Archive for August, 2010

WAS IT AN ORGY OR AN ODYSSEY?
WAS IT AN ORGY OR AN ODYSSEY?

Ryan Prosser pictured above, with his aunt Jennifer Levine and uncle Larry Levine at Biba in Sacramento. By Larry Levine - 33 restaurants in 23 days. They ranged from the best Michelin star dining establishment in the state to a malt shop. Was it an orgy or any odyssey? Whichever, it describes the visit of our 16-year-old [...]
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SEA EMPRESS – Restaurant of the Week – 8/30/10

By Jim Tabilio – When it comes to Cantonese seafood restaurants, it’s a very good sign when you get to interview each course before dinner. As you enter Sea Empress in Gardena, you feel like you’re walking through the Monterey Aquarium. Except things don’t turn out quite as well for the fish. Sea Empress is [...]
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HOT BROWN & OTHER INVENTIONS
HOT BROWN & OTHER INVENTIONS

By Larry Sheingold – You know where to look for a burger. But how about the joint that invented them? Or the places that originated the Cobb salad? Waldorf salad? French dip? Banana’s Foster? Tell you in a minute. For now, let’s talk about the hot brown. Never heard of it? Then you haven’t spent [...]
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KRU – Restaurant of the Week – 8/16/10

By Lloyd Levine - If you are an aficionado of Japanese food and happen to be in Sacramento Kru is the place to go. Kru won’t win the title of most well known sushi/Japanese restaurant in town, but it can make a very legitimate claim as the best. I love Japanese food and in my [...]
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IS ANY PIZZA THE BEST PIZZA?

By Larry Dietz - One of the easiest food arguments to start is about the “best” pizza, although as food fights go, pizza is probably in a photo finish with burgers and barbecue. However, I think the notion of “best” is at best, a skewed way of looking at accomplishment. I got to thinking about [...]
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WURSTKUCHE – Restaurant of the Week – 8/9/10

By Jeff Daar - I could live on good sausage, bread, cheese and beer. This relatively new place in the artists loft district of Downtown Los Angeles gets pretty close to my idea of heaven. While it does not focus on bread or cheese, it does have some of the best sausages and Belgian fries [...]
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WHY CAN’T I HAVE A MARKET LIKE THIS?

By Larry Sheingold - How can something unique, like Cossetta Italian Market in St. Paul Minnesota be so … unique? Why haven’t restaurateurs across the country, including my town, adopted this winning dining formula? At Cossetta Italian Market everything you need to fill an Italian food craving is there under one roof. Two cafeteria lines [...]
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A FOOD LOVER’S TREK – Chapter 18

By Larry Levine – Any time you come back from a 22-day vacation at the exact weight at which you left, that part of the trip is a success, especially when one purpose of the trip was to write about great food and meals you discovered along the way. Well, I made it. I stepped [...]
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CEVICHE

By Larry Levine I’ve tried different kinds of fish for this recipe, including shrimp and tilapia. I like red snapper best. But it’s all a matter of taste. If you want to experiment, go ahead. 1 lb Red Snapper juice from 6 limes ¼ cup olive oil 1 tsp chili oil (optional) ½ tsp chili [...]
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RUMANIAN EGGPLANT SALAD

By Larry Levine This recipe has been in my family for well more than 100 years. My mother got it from her mother, who brought it with her when she emigrated from Rumania in the late 1890s. How long it had been in her family before that is beyond knowing. 1 Eggplant, about 1 lb [...]
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