Monica May

Blogs
September 2, 2011
A Recipe From Nickel Diner: Monica May's Pan Roast Pork Chop with Succotash and Pepper Jam
A. FrougNickel Diner's Pan Roast Pork Chop with Sweet Potato Tater Tots, Succotash, Fried Onions and Pepper JamIn parts one and two of our interview with Nickel Diner's chef Monica May and general manager Kristen Trattner, they explained how they want you to feel like you're sitting on Trattn ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2011
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/29-9/2
Flickr/Lauren Manning In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Pan-fried sand dabs with succotash? A big melon salad with strips of prosciutto and a little lemon verbena? Spaghetti tossed with the orange Juliet tomatoes from Harry's Berries sauteed just until ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
Q & A with Monica May and Kristen Trattner of Nickel Diner, Part 2: Homeless Visitors Sugar Fairy Snap Tarts
A. FrougNickel Diner owners Kristen Trattner and Monica May In part one of our interview with Monica May and Kristen Trattner, owners of downtown's Nickel Diner, the two ladies explained how they moved from a cafe with no kitchens to a diner with two of them. In the second part of the interv ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Winter Leeks Nickel Diner Recipe
Felicia FriesemaOrganic leeks at Finely Farms booth, Hollywood market. During the summer, allium family members, namely onions and shallots, dominate with pungency and volume, their gravid roundness an analogy for big season harvests. But in the winter, a slender, gentler cousin emerges. Le ... More >>
Eat+Drink
June 11, 2009
Nickel Diner: Heart Attack and Main
Not your father's diner but it still might kill you.