Jessica Koslow

In the first part of our interview, Chocovivo's Patricia Tsai discusses her trajectory from CPA to chocolatier and the decision she made to opt for flavor thereby leaving her chocolate untempered. In this second part, Tsai shares her mind-boggling and almost futile experience trying to learn the art of stone......

Your first thoughts may be indelibly linked with nostalgia when asked about chocolate. Perhaps the blame falls on that popular silky, milk chocolate bar that's either snacked on directly from its brown and white packaging, or broken and inserted between a well-toasted marshmallow and twin graham crackers. Or just maybe......

When you hear about Napa and Sonoma, it's easy to forget that a three hour drive north can land Southern Californians in the lesser known wine regions within Santa Barbara County. However, lesser known does not mean inferior, as you will easily discover when tasting any of the three, small......

Celebrating its 200th year, Oktoberfest officially kicked off this past Friday, as it does mid-September every year in Munich. And although it may be confusing -- you'd think the event would take place in, well, October -- Bavaria bases the timing on a tradition that dates back to pre-refrigeration times......

An area surrounded by auto body repair shops and a carpet store on busy Pico Boulevard two blocks east of Fairfax is not exactly where you might imagine a coffee shop. And not just your local coffee shop serving drip coffee and milk charged lattes, but a place where beans......

As we discovered in part one of our interview with Matthew Poley of Heirloom-LA, love can be found in the most unique of places. In case of Poley and Tara Maxey --- in a bowl of homemade pasta. This, however, is not your simple maltagilati, but a more complex recipe......

In the first part of our interview, Matthew Poley discusses his trajectory from washing dishes at Angelini Osteria to cooking in Umbria at Casa Vissani to co-owning the rapidly growing catering company, Heirloom-LA. In this second part, Poley tells us what he took away from cooking school, why he hates......

Born and raised in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Matthew Poley watched hours of cooking shows while his athletic brother delved into sports and scholastics. His grandmother took notice and began giving Poley the yearly Christmas gift he most looked forward to -- a new cooking device. At age 7 he was......

When confronted with the choice of ice cream or candy bar, which do you choose? You don't really have to decide, as a dipped soft serve provides you the luxury of both. However, the increasingly difficult question has become, vanilla or... vanilla. For those serious chocolate lovers out there, it's......

Three weeks ago, Bar Covell quietly opened its doors, serving beer and wine across the street from Umami Burger on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Feliz. Bar Covell's Owner, Dustin Lancaster, spent the last three and a half years tending bar at Cafe Stella. In March 2009, Lancaster first struck up......