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Dress Me Up! Dress Me Down! Figuring Out Bastide 4 Aug 2010 | 05:23 am
Some cheer the demise of formality, and some defend it. I straddle both camps. Growing up in my particular Los Angeles meant hardly ever having to dress up, and god forbid, never addressing anyone by ...
Bar Covell: The Right New Neighborhood Wine Bar 11 Jul 2010 | 06:00 am
Here's what I wrote about the new Bar Covell in this week's Gold Standard newsletter for the LA Weekly. (Gentle reminder: if you're not subscribed yet -- you can do so here.)The team behind Bar Covell...
Trader Joe's Silver Lake Expansion: The Price of Progress 7 Jul 2010 | 08:34 am
The neighborhood will largely cheer when hearing the news that the Hyperion Avenue Silver Lake Trader Joe's expansion into the shuttered video store next door is complete. It's been open since Friday,...
When the Best Canned Food Meets the Freshest Produce 12 May 2010 | 05:42 pm
Results from the pickled asparagus. Two weeks in the jar, yet just a few minutes to devour. Combined with super fresh red leaf and butter lettuces, mushrooms, avocado, and simple lemon shallot vinaigr...
Can It! Intro to Home Preserving and Canning Class at Valerie Confections 27 Apr 2010 | 04:38 pm
Canning and preserving carries an air of nostalgia, Depression-era savvy, and resourceful American pluck. There's also the dark side and sordid legacy of preserved and canned foods, which is another s...
Just in Time for Summer Evenings: Yamashiro Garden Market 26 Mar 2010 | 04:14 pm
I think I know what our new Thursday evening ritual will be. Pack the kids in the car, battle a little bit of bottleneck traffic around Franklin and the 101, and drive up the hill to Yamashiro around ...
On KCRW Good Food 24 Feb 2010 | 09:45 am
Tempting as it may be to rant about feelings of blogging (or lack thereof) guilt, let's just say having two kids is a serious time sucker. And the blogosphere is just so darmn overwhelming. Plus my wr...
Centeno & Co. working hard at the Lazy Ox, Little Tokyo 5 Jan 2010 | 03:43 pm
Devoted followers of chef Josef Centeno were thrilled to hear news of the Lazy Ox Canteen, his eclectic -- forgive the cliché, but it does describe his style -- casual neighborhood restaurant that rec...
Masa Takayama Was Here: Arado 8 Dec 2009 | 07:54 am
Arado is a perfectly fine and friendly Korean style Japanese restaurant with a helpful staff, an oozingly sincere mission statement, and side room bizarrely dedicated to the oceanic world. But one maj...
In Praise of Smaller Local Farmers' Markets 6 Nov 2009 | 10:49 am
Big box chain store shopping shouldn't have much to do with farmers' marketing, but in one case, it's unavoidable. Bed Bath & Beyond is useful and all, thanks to those coupons that never expire and so...
