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Seasonal Cooking, 'Save the Deli' and Stefan Richter - The Los Angeles Times in 60 Seconds

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by Alexa Weibel, Posted Oct 26th 2009 @ 12:00PM

Sticky-sweet monkey bread. Photo: jamailac, Flickr.

Despite New York's deli domination -- and the alarm of passionate "Seinfeld" enthusiasts -- "Save the Deli" author David Sax believes Los Angeles to be the true deli capital of the U.S.
"Top Chef" finalist Stephan Richter opens the "smart and cheeky" Stefan's at L.A. Farm restaurant in Santa Monica.
Seasonal cooking recommends the "mysterious, elusive and alluring" fruit that is chocolate persimmon, as well as Claremont cucumbers and locally grown New Mexican chiles.
The Times marvels at the jarringly whimsical shape -- and "powerfully aromatic" flavor -- of the "Buddha's hand" fruit, and praises ragu as "fall food as its best: slow cooking that develops deep, harmonic flavors."
Imbibers get an excuse to get dead drunk at the Newport Beach Zombie Pub Crawl.
A vino visit with a "beautiful," "luscious and velvety" 2007 La Massa Toscana.
The dated but ever-delicious monkey bread has a variation for every occasion, from caramelized brown-sugar with walnuts to olive oil and thyme.
A pictoral "taste of fall" at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market.
Recipes: Curried Chickpeas, Neapolitan-Style Ragu, Cinnamon Walnut Monkey Bread.

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Political cookbooks make politics more palateble

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by Shayna Glick, Posted Aug 29th 2008 @ 7:03PM

Two political cookbooks side by side, one for republicans the other for democrats.

If you've stayed up watching convention speeches all this week and plan to next week as well, you, my friend, are a political junkie. The fact that you're reading Slashfood probably means that you're also a foodie. You're not alone. The LA Times recently published an article on political cookbooks, and there's a long and entertaining tradition.

From the "How to eat like a Republican" to the "Watergate Cookbook", to being the White House chef, the LA Times covers it all. There are even a couple of Axis of Evil cookbooks. It seems that wherever the worlds of food and politics collide, there's never a dull moment. What is some of your favorite politically motivated foodie literature?

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Kellogg's is reducing the size of cereal boxes

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by Shayna Glick, Posted Jun 19th 2008 @ 9:01AM

I heard about this on Marketplace Morning Report yesterday, and thought it was interesting. Kellogg's is shrinking the box size of several of its brands of cereal. They aren't, however, planning on reducing the price accordingly.

Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks will all be about two and a half ounces lighter starting this month. According to the LATimes, the effective price increase is intended to offset rising production costs. The cereal maker wouldn't say of they have plans for similar treatment of other cereals, but I wouldn't be surprised.

I totally understand that prices on everything are going up and that companies have to pass that on to the consumer. I'm just amused by the clever ways in which companies accomplish that.

Filed under: Business, Newspapers

Need something to do this weekend? How about a chocolate tour!

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by Shayna Glick, Posted Jun 6th 2008 @ 1:01PM

Are you a chocolate lover with nothing to do this weekend? Well, perhaps a chocolate tour would be fun.

The Los Angeles Times Daily Travel Blog brought us a post about chocolate tours in some cities. San Francisco was the first one mentioned, but you can also find tours in Boston, New York, Seattle, and Chicago. Unfortunately, but understandably, the tours are limited to big cities.

If you're going to be in one of these places this weekend, or plan on it in the future, maybe looking into a chocolate tour would be something to think about. I'm going to be in San Francisco this summer, and I'll definitely be on that tour.

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Filed under: On the Blogs, Ingredients

LATimes diet quiz

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by Shayna Glick, Posted Jun 4th 2008 @ 1:01PM

If you love food like I love food, then chances are you, er, have a few extra pounds. Even though I try to be really careful about what I eat, I simply can't resist all the fabulous cookies and cakes and bread that surround me all day (I work in a pastry kitchen).

I actually have lost a lot of weight in last couple of years, even though I do still have just a little nibble of lots of different things. I started reading about how to lose weight safely, and followed a lot of the tips I found. That's why I did pretty well on this LATImes diet quiz. I think I've mentioned before that I'm also a sucker for quizes, so I couldn't pass it up.

It's not a quiz in which you answer the question and then it tells you if you're correct. All the questions and answers follow each other on the same page, but it's still fun. See how well you stack up: I'd love to hear about it.

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