Norbert Wabnig

Marky Ramone Brings His Pasta "Sawce" to Whole Foods

Photo Courtesy Whole Foods​ If you told us that one of the last remaining Ramones would one day shill his own jarred pasta sauce at an upscale, gourmet, health-leaning grocery store, we would probably spit our cheap beer in your face with laughter. But why waste good cheap beer? It's all true. ... More >>

I Want to Be Tomatoed: Marky Ramone Shills Pasta Sauce

When we think of The Ramones, we think: spaghetti. You don't? You might now. Last year Marky Ramone, the last living member and former drummer of the legendary punk band, launched his own private-label pasta sauce, and he's shilling it at The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills tomorrow. Yes, every wo ... More >>

Top Chef Masters Update: Norbert Wabnig Judges Cheese Challenge

bravotv.comCurtis Stone and Norbert Wabnig tasting cheese dishes from last night's Quickfire Challenge.​Norbert Wabnig, cheese expert and owner of the Cheese Store in Beverly Hills, made an appearance on Top Chef Masters last night, serving as the cheese challenge Quickfire judge. (Insert "big ... More >>

Cheese Store of Beverly Hills Gives Out Artisanal Food Awards

Courtesy of The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills​Not content to sit atop a throne of taleggio as one of Los Angeles' most acclaimed cheese purveyors, Norbert Wabnig has fashioned himself into the artisanal food world's equivalent of (pre-stroke) Dick Clark, bestowing a set of annual awards to art ... More >>

Now Open: The Cheese Store of Pasadena

Keeping cheese cool at The Cheese Store of Pasadena​ Like the object of any great passion, the world's best cheeses often play hard to get. Ardrahan, a semi-soft farmhouse cheese crafted in the viridescent fields of County Cork is no exception. Its golden tanned exterior, the product of a care ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/17-5/21

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Put it in your boat noodle Rolodex alongside Sapp, Noodle Thai Town and Pa-Ord."

Norbert Wabnig: Der Kaesehaendler

Who Dat Nation L.A., or The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills

Can't make it to Miami for the Super Bowl? You could do worse than head over to The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, which turns out to be an unlikely branch of Who Dat Nation. Owner Norbert Wabnig, who is from New Orleans, is celebrating the occasion of the Saints' first Super Bowl appearance with lo ... More >>

Squid Ink (Shore Leave)

Notes on Eating and Drinking in L.A.

Wheels of Fortune: Italian Bank Accepts Parmesan as Collateral

Photo credit: abbyladybugWheels of Parmesan cheese​With the economy questionable and no one exactly sure when the markets will rebound, it's a good time to invest in solid, verifiable assets. Banks in Italy take an even more pragmatic approach, accepting as collateral for loans something not o ... More >>

Transcendent, Transitory Tapas

Ludovic Lefebvre’s temporary contemporary