Food
Rhum Agricole
A pilgrimage to Martinique finds cane consummated as a heavenly spirit made from freshly pressed sugarcane wine
More Than Mystery Hotels
Nobis Hotel +46 (0) 8 614 10 00 / nobishotel.se The philosophy here is subtle...
Nigella Seed
Farmshop’s Jeff Cerciello shares an ancient secret—and a recipe for avocado hummus
Video Interview John Sedlar
The chef extraordinaire takes you into his Rivera kitchen to show you the tricks to top-tier tortillas.
PANTRY: Maize
John Rivera Sedlar’s fresh-corn tortillas are a sublime use of the quotidian grain—now he shows how you can make them at home.
Chef’s Table
What do culinary stars serve when they entertain at home? Five of the city’s best answer the question—with recipes.
Balsamic
One chef proves aged Italian vinegar wields the power to uniquely juxtapose flavors.
Goddess of Chocolate
Valerie Gordon is L.A.’s high priestess of confections—step inside her world.
Meal Ticket
A guide to the restaurants that built Southern California’s reputation for global breadth.
Liquid Gold
Everyone knows the area for its vineyards, but there’s oil hiding in the hills of California’s Central Coast—olive oil.
Designs on Dining
No restaurant’s four walls can contain Roberto Cortez’s culinary explorations.
50 Patent Drawings
Java by design--from great minds going back decades. How far have we really come?
Editor’s Letter—August 2011
Discover the multicourse feasts and gastronomical journeys waiting for you throughout our fair city.
Bay Watch Restaurants
by MARCIA GAGLIARDI and LORA ZARUBIN Saison / saisonsf.com Hidden off a desolate street in...
Black Rice
The grain once reserved for royalty gets a fresh interpretation from Chef Sang Yoon.
Piquillo Peppers
Chef extraordinario José Andrés shares his go-to ingredient for the most toothsome of tapas.
Grainy Mustard
Son of a gun—Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook pick the quotidian spread as their condiment of choice.
Mostarda
A far cry from French’s, Italy’s brilliant yellow condiment is a perfect piquant blend of sweet and sharp.
The New New York
With recent developments in everything from architecture to hotels to retail, there’s still no place like Gotham.
Calabrian Bomb
When chef extraordinaire Nancy Silverton wants to kick things up in the kitchen, she has a go-to ingredient—plus, a signature recipe.
Veni, Vidi, Vici!
Los Angeles has always had Italian restaurants, but after these paisans hit town, everything changed.
WEB EXCLUSIVE Collective Good Taste
There are only two rules of cooking club: (1) You do not talk about cooking club, (2) and never leave without setting a date for the next cooking club.
Second Course
Forced to reinvent herself, high priestess of L.A. dining Nancy Silverton found there’s no success like proven success.
Wedded in Wonderland
A farm-to-table reception strikes the perfect notes of abundance, beauty and life, even when the nuptials are in a gay bar turned antiques bazaar.
A Novel Feast Dinner with
Mona Simpson
She’s as big a literary presence as L.A. has at the moment—but a homecooked meal with the author reveals nuances akin to her writing.
WEB EXCLUSIVEFriends Cook at Canelé:
The Encore
An intrepid food lover steps up once again with an ambitious menu featuring her homegrown honey—is twice on the line tempting fate?
Consuming Passion Dinner with
Michael Voltaggio
The Top Chef master sits down with the Pulitzer-winning food writer to savor what’s next on his menu.
The Perfect Cup
The great coffee debate still brews, but one purveyor translates the new wave of coffee roasting into a potent potable.
Tastemakers Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold is America’s top food critic, compassionately exploring L.A.’s global fare, treating taco trucks with the same reverence as a Michelin-rated restaurant.
Historic Appeal
Valerie Gordon is determined to resurrect the treasured L.A. desserts of yore. First up, the Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake.
Memories Taste Like This
Chasen’s dishes were part of the fabric of Los Angeles—now they're living on in the work of one of its veterans.
Root Beer Grows Up
Remember the frosty floats from back in the day? Well, they're back but kicked up to a whole new level—and for adults only.
Pop-Pop-Popcorn!
Serious cinema or otherwise, seeing a movie is incomplete without popcorn—so don't have anything but the best.
BUTTER!
Thank goodness an annual excuse to throw dietary caution to the wind and enjoy some of the really good things in life, like butter.
John Sedlar’s Tamale Recipe
John Rivera Sedler of Rivera displays the art of making tamales.
Wrapper’s Delight
The tamal is a worldly creation, with a common anatomy—a cornhusk or banana leaf wrapped around a sweet or savory filling. But in L.A. at Christmastime, they take center stage on holiday tables. How'd they get so popular?
(Fish) (Delicious)
There is no town more sushi crazed than Los Angeles. But just what is it about raw fish that sends us into such a frenzy? Turns out true sushi mastery can be discovered through the most unexpected sources—like my acupuncturist.
Say Hello to My Little Friend
Don’t hate the Skinny Bitch because she’s thin—emulate her. Such is the watchword, as Rory Freedman goes veganista at power-player magnet Craft.
Walk This Way Boyle Heights
Lyrics to the Missing Persons song aside, people do walk in L.A., chief among them indefatigable city council president Eric Garcetti. To echo the point, he steps out of the office to stroll nearby Boyle Heights.
Honey’s Big Night
Beekeeper Amy Seidenwurm turns her hankering for honey into a stint as guest chef for Friends Cook at Canelé, and results were so, so sweet.
Close to Home
Longtime friends Sally Horchow and Lulu Powers find the best bashes can be had right in one's own backyard, with local food including Oxnard strawberries, produce from the Hollywood Farmers' Market, Harrison Clarke Rosé from Santa Ynez and Redwood Hill Farm cheeses.
Perfume for the Palate
Histoires de Parfums masters Gérald Ghislain and Magali Sénéquier inspire the ultimate scent-driven dinner party, proving "without the aroma, there is no flavor."
Tastemakers 2009 Guillermo Uribe
With an eye toward community, Guillermo Uribe conceived his Boyle Heights club, Eastside Luv Wine Bar y Queso, as a space for Mexican-Americans to celebrate their past and their present.
Tastemakers 2009 José Andrés
The last time a restaurant and chef got the kind of buzz José Andrés is getting for the Bazaar was when Wolfgang Puck opened Spago on Sunset, and people were eating duck pizza in droves.
palate—July 2009
Lora Zarubin's picks for the best snacks and beverages for summer, including Spanish beers, Sue Moore's top dogs in Glendale, Scoops gelato and Argentine grilling.
A Vegan in Paradise
Luau executive chef Mako Tanaka proves up to the vegan challenge and wows Kathy Freston and friends with tropical treats like pineapple-glazed tempeh balls.
