Email AuthorNaomi Iwamoto
A Recipe From the Chef: Hideo Yamashiro's Curry-Infused Shrimp Tempura
July 01, 2010 in Squid Ink
Q & A With Hideo Yamashiro, Part 2: The Importance of Cheese, Making People Happy + Why All It Takes is One Dish
June 30, 2010 in Squid Ink
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Q & A With Hideo Yamashiro: Fusion Cuisine, Travels to Spain + The Price of Tomatoes
June 29, 2010 in Squid Ink
Naomi IwamotoYamashiro with a glass of wineHideo Yamashiro, one of the first chefs to blend French and Japanese cuisine in Los Angeles, has been at his Westside bistro, Orris, for...
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Best Place to get Soaked with Champagne (and Uploaded onto YouTube) on Your Birthday
May 21, 2010 in Squid Ink
Flickr/siikThe Birthday Champagne Spray at Manna Leave the vegetarians and tight pants behind for birthday dinner at Manna. The Korean BBQ restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat meat fest for an outrageous...
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Cinco De Mayo Roundup: Your 2010 Holiday Guide
May 04, 2010 in Squid Ink
Naomi IwamotoLoteria Grill's Shredded Beef Tacos Cinco De Mayo is tomorrow, which means you better have a plan if you're hoping to head out to celebrate. On the holiday our city...
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Top 10 Food Habits You Picked up During College & Probably Miss
April 29, 2010 in Squid Ink
You may have left college eating habits behind, but still find that passing the canned food section at Ralphs leaves you feeling nostalgic for your freshman year in college. So...
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The 2010 Donut Summit: Your Entry Fee Is A Dozen Donuts
April 28, 2010 in Squid Ink
Flickr/robjtakDonut Man's Strawberry DonutIt's no news that our city is a paradise for donut junkies. With stores on almost every corner cooking up ring shaped dough, it's hard to keep...
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The Original West Hollywood Pinkberry Closes After 5 Years
April 26, 2010 in Squid Ink
Flickr/wEnDaLiciousKiwi and Captain Crunch topped Frozen Yogurt at PinkberryIn a symbolic close, the original West Hollywood Pinkberry store that kicked off the national froyo craze -- and came to be...
Food, Inc. Premieres Tomorrow Night on PBS
April 20, 2010 in Squid Ink
Sue Compton Named Pillsbury Bake Off $1M Winner
April 14, 2010 in Squid Ink
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Pillsbury Bake Off Winner To Be Announced Tomorrow on Oprah
April 13, 2010 in Squid Ink
PillsburyWhat's better than dough in a can, plump and flaky in less than 15 minutes? Getting paid $1 million for baking it into the tastiest Pillsbury dish in America. What's...
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Brittany Murphy, the Japanese Sideways and a Psychedelic Hospital at the Japan Film Festival 2010
April 12, 2010 in Public Spectacle
The Ramen Girl (C) Digitalsite Corp./Media 8 Entertainment. Ramen Girl Shrinking from ten days to two, eighteen feature films to nine, and migrating east from last year's Santa Monica location to...
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Got Mochi: Little Tokyo's Mikawaya Celebrates 100th Anniversary
April 12, 2010 in Squid Ink
A. ScattergoodMochi at Mikawaya Finish off a plate of hamachi sashimi or negitoro-maki at any sushi bar and you'll most likely have the option to bite into the colorful, chilled dessert...
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From Laptops to Rolling Pins: National Food Blogger Bake Sale Next Weekend
April 07, 2010 in Squid Ink
whatsgabycooking.comWhats Gaby Cooking's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread MuffinsBloggers armed with spatulas and baking mitts will take hunger into their own hands next Saturday. Following December's successful blogger bake sale spearheaded...
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April Fools! A Roundup of Food-Related Fools' Day Materials From Around the Web
April 01, 2010 in Squid Ink
Deep End DiningHappy April Fools' Day-- In-N-Out toys with the hearts of New Yorkers. [Huffington Post] -- Reports on a new bathroom truck to keep Kogi and Nom Nom company....
Dessert Art? "Iced Out" Reception Tomorrow Night
April 01, 2010 in Squid Ink
