams about pain au chocolat (see: 99 Things To Eat in L.A. Before You Die, 2010) and properly made canelés de Bordeaux (beeswax, copper molds), you may also have been peering through the picture windows yesterday morning a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Maison Giraud Opening Very Soon

    Anne FishbeinAlain Giraud (left) in the kitchen at Anisette Brasserie.​If you caught this weekend's episode of Good Food on KCRW, you'll know that Laura Avery who does the Market Report for the show ran into chef Alain Giraud -- "with his signature sweater and shopping bag" -- at the Santa Mon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Go Fish: How to Fish With Local Chefs A Little More Japan Relief

    Ladles and JellySpoonsSan Pedro harbor​ Want to go fishing? Want to go fishing with some Los Angeles chefs? Want some of the money you shell out for the ticket to go to Japan relief? Okay, then keep reading. Lucy Lean (formerly of edible Los Angeles, currently of the blog Ladles and JellySpoon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Bastide Closes: This Time For Good

    ​ Bastide closed yesterday after the final service, according to a source at the restaurant. And this time it's for good. The rent was recently increased, rather drastically, and owner Joe Pytka has decided to "let it go." It's now on the market, so if anybody needs a stunningly beautiful loca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Tacos de Cabeza: More Fun with Goat Heads Test Kitchen Experiments

    Farid ZadiRoasted Goat Head Triptych​ Last Friday we invited Charles Perry, beer of the month columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and seven other guests, for a Royal Wedding viewing and tacos de cabeza recipe testing party at Ecole de Cuisine, a fully equipped culinary school and test kitchen. Th ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 24, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Pho Filet

    Farid ZadiRoasted Goat Head Triptych​ Last Friday we invited Charles Perry, beer of the month columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and seven other guests, for a Royal Wedding viewing and tacos de cabeza recipe testing party at Ecole de Cuisine, a fully equipped culinary school and test kitchen. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Ask Mr. Gold: Take Two Down, Pass 'em Around

    ​Dear Mr. Gold: My fiancee and I are trying to eat everything on your 99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die list, but we noticed that a couple of of the restaurants have closed down: Anisette Brasserie and Pho Bac. Can you suggest restaurants to replace these two? --Joseph Saranglao

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Bastide (Officially) Names Sydney Hunter III New Chef

    Bastidechef Sydney Hunter III​For those of you who keep a running tally of the chefs at Bastide, Joe Pytka's Melrose Place restaurant, you can now officially put Sydney Hunter III's name up next to the Michelin inspector's Post-it jigsaw of Joseph Mahon, Paul Shoemaker, Walter Manzke, Ludo Lef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Maison Giraud Update: Alain Giraud's New Restaurant Set to Open in May

    Anisette BrasserieAlain Giraud​ After months -- and months -- of anticipation, fans of Alain Giraud (Bastide, Anisette Brasserie) will now be able to do more than stalk the French chef at area farmers markets, catered events, and Test Kitchen pop-ups. Giraud's new restaurant, Maison Giraud, wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    The Gold Standard 2011: Final Restaurant List (Drumroll Please)

    ​ If you've not yet cleared out your dance card for Sunday, March 6th, bought your tickets to the 2011 Gold Standard, and set the date for your fast, you are herewith reminded. This year's happy event, the third annual Gold Standard, will take place on Sunday March 6th, from 1-5 p.m., at the P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Chef Alain Giraud at First & Hope on New Year's Eve

    Alain Giraud in front of the now closed Anisette Brasserie.​Aside from an impressive two-night stint at Test Kitchen, chef Alain Giraud has kept a relatively low profile since shuttering Anisette in September. This week, Giraud will step behind the stoves for one night, serving as guest chef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Test Kitchen's Final Night: Alums Come Together To Feed You For A Good Cause

    Flickr/Muy Yum​ Monday, December 13th, may be Test Kitchen's final dinner service, but Bill Chait and Brian Saltsburg's restaurant experiment is going out with a big-time culinary (and charitable) bang. For $150/person, Test Kitchen and non-profits Share Our Strength and Gettlove, are bringin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Joe Pytka's Revolving Doors: Bastide Confirms Chef Mahon Is Out

    Bastidethe revolving doors of Bastide​ This just in from the Department of Cold Emails. We knew that Joseph Mahon had left Joe Pytka's Melrose Place restaurant (attach his name to the roster of former chefs, a list that reads like a Michelin inspector's Post-it jigsaw: Alain Giraud, Ludo Lefe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Your De Rigueur Test Kitchen (& Walter Manzke) Update

    A. Scattergoodthe bar at Test Kitchen​ As the culinary experiment of Test Kitchen winds down, the chef musical chairs act continues. Tonight and tomorrow night, November 30th and December 1st, Walter Manzke (Church & State, Bastide, ____ ) will be cooking Spanish tapas with Perfecto Rocher (t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    [Updated]: Foie Gras Protest Tonight at Providence

    bloggyboulga/Flickr​Update: We checked in with chef Michael Cimarusti this morning to see how last night's foie gras protest affected the event. He tells us the dinner went "very well," and that no major conflict arose between the restaurant and the protesters. "Obviously we disagree on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    More Fun with Foie Gras: Bocuse d'Or Foundation Benefit at Providence

    Melody Fury/FlickrA flight of dishes at a Bocuse d'OR competition​ On Tuesday, November 16, Los Angeles chefs Josiah Citrin, Walter Manzke, Alain Giraud, and Tony Esnault will gather at Providence with Providence chef-owner Michael Cimarusti and pastry chef Adrian Vasquez to prepare a multi-c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Last Night at Test Kitchen with Alain Giraud

    Guzzle & NoshLast night at Test Kitchen LA with Alain Giraud.​ Last night, Alain Giraud made a spectacular debut on the first of his four nights at Test Kitchen LA. Then the chef warned diners they should return later in his run because the first night is always a bit rocky. The man sets a hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    It's Only One Jar: Crepes Bonaparte Holds a Nutella Eating Contest

    A. Scattergoodjar of Nutella​ Nutella is the sort of clandestine (or not) addiction that crosses cultural and national lines. It unites sugar-deprived food bloggers, Austrian-trained pastry chefs, expat Americans, French restaurateurs, small children and even Italian politicians. And next Tue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Food Celebration Dinner: Giraud, Manzke, Drago, Nugent & Ramos Fight Hunger For You

    Lee Oneness Foundation​Sure, you can stalk Walter Manzke at Le Saint Amour, or trail Alain Giraud around the Santa Monica Wednesday market for details on his new restaurant project, but why not leave all that to Eater (or TMZ) and enjoy the chefs in their natural habitat, like in a restaurant. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Hang Out With Farmers (& Rain-soaked Chefs): Volunteer At The Santa Monica Farmers Market

    A. Scattergoodrain at the Wednesday Santa Monica farmers market​ If you've always wanted to be a part of the farmers market, here's your chance. Hang out with farmers, learn about where your food comes from, shop early for your Meyer lemons and fresh garbanzos and tuber roses while the marine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Update: Anisette Brasserie Closes, For Good This Time

    Anisette BrasserieAlain Giraud outside Anisette​ After a few days of mixed messages and not a little confusion, we can shut the door, literally, on news of Anisette Brasserie: the restaurant served its final meal Sunday night. "It was a good crowd. I was there all night," said chef-partner Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Yes, Anisette Brasserie Is Open: Changes Coming, Stay Tuned

    Anisette Brasserie is open today, and will be open tomorrow. If you were wondering, given conflicting news to the contrary. A press release today announcing that the Santa Monica restaurant had closed was followed shortly afterwards by another one announcing that it is still open, but that there wou ... More >>

  • Articles

    January 28, 2010

    Simply French: Bastide is Back

    Anisette Brasserie is open today, and will be open tomorrow. If you were wondering, given conflicting news to the contrary. A press release today announcing that the Santa Monica restaurant had closed was followed shortly afterwards by another one announcing that it is still open, but that there wou ... More >>

  • Articles

    January 28, 2010

    Simply French: Bastide Is Back

    Anisette Brasserie is open today, and will be open tomorrow. If you were wondering, given conflicting news to the contrary. A press release today announcing that the Santa Monica restaurant had closed was followed shortly afterwards by another one announcing that it is still open, but that there wou ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 28, 2010

    Simply French: Bastide Is Back

    Anisette Brasserie is open today, and will be open tomorrow. If you were wondering, given conflicting news to the contrary. A press release today announcing that the Santa Monica restaurant had closed was followed shortly afterwards by another one announcing that it is still open, but that there wou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    The Ride is Over: Citrus at Social Hollywood is Closed

    It's official. Along with the Hollywood nightclub Social it's located within, Citrus, a California-French restaurant, has closed. Last month, a Citrus PR rep., who spoke with us on the phone, said the restaurant was transitioning, but could not disclose any concrete details at that time. A former em ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    A Recipe From the Chef: Alain Giraud's Provencal Vegetable Soup Au Pistou

    Not a bad weekend to stay at home and make soup, all things considered. This recipe for Provençal vegetable soup au pistou, from Anisette Brasserie chef-partner Alain Giraud (see yesterday's interview with Giraud), would be just the thing: a meal in a bowl, and pretty as the spring we'll have one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/19 - 1/22

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "But it is in Thai Town, where the hollow-stemmed water vegetable is usually translated as "morning glory," that it seems the most compelling - possibly because of the slight buzz we imagined we were getting when we tho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Dinner at the Best Chef's Table In Town: What Would 20 of L.A.'s Top Chefs Dream Up?

    Imagine gathering twenty of LA's top chefs -- in one cramped restaurant kitchen -- to cook up a 50-person thank you dinner for a beloved longtime customer. No egos allowed. On the chefs' night off. Free of charge. Oh, and each chef must agree on the menu. Not going to happen? It did. The secret, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    The Giving Tree: dineLA Restaurant Week 2010 and L.A. Chef "Family Tree"

    Start putting your restaurant wish list together and get ready to dial reservation lines. The restaurants participating in the winter '10 round of dineLA have been announced and getting all your ducks (hopefully confit) in a row to take advantage of the semi-annual deal can be a frenzied process. Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Q & A With Joseph Mahon: The Bastide Chef on His 16-Course Try-out, the CIA Why He Once Quit the Business

    When Bastide reopened, after a year-long hiatus, a month ago, it was with a recalibrated feel (it's also a bookstore, of all things) and a new chef. Joseph Mahon joined the impressive list of chefs who have helmed Joe Pytka's Melrose Place restaurant, a catalog that reads like a Michelin inspector's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Bites of Sugar: A New Food Blog from Tavern's Pastry Chef

    Bites of SugarSunlight on macarons​The Maginot line between the kitchen and the Internet keeps getting fainter, between the updates of tweeting chefs and the posts from guerrilla food bloggers madly blogging from the bathrooms on a restaurant's opening night (that according to Anisette chef-ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Anisette celebrates 1 year anniversary Giraud on the Social Hollywood rumor

    Anne FishbeinAnisette BrasserieAnisette Brasserie marks its one year anniversary today with a special Provençal menu to celebrate the occasion. Chef-partner Alain Giraud started his Week in Provence menu last night and will run it through Sunday. On the lunch menu: tomato tartar with socca cr ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 7, 2009

    The Moviegoer: The Incredibly Useful Westside Tavern

    Cocktails and grill food across from the Landmark Theaters, ground zero for subtitled cinema in West L.A.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Michel Richard Abandons LA Consulting Gig -- Citrus at Social Hollywood Will Go to Anisette's Alain Giraud

    Citrus at Social Hollywood is experiencing a change-over. Again. This time it's the restaurant's big name chef Michel Richard's decision to permanently commit to D.C., with Alain Giraud taking over consulting kitchen duties at the lavish Jeffrey Chodorow-owned business, reports the Daily Dish. Richa ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 19, 2009

    Riva in Santa Monica: Fraiche's Thierry Perez and Jason Travi Translate the Modern Bistro Into Italian

    Pizza and wine, crudo and cocktails

  • Eat+Drink

    January 1, 2009

    The 10 Best Dishes of 2008

    Hot dogs and hominy, blowfish and a fine cup of joe

  • Eat+Drink

    November 13, 2008

    Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants

    Local culinary classics, plus some new stars on the scene

  • Eat+Drink

    September 18, 2008

    A Proper Brasserie: Alain Giraud's Anisette

    So old, it's new

  • Eat+Drink

    June 26, 2008

    The Parisian Room: Alain Giraud's Anisette Brasserie

    A glass of Sancerre, a half-dozen oysters, and a French chef who's found home

  • Eat+Drink

    September 20, 2007

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Bastide reopens

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    10 Best Dishes of 2005

    Bastide reopens

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    10 Best Dishes of 2005

    Bastide reopens

  • Eat+Drink

    March 17, 2005

    The Revolutionary: Ludovic Lefebvre at Bastide

    Joe Pytka's restaurant under Lefebvre has all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a Michelin-starred French restaurant, and then some

  • Eat+Drink

    March 20, 2003

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Joe Pytka's restaurant under Lefebvre has all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a Michelin-starred French restaurant, and then some

  • Eat+Drink

    January 23, 2003

    The Art of Living

    Joe Pytka's restaurant under Lefebvre has all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a Michelin-starred French restaurant, and then some

  • Eat+Drink

    July 26, 2001

    Coming Crop

    Joe Pytka's restaurant under Lefebvre has all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a Michelin-starred French restaurant, and then some

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