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Blogs
January 17, 2013
Food News Roundup: Existential Food Questions, Bacon Rillettes A Novice's Guide to Craft Beer
Michael Ruhlman: The single biggest problem in home kitchens? Dull knives. Smithsonian Magazine: The Novice's Guide to Venturing Into the World of Craft Beer. Food Republic: Existential Food Questions, Part 1. James Beard Foundation blog: How to make bacon rillettes. Eatocracy: My 8 most stained ... More >>
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January 9, 2013
Food News Roundup: White House Beer, Best L.A. Tacos A Recipe for the Elvis Presley Milkshake
Mental Floss: Does drinking booze really keep you warm? Hmmm. Ever gotten drunk in Minnesota? Right. The New York Times Diner's Journal: Slow Food USA gets a new leader. Michael Ruhlman: A review of Alex Witchel's book All Gone, a memoir with refreshments. The Smithsonian: Whether or not diet sod ... More >>
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December 10, 2012
A Cookbook Gift Pairing: The 2012 Meat Salumi Edition
In the first installment of our cookbook and gift pairings, we focused on The Art of Fermentation. We move on to the notable protein-themed cookbooks released this year, with a little something to go along with your latest Great Meat Cookbook gift endeavors. Because if you bought it on Amazon for ... More >>
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November 5, 2012
Ruhlman Asks: Is It OK For Food Writers To Express Political Opinion?
On his blog today, Michael Ruhlman asks, "Is it justifiable for me, known and read primarily for writing about food, cooking, and the work of the professional kitchen, to voice my opinion on a matter unrelated to food?" The blog post, titled "Vote! (a question to readers & a free signed Ruhlman's 20 ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2012
Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 4, Stocks
Squid Ink is going back to basics with Martha Stewart's Cooking School, airing every weekend through the end of the year on PBS. Join us. See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 1, Eggs See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 2, Sauces See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School ... More >>
Blogs
September 25, 2012
Read This Now: Michael Ruhlman on Food Writing
Does food writing matter? It's a question that food writers ask themselves in moments of self-doubt, and it's a question Monica Bhide asked on her blog back in August. When there's so much going on in the world, does what we eat and cook warrant our time and attention as writers? Since Bhide posed ... More >>
Blogs
September 5, 2012
Ruth Bourdain's Comfort Me With Offal: From Twitter to Your Local Bookstore
If you've spent the last two years laughing over the comic genius of Ruth Bourdain, you'll need no reminder that her eagerly (to some) awaited book has just come out from Andrews McMeel Publishing. If you are not among the initiated, here's a thumbnail sketch: In March of 2010, a hilarious Twitter f ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2012
Read This Now: Michael Ruhlman on How Chickens Are Processed
With all the sturm und drang about foie gras these days (The ban! The last days of Versailles parties!), it's a good time to discuss the way we process birds meant for consumption. And not just ducks but chickens. Because as much as some of us love duck liver, duck confit and down pillows -- all thi ... More >>
Blogs
May 30, 2012
Mozza's Salumi Bar: The Doors Open for Chad Colby's Pig Project
The Mozza compound on the corner of Melrose and Highland is L.A.'s version of Roald Dahl's chocolate factory. People go in and come out all the time, but so do the inventions. Focaccia, budino, porchetta. And starting tomorrow, you can add Chad Colby's salumi bar to the list. (Maybe they can invent ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2012
James Beard 2012 Award Winners
The James Beard awards are the food equivalent of the Oscars: prestigious golden whatsits, fancy dress event, silly acceptance speeches, requisite grouching about the whole thing being rigged. Oh, yes, and lots of highly talented people getting much-deserved recognition. This year's awards ceremony ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2012
A Recipe From the (Now Itinerant) Wine Guy: Lou's Pig Candy
Several weeks ago, when it was announced that Lou Amdur was selling his wine bar, LOU, we offered a parting culinary keepsake for Squid Ink readers -- the recipe for LOU's famous pig candy. Want to know the origin story of this sweet, bacon-y side dish? If so, forget about the chocolate-dipped pork ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
2012 IACP Award Winners Announced
The IACP, which would be the International Association of Culinary Professionals and not the International Association of Chiefs of Police -- yes, that's an old joke now, but you try googling IACP and see what you get -- announced their 2012 award winners at their annual conference last night in Ne ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2012
2012 James Beard Foundation Award Nominees Announced: The Mozza Edition
Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced its 2012 nominations for book awards, journalism, design and graphics, broadcast and media, and restaurant and chefs. It is a very long list. There were also awards given for lifetime achievement (Wolfgang Puck!) and humanitarian of the year (Charlie Tr ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Food News Roundup: America as Food Truck Nation, Ruhlman's Toys, Sushi Nozawa Song About Waiters
Michael Ruhlman: Great Kitchen Tools a very fun short film. Smithsonian Magazine: How America Became a Food Truck Nation (by Jonathan Gold). Daily Dish: The LA Times Food section debuted nearly 50 years ago. (It will fold into a new Saturday section beginning Mar. 10.) New York Times: On the cl ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Top 6 Weekend Food Events: Cooking Crazy, Street Vendor Fundraiser, Abeja Winery Tasting, Orchestral Maneuvers, Tour de Taste, Hudson House Birthday
Cooking Crazy Learn about Futurism, Surrealism and the development of French and Italian art in the 19th and 20th centuries by touring LACMA's collection, then heading to Surfas to sip wine and prepare a meal inspired by Salvador Dali's Les Diners de Gala and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's Futurist Coo ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Michael Ruhlman, ~~ColLAboration~~, Irregular Wine Tasting, Tonga Hut Reopening, Pig & Pints
Guzzle & NoshA pint of beer and a pig's head.[UPDATE, 12.02.11, 4:56 p.m.: This weekend's ColLaboration Winterfest Beer Garden has been postponed due to the Windpocalypse.] In addition to the Master Food Preserver fundraiser happening on Sunday afternoon at Homegirl Cafe, there are plenty of ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2011
Food News Roundup: The Mayo Cam, The Downfall of Michelin L.A. Ramen
-- An interview with pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini. [Food GPS] -- Favorite dishes of 2011 countdown. No. 64: Macaroon at Disneyland. [OC Weekly] -- Why the Michelin Guide is now passé. [Financial Times] -- LA's Top Ramen: 6 Bowls Of Soup You Must Eat. [Huffington Post] -- The Mayo Cam. Or, what ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2011
Modernist Cuisine: How to Score (Um, Borrow) Stunning Cookbooks Via Twitter What Nathan Myhrvold Does With His Blow Torch
A. ScattergoodModernist Cuisine Twitter can be a beautiful thing, for zamisdat poets, for Middle Eastern dissidents, for Newt Gingrich. It can also be a very useful emergency button. So when we recently found ourselves needing the answer to a specific question from the copy desk, we put out a ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Modernist Cuisine: Fans & Detractors Discuss the World's Heaviest Cookbook
Modernist CuisineIf it does nothing else, Modernist Cuisine, an epic, six-book set that weighs 39.5 pounds and boasts 1,522 recipes, will, at least, supplant the vague, widely disliked term "molecular gastronomy" with "modernist." But its funder, Nathan Myhrvold, thinks it has a loftier purpo ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
Flickr/dubh What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
And Now, A Brief Message From Michael Ruhlman
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Blogs
February 22, 2011
And Now, A Brief Message From Michael Ruhlman
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Blogs
February 15, 2011
Food News Roundup: Hot Sauce, Lady Gaga's Food Fetishes The Invention of Gluten-free Multigrain Bread
-- A profile of Tapatío hot sauce maker Jose-Luis Saavedra. [Los Angeles Times] -- Todd English on a cruise ship. A video. [Feast LA] -- The Moral Crusade Against Foodies. [Atlantic Food Channel] -- Checking in with San Francisco blogger Sodium Girl. [food52] -- Ten States With The Deadlies ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2010
Web Surfing: A Roundup of News from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond
-- Michael Voltaggio to open Ink next year. [Daily Dish] -- Jose Andres blasts Congress over pending school lunch bill. [Chicago Tribune] -- Just one dish: District's spam sliders. [Eating L.A.] -- Divided We Eat, on class and food in America. [Newsweek] -- T minus 3: A laid-back guide to Tha ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2010
Q & A With Ming Tsai: His New Book, PBS The NASCAR of Food Television
A. ScattergoodMing Tsai poolside at The Standard in Hollywood If you spend any time watching cooking shows on PBS, you'll know who Ming Tsai is. Or if you've read any of his cookbooks -- the fourth, Simply Ming: One-Pot Meals, has just come out -- or watched old Food Network television. Or s ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2010
Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond
-- Michael Ruhlman has something to say. [White on Rice Couple] -- The Tap Room, The Royce and the Best Bar Snack Ever. [Chow Balla] -- Consider the dumpling. Of course we will. [The Guardian] -- Restaurants' Best Press: 'Bill Clinton Ate Here.' [The New York Times] -- Top 10 Unique Food-The ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
And Now, A Brief Message From Michael Ruhlman
screenshot of Michael Ruhlman's Twitter page
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Web Surfing: A Roundup of News from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond
-- A recipe for salted butter chocolate chip cookies. [David Lebovitz] -- Live lobster, crab, giant shrimp, geoduck, fish, and more at Sea Harbour in San Gabriel Valley. [Exile Kiss] -- Dose of Vitamin P: Bludso's Pork Ribs. [Food GPS] -- John Sedlar's new menu(s) at Rivera. [Gourmet Pigs] -- R ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2010
Semi-Homemade Gubernatorial Support
Kramer/APAndrew Cuomo and Sandra Lee As most of you probably know, New York State Attorney Andrew Cuomo is running for Governor of New York. But according to the New York Daily News, his biggest supporter may well be his girlfriend, Sandra Lee of Semi-Homemade Cooking. The L.A. native is some ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2010
Plate Spinnings: Listings From the Past Week
Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Michael Ruhlman tells us Why Sandra Lee Is Not Evil Incarnate. [HuffPost Food] -- Gael Greene gets a racy TV show (maybe). [Variety] -- The James Beard Foundation's list of 13 Essential Baking Books. ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2010
What Would Arianna Do: Huffington Post Launches Food Section
Today, in fact about an hour ago, The Huffington Post launched their new food page. You knew this one was coming, right? The Atlantic has a food page, as does Tina Brown's The Daily Beast. And I bet Arianna Huffington makes a mean skordalia. HuffPost Food editor Colin Sterling says that the new se ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
The New Culinary Order: An IACP Food Conference, NOT Mario Batali's Punk Band
Late April is going to be a good time to be in Portland, Oregon, if you're interested in the food world--or have been secretly stalking Ruth Reichl. The 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) will be held in that caffeine and rain saturated city from ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2009
Can't Get To Bouchon Bistro? Stay Home and Make Your Own Chocolate Bouchons
If you haven't made it to Thomas Keller's 3 week-old Beverly Hills bistro yet, or are waiting for the swank bar downstairs to open (next Friday) to make the trek, you may perhaps be in need of a chocolate bouchon fix. Happily Bouchon pastry chef Scott Wheatfill has provided us with the recipe for ju ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
A Recipe From the Chef: Thomas Keller's Chocolate Chip Cookies
As Thomas Keller writes in Ad Hoc At Home, his latest and fourth cookbook, "a crème brûlée is something you get introduced to, often when you're eating out: 'Oh, this is a crème brûlée.' But unlike crème brûlée, cookies have been there since the beginning. There's a comfort in things that a ... More >>
Eat+Drink
August 20, 2009
Squid Ink (Shore Leave)
Notes on Eating and Drinking in L.A.
Blogs
August 14, 2009
The Happy Rise of Cookbook Sales: Michael Ruhlman's Book "Ratio" Hits Bestseller List
Ruhlman.comRatio jacket coverIt's not only Julia Child's books that have been topping the charts: next week Michael Ruhlman's most recent book hits the New York Times bestseller list. "Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking," which came out this spring from Scribner, is ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/9 - 8/14/2009
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Designing a menu for Mars is simply a scientific problem to be solved like any other." This is not Buzz Aldrin's Astronaut Food. "We should be able to live largely disease-free lives until we are well into our 90s and ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2009
Salad Days: The Mathematics of a Good Vinaigrette
Given the triple-digit temperatures wilting much of Los Angeles and vicinity at the moment, the best thing to make for dinner is a dish that requires little time and less cooking. Preferably none. A salad, perhaps: either a riot of greens tossed into a bowl or an artful composition of ingredients. W ... More >>
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

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