Many things have changed since the repeal of Prohibition, but one that that's only recently changed is the arrival of actual distilleries in Los Angeles. When Greenbar opened in 2011, it was the first distillery — legal at least — to open its door in 95 years. Owned by husband-and-wife team......
Those of us who shop at Grand Central Market, the almost century-old food court downtown, have long been going for mole and spices, goat tacos and carnitas, and more recently bagels and lox and hunks of cheese. But the historic city marketplace hasn't had a bakery for a long time......
Imagine a food truck operated by the folks at Six Feet Under — or maybe Tim Burton, or Evelyn Waugh. (You pick.) This is probably the best way to describe Deb Dawson's mobile catering company, Desserts to Die For, which the Ventura-based baker operates out of the back of a......
Banh Mi Day with Andrea Nguyen Viet World Kitchen's Andrea Nguyen, author of The Banh Mi Handbook, is coming to downtown's Grand Central Market for a food tasting and recipe showcase featuring variations on the Vietnamese sandwich banh mi. Using ingredients from GCM vendors, Nguyen will demonstrate and offer tastings of different banh mi sandwiches, using......
Believe it or not, the holiday season isn't that far away. A few months may seem like a long time, but if you're an event-planner or a baker or pastry chef or candy-maker or chocolatier, it's really not. Which is why we're already inviting you to a holiday party. This......
Maybe the city planners who oversee Sawtelle Blvd. north of Olympic — that stretch of Japanese-intensive shops and restaurants many people call Little Osaka — should just hand over the keys to the folks who operate Tsujita. Of course we've all been lining up for bowls of noodles at Tsujita......
Underwood Family Farms Fall Harvest Festival Beginning Sept. 27 and running through the month of October, Underwood Family Farms will host its 17th annual harvest festival. Each weekend will feature different events, including a Pumpkin Drop (a pumpkin filled with candy is dropped from 150 feet up), various local Ventura......
Yesterday, Roy Choi and Anthony Bourdain held court at Pot, Choi's Koreatown hot pot restaurant, to talk about what they've been up to at CNN. (Yes, much food was served; and yes, Bourdain wore an apron.) As you may recall, Choi and Bourdain have worked together before, with Choi appearing......
Ladies and gentlemen, start your ovens: It's pie time. KCRW’S Good Food Pie Contest is returning for its sixth year, on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 2-4 p.m. This year, the pie fest moves to UCLA's Fowler Museum, and is adding two new pie categories: Cooked Custard and World Pie (inspired by......
At 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, Joan McNamara is finally opening the doors of her Studio City outpost of Joan's On Third, the much-loved Third Street cafe and market. That sound you hear is the entire San Fernando Valley rejoicing, as well as a lot of people on the......
