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October 29, 2012Squid Ink is going back to basics with Martha Stewart's Cooking School, airing every weekend through the end of the year on PBS. Join us.
See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 1, Eggs
See also: Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Episode 2, Sauces
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August 30, 2012If you haven't been to Catalina Island -- 22 miles out into the Pacific from the second most populous city in America and a mere 70-minute boat ride away -- lately, you might consider it, particularly now that we're having another run of triple digit temperatures. Snorkeling. Parasailing. A night-ti ... More >>
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October 28, 2011Courtesy of Tuttle Publishing."Easy Chinese Recipes" (left) & shrimp & yellow chive dumplings (right).You'll find a couple of local dishes in Bee Yinn Low's Easy Chinese Recipes (Tuttle Publishing, $24.95). This is because Low lives in Irvine and eats Chinese food all over California as well ... More >>
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September 23, 2011Courtesy of the Monterey Bay AquariumFaux shark fin soup.Now that the California Shark Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the sale, consumption and trade of shark's fin -- and with it shark fin soup -- sits on Governor Jerry Brown's desk, waiting for his approval (probably), here's a ... More >>
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July 1, 2011Yes, we know we are supposed to be at the farmers market cooing over those Blenheim apricots meant to be slowly savored and imagining the simple tomato-basil salads that will satisfy us after just a few bites with their intense summer flavors. But even this time of year, some nights all we re ... More >>
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June 29, 2011J. Kelleychilled cucumber soup
Simple, elegant and slightly old fashioned, this chilled puree of cucumbers could be just the recipe for adding a little polish to casual summertime meals. Cold and smooth, cucumber-clean with hints of garlic and green onion, it's a versatile refresher that gets ... More >>
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June 28, 2011B. HansenLotería Grill's green mole taco
AltaMed's sixth annual East LA Meets Napa wine and food tasting July 8 at Union Station will focus on a single Mexican state, Michoacán.
Last fall, UNESCO named Mexican cuisine an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (France is the only other ... More >>
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July 22, 2010Getting schooled in the finer points of broth
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May 6, 2010When in Thai Town, do as Carl Stone does — eat fire
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February 26, 2010Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos
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February 15, 2010Sure, winning several James Beard awards gets you all kinds of press and praise, not to mention a lovely collection of shiny gold refrigerator-worthy medals. As Clifford A. Wright, the Venice Beach-based author of the recently released The Best Soups in the World will attest, you also get to make u ... More >>
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January 22, 2010Not a bad weekend to stay at home and make soup, all things considered. This recipe for Provençal vegetable soup au pistou, from Anisette Brasserie chef-partner Alain Giraud (see yesterday's interview with Giraud), would be just the thing: a meal in a bowl, and pretty as the spring we'll have one o ... More >>
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January 13, 2010Bastide, open less than a month, may not have a website up yet--owner and producer Joe Pytka is not one to put up just any old website--but chef Joseph Mahon's food is very much up and running. After taking the time to chat about this and that, Mahon gave us a recipe for this stunning dish, now on t ... More >>
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December 4, 2009How cool is this? This photo, from the White House flickr photostream, shows President Barack Obama participating in a noodle-making demonstration with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The noodle experiment took place while Obama was attending a dinner at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, Chin ... More >>
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August 13, 2009Every Wednesday during summertime's peak tomato season, Il Grano chef-owner Salvatore Marino puts on a show, constructing a menu built entirely around the tomato. These are not your average tomatoes, or even ones he brings back from the nearby farmers market, but tomatoes Marino grows himself and pi ... More >>
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December 11, 2008Vietnamese beef noodle soup — it's all about the broth
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December 27, 2007Hummus replaced foie gras, Southern Thai was hot and cheese shredded
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November 8, 2007Ludovic Lefebvre’s temporary contemporary
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May 3, 2007Abode Restaurant and Lounge
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March 30, 2006There’s just something about the crackly skin and the dark juicy meat that has us craving duck now and again...
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January 27, 2000Gook Soo is more than just a noodle
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November 11, 1999Walking distance from the courthouse downtown
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October 14, 1999Noodles walk among us . . .
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June 24, 1999Hot food for the hot summer
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