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Q&A With Comoncy’s Chef Joseph Gillard
Last year, I found myself at Coral Tree Cafe in Brentwood all the time. So naturally, I totally geeked out to learn that the same team is behind the Comoncy brand, which serves up some fabulous fine dining dishes in a casual, relaxed setting in Studio City and Beverly Hills. Chef Joseph Gillard is the…
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Q&A With 800 Degrees Pizza’s Chef Anthony Carron
In addition to loving food, I also love a good food deal. So when a friend of a friend introduced me to 800 Degrees’ Instagram Pizza of the Day deal, let’s just say I ended up eating a lot of delicious pizzas for $5. Yup, a whole pizza for 5 bucks. A steal! Crazypants!…
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Q&A With Hangar 1 Vodka’s Caley Shoemaker
Like many fields, alcohol distillery is a male dominated one — but Hangar 1 Vodka head distiller Caley Shoemaker is making a name for herself as one of the few female distillers. Shoemaker brings a fresh perspective to vodka and the flavors of California’s own Hangar 1, which is distilled in Alameda using only the…
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Q&A With India In A Box’s Shyam Devnani
Have you entered our Instagram giveaway with India in a Box today? If not, you better get to it, because the deadline is TODAY Oct. 21st! In the meantime, I figured you’d want to know more about this cool new service, which delivers delicious, easy-to-make Indian cuisine right to your door — in, well,…
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Q&A With Creators Of Happy Bellies
As we all know, I love super cute foods in any shape or form — but even better if it’s for a good cause. Essmart has launched the Happy Bellies Kickstarter campaign to benefit the social enterprise organization AND give the world cute plush toys in the shape of Indian food. It’s a super adorable way…
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Q&A With Malik Amandla, ‘Food For Love’ Film
Have you ever made a meal that was a true labor of love? I’ve always found that the best dishes (and desserts) I’ve made were the ones I gave my all and truly enjoyed making — for other people, and for myself. But what happens when the joy is gone? It’s something that director/writer Malik…
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Q&A With Wanderlust Creamery’s Adrienne Borlongan
There’s a new artisan ice cream shop making a splash on the Los Angeles dessert scene — and it’s all the way up in Tarzana. After all, Wanderlust Creamery is all about flavors inspired by travel and, believe me, the ice cream is so good you won’t mind making the trip to the San…
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Q&A With Primo’s Donuts’ Ralph Primo
Los Angeles is home to sunshine, Hollywood, beaches, and lots of donut shops. But there’s one in particular that’s still standing after 59 years in business — Primo’s Donuts on the Westside of Los Angeles. Owned and operated by the Primo family since 1956, the Sawtelle Boulevard shop has watched its neighborhood, clientele, and…
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Q&A With Langer’s Delicatessen’s Norm Langer
There’s nothing quite like a good ol’ deli sandwich and there’s nothing quite like the famous No. 19 pastrami sandwich at Langer’s Delicatessen in Los Angeles. It’s perfection in the form of a sandwich. If you haven’t had it, you have no idea what your missing (and you should probably read the review I…