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  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Caju Naneng Myon: Stop-n-Shop Kimbap

    Forget Lunchables, the real cool kids in grade school were the ones had kimbap in their brown bags. Those loosely wrapped rice and seaweed rolls stuffed with this and that, a close cousin of Japanese futomaki, are one of the favorite mobile lunches in Korea. You can find packages of kimbap in the de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Gorday Ramsay to Open The Fat Cow This Summer

    We know this is a prime moment for carnivores, what with the nose-to-tail movement in full swing. But Gordan Ramsay's new restaurant, slated to open at The Grove this summer, may be taking our meat-obsession a little too far. It's called, drumroll please, The Fat Cow. This comes just as Mendocino F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Now Open: Blue Cow Kitchen & Bar

    Blue Cow, the latest project from an expanded team behind the string of Mendocino Farms sandwich shops, opened Feb. 13, bringing a brimming kitchen agenda to California Plaza. Leave it to a restaurant that comes bundled with a suite of sustainable/locavore/farm-to-table values, and an interior full ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Mendocino Farms Banh Mi: Sandwich of the Week

    When is a banh mi not a banh mi? That is not a trick question, by the way. When it has no charcuterie? When it lacks pickled vegetables? Must it be served on a baguette? The ever-blurring boundary between all other sandwiches and the banh mi -- or what's passing for one these days -- undoubtedly wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Sexy Cabbage (No, Really) A Sauerkraut Recipe

    Cabbage is fucking sexy. So says Facebook. The Amateur Gourmet and the Rosati Family Winery in Mendocino concur. It's easy to agree, thus elevating this once lowly, leafy brassica from a dense vegetal bowling ball to a wintertime celebration. Cabbage doesn't unseat the fig from the top of the sex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Not Your Standard Thanksgiving Wine Pairings: Top Winemakers On The Tofurky Challenge

    www.yrousseauwines.comTofurky! Let's Toast! (Center: Yannick Rousseau, Y Rousseau Winemaker)​The problem with those incessant Thanksgiving food and wine pairing write-ups in every food publication this time of year? They all presume the food on your table will most certainly be Saveur magazine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Opening and Closing in Your 'Hood: An October Restaurant Roundup

    Guzzle & NoshR.I.P Gastrobus, Welcome Gastronomico​Attaining overnight success in the restaurant business is largely an urban myth (unless you're backed by a corporate restaurant group with tons of money to spend on marketing). Even a few empty seats in your new eatery can make you sweat. Whil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Mendocino Farms Opens Blue Cow "Sandwich Atelier"; Closes Casa

    LA Wad/FlickrMendocino Farms Mascot inspired the new concept​ Mendocino Farms is known for its quirky sandwiches -- the one that first got us was an addictive combo of duck confit with duck-skin cracklins -- and its approachable farm-to-table lunch fare at its three locations (two downtown and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Marijuana Growers Find a Home on California Farmland?

    realcaliforniamilk.comWhat are those cows munching on?​Since California legalized medical marijuana in 1996, growers of pot have, well, grown wise, evolving from a campaign that emphasized the cancer-afflicted grandma growing pot on her windowsill (way to legalize it) to the reality of large-s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Census Data: Lesbians More Likely to Live in Norcal, Gay Men in SoCal

    Patrick Range McDonaldDo WeHo gays scare the lesbians away?​Last week, NYC beat California to marriage equality. (Well, unless you count our fleeting sliver of justice in 2008.) So, for one honorary week, we'll refrain from calling it New York Shitty. Though that won't stop the Onion from pick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    L.A.'s Underground Mushroom Network, Or How To Feed Your Urban Fungi Habitat

    JGarbeeThe Mushroom Grower Tip-Off​Morels aren't exactly what come to mind when someone mentions under their breath that they grow mushrooms, particularly when that conversation takes place over homebrews in a grungy warehouse space somewhere in that nondescript area of L.A. just east of downt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Mendocino Farms to Sell Winning Grilled Cheese Invitational Sandwich

    Mendocino Farms​ In addition to the new four-category format at the 2011 Grilled Cheese Invitational, this year's event will feature a bonus for one lucky winner: Their sandwich will be sold at Mendocino Farms and the money will go to charity. Company founder Mario Del Pero will serve as an e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Wild Mushrooms

    Felicia Friesema Giant Live Oak Chantarelles at Tutti Frutti's farm stand at the Hollywood market.​ During the summer, our local scrubby oak groves are covered with water-starved, crispy yellow field grasses. But thanks to the recent deluge we're now seeing Live Oak Chanterelles at several fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Meet Your Grape Grower: Charlie Barra, The 84-Year-Old Owner of Barra and Girasole

    Evan JohnsonCharlie Barra​Should you be fortunate enough to reach your 65th grape harvest -- as a grower, not simply an imbiber -- you know when it's time to put those Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio grapes to work. And when to step back and let them enjoy a few more weeks on the vine. Squid Ink w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Cobb Salad Fight: Clementine vs. Mendocino Farms

    The Cobb salad, as the story goes, is an original L.A. dish, invented in the 30s by Bob Cobb at the Brown Derby. Most restaurants of a certain ilk seem to have it on their lunch menus, and patrons love to add their personal modifications (that's an old Los Angeles custom too). It is also one of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/23-8/27

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "All I can say is that it would be a shame to endure even a single extra day without having experienced the Salt's Cure BLT -- super-ripe heirloom tomatoes, chunky toast and a pig's worth of the restaurant's sweetly smoky bac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Meth-Face Imaging Software Puts Scare Into Kids

    Face2Face​A California sheriff has helped a tech company develop 3D imaging software that can show people what their face would look like if they start and continue abusing methamphetamine for months and years. The results are shocking and compelling enough that law-enforcement agencies from L ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    Weed Takes Root

    Marijuana's steady march toward legalization nationwide

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Intelligentsia Brings Home the Gold: Free Hacienda La Esmeralda Tasting Today

    tonx via Flickr​In Mendocino, outdoor farmers are busy harvesting the last marijuana crop of the season, and in Los Angeles, the folks at Intelligentsia Venice are relishing in their portion of the Geisha varietal coffee crop from Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama, where a very limited amount is ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Weathermen’s Ticking Time Bomb

    The investigation into a cop killing in the ’70s leads to a Chicago law professor involved in the early stages of Barack Obama’s political career

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    The Theory of Relativity as it Relates to California Pinot Noir: How Much is 'Best Ever' Worth to You?

    Blame it on the Rain. The current issue of Wine Spectator has the phrase "BEST EVER California Pinot Noir" splashed across the front page. The editors are referring not only to Sonoma, but as far north as Anderson Valley in Mendocino County and as close to home as Santa Barbara. The reason? Near per ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 26, 2007

    Plan C

    Blame it on the Rain. The current issue of Wine Spectator has the phrase "BEST EVER California Pinot Noir" splashed across the front page. The editors are referring not only to Sonoma, but as far north as Anderson Valley in Mendocino County and as close to home as Santa Barbara. The reason? Near per ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2005

    To Succeed, Must We Secede?

    Blame it on the Rain. The current issue of Wine Spectator has the phrase "BEST EVER California Pinot Noir" splashed across the front page. The editors are referring not only to Sonoma, but as far north as Anderson Valley in Mendocino County and as close to home as Santa Barbara. The reason? Near per ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2004

    Ready To Rumble

    The Northern California seismic threat to the Southland

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    The Record of Gray Davis

    The Northern California seismic threat to the Southland

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    The Griles Files

    Inside Bush’s plan for California coast

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Letters

    Inside Bush’s plan for California coast

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Why I Drive a Hate Crime

    Going down the road feeling bad . . .

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    The Grapes of L.A.

    Winemaking can once again be local

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    Them

    California takes on the Fire Ant

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Darkness Audible

    An interview with Me'Shell Ndegéocello

  • Art+Books

    July 29, 1999

    E-lationships

    Sylvia Brownrigg's Metaphysical Touch

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