Check it out. Do you see the chef in the back right corner? That’s Roy Choi in 2011 throwing it down in a chemistry room at Jefferson High School in South L.A. at the RootDown LA Mystery Lunch Box Challenge. Last night he was on stage with Jon Favreau as the executive producer of Chef at…
Birthday Week ends with a BANG and a Recipe
My Saturday started of at the Santa Monica’s Farmer’s Market on Pico and 22nd. I was promoting “Into the Beautiful North” for the Santa Monica Public Library. I did a classic Tacos de Patatas with a curtido – which turned into the word of the day as I explained it as a pickled cabbage El…
I Love Silverlake Glee Club
I’ve switched from a holiday singer to a year round singer at the Silverlake Music Conservatory Glee Club (or the Silverlake singers as some prefer). I’m not very good, but I figure the more I practice the better I’ll get and it is a chorus, so I feel like I can blend in. Sometimes I even…
Canning Collective Sunday Fun Day
What a day! Forty pounds of cabbage later we each took home over twelve pints of goodness. We made pints and pints of pickled cabbage and sauerkraut. I strained my apple scrap vinegar from Make it and Take it; surprisingly delicious, just ask sister. You should see the mother in that tank! WOW. I just ordered some…
Please Invite The Babies
This picture is from my cousin Eva’s Wedding day back east in Pennsylvania. My California daughters, upon seeing the fountain in the front yard, stripped down naked and began a hearty session of water play. Naturally I was mortified, but it was family, and highly entertaining, and nobody was bugging but me. So I let…
There’s an Elephant in the Room
Last week, I was part of a panel on sustainability for commercial production. Despite the fact that water bottles make us all tyrannical, we’re a calm, dedicated and driven group for change. The gals from EcoSet are making huge waves of change doing a few simple things we’ve heard before, REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE. That lovely lady…
Who’s your Farmer, do They Make Pie?
One of my favorite farmer’s is this guy. His name is Gustavo, and most folks call him Gus. He’s a master grower and I am a master eater of my favorite Bloomsdale spinach, at the Atwater Market. Best spinach in the W O R L D. And if you’d like to know where your meat…
Keep Dreaming
I hope you’re taking the opportunity on this National day of service in Recognition of The Great Martin Luther King Jr. to be of service. I recommend reading his quotes on Pinterest if you need a little inspiration. For my part, l’m declaring on the interwebs that I will continue to advocate for clean, safe and sustainable food for…
Reminder: Eat food, not too much…
Mostly plants – thank you Michael Pollan. This just in, if you eat less, you’ll lose weight. According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, Americans are changing their eating habits. Let me warn you though, I don’t think the calculator for weight loss is quite right. I gave up half and half in my…
Zagat This – a nod to the unmentioned.
Cheers to all those mentioned in the 16 Power Players of LA’s Dining and Drinking Scene. A particular shout out to Red Bread, (I participated in their kickstarter) and Sqirl girl – fellow master preserver. While many of the mentioned are mindful members of our food community, I want to add a few more amazing…
