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Monterey

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    PHOTO: Car Shears Fire Hydrant, Unleashes Epic Geyser on Northeast L.A.

    Just as Los Angeles was breathing a sigh of relief this afternoon that the rainstorm had finally passed, some terrible driver had to go and shear off a fire hydrant in the Rose Hills. That's all it took for an epic, 10-storyish geyser...

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Tasting Reception at the CA Small Farms Conference

    The hustle and crowds of your local markets -- not to mention the hurly-burly nature of weigh-and-pay customer service -- can sometimes prohibit friendly catch-up and Q&A with your favorite local farmers. Touching base with them at the California Small Farms Conference (CSFC) Tasting Reception on M ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 29, 2011

    Jonathan Gold's 10 Best Dishes of 2011

    The hustle and crowds of your local markets -- not to mention the hurly-burly nature of weigh-and-pay customer service -- can sometimes prohibit friendly catch-up and Q&A with your favorite local farmers. Touching base with them at the California Small Farms Conference (CSFC) Tasting Reception on M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Best Frito Pie Served In The Bag

    Briana ValdezComal's Frito Pie in a Bag​ There is a staple of liquor stores, street fairs, school cafeterias and tailgate parties in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma (but not so much in Los Angeles, yet) that involves a snack-sized bag of Fritos, a heaping ladle of Hormel chili, maybe some day-g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Jerry's Soda Shoppe (Day 13)

    Guzzle & NoshThe ice cream soda at Jerry's Soda Shoppe at the De Soto Pharmacy.​A spectacular ice cream float doesn't cure the pain of existence, but it goes a long way toward soothing the ache. Yesterday, while Leo Bloom was munching on mutton kidneys and we were sorting through the detritus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Chowda! Judging the West Coast Chowder Competition

    We have but one stomach to give for our job. Asked to participate in numerous events, sacred and profane, we mostly decline. But when we heard the word "chowder" and "judge," -- in the same sentence, no less -- we began doing situps and working on our Mayor Quimby accent. Last Saturday, we head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Your Local White Meat: Abalone

    Kathy A. McDonaldAbalone and kelp thrive at The Cultured Abalone, Santa Barbara​Dining on sea snail may sound less than appetizing. Dining on abalone sounds luscious. But abalone's white, delicately flavored briny flesh is essentially that of a sea snail: a muscled mollusk, which consumes alga ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 21, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Lukshon

    Kathy A. McDonaldAbalone and kelp thrive at The Cultured Abalone, Santa Barbara​Dining on sea snail may sound less than appetizing. Dining on abalone sounds luscious. But abalone's white, delicately flavored briny flesh is essentially that of a sea snail: a muscled mollusk, which consumes alga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Saffron (Fast, Fresh, Indian) Expands to Beverly Hills

    B. HansenMango lassi​ Until recently, if you wanted to eat Saffron's fresh, fast Indian food, you had to go downtown for a weekday lunch. Now Saffron has opened a second restaurant in Beverly Hills, where you can eat dinner as well as lunch any day of the week. Is this important? Yes, if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Eat and Drink Well for Auld Lang Syne on New Year's Eve 2011

    So, it's time to plan New Year's Eve if you haven't already. Avoid the amateur's night problem by putting your 2011 celebration in the hands of restaurant pros who will handle the fine food and drink part. And save you clean-up troubles. Merriment, cheer, reflecting on the past year (which may or ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Late Night Dining: Juicy Burger in Hollywood

    Hollywood is awash in quickie pizza joints that seem to do most of their business in the wee hours of Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. Move over pizza, now there's something meatier. Since it opened in June, Juicy Burger has drawn a steady stream of positive reviews and was even voted Best B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    With a Little Help from His Friends: Mark Gold Co. Celebrate Eva's 1st Anniversary

    Anne FishbeinRemoving an unruly customer at Eva.​ When Eva celebrates its one-year anniversary on Wednesday, September 29th, big kitchen star power will take over the restaurant's compact space. "They've all been friends of mine for many years," says Eva's Chef/Owner Mark Gold of pals Michael ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    5 Most Disgusting Items In The Trader Joe's Freezer Aisle

    Trader Joe's is really inexpensive. To be honest, it is at times somewhat frighteningly so. But we continue to shop there, mainly because of those low prices, their large wine selection, snappy packaging and generally friendly staff. It is a brand we've come to trust, without ever really stopping to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Last Big Sardine Cannery Closes How to Become a Sardinista

    Monterey Public Library, California History Room1943 storm hitting Monterey Harbor, pushing the sardine fleet onto shore​ Today the last big sardine cannery in America is closing its doors. The Stinson Seafood plant, located in Prospect Harbor, Maine, is closing after a century of operation, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Hide the Children: KFC Double Down "Sandwich" Debuts

    KFC, Dan Kremer / AP Photo Something resembling a sandwich​Today marks the launch date of KFC's new Double Down Sandwich, a breadless creation of bacon, Monterey jack and pepper jack placed between two pieces of chicken. Fried chicken is clearly the suggested option, but you can get yours with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2010

    PICK THE WEEK FOR SOMEBODY OUT THERE

    KFC, Dan Kremer / AP Photo Something resembling a sandwich​Today marks the launch date of KFC's new Double Down Sandwich, a breadless creation of bacon, Monterey jack and pepper jack placed between two pieces of chicken. Fried chicken is clearly the suggested option, but you can get yours with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    McCall's Meat & Fish Co.: The Arrival of the Rock Star Butcher

    For years, people have been asking about artisanal butcher shops, and for years, our list has been pretty much the same: Alexander's Prime Meats in San Gabriel and Huntington Meats and Marconda Meats in the Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax, with the occasional nod to the contents of the meat case ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 17, 2009

    A Movable Feast: LudoBites 3.0 at Royal/T Café

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Music

    September 17, 2009

    Brick’s Picks: Time Out

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Festivals Then and Now: Lou Adler and Nic Adler Talk Monterey Pop and the Sunset Strip

    The Adler posse knows a thing or two about the concert business. Lou Adler, the patriarch, is responsible for some of the great American cultural touchstones of the past 40 years, and a few of these moments are showcased on the wall of his home office in Malibu. There's the movie poster for The ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Craig Strong's New Beachfront Kitchen, Wherein the Chef Demonstrates How to Stuff a Squid A Recipe

    Chef Craig Strong left the kitchen of Pasadena's The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa at the end of May--after eight years and one Michelin star--and decamped for Laguna Beach, where he became executive chef of Studio at Montage in June. (Studio's previous chef, James Boyce, left for Alabama; Strong ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    THE JACKS VS. THE SHARPS

    Chef Craig Strong left the kitchen of Pasadena's The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa at the end of May--after eight years and one Michelin star--and decamped for Laguna Beach, where he became executive chef of Studio at Montage in June. (Studio's previous chef, James Boyce, left for Alabama; Strong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Sweet Smell of Secession: Another Move to Split California

    To hear Bill Maze tell it, L.A. County takes all the money generated by the rest of hard-working California and squanders it on stuff like "public services and education." Not only that, says the termed-out Assemblyman, but you've got places up north like San Francisco and Marin County that always v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Allegiant Air to Offer Cheap Flights to Nowheresvilles

    The L.A. Times carries a story that Vegas-based Allegiant Air will begin cheap nonstop flights from LAX to small cities in California and other Western states. Allegiant plans to start service May 1 from Terminal 6 to a dozen destinations that would expand later in that month. These include Medford, ... More >>

  • News

    August 7, 2008

    Ninth Circuit Court Retreats to Idaho

    Legal insiders point everywhere but at themselves during a sun-filled non-examination

  • LA Life

    July 24, 2008

    Special Tortilla Contest Edition

    Corn vs. flour: Cual es mas masa?

  • LA Life

    July 19, 2007

    Mods & Rejects

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • Art+Books

    March 29, 2007

    The Other Coast

    West meets East in “The Modern West”

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    Days of Lines and Poses

    SxSW journal

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    Maude!

    SXSW or no SXSW, my first sign of Texas pride was the Texas-shaped gravestone in the Texas State Cemetery I noticed outside the airport shuttle. Landed in Austin in drizzling weather; even in a crowded airplane making four stops it's easy to single out the passengers headed here – they're the ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 11, 2007

    Bowled Over

    Where to find chowder in a bread bowl

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    14 and Shooting

    Jennifer Finch’s early punk Los Angeles

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    wayne's world

    Jennifer Finch’s early punk Los Angeles

  • Art+Books

    September 7, 2006

    Quadruple X

    Four-wheelers do it just as fast

  • Film+TV

    August 17, 2006

    Mods & Rockers 2006

    Four-wheelers do it just as fast

  • Film+TV

    April 13, 2006

    Stalin's Bride, the Twelve Chairs

    Four-wheelers do it just as fast

  • LA Life

    December 8, 2005

    Houses of Cards

    Where to get poker-faced without leaving L.A.

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    A Small New Future

    ALEC HANLEY BEMIS on the casualties and survivors in the war between the Cynics and the True Believers

  • Eat+Drink

    February 26, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    ALEC HANLEY BEMIS on the casualties and survivors in the war between the Cynics and the True Believers

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Challenging the Recall

    ALEC HANLEY BEMIS on the casualties and survivors in the war between the Cynics and the True Believers

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Reporter's Notebook

    ALEC HANLEY BEMIS on the casualties and survivors in the war between the Cynics and the True Believers

  • Columns

    November 29, 2001

    Off

    ALEC HANLEY BEMIS on the casualties and survivors in the war between the Cynics and the True Believers

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Revolving-Door Renter

    Wealthy visitors supplant tenants in Santa Monica

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    Cheap L.A.

    Other countries are more generous with home-care workers

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    The Grapes of L.A.

    Winemaking can once again be local

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    Brass Roots

    Winemaking can once again be local

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Hear Him Roar

    Gerald Wilson, king of swing

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