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View AllEleven Madison Park: A Beautiful Cookbook for Your Eyes and Tastebuds

I have a bit of an addiction to cookbooks. Yes, it’s true, and I would imagine...
Five Healthy Salads for Your New Years’ Resolution

Admit it, we all do it. Come January 1, we all resolve to be healthier. It’s...
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Becky’s Bacon-Wrapped Chestnuts With Peychaud’s Bitter-Sweet Glaze Recipe

Talk about holiday party overload! I love the holiday season more than just about anything else...
Molecular Gastronomy: Are You Ready for It?

Tell me because I honestly want to hear people’s opinion. How interested are you in the...
Baking Like It’s 1970: It’s a Bundt Cake!

I don’t know if it’s the nostalgic quality of the cake or simply its simplicity in...
A Foodie Vacation in Little Tokyo

When it comes to various “neighborhoods” of Los Angeles, I tend to drift toward the Asian...
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Thanksgiving Planning. Phase III: The Final Days Before Thanksgiving

Okay, friends. You’ve done it, you’ve gotten this far, it’s the home stretch, and there’s no...
Thanksgiving Planning. Phase II: We’re Getting Closer

It’s less than one week away from the big turkey day! How’s your prep going? Have...
Thanksgiving Planning. Phase I: It’s Not Too Soon!

Believe it or not, it’s November already. That means one thing: the holidays are right around...
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The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Debate

People love chocolate chip cookies. This is fact. People love the same kind of chocolate chip...
Gourmet Sandwiches Made Easy

America loves sandwiches. I can attest to this to the nth degree. What’s not to love?...
Cook Like a Chef, Not a Recipe Transcriber

Some will tell you that the mark of a true chef is being intuitive in the...
The Art of the Party

You can only eat hummus and celery sticks so many times before you crack and jump...
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I Go Gaga for Gadgets: Immersion Blender

The techies have their smartphones, the gamers have their flashy controllers, and us foodies have our...
Cooking as Therapeutic. What?

For many, the idea of coming home from a long day of work only to face...
Sushi for Dummies, or Just Me

You ever wonder why sushi chefs at really nice Japanese restaurants are usually pretty old? Because...
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting

For a party I recently catered, the host requested chocolate cupcakes. “Nothing fancy,” he specified. “Just...
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Brunch Is Your Answer to Entertaining Out-of-Towners

Brunch offers the best of all worlds. You get to eat eggs or sandwiches, booze or...
What Does Heirloom Actually Mean?

We see a lot of strange terminology on today’s menus across Los Angeles and across the...

