What Restaurateurs Need to Know Before Signing a Lease
“My life is about helping restaurateurs,” Eddie said. “They have become my friends, who I represent and who I advocate for.” Over the last 16 years, he has helped more than 500 clients successfully
Georgia’s Khachapuri Combines Tradition, Egg and Cheese Bread
Perhaps it’s that money shot of the bright orange, runny yolks blended into a pool of cheese, that has promoted one of the most addictive and unique bread variations in recent [social media] memory
This ICE Alum Helped Open LA’s Otoño
A Los Angeles native, Nick graduated from New York University in 2014 with a degree in sociology. During college, he held a series of internships in the entertainment business and then landed a job as
Restaurant Design Advice from a Los Angeles Expert
“Restaurants are tough business models,” Alexis explains. She goes through a process of discovery to determine what is at the core ⎯ as she describes it, the deep essence and ethos ⎯ of each brand
Five Podcasts for Food Professionals
The Dave Chang Show If there’s one person in the food industry that makes me want to crawl inside his brain to know what makes him tick, it’s David Chang. The prolific and peripatetic chef/owner’s
A Chocolate Primer for Aspiring Chefs
Indigenous to Mexico, as well as Central and South America, chocolate is the product of the cocoa or cacao bean, which grows on pod-like fruit from the cocoa tree. Aztecs were the earliest
An Easy, Insta-Worthy Homemade Food Gift
You’ll need a quart-sized Mason jar, a small sachet or bag for the spices, paper or a note card, string or twine, and optionally creative supplies to decorate your jar, lid and/or recipe card
How to Make Better Brussels Sprouts
One way to avoid that unappealing aroma is using Chef Sands’ no-fail recipe. “The key thing about this recipe is that because of the mustard, the flavors all meld together very well,” he says. “It’s
A Beginner’s Guide to Spanish Wines
Spain began producing wine more than 3,000 years ago. The earliest examples were vineyards planted in the sherry-producing regions of Jerez and Cadiz, which date back to the Phoenicians around 1100 B
How a Culinary Arts Grad Became a Tea Expert and Educator
How did you become engrossed in tea? Tea has been a constant in my life even when I didn’t know it was. Once I began teaching tea, I learned that it was there before I was born. I came to the U.S
The Golden State’s Liquid Gold
Last week, COOC Executive Director Patricia Darragh visited ICE’s Los Angeles campus with freshly produced oil from the 2018 harvest, offering a rare opportunity for students to taste outside of an
Spain’s Prized Ham: Jamón Ibérico
If you’ve ever visited Spain, you probably noticed that ham is everywhere. You may have awed at ham legs hanging from shop ceilings like pork chandeliers and downed several glasses of albariño while