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      Prom Date: The French Laundry

      I took my prom date to dinner at the French Laundry.  No, really, I did.  In 1977.  Granted back then it wasn’t the French Laundry it would grow up to be.  The French Laundry now owned by uber-chef Thomas Keller.  The world renowned French Laundry; a place where everyone who knows good food wants to [...]

      Cochon 555 – 5 Chefs, 5 Pigs, 5 Winemakers

      Chefs and winemakers can be a rough and tumble crowd.  Throw butchers into the mix and watch out.  Then there are chefs who also butcher.  Time to run the other way.  This spring my friend, Jo Stougaard (of My Last Bite), and I attended ‘Cochon 555 – 5 Chefs, 5 Pigs, 5 Winemakers’ in the [...]

      *The Local Report – Lucifers Pizza

      2.2 miles, about 5 minutes, from my home in Atwater Village.
      Italian, Mexican, a cafe and bakery, Korean BBQ, a gelateria, and Lucifers Pizza are just a few of the eating options along a four or five block stretch of Hillhurst Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.  The stretch that is becoming a [...]

      Recipe: Cannellini Beans with Tomatoes and Garlic

      Cannellini Beans with Tomatoes and Garlic
      Serves
      4 – 6
      Preparation Time
      45 – 60 minutes
      Ingredients
      4 – 14 oz. cans of cannellini beans, drained OR 4 cups cooked beans
      6 – 8 garlic cloves, chopped
      4 – 5 medium sized tomatoes, cut in 1/4ths, or 1/8ths
      8 – 10 Tbs olive oil, enough to cover the bottom of the pan
      1 tsp salt
      1/4 [...]

      A Restaurant in Italy

      Open and become a part owner in a restaurant in Italy?  Sure, why not?  That’s exactly what happened several years ago when chef Jeremiah Tower and I decided to try our hand at operating a ristorante in a small hill town in Umbria, Italy.  What no one tells you [...]