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4 Dishes That Prove Head Cheese Is Delicious

Despite its dairy-sounding name, head cheese refers to a terrine made from meat from the head of a calf, pig, sheep or cow. It does not involve eating the brain, eyes or ears of the animal.  In the Middle Ages, the jellied meat became a popular food among peasants as......
Ricki Kline at his downtown design studio; Credit: Heather Platt

Designer Ricki Kline Is Reviving Vintage L.A., One Bar at a Time

It is Friday morning at designer Ricki Kline’s downtown L.A. studio. But with no one else here, it seems more like a Sunday. “We’re experimenting with a four-day work week,” says Kline gesturing to a row of empty desks, which he points out have each been custom designed by the......
Chef Jet Tila; Credit: Heather Platt

Jet Tila Won't Cook Thai Food in L.A., But He Knows Where to Eat It

“This is shrimp paste fried rice,” explains chef Jet Tila, who seems comfortable being interviewed while simultaneously cooking a six-course tasting menu for dozens of guests at a pop-up lunch in downtown L.A. Multi-tasking clearly comes easily to the chef who has had careers as restaurateur, television personality and journalist......