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      *The Local Report – Berlin Currywurst

      3.0 miles, about 10 minutes from my home in Atwater Village.
      A new kind of sausage has arrived to Los Angeles: Berlin-style currywurst.  Something new, and oh-so-different to the always evolving culinary scene in Los Angeles.  Currywurst is German street food that has been around for at least sixty years.  Considered the [...]

      ‘Sourdough Jack’s’ ~ A Line Cook

      Once upon a time I was a line cook.  I worked my ass off.  And I really learned how to cook.  The place was called “Sourdough Jack’s.”  It was in Santa Rosa, California.  The year was 1978.  I was 19 years old and I had no prior restaurant experience aside from a summer job at [...]

      My Grandmother’s Garden (Part 4)

      My great-grandmother, Ora Goodman, and her garden, were the impetus for me to start writing this blog.  She was a major influence all through my childhood.  She lived a ‘local’ life without realizing she was doing so.  She simply [...]

      Recipe: Garden Honey on Toast

      Garden Honey on Toast
      Ingredients
      Fresh Garden Honey
      Fresh Homemade White Bread
      Sweet Butter
      Method
      If possible procure honey directly from a honeycomb.  This can be accomplished by finding a local farmer who sells honey with the honeycomb, or by buying the same at a local farmer’s market.  You may substitute a quality [...]

      Review: The Good Neighbor Cookbook

      The Good Neighbor Cookbook: 125 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Surprise and Satisfy the New Moms, New Neighbors, Recuperation Friends, Community-Meeting Members, Book Club cohorts, and Block Party Pals in Your Life!  Sara Quessenberry and Suzanne Schlosberg.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $16.99.  (208p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-9355-4
      Neighborliness is seemingly a lot art to most of us.   A cookbook [...]