Eat.Sip.Chew. Cooks At Canele!

I’m not an expert, but I’ve heard the stories.  Stories about Weddings – There’s all this preparation for that one, big, gratifying Lovefest and then in a flash it’s over.  Nostalgia and reminiscing follow (Oh, Hunny, let’s look at the Photo Album again) and then the question is…”Well, What’s Next?!”  Time for Baby?!

Instead of “Wedding,” just insert “Friends Cook At Canele,” and it’s my sentiments exactly.  For weeks, I’d been honing recipes;  Planning produce pickups from Farmers and Friends;  Photo Shopping a Canele-esque looking Menu (Invite); Sending out “Invitations” and promoting the idea/essence of the night to LA Weekly/Eating LA/Eater [Also a big THANK YOU to Tony C. is in order for posting the menu on his site, Yelp and getting it into Grubstreet]; Still Kitchen-less; and have a job I’d like to keep.  All for just one (1) day back in the Kitchen.  It’s Crazy, Really.  And it suited me perfectly.

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Jesus And The Rhone Rangers Wine Event

Yum.

Some ideas should never become reality.  The Rhone Ranger’s LA Wine Tasting Event was one of those ideas.

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LA Food Event – Public Fruit Jam 2009

His smile says it all.

Even though The Bangle’s song, Manic Monday, is #11 on Spinner.com’s 20 Worst Lyrics in History List, I’m admitting now that the lyrics have comforted me in times of Weekday need.  And now, “Wish It was Sunday…That’s my Fun Day,” has been on Cranium repeat ever since this past Sunday’s Public Fruit Jam 2009 Session.
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Memorial Day Weekend 2009

Homemade Pizza Dough....Before the Grilling Block!

Something big happened in our country; Patriotism ran high; Actions + Reactions were noted – and Holidays were born.

And how do we pay tribute to a holiday such as Memorial Day (who’s purpose, BTW, is to honor the Union Soldiers who fell fighting the American Civil War and now encompasses all soldiers lost fighting for our dear country)?

By pounding beer and Grilled Foods…of course.

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L.A. Craft Beer Fest – Whatever

While you can read reviews about the Craft Beer Festival HERE and HERE, my review will go a little something like this:

The Craft Beer Festival was the most poorly planned event I’ve ever NOT been to in my life. Fail.

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The Ultimate Downtown LA Bar Crawl

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No Accidents Involved In The Drinking Of These Car Bombs.

THE MADEX DOWNTOWN BAR CRAWL:

Waking up on Sunday Morning, it was a great day – Two hands; Two eyes (Mascara filled); Hair – check; I was ALIVE. I had made it through the biggest, baddest, most destructive Beer Crawl of my life and thankfully, a tender hangover and I survived to write about it.

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Review: Philo Apple Farm Cooking School

Philo Apple Farm: The Best Weekend One Could Have

“DECEIVED,” were my first thoughts when I arrived at The Philo Apple Farm.  How could I have been going to Napa all of these years and not found my way to the charming Anderson Valley?! It’s own website describes the industry there as one of, “Art, apples, beer, wine and of course we grow our own smoke.” How did I miss THIS!!!! One thing’s for certain – This mistake will not happen again.

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