Eating

Summertime always brings us lots of opportunities to support great organizations by eating really well.  All we have to do is choose our event and buy a little something to eat. This Sunday there are two events I’d like to share.  If you have good time management skills you could even manage to do both of them.
You can start your morning at The Hollywood Farmers …

So now that I have your attention, let me invite you to the Ultimate LA Block Party.  Celebrate LA is produced by the City of Los Angeles and Community Arts Resources (CARS), the team behind CicLAvia it’s an opportunity to say goodbye to Mayor Villaraigosa and hello to Mayor elect Garcetti with Bill Clinton.  There will be music and food trucks to fuel the …

Until Sunday, I was a Renaissance Faire virgin.  Growing up in New York City, I had never heard of a Renaissance Faire.  All that changed on Sunday when I headed out to Irwindale to the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire.  It’s THE original.  The fair that started it all.  After reading Rachel Rubin’s post on the Which Way LA? Blog, I knew I had to …

Temperatures are up and the weather is gorgeous.  All across the station, we’re talking summer.  Good Food asked Los Angeles’ top food writers, critics and bloggers like Jonathan Gold, Elina Shatkin, Lesley Barger Suter, Lesley Balla, Dana Goodyear, Josh Lurie and more where they like to dine outside and what they order.  Here is what they said along 

This week on Good Food, Jonathan Gold reviews Bizarra Capital in Whittier. The restaurant is owned by the Diaz family who owns Guisados and Cook’s Torta. Jonathan suggests starting off with a pint of Victoria, a Mexican lager that they have on tap, and then order aguachiles, huazontles, cochinita pibil tacos, chiles torreados tacos (be careful they’re spicy!), a quesadilla with huitlacoche and the capirotada …

This post was inspired by Claus who tweets as @augustlights.  He sent out the pic above with the question:  “Do you have any idea what this is? Picked up on whim at HFM Sunday”.  I recognized the ultimate veg for the frugal.  They are Squash Vines, or as I learned in Basilicata, Italy, grattaculi which translates as Butt Scratchers.  The vines are very fibrous …

A bowl of Ricotta and Fruit instead of Cottage Cheese is a great breakfast
Savory Bruschetta:  Toast a slice of good bread.  Scrape with garlic clove.  Top with Ricotta.  Garnish with pesto, tapanade or sun-dried tomato pesto and a drizzle of olive oil.  Eat leaning over a plate or the sink
Sweet Breakfast Bruschetta:  Toast a slice of fruit and nut bread.  Spread some of that …

This week on Good Food we are celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a look at the history of the taco in Southern California. We asked LA’s top chefs what their favorite Mexican haunts are and why. Here is what they said…
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Chef/Owners Animal
Jon and Vinny’s favorites are La Abeja, Loteria and La Superica in Santa Barbara.
Michael Voltaggio, Chef/Owner Ink and …

I’m practicing recipes to get ready for a private cooking class.  What’s the subject?  Italian Classics?  Bread?  Pie?  No, it’s Mexican Food!  After all, as a native Los Angelena it’s my favorite.  Seriously.  My last meal would be a stack of hand patted corn tortillas, pinto beans and a charred chile.  Growing up in the Silverlake/Echo Park area I spent many hours after school at …

Growing up, conversation at my house was nearly always accompanied by the sound of nuts being cracked by hand or seed shells being broken against the teeth. I was to later learn that seeds and nuts destined to be eaten while conversing are called passatempi in Italian or ajeel in Farsi. Evenings were enlivened as everyone showed off their dexterity cracking the perfect whole …