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Long Beach taco pilgrimage

May 18, 2009

My favorite taqueria is in Long Beach, of all places. About 4 blocks north of the water and maybe 2 miles east of downtown Long Beach is Taqueria la Mexicana, a cheery little dive with a sidewalk order window and a little sitting area inside that I always mistake for a laundromat (don’t know why–maybe [...]

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The (metaphorical) cherry orchard

May 18, 2009

Look what I found this Saturday at the Santa Monica (Pico and Cloverfield) farmers market. The stalls were loaded with cherries (I saw Brooks and Tartarian); it was like one giant marble festival. We just ate them in the car, spitting the pits out of the window on the way home (yeah, yeah; it’s fun). [...]

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Chile tacos with parsley salsa verde

May 14, 2009

If you don’t have a good taco truck in your neighborhood, then you have to make do and cook your own. These are my favorite tacos to make, other than fish tacos (more on that later). It’s a Deborah Madison recipe, with a few modifications: different chiles, corn instead of flour tortillas. (Local Flavors, p. [...]

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After pre-Michael Pollan Iowa cornfields and God and poetry and culinary school, Amy wound up in the vellum-and-indigo newspaper business. And thus to the blogosphere, because people still read. Don't they. If you check the masthead at LA Weekly, you'll find that I'm the food blog editor. (I want an Irony Cloud widget.) Got a story? Let me know.
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- Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 7/26-7/30 July 30, 2010
  In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Joe Fabrocini is a scholar of the hot dog, an expert on the dozens of traditions that make up the American f... […]
- Squid Ink Food Fight: The Battle For Burger Intersection Supremacy--Fat Vs. Astro July 30, 2010
  There are hamburgers, and there are hamburgers. Some are so different from each other that they're almost impossible to compare. One simple way to classify your hamburgers is this: did anybo... […]
- Q & A With Samir Mohajer, Part 2: The Price of Culinary School, Jack Tripper + A Little Restaurant Etymology July 30, 2010
  In the first part of our interview with Samir Mohajer, who is opening his third Cabbage Patch in, hopefully, September, the chef gave us a little backstory on his career and his rapidly mult... […]
- Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie: Eight Months Old and Going Strong July 30, 2010
  As they approach their eight month anniversary, Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie in Agoura Hills is not only a success but has been since day one. "We tried to open quietly" says owner an... […]
- Westside Gets Cheesier: Jenny Knotts Opens Wally's Cheese Box July 30, 2010
  Jenny Knotts is kind of like Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas. (Wait, hear us out.) She's a loyal member of Wally's Wine who felt a calling to branch out on her own, yet remain tied to th... […]