Downtown Los Angeles is home to some of the most wonderfully creative new chefs the country has to offer. One of my personal favorites is Josef Cenento. We first sampled his creations at Opal many years ago with a four course tasting menu for Nahid's birthday. Then we went to Lazy Ox Canteen before a play and loved his clams. His evolving revolving menu kept pulling us … [Read more...]
Pastiera Napoletana: Wheat Berries and Ricotta = Heaven
Easter is coming soon. Our trip to Italy follows. Okay so I'm in an Italian state of mind, looking forward and backward at the same time. Pastiera is a traditional Easter dessert we had at many dinners when I was growing up. The reason I love it: it's got great texture from the wheat berries or farro, a great citrus flavor from lemons and orange, the ricotta and eggs … [Read more...]
Phoneography Challenge: My Neighborhood
March 8th My neighborhood taken with my I-Phone. … [Read more...]
Phoneography Challenge: My Neighborhood
March 8th My neighborhood taken with my I-Phone. … [Read more...]
Griffith Park: Traveling in my old neighborhood
Travel ThursdayI have time, a bit too much time on my hands these days. The house is clean, laundry folded and I've checked the production jobs board. So instead of driving myself crazy I decided to explore Los Angeles, my version at least. Sometimes life gets so busy one forgets what a wonderful place LA actually is. To that end I took off to Griffith Park. … [Read more...]
