By: Christina Stanley Summer Berry Pudding is one of my favorite ways to take advantage of berry season. The name may confuse most Americans as it’s unlike any pudding we know. This “pudding” is made by layering fresh berries that have been cooked with sugar and slices of brioche bread in a mold. The result […]
Mardi Gras at the Farmer’s Market
Los Angeles Greek Fest
Flaming cheese! Crazy dancing! Plate throwing! No, it’s not the holidays at home, it’s the L.A. Greek Fest, the biggest block party in town. Yes, there will be music, dancing, prizes, shows, an arcade for kids, a marketplace and strolling acts, but let’s face it – it’s all about the food. Cooking demonstrations, spanikopita and […]
California Native Cultures Day
Sunday, November 16, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm – California has a rich cultural history with an impressive diversity of native cultures, ranging from the Wintu of Northern California to the Gabrielinos of the Los Angeles area. Join Kidspace in celebration of these creative people through a day of music, food, storytelling by Journeys to […]
LA County Fair
2014 LACF Aug. 29 – Sept. 28, 2014 Opening Weekend Hours Friday, Aug. 29 – 3 p.m.-Midnight Saturday, Aug. 30 – 10 a.m.-Midnight Sunday, Aug. 31 – 10 a.m.-Midnight Monday, Sept. 1, Labor Day – 10 a.m.-10 p.m. OPEN Monday, Sept. 1, Labor Day CLOSED Mondays and Tuesdays in September CLOSED Wednesday, Sept. 3 Sept. […]
LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast
A Boy from New Jersey Learns About BBQ
¡Taco Madness! at Grand Park LA
Tortillas and Tomatillo Sauce
By: Stephen & Adam Podowitz-Thomas Stephen and I fell in love over freshly-made tortillas and tomatillo sauce. Our first official date was at a hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant in downtown Palo Alto, CA, nearby where we were both in graduate school. I had spent some time building a schoolhouse near Merida, Mexico when I was eighteen, […]
Rediscovering the Foods of Our Family
By: Stephen & Adam Podowitz-Thomas The fish swam lazy laps around the tub, ignoring the ring of grime, and wondering what it had done to deserve this temporary imprisonment in porcelain. My grandmother had arrived with the carp from her parents’ fish shop on the lower east side, intent on turning it into gefilte fish […]