LET’S TALK SUSHI / 4,000 restaurants, so little time
By Larry Levine – Ask someone in California to recommend a sushi restaurant and the reaction is likely to be akin to asking for a barbecue recommendation in Texas. Virtually everyone has a favorite. For some people it’s serial favorites. I remember a time many years... Read More
WHERE TO EAT IN L.A. / what our readers have to say
By Larry Levine – Ask 10 people in to name their favorite restaurant for a celebration dinner and you’ll get at least 20 recommendations. Big city or small town, west coast, east coast or in the middle, people everywhere will be passionate about the places they like... Read More
A 50-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH SACRAMENTO / it’s the restaurants and so much more
By Larry Levine – An electric ballet of lightning bolts leaped across the Northern California sky as I motored north through Stockton on Highway 99. The heat of an August afternoon had given way to a warm evening before I put the top down on my 1964 Pontiac... Read More
THE TWO-PART SECRET TO A GOOD STEAK / on the grill, in the broiler, or at a steakhouse
By Larry Levine – There’s a secret to a good steak: 1) Buy a great piece of meat, and 2) don’t mess it up. Number 1 isn’t difficult – expensive, but not difficult. It starts with “know your butcher and don’t be afraid to ask for advice.” And make sure the meat... Read More
SIDE-BY-SIDE THEY DISTINGUISH THE SACRAMENTO DINING SCENE / Farm-to-table and barbecue
By Larry Sheingold – Sacramento is justifiably proud of its blossoming farm to fork movement. Farmers’ markets are thriving, even in the winter, and more and more local chefs are celebrating their use of locally grown produce. Mother, a vegetarian restaurant... Read More
15 TOP PICKS BY READERS IN 2012
By Larry Levine – Can you name 132 countries? I can’t. I tried it recently and topped out somewhere in the mid-80s. The venture was precipitated by information that came to me by way of Google Analytics: The online food magazine you currently are reading... Read More
A TACO TRIBUTE / at Chando’s the good old days are now
By Larry Sheingold – You don’t know how good you have it – a phrase customarily reserved for the walking-to-school-in-the-snow saga. Or for grumbling about the primitive old days of one coffee flavor, three channels and no ringtone options. You know. Those dark... Read More
MEMORY LANE / where old favorite restaurants go to retire
By Larry Levine – Jonathan Gold’s excellent ode to Campanile in the L.A. Times food pages (Saturday, September 29, 2012) was enough to launch a trip down memory lane. Gold’s piece is warm, touching and human. Campanile, which will close later this year, clearly played... Read More
A VEGAN IN A WORLD OF OMNIVORES
By Pam Giarrizzo – Eating in restaurants used to be so much simpler. Back in the day, I’d look at the menu and try to decide between the rib-eye steak and the grilled pork chop, between the linguine with prawns and the lasagna with Italian sausage. But... Read More
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