Articles Archive

FEELING MY OATS / funny and serious facts about oatmeal

By Larry Sheingold - This is about oat groats. Not haute groats, which sounds the same but connotes groats more chic than just oats. This is groats vs. grotesque. The difference between one of nature’s perfect foods and the junk food McDonalds and others make from it. What set me off are groat quotes by [...]
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CHEFS, NOT BABES / how we sell cars in the 21st century

By Larry Levine – While in college, Joyce earned spending money as a model at car shows. Manufacturers and dealers hired her to stand beside their cars in a swim suit and heels. Her job was to look lovely, smile and hand literature about the cars to men who stopped by. We dated a few [...]
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MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THESE / 12 memorable meals from the year gone by

By Larry Levine – “You’re lucky, eating so many great meals in great restaurants.” I hear statements like that frequently from people who assume I created a restaurant web site (atLarrys.com) and this online food magazine as an excuse to eat great meals in great restaurants. They have it backwards; the great meals in great [...]
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LOUVAR – a fish you may never taste, or even see

By Larry Levine – “Perhaps one of the most prized and sought after fish on the West Coast, a fish shrouded in much mystery …” “… the best fish I ever tasted.” “Buttery, but not rich … A slight crunch like halibut fin … Smooth texture, no gristle …” These quotes rained down on my inbox [...]
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW / What were the most popular articles of 2011 & what lies ahead

By Larry Levine – First, a great big “thank you” to everyone who has become part of our Table Talk family and clicked in to read the sometimes serious, sometimes humorous and hopefully informative articles we published in 2011. It boggles my mind to realize this magazine has been read in 1,944 cities in 104 [...]
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FUKUSHIMA: A LESSON FOR CALIFORNIA / the nuclear threat to the state’s agriculture and the world’s food supply

By Larry Levine – The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant sits on the coast of California 197 miles from downtown San Francisco, 170 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It’s 119 miles from Diablo Canyon to Fresno and 103 miles to Bakersfield, both in the heart of California’s great Central Valley, one of the most important [...]
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THE AGE OF COMMENTARYUS / strange happenings from the world of food blogs

By Larry Sheingold - (This is one of an occasional series by Larry Sheingold exploring the world of volunteer internet dining reviews.) With apologies to the musical, Hair. This is the dawning of the Age of Commentaryus. We’ve always had opinions. Always shared them. But thanks to the internet, never has so much commentary been offered for [...]
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FUSION WITHOUT CONFUSION / from youthful necessity to Hawaiian sophistication

By Larry Sheingold - I was a fusion food pioneer. Didn’t intend to be. But surviving the 1960’s on dollars a day meant recipes-of-necessity. And that often called for blending culinary cultures. So blend I did. Spaghetti topped with canned chili. Tortillas and peanut butter. Or my staple: “idiot’s delight,” an inspired sauté of cabbage, [...]
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IT’S TURKEY TIME OF YEAR / our annual guide to a great roast turkey dinner

By Larry Levine - I love the taste of a good roasted turkey. I like it unadorned – no smoking, brining or other gimmicks. If you buy a really great bird you don’t need all the rest. If you’re going to pick up a 99-cent-a-pound frozen bird at the local big box store, then reach [...]
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atLARRYS.COM CELEBRATES 2nd ANNIVERSARY / visitors in 52 countries have looked the restaurant recommendations

By Larry Levine - Our sister web site, atLarrys.com, where you turn for restaurant recommendations, celebrates its second anniversary today (October 6, 2011) and what a two years it has been. Since it was launched, atLarrys.com has drawn visitors from 1,245 cities in 52 countries around the world. Nineteen atLarrys.com co-hosts have posted 219 recommendations [...]
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