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May 8, 2013
5 Great Cooking Classes In Los Angeles
Few things in life are as rewarding a well-crafted home-cooked meal. No worries if you aren't a master chef; there are plenty of classes out there to help you perfect your techniques -- whether that might be fashioning sushi at home or honing your pasta-making skills. We've rounded up our five favo ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2012
Matthew Kenney's New Culinary School in Santa Monica Stirs The Local Gourmandise Pot
There's a new cooking school coming to town: chef Matthew Kenney's eponymous vegan culinary school is opening in Santa Monica this month (soft opening is Saturday), along with his vegan restaurant, M.A.K.E. The chef's growing empire includes restaurants in Chicago and Oklahoma City (where he also ha ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2012
The Return of Test Kitchen: Rocco DiSpirito, Neal Fraser Quinn Hatfield
When the first Test Kitchen dinner launched in fall 2010, located in the lower level space that would later become Sotto, few diners -- if any -- realized the magnitude of what was happening. But by the program's end -- after chefs like Jordan Kahn, Javier Plascencia, Walter Manzke and a dozen other ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2012
Q & A With Culinary Instructor Colette Christian On Culinary School Evolution, Home Cooks Her New Online Croissant Class
Colette Christian, a pastry instructor at the Art Institute of Hollywood (AIH) and formerly of the CSCA/Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena, has spent years teaching aspiring pastry chefs how to make a buttery-perfect brioche [Disclosure: In 2004/2005, Christian was one of this writer's instructors in Le Cor ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Duff Goldman Admits: He Hates Fondant
Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes (now in L.A.) and star of Food Network's Ace of Cakes, made a shocking admission on Saturday's episode of Good Food. The reality star told host Evan Kleiman: He hates fondant. The man who built an empire on the stuff flat-out says, "I hate fondant. I don't l ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2011
Le Cordon Bleu No Longer Accepting International Students to Culinary Certificate Program
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 students to its certificate program. Mark Spencer, a spokesman for Le Cordon Bleu's parent compa ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
Q & A with Chef Sean Ehland, Part 1: From Culinary High Schooler to Noma Stagier
Photo by Shauna MillerIt 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 make guest appearances, chefs who get in trucks and roam the streets. Now ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Got a Question for Test Kitchen? Food Photo Submissions
Flickr/Nicholas Got a question about recipes or cooking techniques? Ask Test Kitchen. You'd think we'd get an avalanche of questions about recipes and cooking techniques, now wouldn't you? Yes, we do. Actually, we even try to avoid going out in public wearing chef's whites. While shopping for ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Le Cordon Bleu Changes Curriculum, Reduces Tuition: But is it a Good Deal?
Changes are on the horizon for the curriculum at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school. Come the end of this month, LCB will offer students the option to enroll in a 12-month culinary certificate program, foregoing the associates degree that was previously required. According to an email from Mark ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Gather 'Round the Induction Stove Campfire: 7 Summer Cooking Classes for Kids
J. Ritz Art, soccer, drama and the like are all edifying pursuits that help young people find their passions and build character. But you can't eat them for dinner. Cooking classes for kids are fun, educational, and let's face it, useful. Come summertime in Los Angeles -- and it's just around ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2011
Eating Bob Dylan (In Chocolate)
Star ForemanBob Dylan birthday cake Where did we go when we wanted a likeness of Bob Dylan painted on a cake for the cover of this week's LA Weekly? To Kate Steffens, the DJ and chocolatier who specializes in rock 'n roll cakes via her baking enterprise behind Straight Outta Chocolate. From B ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Q & A with Eric Greenspan, Part 2: Culinary School or Not Culinary School, Etc.
Photo by Felicia Friesema.In Part 1 of our interview with Eric Greenspan, we discovered that The Foundry on Melrose is somehow a tight ship and a wild ride at the same time. The chef waxed poetic (and, well, dropped a lot of f-bombs) as he discussed the challenges of owning a restaurant, the ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
Cookbook Review: Italian Cooking At Home
The recently released Italian Cooking At Home is part of the growing At Home With the Culinary Institute of America series. The problem with any series, be it a crime novel or a cookbook, is they either continue to successfully shed light on a single subject with in-depth looks at those sfogl ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2011
Cookbook Review: Modern Batch Cookery
Regardless of where you fall on the quality side of that Le Cordon Bleu education lawsuit, we can all probably agree that culinary school is expensive. Wiley may not have seen that side of the consumer complaint coming, but the publishing company has been churning out a hefty number of cookbo ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Le Cordon Bleu Lawsuit Now Going After Banks: Is This Suit Valid? Comments from Plaintiffs' Attorney and the School
New developments in the class action suit against Le Cordon Bleu have emerged - now it's not just the parent companies being sued, it's the banks as well. As we reported in October, a class action suit is pending against Le Cordon Bleu's parent companies alleging fraud, claiming the school p ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2011
Le Cordon Bleu Closes in Pittsburgh: Is Pasadena Lawsuit Connected? School Says No
Pittsburgh's branch of Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, a subsidiary of the Career Education Corporation (CEC), will soon be closing its doors, reports the Pittsburgh Business Times. Mark Spencer, a spokesman for CEC, says the school's closing has nothing to do with the class action lawsuit c ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
What Your Sausage Won't Tell: Q A With Cracker Barrel Line Cook Dan Keller
Twitter user NewCookDanSausage or Bacon?To some folks, news reports on the latest tensions in Lebanon simply means a customer didn't particularly care for that salty country ham biscuit (clearly one of those crazy Californians) at Cracker Barrel, arguably the mightiest of all chain diners. Th ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2010
Test Kitchen's Final Weeks: The Musical Chef Restaurant Experiment Shuts Down December 13th
A. ScattergoodTest Kitchen bar This just in from Test Kitchen, Bill Chait and Brian Saltsburg's restaurant experiment on Pico: You've probably heard the whispers that our run is winding down as the year comes to a close and that our little experiment is almost at an end. As our valued custo ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2010
Have Fondant, Will Travel: Ace of Cakes Canceled
The Food Network announced that Ace of Cakes, the reality show that followed Duff Goldman and the staff of his Baltimore bakery, Charm City Cakes, has been canceled. Ace of Cakes will begin its 10th -- and final season -- this January. The show began in 2006. As Goldman wrote on his Charm City Ca ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2010
Oy, Vey! Jewish Cooking Classes for Hanukkah A Latke Recipe
Flickr/slgckgcMost cooks still fry latkes in lots of grease, but not Hipcooks. You love your grandma, but just not her leaden matzoh balls and grease-laden latkes. With the eight days of Hanukkah beginning on Dec. 1 (25 Kislev for those of you on the Hebrew calendar), it's time for an act o ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2010
Your Farid Zadi Update: Test Kitchen His New Restaurant Plans
A. ScattergoodFarid Zadi at the Ecole de Cuisine kitchen If you didn't make it to Test Kitchen over the weekend, where chef and culinary school instructor Farid Zadi was cooking dinner on Sunday, you may not quite know what to expect when Zadi opens his new restaurant, plans for which are no ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Q & A With Nick Malgieri, Part 2: Faking References, Ceramic Roosters His Pet Peeve Panzanella Recipe
In the first part of our interview with baking instructor, food writer and cookbook author Nick Malgieri, the baker talked about, well, a lot of things. You'll just have to go read it. We picked up where we left off, when Malgieri suddenly decided to talk about Ferran Adrià. This happens a lot with ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School Faces Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit alleging fraud is currently pending against Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena, which is owned by the Culinary School of California, a subsidiary of the Career Education Corporation (CEC). The suit claims the school leads prospective students to believe they'll become chefs, b ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2010
Q & A With Heirloom-LA's Matthew Poley: Cooking School, The Word 'Chef,' and a Desert Island Meal
J. KoslowMatthew Poley with Tad Weyland In the first part of our interview, Matthew Poley discusses his trajectory from washing dishes at Angelini Osteria to cooking in Umbria at Casa Vissani to co-owning the rapidly growing catering company, Heirloom-LA. In this second part, Poley tells us ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2010
Q & A With Samir Mohajer, Part 2: The Price of Culinary School, Jack Tripper A Little Restaurant Etymology
In the first part of our interview with Samir Mohajer, who is opening his third Cabbage Patch in, hopefully, September, the chef gave us a little backstory on his career and his rapidly multiplying restaurants. In this second part, Mohajer tells us more about the new place, the economic circumstance ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2010
Q & A With Rustic Canyon Chef Evan Funke, Part 2: Duct Tape as Kitchen Tool, Pasta-making in Italy Home Again
Yesterday we left off the first part of our interview with Rustic Canyon executive chef Evan Funke when he was still at Spago, where he worked his way up the ranks during and after culinary school, and he'd just started telling us about not being able to walk anymore when we stopped. Sorry. Consider ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
Q & A with Ari Rosenson, Chef de Cuisine at Cut, Part 1: The Importance of Mom & The Value of Skipping Culinary School
Ari Rosenson, Chef de Cuisine at Cut, has had a career that's both atypical for a chef, and practically an anomaly in just about any industry during this era of diminishing corporate loyalty. That's because Rosenson has worked for Wolfgang Puck since he was a teenager. Yes, you read that right. As i ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2010
Q & A with Marcel Vigneron: Island Life, Going Molecular & Cooking with Bobby Flay
Marcel Vigneron of Bar210Marcel Vigneron is probably still best known for season 2 of Top Chef, during which he displayed his talents for molecular gastronomy -- and for getting under the skin of his competition. After the show Vigneron, who still has his signature gravity-defying hair, moved ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated
James BeardTwitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition
James BeardThis morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2009
A Recipe From the Chef: Andy Cook's Wild Mushroom Risotto
Andy Cook, executive chef of Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood, likes his risotto. It's a very fine risotto, made with wild mushrooms and finished with mascarpone. The dish is not only incredibly versatile, but a kind of object lesson for chefs and for those learning to cook. When Cook teac ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2009
Back to (Cooking) School: Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles Gets More Students An Anti-Griddle
In questionable economic times, people tend to hit the bars, go to movies--and go back to school. In the Food Network Era, when food is not only a daily necessity but a commodity, popular entertainment, the subject of reality television, and even a venue for celebrity, we thought we'd check in and s ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009
Your Online Recipe Box: Epicurious.com A 1941 Recipe for Lobster Thermidor & Their Most Popular Recipe, Double Chocolate Layer Cake
The vast Condé Nast recipe database Epicurious.com is a phenomenal resource for both home and professional cooks, kind of like The Beatles catalog for food people. With the closing down of Gourmet Magazine (this month is the last issue), Epicurious became even more valuable, as it now functions as ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
Bon Appétit Food Blogger Bake-Off: Enter Your Food Pix Bring A Plate Of Christmas Cookies To Barbara Fairchild and François Payard
Last year, Bon Appétit ran a slideshow of the best pictures of holiday desserts from national food bloggers. It was, to put it mildly, a rather popular slideshow. This year, they're going one better and holding a contest: the Bon Appétit Blog Envy Bake-Off. Anyone with a food blog can enter (altho ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2009
Former Craft Chefs Matt Accarrino Catherine Schimenti Move Their Hearts To San Francisco
Matt AccarrinoSPQR: The Next FrontierWhen Craft Los Angeles' opening chef de cuisine Matt Accarrino and pastry chef Catherine Schimenti departed the restaurant back in May, owner Tom Colicchio promptly replaced the dynamic agnoletti-gelato duo with Anthony Zappola and Shannon Swindle, the che ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2009
Bocuse d'Or USA Calling for Chef Applicants New Scholarship Program for Young Chefs
It's Bocuse d'Or International Culinary Competition time again, in which teams from 24 countries compete for the honor of winning Paul Bocuse' legendary culinary prize. The Bocuse d'Or USA Foundation, which is led by Jerome Bocuse, Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller (just think about those three names ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2009
Gourmet Magazine To Close: November Issue To Be Its Last
Gourmet Magazine is closing, according to reports from the New York Times. The Condé Naste magazine will reportedly announce this morning that it will stop publication after its November issue. The magazine, which was first published in 1941, has seen sharply declining ad revenue and there had been ... More >>
Blogs
October 2, 2009
Next Iron Chef Eric Greenspan: Will The Foundry's Cuisine Reign Supreme?
After stints in the kitchens of Alain Ducasse, Rocco Despirito, David Bouley and Ferran Adria, the jocular Eric Greenspan made a quick leap from sous chef to executive chef at Joachim Splichal's Patina, then opened a place of his own, The Foundry on Melrose, two years ago at age 32. Now the culinar ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2009
Coming Soon: Home Cooking School in Venice with Martha Rose Shulman Clifford A. Wright
Venice Cooking SchoolMostly Food Friends, Occasionally FoesSeasoned cooking gurus Martha Rose Shulman and Clifford A. Wright, who have penned nearly four dozen cookbooks between them, are collaborating on a new cooking school. Shulman and Wright will offer their first class, Thanksgiving With ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2009
Bites of Sugar: A New Food Blog from Tavern's Pastry Chef
Bites of SugarSunlight on macaronsThe 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
August 6, 2009
Los Angeles Public Library Cookery Ephemera Collection
Los Angeles Public LibraryWonder Sandwich SuggestionsFood is as much about history as it is about taste, and digging into that history offers often mouth-watering illumination about who we are and where we came from. Angelenos are fortunate to have a renowned culinary treasure available to th ... More >>
Eat+Drink
July 23, 2009
Ludo Bites at Breadbar
Ludovic Lefebvre Brings Post-Molecular Gastronomy to Third Street
Blogs
June 26, 2009
"The God of Cookery:" Cinefamily's 35 mm Kung Fu Cook-off
"It's like 'Iron Chef' meets 'Kung Fu Hustle'," says Cinefamily' manager Hadrian Belove of Hong Kong director Stephen Chow's "The God of Cookery." Tonight at midnight, Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater will host a rare screening o ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2009
Top Chef Masters, Episode 2: Suzanne Tracht Should be on your Desert Island
BravoSuzanne TrachtLA's own Suzanne Tracht (chef-owner of Jar, Tracht's) handily won last night's Top Chef Masters battle, serving up a potluck plate of uni risotto and wild boar to the creators of Lost with a calm professionalism that could have been mistaken for indifference. Just the right attitu ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2009
Food's Big Night Out: Not Such a Big Night for Los Angeles at the James Beard Awards
Jessica RitzThe scene at Avery Fisher Hall, with Ted Allen in the mix. The James Beard Foundation Awards is the Big Night Out for an industry that's all about nights out. Cooks, writers, restaurateurs, sommeliers, and others in the service of making great food and interpreting it for a hungry public ... More >>
Eat+Drink
February 7, 2008
Breaking Free: L.A. Wine Culture
Shattering the stereotypes
Eat+Drink
February 7, 2008
Food, Dude! Stoner Caterers
Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal
News
November 11, 2004
Cooking 101
For the culinary hipsters in all of us
Eat+Drink
July 24, 2003
From Planting to Plating
How the Santa Monica Farmers Market transformed the restaurant landscape
Film+TV
April 26, 2001
Kitchen Gods
The Food Network
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