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Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/21 - 5/25
May 25, 2012 in Squid Ink
David Chang at UCLA: Umami Reverse Engineering + The Joy of MSG
May 25, 2012 in Squid Ink
Pulling Off the White Tablecloth: Are We Coming to the End of Fine Dining?
May 24, 2012 in Squid Ink
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Q & A With Professor Amy Rowat: Food and Science at UCLA, Danish Gastro-physical Societies + Experimental Cakes
May 24, 2012 in Squid Ink
courtesy Amy RowatProfessor Amy RowatIf you've been attending UCLA's Science & Food lectures, which began in April and continue through next month, you'll know who Professor Amy Rowat is....
And Now, A Brief Message From David Wondrich
May 24, 2012 in Squid Ink
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98: Chichen Itza's Cochinita Pibil
May 23, 2012 in Squid Ink
A. ScattergoodChichen Itza's cochinita pibilLeading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 98:...
Gary Menes: The Son Also Braises
May 22, 2012 in Squid Ink
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100: Lukshon's Dan Dan Noodles
May 21, 2012 in Squid Ink
A. ScattergoodLukshon's dan dan noodlesEverybody likes a countdown, whether it's for the foie gras ban or NASA's new privatized space industry. Today we're beginning another one, this time to mark...
And Now, a Brief Message From Ludo Lefebvre (Foie Alert)
May 21, 2012 in Squid Ink
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/14 - 5/18
May 18, 2012 in Squid Ink
And Now, A Brief Message From Alton Brown
May 18, 2012 in Squid Ink
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May at L.A. Farmers Markets: Your Virtual Grocery List
May 18, 2012 in Squid Ink
A. ScattergoodSnow Angel peaches from Scott FarmsIt's May at Los Angeles farmers markets, which means the arrival of stone fruit -- yes, already, if you can believe that -- with...
L.A.'s Mexican Cuisine Renaissance Continues: From La Casita Mexicana to Teresitas to Seta
May 17, 2012 in Squid Ink
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Coffee Drinkers May Outlive Us All: Thank You, Malcolm Gladwell + The AARP
May 17, 2012 in Squid Ink
Flickr/R.E.~Cappuccino by barista Jack Benchakul at Republic of PieAnyone who habitually reads The New Yorker along with their equally habitual morning cup of joe will remember with great fondness...
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Q & A With Roy Choi: Slinging Tacos at Midnight, Calling Out Jamie Oliver + Choi's Vegetable Moment
May 16, 2012 in Squid Ink
A. ScattergoodRoy Choi outside Handsome Coffee Roasters On a bench outside Handsome Coffee Roasters in downtown Los Angeles' arts district, after the requisite coffee inside and under the (also requisite)...
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Bon Appetit!: The Delicious Life of Julia Child: A Children's Book Celebrates the Life of Julia Child
May 14, 2012 in Squid Ink
AmazonJulia Child would have turned 100 this August, a centennial that will be celebrated by many venues across the country, including Vroman's bookstore in Pasadena. (Child was a Pasadena native.)...
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/7 - 5/11
May 11, 2012 in Squid Ink
Patricia Nazario Considers Traditional Food Trucks + How They've Evolved Post-Kogi
May 10, 2012 in Squid Ink
Calorie Count's Portion Size Chart: Why You Should Visualize Your Pancake as Jack White's New CD
May 10, 2012 in Squid Ink
Paula Wolfert Comes to L.A.'s Central Library: Moroccan Food, Favorite Kitchen Tools + Issues of Sous-Vide
May 09, 2012 in Squid Ink
Rene Redzepi and Lars Williams at UCLA: Seaweed Ice Cream + Cricket Sauce
May 08, 2012 in Squid Ink
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James Beard 2012 Award Winners
May 07, 2012 in Squid Ink
The James Beard awards are the food equivalent of the Oscars: prestigious golden whatsits, fancy dress event, silly acceptance speeches, requisite grouching about the whole thing being rigged. Oh, yes,...
And Now, A Brief Message From Anthony Bourdain
May 07, 2012 in Squid Ink
Live-Stream the James Beard Awards: Cheer Mozza + Possible Foie Protest
May 07, 2012 in Squid Ink
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 4/30 - 5/4
May 04, 2012 in Squid Ink
