Mina Riazi /
1. On July 12th, the Original Farmers Market will celebrate its 77th birthday with the Third Annual Taste of Farmers Market. This event enables visitors to sample dishes from dozens of Market restaurants featuring, among others, Singaporean, Cajun, Brazilian, Mid-Eastern, authentic Mexican, Spanish, American, Asian, and Italian cuisine. Tickets start from $35, with $65 tickets including unlimited food sampling, a Farmers [...]
Mina Riazi /
1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture swapped its familiar food pyramid for a simple circledesigned to evoke a dinner plate. This change will help viewers quickly connect their own dietary choices with those recommended by the USDA. “The pyramid can be confusing and complex to some, and in some cases too simplistic for others,” said Robert Post, deputy director of [...]
Samantha Cowan /
Someone once told me that people who eat soup frequently are said to be thinner and healthier. Now I’m not sure how true this is, but it makes basic sense. In general soups are rather light, low in calories (unless they’re filled with cream) and yet still filling. With that logic, my soup consumption increased a great deal. For me, [...]
Samantha Cowan /
Egg rolls might just be the most popular Asian food in America. Even if this type of cuisine is not usually your thing, a deep fried roll filled with cabbage, dipped in egg. and smothered in whatever kind of sauce gets you going, is ordinarily a big hit. You’ll find some sort of egg roll variant in almost every type [...]
Samantha Cowan /
If you live in Los Angeles, you know we have some of the best Mexican food in the country. With our proximity to Mexico, LA cannot get away with inauthentic cuisine of this sort. Add that to our glut of local avocado farms, and the likelihood of getting served a great batch of guacamole in our fair town is pretty [...]
Samantha Cowan /
It’s time to break out the beads — it’s Fat Tuesday! Traditionally Mardi Gras is meant to be a celebration before Lent begins. In the U.S., Mardi Gras has become mainly associated with New Orleans, parades, costumes, and bare-chested females. Mardi Gras in New Orleans is known as a time to, well, get drunk and party. Luckily, for those of [...]
Rachel Koller /
“It came to me in a dream,” explains Chef Scott Zwiezen about the name of his organic vegetarian restaurant, Elf Cafe. “I didn’t know what it was about, but that’s how it came to me. And then it just stuck.” With no actual sign in the front of the unassuming restaurant, this Echo Park spot is largely a word-of-mouth operation. [...]
Samantha Cowan /
I don’t know about you, but amidst my eggs over-easy and sourdough toast, I typically like to have some variety of potato when I venture out for breakfast on the occasional weekend morning. Along with my protein and carbs, I need some starch to fill me up. While eggs and bread don’t change much from restaurant to restaurant, the potatoes [...]
Samantha Cowan /
It’s that time of year again. Love is in the air. In the days surrounding Valentine’s, restaurants are packed with special menus and extravagant desserts. But what’s the most important part? The cocktail, of course. A nice strong drink is guaranteed to help get you in a celebratory mood, especially when you add a few extra aphrodisiac ingredients. With its [...]
Samantha Cowan /
Brussels sprouts are one of those vegetables that my parents didn’t even try to convince me to try as a child. Growing up, they were the food on TV little kids refused to eat and simply a mention of these veggies was enough to make me cringe. It wasn’t until 2010 that I eventually decide to try them. Lo and [...]
