Paula Deen

6 Lessons From "Guts and Glory": Anthony Bourdain and Roy Choi on Paula Deen, The Taste Authentic Food

Anthony Bourdain greeted a packed house at the Pantages last night. The Los Angeles installment of Bourdain's "Guts and Glory" tour took place in the opulent 1930 theatre with a crowd that was more academic than hip, and fiercely local as demonstrated by any reference to L.A. -- and especially durin ... More >>

The Daily Meal Names The 50 Most Powerful People in Food

For the third year running, The Daily Meal has released a list of the 50 most powerful people in food, the people, as they say, "decide what and how you eat, whether you realize it or not." And while the list has its fair share of celebrity chefs -- the Wolfgang Pucks, the Anthony Bourdains -- there ... More >>

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Twitter: 10 of Our Favorite Food-Related Tweets

Twitter turned six years old this past Wednesday, which means six years of communicating via intermittent bursts of 140-character sound bytes and six years of convincing ourselves that even the most mundane of thoughts are worthy of a megaphone. According to the official Twitter blog, there are now ... More >>

Read This Now: Julia Moskin The Sussman Brothers on Cookbook Ghostwriting

If you have not already read Julia Moskin's piece "I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter" in last week's New York Times food section, you really should. And after you finish reading it, go read yesterday's blog post from The Sussman Brothers -- titled "#Cookbookghostgate" -- on the same subject, which is as ... More >>

Saturday Night Live Spoofs Paula Deen

Paula Deen made her debut on Saturday Night Live over the weekend -- or rather, Kristen Wiig debuted her best Paula Deen impression. During a segment on "Weekend Update with Seth Meyers," Wiig slowly swiveled in as Deen, with a drumstick in one hand and a big stick of butter in the other, to address ... More >>

Paula Deen and Her Brother Bubba Accused of Sexual Harassment

Whether she's hiding a three-year-old type-2 diabetes diagnosis, inking deals with pharmaceutical companies for diabetes drugs or dropping two pants sizes, Paula Deen is riding an unpredictable public relations roller coaster with the media this year. And now, Deen is back in the headlines: a former ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain: 5 Unexpected Lessons He Taught Us Last Night

College of the Canyons/Jesse MuñozAnthony Bourdain, giving a rapt audience a window into making No Reservations.​We don't think any stone was left unturned by the end of Anthony Bourdain's speaking engagement last night at Santa Clarita's College of the Canyons. We know his new "death row" m ... More >>

Food Network Update: Record Ratings in January Trisha Yearwood is Getting Her Own Show

Hulu​Thanks to gems like Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off, the Food Network reported the highest ratings in the network's history in January. Overall, the network was ranked seventh in cable primetime television, and their viewership was 40 percent higher than one year ago. Celebrity Cook ... More >>

The Bacon Tampon: Doctors Find Salt Pork Stops Nosebleeds

Oh bacon, is there no end to the blessings you bestow? Stuffing raw bacon up your nose stops uncontrollable nosebleeds, according to research recently published in a respected medical journal. What other medical cure smells so delicious? Four doctors at Detroit Medical Center in Michigan treated a ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/23-1/27

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "I'm not sure that what you're looking for exists." Bouillabaisse: Meant for the Poor, Now for the Rich. "And so, he borrowed the three-inch rock from an 'American collector' and tossed it in a barrel full of Cabernet Sauvign ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/17-1/20

Flickr/Lauren Manning​In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Ike-san was never a flashy sushi chef, but he was beloved for his skill at the early-morning fish markets, and his ability to less cut fish than to coax it into its ideal form." Sushi Kimagure Ike: ... More >>

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

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 your content comes ... More >>

Cookbook Of The Week: Mighty Spice That Mighty Big (Recipe) Legal Disclaimer

Yes, we chose our Cookbook of the Week, Mighty Spice: Fast, Fresh and Vibrant Dishes Using No More than 5 Spices for Each Recipe, in part for the publisher's legal disclaimer (more on that later). It waives them not only from potential recipe disasters but also includes medical warnings (?!). Keep i ... More >>

You'll Slobber Over This Funny New Book!

5 Paula Deen Desserts Not to Try if You're Diabetic: Or, Adventures in Schaden-fried

Given Paula Deen's recent announcement about her Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and her partnership with Novo Nordisk, we thought we'd follow up our 5 Paula Deen Holiday Recipes We Don't Want To Try with a few more recipes we would suggest diabetics (and health-conscious eaters in general) stay away from ... More >>

I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship, a Book of Comedians' Essays on Their Dogs

I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend From America's Favorite Humorists is the new book edited by Wade Rouse, with essays by Jen Lancaster, Rita Mae Brown, Laurie Notaro, Jane Green, Beth Harbison, W. Bruce Cameron and many others, plus ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Kobawoo House, Paula Deen Has Diabetes How Much Bacon Increases Your Risk of Cancer

Flickr/Andy Ciordiaa bacon weave​CBS News: Pancreatic cancer risk increases with every 2 strips of bacon you eat. (Good to know.) Gastronomy: More fun at Kobawoo House in Koreatown. Eater LA: La Cachette Bistro closes for good. OC Weekly: Paula Deen announces she has diabetes and is now a ... More >>

Cookbooks Ranked By the Stick (of Butter)

Flickr/Mailloux​In last Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Marnie Hanel's pat-sized graphic ranks a handful of holiday-themed cookbooks by the amount of butter their recipes require. Weighing in at 176 pages and 1.6 pounds, The Gourmet Cookie Book calls for an astonishing 82 sticks of butter - ... More >>

10 Food Predictions for 2012

​2011 was quite a year in the Los Angeles dining scene. If you had told us a year ago that we'd be eagerly wolfing down plates of alligator schnitzel, polenta sushi, and corned beef tongue sandwiches from a Michael Voltaggio shop with the word "sack" in its title, we wouldn't have believed you ... More >>

5 Paula Deen Holiday Recipes We Don't Want To Try

Paula DeenPeek-a-boo, y'all.​In the spirit of the season, we thought we'd go through 2011 Rose Parade Grand Marshal Paula Deen's rich, buttery collection of online holiday recipes and highlight a few stand-outs. Deen is the author of cookbooks, magazines and hosts "Paula's Best Dishes" on the ... More >>

Cholesterol Study: Eat More Cheese, Less Butter

Flickr/_gee_cheeses​Sorry Paula Deen, but a group of Danish researchers say that when it comes to cholesterol, cheese is less harmful than butter. A new study led the scientists to believe that cheese does not hurt cholesterol levels as much as other animal fats. Researchers at the Universit ... More >>

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 >>

Food News Roundup: The 20 Most Gluttonous Cities, Paula Deen's Potatoes, Getting Fired From El Bulli Why We Love Sunday Suppers at Lucques

The New York Times Magazine: The Food and Drink Issue If You Could Have Only One Cookbook, What Should It Be? (Suzanne Goin's Sunday Suppers at Lucques.) Zester Daily: When Did Soul Food Get Too Hot to Handle? The Daily Beast: José Andrés on getting fired from El Bulli. Food52: Congressiona ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Lots of Pie, 200 Year-old Desserts Teaching Kanye West to Cook

-- Gordon Ramsay teaches Kanye West how to cook. [The Mirror] -- How to make a 200 year-old dessert. [Zester Daily] -- How to open your own pop-up restaurant. [Forbes via food52] -- Pie-a-day #45, or white peach-brown sugar tart. [Good Food] -- Ricardo Zarate and Gary Menes cook a dinner ben ... More >>

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 >>

Food News Roundup: The Spam Factory, Prehistoric BBQ Evicting Paula Deen's Chickens

-- The Spam Factory's Dirty Secret. [Mother Jones] -- More fun with Rioja: "Overcoming my squeamishness, I drew my finger across the grim black mold that clung to one of the bottles." [Zester Daily] -- Prehistoric BBQ Leftovers Found. 8,000 years ago. Aurochs. Proving that summer grilling season ... More >>

Don't Be a Mayo Swoosher 99 Other Tips from Chefs

Food Network​The May 2011 issue of Food Network Magazine claims to give you the "100 Greatest Cooking Tips (of All Time!)." These are the "greatest" tips, presumably, because they come courtesy of "the top chefs in the country." Los Angeles represents well, with a number of our city's chefs ... More >>

Artisanal LA Spring 2011 Photo Gallery Top 5 Eats

In case you didn't have a chance to check out the nearly 90 vendors at the Artisanal LA spring 2011 show (or even if you did and just want to revel in some food photography) here's a photo gallery of the show. From chocolate and chai to salumi and sexy aprons, there was plenty to ogle -- and ta ... More >>

Food News Roundup: The Cheese Police, 1 Billion Anchovies Paula Deen Riding Things

-- The 15 best meatballs in New York City. [Marcus Samuelsson] -- Billions of dead fish invade Redondo's King Harbor Marina. [Daily Breeze] -- Bring Back the Poison Squad (that would be old school food-safety regulators). [Slate] -- Three Drinks Ahead, with Humphrey Bogart. [Modern Drunkard] ... More >>

The Feast's Top 20 Most "Liked" Chefs on Facebook: Y'all May Be Not Agree With #1

The FeastMichael Symon, the #5 most "Liked" chef on Facebook​Do you think Michael Symon is sneering at Mario Batali across Kitchen Stadium right now, mocking him for having an inferior number of "Likes" on Facebook? We can almost hear Symon's Nelson-esque "hah-hah" from here. "Only 23,000-some ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Cops, Pints, Paula Deen Jell-O

-- Too Many Sommeliers, Not Enough Training. [ZesterDaily] -- Colorado prison inmates raise fish for food. [The Denver Post] -- Greek restaurant Xandros has a crisis of faith, identity, ownership, something. Cops, etc. [Eater LA] -- Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? [Reuters] -- ... More >>

New Jersey Woman Eats 30,000-Calorie Christmas Meal

Donna Simpson​When Donna Simpson dreams, she dreams big. The 650-pound New Jersey mom aims to be the fattest woman in the world. And to be the best, you have to make sacrifices. After gaining more than 50 pounds this year, Simpson celebrated by downing a 30,000-calorie Christmas meal. Yes, yo ... More >>

What Your Sausage Won't Tell: Q A With Cracker Barrel Line Cook Dan Keller

Twitter user NewCookDanSausage or Bacon?​To some folks, news reports on the latest tensions in Lebanon simply means a customer didn't particularly care for that salty country ham biscuit (clearly one of those crazy Californians) at Cracker Barrel, arguably the mightiest of all chain diners. Th ... More >>

Q A With Cracker Barrel Cook Dan Keller (Part 2) His Meatloaf Recipe

Flickr user su-linMeatloaf Potatoes 3 (Pieces) of Vegetables = A Beautiful Southern Meal​In Part 1 of our Q A with Cracker Barrel line cook Dan Keller, we heard about life as a chef in the kitchen of a corporate diner (read: no chef degree required), Paula Deen's latest cash cow (casino ... More >>

A Holiday Survival Guide for Nondrinkers: Top 10 (Mostly Legal) Coping Mechanisms

Flickr/erik jaeger​ It's the holidays, the season of giving, family gatherings, and coping mechanisms. So what's the number one way people traditionally survive the holidays? Alcohol. Which is great for many people, not so great for those who do not drink. Why you don't drink -- religious prin ... More >>

Top 10 Local Museum Store Holiday Food Gifts

Fowler Museum StoreSalt And Pepper Shakers From The Fowler Museum Store​Holiday gifts for food-centric friends are tricky. You want something unique that isn't already lining their overstuffed kitchen cabinets. Sure, those Paula Deen silicone spatulas from Target are tempting, if only for the ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 10/25-10/29

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "And if you need the address of a place to eat soup dumplings, tlayudas or charcoal-grilled hagfish, feel free to give me a call." An Open Letter to Paula Deen. "Yes, there are those tips on casting a spell in the Introduc ... More >>

An Open Letter to Paula Deen

Dear Paula Deen: When I heard Tuesday that you had been named Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade, my reaction was not a pretty one. And while I wasn't expecting the email response I gave Janette Williams, the Pasadena Star-News reporter, to be printed - I'd thought I was setting up a phone inte ... More >>

[Updated] Paula Deen Named Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade: Get Out Your Pimiento Cheese

PR NewswirePaula Deen with roses​ Update: When the folks at Pasadena Star-News contacted The Weekly's Jonathan Gold, a longtime Pasadena resident, for a comment about the recent naming of Paula Deen as Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade, Gold was less than enthusiastic: "Paula Deen? That ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Food blogger love. [Delicious Coma] -- The joys of blackberry cloud cake. [Gastronomy] -- Pig Island: A Pork-Stuffed Festival of Gluttony. [Huffington Post Food] -- More fun with Taiwanese moon ca ... More >>

Sprouts Farmers Market Opens in Pasadena: Your Circuit City, Repurposed

A. ScattergoodSprouts Farmers Market in Pasadena​ Sprouts Farmers Market, the Phoenix-based chain of supermarkets, opened another store in Pasadena this past Wednesday. Sprouts is owned by the Boney family, who owned the Henry's Marketplace chain before it was sold to Wild Oats (now owned by W ... More >>

Paula Deen Live at the Pantages Theatre: Lights, Televisions, Pork Chops!

Paula Deen, TV chef, cookbook author, queen of "down-home" cooking, and a woman who can somehow cook with more rocks on her fingers than Liza Minnelli, is coming to the Pantages Theatre next month. Deen and Family will present an evening of "cooking demonstrations, story-telling, Q and A and fun," c ... More >>

Food Dude -- NOTE NEW VENUE!!

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Honey, I'm home (indefinitely). Let's eat in. [LAT] -- Flu shot line at Walgreens too long? Head to the bar! [NYT] -- Annual turkey-shaped Jell-O mold contest at David Byrne's studio. [New Yorker] ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Nibbler, Polyester the Musical, The Ghost Building

Stage Raw: The Browning Version

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Rachel Rosenthal at 83NEW REVIEW THEATER PICK THE BROWNING VERSION​Photo by Victor MartinsThough not as widely known or acclaimed as his contemporary British playwrights, Terence Rattigan was a superb dramatist and chronicler of hum ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 10/3 - 10/9

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "It's impossible to turn a 350-pound pupusa. So I invented the pupusorno.'" World's Largest Pupusa: Why? Why not! "Why the pig? Why the man on stilts? Why the hell not." The Gorbals To Reopen, Possibly Next Tues ... More >>

Paula Deen Meets Andy Warhol: Whose 15 Minutes is This?

Thanks to Jacob Strauss, who posted this picture (Paula Deen via Photobucket) on his blog Food Network Addict. "I started Food Network Addict three and a half years ago after I got a job writing about the most boring subject matter ever," Strauss emailed us. "I wanted to write, in my spare time, abo ... More >>

Dr. Eliot's 5-Foot Shelf: Were The Harvard Prof a Cook, That Is

Photo credit: Amy ScattergoodThis is not a product endorsement In 1909 publisher P. F. Collier and Son published a 51-volume anthology of classic literature, compiled by then Harvard president Dr. Charles W. Eliot. It came to be known as the Harvard Classics, but when it was published, the anth ... More >>

Animal: Boys in the Hood

Feeding Fairfax's Dude District