SZ RANCH’S INCREDIBLE, EDIBLE EGGS
WE ALL HAVE OUR FARMERS’ MARKET FAVORITES. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS I’VE BEEN BUYING ORANGES FROM VICKY AT BERNARD RANCHES; POTATOES AND MELONS FROM WEISER FARMS; TOMATOES [Read More]
VACUUM SEALER
I HAVE A SEPARATE FREEZER WHERE I STORE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HOME-MADE STOCK, FRESH TOMATO PURÉE, DUCK BREASTS, AND FROZEN MEAT. BUT I’M FORGETFUL AND WAS LOSING SOME [Read More]
ARBAT
ARBAT IS AN ARMENIAN GROCERY STORE ON THE CORNER OF ALEXANDRIA AND HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, ALTHOUGH “GROCERY STORE” IS A MISNOMER BECAUSE ARBAT PACKS A SUPERMARKET’S-WORTH OF PRODUCE, CHEESES, [Read More]
UNICORN: THE WORLD’S BEST PEPPER MILL
UNICORN PEPPER MILLS ARE APTLY-NAMED BECAUSE THEY ARE RARE AND HARD TO FIND. YOU WON’T SPOT THEM AT WILLIAMS-SONOMA, SUR LA TABLE OR IN THE KITCHEN SECTIONS OF [Read More]
McCALL’S REDUX
IN JANUARY OF 2010 KAREN AND NATHAN McCALL OPENED THEIR NAMESAKE BESPOKE BUTCHER SHOP ON HILLHURST. THE COUPLE HAD CHEFED AT SONA, DAVID MYER’S MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT ON LaCIENEGA, [Read More]
LOU WINE SHOP
ALTHOUGH A CUM LAUDE GRADUATE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY WITH HONORS IN ENGLISH, I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED THE WORD “AUTOCHTHONOUS” UNTIL I READ LOU AMDUR’S DESCRIPTION OF THE FRAPPATO [Read More]
FINDING THE FLAVORS WE LOST BY PATRIC KUH
FINDING THE FLAVORS WE LOST BY PATRIC KUH IS A FOOD AND TRAVEL BOOK, BUT NOT IN THE CONVENTIONAL SENSE. KUH, THE LEAD RESTAURANT CRITIC FOR L.A. MAGAZINE, [Read More]
BOLOGNA TO MILAN AND THE MEALS IN BETWEEN
MILAN TO BOLOGNA AND THE MEALS IN BETWEEN 3/21-31, 2016 Monday, March 21, 2016 BOLOGNA is a city of arches, of loggias. They shelter pedestrians from rain and [Read More]
LOU WINE SHOP
ALTHOUGH A CUM LAUDE GRADUATE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY WITH HONORS IN ENGLISH, I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED THE WORD “AUTOCHTHONOUS” UNTIL I READ LOU AMDUR’S DESCRIPTION OF THE FRAPPATO [Read More]
SPRING LAMB IN OCTOBER
FOR A FEW WEEKS IN OCTOBER, WHOLE FOODS SELLS LAMB FROM ICELAND. IT’S AROUND $8.99/POUND FOR LEG, A DOLLAR MORE THAN THEIR NEW ZEALAND LAMB, WHICH IS EXCELLENT, [Read More]