A PRODUCT DISCOVERY – How to get that pot luck from here to there
By Larry Dietz – If you love to cook, you probably have friends who invite you to dinner at their place. So you almost certainly have been in a situation where you’ve offered to make something and once you’ve made it you have to figure out how to get the dish to... Read More
CORTI BROTHERS – Grocer, wine merchant and Sacramento institution that delivers a newsletter to read and reread
By Larry Dietz – I love good writing as much as I love good food – maybe more, since good writing doesn’t have calories, prep time, or clean-up. Mixing good writing and food is truly a recipe for enjoyment, and that brings me to one of the few pieces of mail I... Read More
FOOD BROADCASTS WITH NO PICTURES – Evan Kleinman has one that works on radio
By Larry Dietz- I’ve never been a big fan of food shows on the radio. Usually they’re centered around recipes, with hosts or guests who are so chirpy and upbeat that I can’t take them, or their recipes, seriously. Or there are the solemn your-body-is-a-temple and... Read MoreThe Little Whisk That Can
Beating a couple of eggs? You don’t need a huge whisk. The little one in the photo will do just fine. Don’t say, use a fork. Whisks do a better job of aeration. And don’t compare the little whisk, bought for $2.95 at Sur La Table, with the weensy razor Cary Grant... Read MoreMY MOST MEMORABLE MEAL – Home Base, Florence
(MY MOST MEMORABLE MEAL is an occasional feature written by the co-hosts of the restaurant recommendation web site http://www.atLarrys.com) By Larry Dietz – There are people who can recite every course of a great meal they had years ago; I’m not one of them. In... Read Moretabletalkatlarrys x Lookbook Outlet Online Long Sweatshirt Dress
tabletalkatlarrys x Lookbook Outlet Online Long Sweatshirt Dress / Contrasting Lined Hood / Graphic Print Details This sweet, warm and cozy tabletalkatlarrys x Lookbook outlet sweatshirt dress is extra long to keep you comfy all over and all day long. First, choose... Read MoreBAY CITIES – Restaurant of the Week
By Larry Dietz – Bay Cities is an “international” deli in Santa Monica: a 20-foot long row of shelves devoted to olive oils and vinegars, another devoted to pasta, other shelves to sauces, canned fish – who buys those jumbo tins of anchovies – as well as ones... Read MoreBARBRIX – Restaurant of the Week
By Larry Dietz – Barbrix is the sort of restaurant and wine bar every neighborhood should have; the Silverlake area of Los Angeles is that lucky location. The chef is Don Dickman, whose cooking at Rocca led Times’ reviewer Irene Virbilia to say that he’d... Read MoreLa HUASTECA – Restaurant of the Week
By Larry Dietz – I don’t want to oversell La Huasteca, although my first inclination is to write: “go there this minute.” The food is memorable, prepared by Chef Rocio Camacho, who made her mark in East L.A. at Moles La Tia. Now she’s performing on a larger... Read More
INEXPENSIVE & INFORMAL IN MANHATTAN
By Larry Dietz – Sure, New York City is a great restaurant town. Why shouldn’t it be? It’s got people with money and expense accounts. Many city residents live in apartments with tiny kitchens, which makes ambitious cooking at home difficult. And just as important, it... Read More
ESPRESSO FROM THE DUOMO TO HOME
By Larry Dietz, I came to coffee relatively late in life, since my mother drank a perfunctory cup now and then and my father only had a cup after dinner. What they were drinking was already-ground drip coffee, out of a can that was likely to have been sitting open for... Read More
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... Read More
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