This one is dedicated to my cousin Rudy. She ordered the roasted chicken salad at Founding Farmers recently, and I was absolutely inspired by its sweet, tangy and peppery flavors. I decided to recreate it on a whim after stumbling across a similar recipe in Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine. Instead of using dried blueberries [...]
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June 1, 2010
My Cousin Felisha’s Los Angeles Blog, Wish You Were Here*, Makes Me Wish I Was There!
My cousin Felisha is a pre-med student at Cal State Long Beach in sunny Southern California. She still lives at home, but thanks to a car and an adventurous spirit, she’s able to get away and drive to cute little cafes, boutiques and restaurants in the area when she’s not studying. She just started a [...]
May 31, 2010
Banh Mi-Inspired Hot Dogs And A Hot Dog Topping Contest
For our Memorial Day weekend barbecue, my friends and I decided to throw a surprisingly organized hot dog topping contest. It was incredibly democratic; everyone cooked in batches, making enough samples for each voter to try. Each contestant took the contest very seriously, some planning and prepping for days in advance, others reaching a stroke [...]
May 25, 2010
The Runcible Spoon Issue 2 Available NOW. And We Have A Facebook Page
The new issue of The Runcible Spoon is now available online. We’ve jam-packed our Spring/Summer zine with all the stories fit to print. Kalee tells us how to make our own hot sauce. Jason lets us in on a little secret called cheese spread. Andrew gets the dirt on the beer expert from the ChurchKey…and WAY [...]
May 25, 2010
Food Jewelry And What Not
It’s frustrating when you see other people making tiny foods out of polymer clay that look way better than my cell phone charms. But I’ll try not to be too much of a hater and say some nice words about Barcelona-based artist Geraldine Klein’s food-related jewelry and other stuffs (like this lovely macaron thumb drive [...]
May 25, 2010
Food Illustrations From Around The Web
Everyone loves a good food porn photo, right? But what about food illustrations? No one ever seems to pay attention to that! As a freelance illustrator (of sorts), I regularly troll the Web for new ideas for drawings and what not, and I’ve discovered that there are a lot of great food illustrations out there. [...]
April 23, 2010
In Preparation for Cinco De Mayo, Two Pollo Recipes
If you’ve been reading this blog, I’m sure you’ve become very familiar with Daniel Solis, my mother’s boyfriend. He is from Mexico and is the most wonderful home cook — and I thought, with Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it would be the perfect time to showcase a couple of his recipes. The [...]
