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May 21, 2012
The Google Cafe: A Look Inside the Venice Binoculars
There is a somewhat mythical place where engineers and food obsessives converge. A place that isn't exactly a club, nor is it a restaurant, but it is Fort-Knox level difficult to get in to and they certainly do serve pretty terrific food. For free. It's the offices of Google. And if you like to eat, ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
10 Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in Los Angeles
What is a grilled cheese sandwich? It's comfort food. It's warm and retro-yet-now and endlessly customizable. It's something that can be low-brow, high-end and everything in-between. How is it defined? For the purposes of this guide, we're saying a grilled cheese is a vegetarian sandwich that's ser ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
L.A.'s Idea of Vegan Food vs. What Vegans Really Eat
Vegan Venn diagramWhat do vegans eat? That was the intended topic of our next Venn food diagram (check them all out). Only thing is, it (happily) turns out, everyone seems to know what vegans eat. Or more to the point, what they don't eat. Congrats L.A., you're a well informed group. To us, ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Japanese Food & Sake Collection: What You Missed
There is a word in Japanese, shoku-iku, that roughly means teaching the importance of food, from appreciation to understanding the role that food plays in society. The Japanese Food & Sake Collection event this past weekend was a perfect example. It was a celebration of 21st-century Japanese cultu ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Eat Well Underground Market: January 29 in Altadena
In these DIY times, what consitutes "underground?" If you have a website and a sign up list, is your function really off the radar? For the underground food event Eat Well Market founded by Aimee Silver and taking place on Jan. 29, the term seems to mean a single layer of secrecy -- she's not widel ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Master Food Preserver Program Application Deadline
With the resurgence in pickling and preserving, Los Angeles County's revived Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is all the rage. The MFP, which we first reported on back in January, is taking applications for the spring 2012 class. Open to L.A. County residents, the 12-week session covers canning, ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Q & A With Survivor Coach Benjamin Wade: The Survivor Diet, Eating Termites $320 Chicken Parmesan
The very thought of choosing to be deprived of food for money is completely mind-boggling to us. Doing that for the amusement of the American television viewing public rockets that plan straight to the top of the absolutely never list. Yet, for Benjamin "Coach" Wade, that's exactly what he did - thr ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Sticky Toffee Pudding Food Fight: The Gorbals vs. Animal
Steven J. BauleSticky Toffee Pudding at Animal Sticky Toffee Pudding just sounds like an awesome dessert, doesn't it? While it's actually steamed date cake moistened with a hot butter-sugar sauce (hence the stickiness) that's served with vanilla ice cream; calling it something more evocative ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
From Leftovers to Love: A Dating Website Helps You Get a Date by Looking in Your Fridge
Rachael NarinsBeing a single person who likes to cook can be tricky. Making a full meal might, at times, feel less fulfilling without that special someone to share the experience and help eat all the food. Let alone pitch in on doing the dishes. If you live in Sweden, a collective of farmer ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
5 Ways To Celebrate The Release of Beaujolais Nouveau 2011
Guzzle and Nosh Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé! Did you know that the 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wines are being released at midnight tomorrow,Thursday, the 17th? Are you excited? The vintners of France would very much like you to be, and they would like you to buy a bottle or four, uncork th ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Top 5 Halloween Candy from the 99¢ Only Store
Rachael Narins99 Cent Only Store99¢ Only Stores, we love you so. Halloween is just around the corner, and you're our go-to spot for kitschy decorations, recyclable costumes and a parade of weird and off-brand candy choices. Buyer need only be aware of just how spooky things get in your aisle ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Chestnuts: Now in Season How to Roast Them Yourself
L.A. doesn't have that romantic tradition of street vendors serving up roasted and salted chestnuts in a simple paper cone when autumn sets in. You have to go to New York or France for that. They're in season though, so if you want to taste them hot from the fire in Southern California, you can make ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Atwater Village Farm Market Preview Tonight
Rachael Narinsjam and toast Tonight, July 28th, the Atwater Village Farm Market will be open for a sneak preview as part of the very charming Atwater Village's Summer Nights on the Boulevard from 5 to 10 p.m. at 3224 Glendale Boulevard. If you haven't been to one of these exceptionally well-o ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
DIY Cold Smoker: How to Smoke It If You've Got It
Rachael Narins You've swooned over butterscotch pots de crème garnished with smoked sea salt, but have you wondered how the salt ended up with that flavor? It's called cold smoking and it's ridiculously easy to do at home if you're so inclined. You don't need special tools either. For less ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
LA Food Swap: More Fun with the Barter System
Rachael NarinsLA Food Swap A remarkably talented array of bakers, foragers, jam makers and more got together yesterday, May 22nd, to trade what they'd made at the second edition of the LA Food Swap, this time at ReForm School in Silverlake. Founder Emily Ho started the LA edition of this foo ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Self Preservation: Master Food Preservers Confront Food Safety Issues
Felicia FriesemaMaster Food Preserver Ernest Miller teaches about jar inspection at the UC Cooperative Extension Ernest Miller, Executive Chef at Farmer's Kitchen and Master Food Preserver (MFP) Instructor for the UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) (also we love that their website is ucanr.org), ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Top 5 Least-Google-Friendly Bars in L.A.
You know what's awesome? Bars. Seriously. They're just all around great places. Drinks, fun, sometimes a little food...nothing bad there. We also kinda love being able to find bars, using modern marvels like Foursquare, a car navigation system, Yelp or search engines. Little things like tha ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Pea Tendrils
Felicia FriesemaPea tendrils from McGrath Family Farms at the Hollywood market. Most of the winter greens at the markets are the sturdy, cold-loving varieties that can take a firm hand on the stove: leathery kales and chards, crispy cabbages, tightly bound Brussels sprouts. But as the chill ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Chicks With Knives and Lindy & Grundy (Double) Team Up To Host Butchery 101
D. Gonzalez Erika Nakamura aka "Grundy," breaking down a whole pig Hot off their pickling pop-up and appearance at Artisanal LA, Chicks with Knives are moving on to the world of big-time butchery. This time, the Chicks -- aka Rachael Narins and Suzanne Griswold -- are pairing with LA's favor ... More >>
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February 17, 2010
Chicks with Knives: At an Underground Supper Club Near You
Erinn EichingerRachael Narins and Suzanne Griswold - Chicks With KnivesAbout a day before a Chicks with Knives dinner, guests are emailed the address to a secret location. On the night of the event, they arrive at a home they've never been to before and knock on the door. And while they don ... More >>

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