Heilala Vanilla USA
HOT OFF THE PRESS - The top 5 Trends spotted at the 2015 Specialty Food Association Winter Show in San Francisco are in - looks like Vanilla is one of the 5, with emphasis on varietals. As you can imagine that makes us Heilala Vanilla thrilled! Vanilla Bean Cheddar Cheese - yes please!! Specialty Food
After 5 Years of Work, Redbird Finally Takes Flight
Neal and Amy Knoll Fraser together run Redbird, the restaurant in the rectory of the former St. Vibiana Cathedral. It has been five years in the making. It’s been quite the journey for Neal and Amy Fraser, who made a pact 17 years ago to one day live in Downtown. The Silver Lake residents haven’t done so yet. For now, a beautiful new restaurant in a cardinal’s old home will have to do. Brilliant and cheers to you Neal Fraser.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Once upon a time, a Catholic cardinal lived and worked out of the tidy concrete rectory adjacent to the St. Vibiana cathedral at Second and Main streets. If only he could see his old home today, transformed... Read more
Pic’s Peanut Butter
SOMETHING NEW.
Pic’s really good peanut butter
What's new about this, you may ask. It's the same old smooth peanut butter, With no salt. Like you probably bought by accident once. NO MORE! That smart White band around the lid tells you there’s no salt in this one. Soon you will find that same white band around the no salt crunchy as well....
25 New Restaurants to Try Around Los Angeles
It's a new year (hello, 2015!), and the eternal question remains the same: where should we eat tonight? We're here to help answer that with a roundup of new and notable openings around LA over the last month, from Downtown LA to Burbank. Read more
Tui Bird Elixir
A New Zealand recipe for Tui Bird Elixir: 120g/4 oz sugar, 175ml/6fl oz hot water, 280ml/10 fl oz cold water. Add sugar to bowl, boil kettle and pour hot water over sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add cold water and place bowl inside a bright red or hot pink bowl. Wait patiently, Tuis will approach cautiously at first then word gets round the bird neighborhood and they will be singing and positioning themselves to land, have a few dips and race away chasing each other through the Manuka trees!
The Old Packhouse Market
Check out this exciting NZ new local market filled with produce growers, artisan food makers and more! The Old Packhouse Market
Co-op gals Sandra and Alexa at The Old Packhouse Market sold out of all their delicious from scratch treats including pate au poulet with tipsy cherries, smoked cheese, beetroot chutney and Mikey's Genuine Pork Pies-served with Branston Pickle and proper english mustard!
Koru Club Coffee Lounge at Auckland Domestic Airport
Kia Ora New Zealand! Back to the healing land of the long white cloud and a chef's inspirational playground! First up the Koru Club Coffee Lounge at Auckland Domestic Airport a short head clearing ten minute walk from International. The classic NZ coffee called a Flat White made to order in the lounge are worth it! Air NZ even has an app you can use to order your drink before you've even left the plane! The hot beverages come quickly and time is estimated to the minute for their arrival at the counter! Then a quick jaunt to board the 19 seater in what sounds likes a vacuum gone crazy, but the joy of being able to watch the cockpit every inch of the way. Greeted at home by a prize winning fisher woman, Kendra who caught a 20kg snapper and finishing the day with a NZ Grapefruit Vanilla Greyhound sparkle bevvie! Bliss and blessings to be back! Happy Thanksgiving today all!
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VANILLA TABLE The essence of exquisite cooking from the world's best chefs
With the help of 33 outstanding chefs, who have each contributed a 'vanilla plate', international chef Natasha Macaller has created a truly global compendium vanilla expertise, showcasing this most exotic and yet everyday spice in over 100 vanilla dishes, sweet and savory.
The Sweet and Savory Spectacular
I helped out @SherryYard and her assistant LeahChoi @HelmsBakeryDist at "The Sweet and Savory Spectacular" Food, Wine and Culinary Competition event for C-CAP a non-profit leader providing culinary scholarships for at risk high school students Sunday, October 19 at the gorgeous Art Institutes Santa Monica campus Caught up with @Duff_Goldman, @JetTila, @BarbaraLazaroff, SuzanneTracht @Suzanneatthejar, @SuzanneGoin, Barbara Fairchild @fairchildonfood and the effervescent Lori Wressell and tireless LA C-CAP director, Mitzie Cutler @mitz207! Congrats!
