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November 23, 2011
Hot Mamma Pastrama at Locali: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 13)
[NOTE: An earlier version of this post incorrectly referred to the Hot Mamma Pastrama sandwich as the Vegan Reuben.] The stuff in the Hot Mamma Pastrama at Locali is about as close to pastrami as Rick Santorum is to winning the Republican presidential nomination, but, unlike the former Pennsylvania ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Buche de Noël Meringue Mushroom Tips From A Master Pastry Chef A Recipe
As we can imagine few things more miserable than stepping foot in any retail store on the busiest shopping day of the year, we will be spending the day after Thanksgiving drafting our holiday baking plan of action. Baking Friday, if you will. Up this year: Buche de Noël. Home baking frustrations ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Ron Swanson of Parks & Rec vs. Nick Offerman: The Food Interview
The Ron Swanson food pyramid.Like the character he plays on Parks & Recreation, Nick Offerman is a man with a magnificent mustache. Something of a libertarian, most certainly a contrarian and definitely not a vegetarian, Ron Swanson is the gruff but goofy patriarch who viewers have come to id ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Langer's vs. Oinkster: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 12)
If yesterday's 30 Days post, pitting Johnnie's Pastrami against The Hat, was the battle of the lowbrow fast-food joints, today it's all about highbrow pastrami. Want to look like a dyed-in-the-wool Angeleno? Next time you visit Langer's, sit down and order the #19 without glancing at the menu. Bett ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
The Hat vs. Johnnie's Pastrami: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 11)
Like the burger, pastrami cuts across a number of class lines and within its genus contains a multitude of high and lowbrow options. Different kinds of pastrami for different kinds of people. Johnnie's Pastrami and The Hat are both, in their own way, Southern California fast food essentials, one a ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Garlic Knots Food Fight: Pizzanista! vs. Joe's Pizza
T. NguyenGarlic knots at Pizzanista!Most fast foods have their natural sidekicks: burgers have their fries. Fried chicken has its mashed potatoes. But pizza? Pizza usually flies solo, content with committing crimes against calories all by its lonesome. Every once in a while, though, it is ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Raw Milk Products Recalled Recall Upheld After Children Sickened in California
Flickr/grongarOrganic Pastures raw milk has been quarantined in California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has upheld its recall of raw milk products, even though the dairy demanded the quarantine be lifted, saying tests show its milk is pathogen-free, according to the Asso ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Kobb Salad Sandwich at Kokomo: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 7)
Guzzle & NoshThe Kobb Salad sandwich at Kokomo Cafe.At this stage of human advancement, it seems like we should have transcended the third slice of bread, the carby interloper that gives the club sandwich its identity and its needless heft. Any element that stands between our mouth and bacon ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Hollywood Pies's Classic Chicago Pizza
T. NguyenClassic Chicago Pizza at Hollywood PIesChicago-style pizzeria Hollywood Pies may be Keyser Söze's doppelganger: the greatest trick it has ever pulled, at least so far, is convincing the world that it exists. It has no physical storefront, so the only ways to get a piece of the Holl ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Large California Chanterelles
Felicia FriesemaCantharellus californicus from Tutti Frutti FarmsOur early season rainstorms have yielded two predictable outcomes: angsty tweets from farmers market vendors trying desperately to keep self, customers and produce dry, and a splendid sprouting of mud puppies, a.k.a. California ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Godmother at Bay Cities Deli: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 4)
Guzzle & NoshThe Godmother sub at Bay Cities Deli.Bay Cities Deli makes two dozen sandwiches -- a sub with fluffy meatballs, a chicken parm, a Poor Boy with bologna, cotto salami and Swiss cheese -- but the one for which they're most famous, and justifiably so, is The Godmother.
Eat+Drink
November 3, 2011
The Kosher Corridor
A restaurant renaissance in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood
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November 3, 2011
Top 5 Places to Eat in the Kosher Corridor
Guzzle & NoshPico Boulevard has its share of intriguing restaurants, and the "Kosher Corridor," from Beverly Drive on the west to La Cienega on the east, is no exception. Although this neighborhood has long been home to one of the largest Orthodox Jewish populations in the city, for years, ko ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Something's Fishy on Your Fish Plate
Guzzle & NoshSea bass at a fish market.Maybe the latest crime show spinoff ought to be CSI: Seafood. More than one-fifth of the nearly 200 pieces of seafood bought at retail stores and restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut weren't what they claimed to be, according to an investi ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Top 5 Halloween Treats for the Kid-At-Heart
No matter how you slice it, Halloween brings out the sweet tooth in all of us. Sure, you can raid your kid's bag for something sweet, or grab that family-size bag of Kit Kats at Target (you feel the pull, whether you're giving out candy or not), plenty of local restaurants, bakeries and confe ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Gourmet Product Awards Winners Announced
Courtesy of Malibu Pies.Chipotle chile peanut butter, blueberry licorice and coconut hibiscus tea were among the winners at the first Gourmet Product Awards. The competition honors the best new gourmet products in 43 finely divided categories including condiments, confections, dairy, oils, ba ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Pork Wine Pairing: Black Pig's Heritage Bacon Is Good, But Have You Tried The Pinot?
biteclubeats.comStewart and Estes After Their Big Cochon WinHeritage bacon. Could life get better? It can, particularly if chefs John Stewart and Duskie Estes -- and a really great back story -- are involved. The couple is best known as the chef-proprietors behind Sonoma County's Zazu Restaur ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
MexiKosher: Can Kosher Carnitas Be Any Good?
Guzzle & NoshMexikosher: ceviche (left), beef & duck carnitas tacos (top right), chicken wings (bottom right). MexiKosher: The name alone inspires skepticism. Open since July along the booming Kosher Corridor, the casual Mexican eatery with the cutesy portmanteau delivers what it promises: t ... More >>
Eat+Drink
October 13, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Settebello
Guzzle & NoshMexikosher: ceviche (left), beef & duck carnitas tacos (top right), chicken wings (bottom right). MexiKosher: The name alone inspires skepticism. Open since July along the booming Kosher Corridor, the casual Mexican eatery with the cutesy portmanteau delivers what it promises: t ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Settebello: Neapolitan Pizza, Nutella Pizza Italian Condoms!
F. FriesemaJonagold applesWhat's the Italian equivalent of barbecue? Neapolitan pizza, I'm betting. Because proper Neapolitan pizza, fashioned from Caputo tipo 00 flour imported from Naples, crushed tomatoes from San Marzano and cheese from the finest buffalos, is a man's game through and thr ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Katherine Tidy's Very Yellow Lemon Meringue Pie: A Recipe
In our conversation with Katherine Tidy, the food stylist on BBC Film's coming-of-age food comedy Toast, we spoke of a lemon meringue pie that presented Tidy with one of her biggest challenges on the shoot. "It was pivotal," says Tidy, "so I did lots of samples of it and took pictures of it and e-ma ... More >>
Eat+Drink
September 29, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Mozza's Whole Hog Dinners
In our conversation with Katherine Tidy, the food stylist on BBC Film's coming-of-age food comedy Toast, we spoke of a lemon meringue pie that presented Tidy with one of her biggest challenges on the shoot. "It was pivotal," says Tidy, "so I did lots of samples of it and took pictures of it and e-ma ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Texas Ends Last Meals for Death Row Prisoners
Guzzle & NoshNo more last meal requests for brisket from Texas death row inmates.Texas will stop serving final meals to death row inmates after a state lawmaker complained about an inmate's absurdly large last supper. Lawrence Brewer, who was executed last Wednesday in Huntsville, requested a ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Faux Shark Fin Soup: A Recipe From the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Courtesy of the Monterey Bay AquariumFaux shark fin soup.Now that the California Shark Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the sale, consumption and trade of shark's fin -- and with it shark fin soup -- sits on Governor Jerry Brown's desk, waiting for his approval (probably), here's a ... More >>
Eat+Drink
September 22, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Guisados
Courtesy of the Monterey Bay AquariumFaux shark fin soup.Now that the California Shark Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the sale, consumption and trade of shark's fin -- and with it shark fin soup -- sits on Governor Jerry Brown's desk, waiting for his approval (probably), here's a ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Good Food Pie Contest: Photo Gallery
Guzzle & NoshPies from the Good Food Pie Contest.220 pies were submitted in yesterday's Good Food Pie Contest, and how many of them did event host and fairy godmother Evan Kleiman sample? Not a single one. The pie perfectionist explained that just that week she had baked what might be her bes ... More >>
Eat+Drink
September 15, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Picca
At Ricardo Zarate's restaurant, Peruvian meets the Japanese izakaya
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September 13, 2011
Bottega Louie: Best Old L.A.-style Dining Experience
Jeff KirshbaumExposed and humming, the open kitchen at Bottega Louie The service doesn't just hop at Bottega Louie. It skips, jumps and pirouettes as a platoon of nattily dressed servers, runners, ballet-slippered hostesses and suited managers race across the marble floors. The energetic staf ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
Local Pantry: Fat Uncle Farms Will Make You Rethink Your Nutella Habit
jgarbeeCall It What You Will, We Call It GoodFat Uncle Farms is one of those guilt-inducing farmers market stops by default, meaning that even something healthy like almonds feels like an indulgence when you are surrounded by piles of carrots. But you really do need a bag of rosemary-sea salt ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Rawesome Foods Owner Released on Bail After Raid
Desiree N. Williams / FlickrRaw milk at an organic co-op.[Update, 08.09.11: NaturalNews reports that as a condition of their release, the Raw Milk Three are subject to a gag order that prevents them from speaking about the case.] After being frog-marched out of his raw milk speakeasy in a We ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Raw Milk Controversy Nothing New
Laurie AvocadoClosed Alta-Dena Drive Thru Dairy, Lincoln HeightsPeople holding signs supporting raw milk, others giving testimonials of how drinking it has benefited their health. Were these scenes from the Thursday downtown protest over the raid on Rawesome Foods?, no, they occurred in Janua ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Dark Chocolate May Improve Athletic Endurance
Flickr/oskayA new study shows that consuming dark chocolate may help athletic endurance, the New York Times' Well blog reported August 3. Scientists at UC San Diego and other institutions gave middle-aged, sedentary male mice a purified form of cacao's primary nutritional ingredient, epicat ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Crying Over Spilt Milk: Rawesome Volunteer Speaks Out on Yesterday's Raid Protest Rally
Tambako/FlickrMore details are emerging about yesterday morning's raid on Rawesome, a members-only raw food collective whose owner was arrested and jailed for the heinous crime of peddling raw milk. Most absurd and appalling is the fact that the raid was the result of a year-long undercover o ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Cops Raid Rawesome Foods; Owner James Stewart Arrested
Amy ScattergoodAuthorities raid Rawesome Foods in Venice, Calif.[Update, 2:36 p.m.: The official word from the DA's office is that Stewart, Palmer & Bloch were arrested on criminal conspiracy charges stemming from the alleged illegal production and sale of unpasteurized goat milk, goat cheese ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Hungary Destroys Genetically Modified Corn Crops
Flickr/stevendepolo Hungary has destroyed almost 1,000 acres of corn found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, which are illegal in the country, International Business Times reports. The corn was plowed under so that pollen would not contaminate other crops. The action came ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Creminelli's "Full Muscle" Meats: Picnic, Sandwich Sure, Muscle Beach-Worthy
JgarbeeCreminelli's Latest AssortmentThis time of year, those Farmers Market Santa Rosas and lemon cucumbers get all of the attention. Well deserved, but some of us also have the same veneration for really great picnic meats. Not your average deli-counter glazed ham affairs, but fresh, authen ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Trufflepalooza: One Woman's Brilliant Insanity
[Photo gallery from Trufflepalooza 2010 after the jump.] What kind of crazy, ambitious non-professional chef buys a pound of truffles at a time? That's what the vendor wanted to know when Erika Kerekes picked up her first big haul of black summer truffles. The backdrop couldn't have been more pr ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
Q & A with Chris Phelps and Zak Walters: Driving to Napa Valley for Pork Converting Vegans at Salt's Cure
A. FrougChris Phelps and Zak Walters from Salt's Cure If it's manly to love meat, there are no two manlier men in Los Angeles than chefs Chris Phelps and Zak Walters of Salt's Cure. The two opened Salt's Cure to supply local restaurants with specialty products such as house-made bacon and sau ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Ten Things to Cook During Carmageddon
Susan ParkBibimbap Plating by Lisa Gilliam You either planned ahead or you didn't for feeding yourself during carmageddon. If you're a planner, this weekend is perfect for making dishes that take all day or even two days. If you're not a planner, well, clean out your pantry and refrigerator t ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Happy 80th Anniversary: Canter's 80-Cent Sandwich
Canter'sCanter's corned beef sandwich Subway, Burger King, and other sandwich shops are likely to experience a dip in sales tomorrow afternoon. The reason is, bargain hunters will be heading for Canter's on Fairfax. The restaurant and deli celebrates its 80th anniversary Tuesday with an alm ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
A Recipe for Father's Day: Grilled Côte de Boeuf Wine Pairings
Farid ZadiRib Steak or Côte de Boeuf Suggesting a hunk of grilled meat for Father's Day seems predictable. But the weather is perfect just about this time of year and bonding with dad outdoors over an open fire seems like an almost universal pastime. Besides, grilled steak tastes better tha ... More >>
Eat+Drink
June 16, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Umami Burger
Farid ZadiRib Steak or Côte de Boeuf Suggesting a hunk of grilled meat for Father's Day seems predictable. But the weather is perfect just about this time of year and bonding with dad outdoors over an open fire seems like an almost universal pastime. Besides, grilled steak tastes better tha ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Cookbook Review: Truly Mexican A Pipián Verde (Green Pumpkin Seed Sauce) Recipe
Mexico City-born (now New York City based) chef Roberto Santibañez's latest cookbook. Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking with JJ Goode is truly exactly what the subtitle describes -- something that is not as common in the cookbook world as it should ... More >>
Eat+Drink
June 9, 2011
Salt's Cure: Steak on a Budget
Mexico City-born (now New York City based) chef Roberto Santibañez's latest cookbook. Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking with JJ Goode is truly exactly what the subtitle describes -- something that is not as common in the cookbook world as it should ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Cookbook Review: This BBQ Book Will Make You Want To Fire It Up
Just as we say perhaps it's about time for publishers to put the idea of an annual summer onslaught of new BBQ books to rest, a grilling guidebook arrives at our doorstep that we actually want to add to our swelling collection of books on everything seared and smoked. Fire It Up by Andrews Sc ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Bangers & Smashed: A Local Hip Hop Harpist Does Mashed (Moshed?) Potatoes
citizensofculture.comJill Flomenhoft Makes Mashed Potatoes, TooGuitarists, pianists, we've even met a conga drummer or two while standing in line for a cup of coffee. But it's not all that often we run into a harpist -- particularly one who plays hip hop tunes ("I don't do weddings") and also ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
In Season Recipes: Pasta with Morels Cherry Frangipane Galette
Pascal from Flickr Morels When we think of morels, we think of Fricassée de volaille de Bresse aux Morilles. We grew up just ten miles north of Paul Bocuse's restaurant, near the Pont de Collonges, a place that is world renowned for Bresse chicken in cream sauce with morels. Bocuse is the gr ... More >>
Eat+Drink
June 2, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Spice Table
Pascal from Flickr Morels When we think of morels, we think of Fricassée de volaille de Bresse aux Morilles. We grew up just ten miles north of Paul Bocuse's restaurant, near the Pont de Collonges, a place that is world renowned for Bresse chicken in cream sauce with morels. Bocuse is the gr ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Morels Cherry Crop in Danger
Felicia FriesemaMorels from Clearwater Farms at the Hollywood market. If you are an Angeleno with a love for morels, you have two options. You can either creep through the misty, moss covered forests of northern California (think hobbits at the break of dawn) to zero in on a treasured morel ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Cookbook Review: This Sugar Baby Is Sweet
Want to hear some really depressing news? According to Samira Kawash, a womens' studies professor turned candy historian (yeah, that's pretty cool) over at The Atlantic, "The End of Candy" may be imminent. But we have a feeling that Gesine Bullock-Prado, author of the recently released Sugar ... More >>
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