L.A. Times - Food & Dining: How to make sense of the wine list

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How to make sense of the wine list Jun 1st 2013, 07:00 Those wine lists at restaurants can be confusing. Here's how to cut through the clutter and choose a great wine. Give me a wine list, I know what to do. But confronted with a list of unfamiliar craft beers, whether I ask for advice or just randomly pick for myself, too often I end up with something too fruity or too hoppy or over-the-top. That's because, in terms of beer, I'm a novice, unfamiliar even with the vocabulary used to describe the brews and unable to convincingly convey what it is I do like. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Jonathan Gold | L.A. restaurant review: AOC in new digs with familiar tastes

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Jonathan Gold | L.A. restaurant review: AOC in new digs with familiar tastes Jun 1st 2013, 07:00 Chef Suzanne Goin's menu is still recognizable and delicious, whether you order meat dishes or just vegetables. But the larger space and big platters are a break from the past. When the first AOC opened a decade ago, nobody quite knew what to make of the place, a wine bar near the original Farmers Market that seemed to specialize in cured meats, salads and lots of tiny dishes that reflected the flavors of coastal Italy and Provence, but also Spain and North Africa. We were younger then, and as much as we respected chef Suzanne Goin, who was moonlighting from her restaurant Lucques, neither harissa nor the herby marinade chermoula were quite in our vocabularies yet. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Farmers Markets: It's prime time for apricots

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Farmers Markets: It's prime time for apricots May 31st 2013, 07:00 Forget the mediocre early choices. Prime varieties are sweet and flavorful, and extend beyond even the Blenheim. After a month of mediocre early-season apricots, the prime varieties, sweet, juicy and flavorful, are here or will be soon. Beyond the celebrated Blenheim, there are other worthwhile varieties, and a few are even better. Here are the leading apricots and apricot-like hybrids, in order of ripening, rated on a scale of 1 to 10 for flavor. The crop is about a week early this year and looks good in size and quality. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Master Class: Michael Cimarusti teaches you how to prepare lobster

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Master Class: Michael Cimarusti teaches you how to prepare lobster Jun 1st 2013, 07:00 Providence chef Michael Cimarusti details how to boil lobster, grill lobster — and make lobster rolls for an authentic Rhode Island treat. I ate my share of lobsters while spending summers in Rhode Island. My family still talks about the 10-pounder we bought from a shop in Galilee. We spent an hour scouring the neighborhood looking for someone who owned a pot big enough to cook it. Lobster is still one of my favorite foods of summer — that's when it is the cheapest, when they move closer to shore and the fishing conditions are better. Media files: 16x9

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Rasa Malaysia: Easy Asian Recipes: Chef’s Choice Knife Sharpener Giveaway

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Chef's Choice Knife Sharpener Giveaway May 26th 2013, 16:00 I am partnering with my friends at Chef’sChoice to give away a Chef’sChoice® ProntoPro™ Diamond Hone® M4643 Manual Knife Sharpener. There will be one (1) winner whom will receive one (1) Chef’sChoice® ProntoPro™ Diamond Hone® M4643 Manual Knife Sharpener (knives pictured are not included). The value of the Chef’s Choice® ProntoPro™ Diamond Hone® M4643 Manual Knife Sharpener is $49.95. The Chef’sChoice® ProntoPro™ is the fastest manual sharpener available for sharpening both 15 degree and 20 degree knife edges! This highly-styled, top of the line three stage sharpener is easy to use and applies a professional 15 degree edge for Asian style knives and 20 degree edge for European/American style knives. Using precise angle guides, 100% diamond abrasive wheels and our lauded Criss-Cross™ sharpening technology, it provides a super sharp, double bevel, arch shaped...

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: 20 fresh recipes for 5 vegetables

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20 fresh recipes for 5 vegetables May 25th 2013, 01:44 When the garden or the market offers up corn, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant and peppers, try these creative ways to bring that seasonal bounty to the table. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Critic's Choice: Beautiful scenes for summer dining

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Critic's Choice: Beautiful scenes for summer dining May 25th 2013, 07:00 Southern California is all about long summer evenings warm enough to linger over dinner. A meal enjoyed outside or, better yet, near the water seems to taste even better and becomes a delightful respite after a day spent chasing down phone calls, tweets, emails and that ever-growing to-do list. Here are three restaurants for summer dining. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Culinary SOS: Cafe Pierre's classic Bolognese

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Culinary SOS: Cafe Pierre's classic Bolognese May 25th 2013, 07:00 Dear SOS: I read your articles every week, and I am finally writing to ask for a recipe, because my husband and I are crazy about the Bolognese sauce at Cafe Pierre in Manhattan Beach. Although this is a French restaurant, its sauce puts most Italian restaurants in the L.A. area to shame. I haven't been able to duplicate this one at home, so I need your help. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Puff the magic pancakes

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Puff the magic pancakes May 25th 2013, 07:00 German pancakes are an easy dish that can take on many forms. But the best thing may be watching it balloon up in the oven. I could tell you I love them because they're so easy to make — who doesn't love a dish that comes together in less than half an hour? Or I could say it's because of their delicate texture and flavor — light and airy, but rich and almost nutty to the taste, it's like biting into a delicious cloud. Media files: 16x9

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Rasa Malaysia: Easy Asian Recipes: Strawberry Scones

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Strawberry Scones May 24th 2013, 16:48 It’s strawberry season and every market you go, there are plenty of fresh, big, juicy, sweet, ripe strawberries on sale. In Irvine, there are still many strawberry farms around, and some of them are right off the roads. I was driving by one of the main roads in Irvine one early morning and saw the hardworking workers harvesting the strawberries. I couldn’t help it but went straight to the farmers market right next to it and bought two boxes of them. The good news about strawberry is that everyone in my family loves it, including my picky eating toddler. He had two big and juicy strawberries that day and asked for me. As a mother, I couldn’t be happier that he is eating healthy and that he loves his fruit. I decided to use some of the strawberry to make strawberry scones for breakfast the next morning. I love my scones with strawberry jam but adding some chopped fresh...

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Jonathan Gold's best 101 restaurants in L.A.

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Jonathan Gold's best 101 restaurants in L.A. May 23rd 2013, 11:34 Queue up at a taco truck. Sip cocktails where Charlie Chaplin and George Clooney quenched their thirst. It's all part of why we love L.A. Queue up at a taco truck. Sip cocktails where Charlie Chaplin and George Clooney quenched their thirst. It's all part of why we love L.A. Media files: 16x9

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Rasa Malaysia: Easy Asian Recipes: Chili Clams Recipe

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Chili Clams Recipe May 22nd 2013, 05:29 Most Malaysians love clams, especially those stir-fried with a spicy chili paste. I love clams; I grew up eating all sort of clams as my late mother would buy clams from the market and cooked them into a variety of delectable dishes, such as chili clams. (Check out my chili crab recipes here and here.) One of my favorite childhood memories was the many clam digging picnics with my late parents, at the beaches in Penang, and Kedah—my mother’s seaside hometown. Whenever we went to a beach, we would dig up the sands in search of clams, or siput. We would spend hours until we harvested enough clams for dinner, it was always so excited whenever we went to the beach. The few years when I was in the Midwest of America,  I was constantly craving for fresh clams. But alas, there was never any live clams at the markets there, due to the cold weather. Once in a while, our local Chinese...

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Rasa Malaysia: Easy Asian Recipes: Blendtec New Designer Series Giveaway

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Blendtec New Designer Series Giveaway May 19th 2013, 17:36 I’m partnering with Blendtec to giveaway a Blendtec Designer Series WildSide Color blender. There will be one (1) winner whom will receive one (1) Blendtec Designer Series WildSide Color blender in a color of their choice. The retail price of the Blendtec Designer Series WildSide Color blender is US$454.95. Blendtec® is pleased to introduce the all-new Designer Series™ blender. It has been engineered to bring a whole new level of beauty and functionality to the high-end blender category, without compromising the famous power and efficiency of our Total Blender Classic. Features include all of these unique Blendtec advantages: Complete speed control Vivid icons New sleek design Easy, fast cleanup Versatile functionality Technical Details: Amps: 13 Watts: 1560 Actual weight: 8 lbs Shipping weight: 13 lbs Actual dimensions: 7″ wide x 15″ tall x 9.25″ deep Shipping...

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Across the Table: In France, a cherry tree, clafoutis and an intuitive baker

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Across the Table: In France, a cherry tree, clafoutis and an intuitive baker May 18th 2013, 07:00 Périgord, France, many years ago: Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Apron maker finds profitable recipe catering to chefs

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Apron maker finds profitable recipe catering to chefs May 18th 2013, 07:00 Ellen Bennett launched an apron company last year not knowing how to sew and not knowing how to run a business. Now she has the world, so to speak, by the strings. Media files: 16x9

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Restaurant recipes: The Luggage Room Pizzeria chopped salad

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Restaurant recipes: The Luggage Room Pizzeria chopped salad May 18th 2013, 07:00 Dear SOS: My husband and I are completely in love with the LGO Chopped Salad at the Luggage Room in Pasadena. We moved an hour away from the restaurant and dream about it. Is there anyway you could get the recipe? Media files: 16x9

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Rasa Malaysia: Easy Asian Recipes: Egg Foo Young

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Egg Foo Young May 16th 2013, 17:40 I have a story to tell you about my first encounter with egg foo young, the quintessential Chinese-American dish. A long time ago, when I first set my foot on the US soil for higher education, I went straight to the middle America. After 36 hours of tiresome journey from my hometown of Penang, Malaysia, I arrived in the state of Iowa. Starved to death and completely disoriented, Mr. Rasa Malaysia (then my boyfriend) chauffeured me to the best Chinese restaurant for a welcome lunch. Among the dishes I ordered, there was egg foo young, or 芙蓉蛋, an egg dish that I love and enjoy very much. When my food came, I was shocked to find out that my egg foo young didn’t look much like what I had back home in Malaysia (where great and authentic Chinese food is plentiful and popular). The egg foo young was puffy, almost shaped like an UFO, and doused and drowned in a gloppy brown sauce. There...

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L.A. Times - Food & Dining: Battle of the Burgers 2013: Are you ready?

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Battle of the Burgers 2013: Are you ready? May 15th 2013, 18:00 Attention, Burgermeisters: Think you've got the best burger around? Media files: 16x9

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Rasa Malaysia: Easy Asian Recipes: Chicken Chow Mein

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Chicken Chow Mein May 13th 2013, 23:55 One of the most popular recipes on Rasa Malaysia is Chow Mein, or Chinese fried noodles. The current chow mein recipe on my site is made with pork (and shrimp), and many readers have asked me to share a chicken chow mein recipe. I have many readers from all over the world, and some of them don’t eat pork, so some people don’t like shrimp or can’t get fresh shrimp easily. Hence, I made this chicken chow mein, which most people can enjoy. And if you are a vegetarian, you can still enjoy this recipe and just leave the chicken out. Everyone could always use a good bowl of fried noodles, or chow mein (炒面)—glistening yellow-hued egg noodles with cabbage, bean sprouts, and the protein of your choice. Even when they are plain, such as this supreme soy sauce chow mein, noodles are always  satisfying. I, for one, can’t live without noodles. I can eat noodles every day, be...

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