As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an avid cook, and so are my daughters. To all you budding Julias out there, I highly recommend taking a class to hone your skills. We like Chefs, Inc., a great local culinary school. Chefs, Inc. especially caters to the younger set, offers a kids camp for those children you can’t keep out of the kitchen, and a beginning culinary program just for teens. There’s also a whole variety of classes for adults, from healthy cooking techniques to mastering knife skills. But once you get the kids enrolled you’ll never have to cook a meal again, right? 10955 West Pico Blvd., 310.470.2277
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Chefs, Inc.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an avid cook, and so are my daughters. To all you budding Julias out there, I highly recommend taking a class to hone your skills. We like Chefs, Inc., a great local culinary school. Chefs, Inc. especially caters to the younger set, offers a kids camp for those children you can’t keep out of the kitchen, and a beginning culinary program just for teens. There’s also a whole variety of classes for adults, from healthy cooking techniques to mastering knife skills. But once you get the kids enrolled you’ll never have to cook a meal again, right? 10955 West Pico Blvd., 310.470.2277
Taboo Holiday Party
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
We hope to see you at our annual holiday party! We’ll be hosting carolers and Los Banjolinos, a banjo band and serving up red velvet bundt cakes from Kiss My Bundt on Thursday, December 10 from 6-9pm. We’re thrilled to feature two of our favorite authors signing copies of their books: Jim Heimann, Los Angeles: Portrait of a City from 6-7pm, and Alissa Walker, City Walks Architecture: New York from 7-8pm. Remember that all of West 3rd Street will be hopping with sales, food and music during those hours, so be sure to use the complimentary valet parking. (Click here for free valet coupon, now until December 20th.) For more information on drop off locations, check out the West 3rd Street Business District website. See you then!
Angeli Caffé
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
One of the most beloved foodies in Los Angeles, chef, cookbook author and KCRW’s Good Food host Evan Kleiman, celebrates 25 years at her fantastic Angeli Caffé this month–my husband Michael actually designed the Angeli logo 25 years ago! To celebrate, Evan’s having several festive events in January. There will be a kid-friendly pizza and pasta party from 12-4pm, then a grand, grownup dinner under the stars starting at 7:30pm. For more information on these events sign up for their newsletter on their website. In the meantime, drop in to the restaurant between now and 2010 to congratulate Evan and enjoy three-course dinners for $25. One bite of Evan’s rustic Italian cooking and you’ll be dining there for the next 25 years, believe me. 7274 Melrose, www.angelicaffe.com
Accordion Festival
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Expand your musical taste at the Accordion Festival! Coming up October 9-11 in San Antonio, Texas, this is the place to learn what a Parisian musette is, and to experience every corner of the accordion world, from Balkan to Basque, Czech polka to Creole zydeco, Americana to Acadiana. Check out www.accordionapocalypse.com for more upcoming accordion events. On the same note (and closer to home) how about the 8th Annual Southern California Ukulele Festival? Saturday, Oct 3 at the Cerritos Park East Community Center, 13234 E. 166th Street (between Carmenita and Shoemaker). And to get you in the mood for some good music, check out Amanda Palmer singing Radiohead’s “Creep.”
Hollywood Bowl
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
We’re sticking close to home this summer but one of the great things about staying in LA is that I won’t miss any of the great shows at the Hollywood Bowl. Of course I’m excited to see Raphael Saadiq, whose album might be my favorite of the year, and who could forget the return of Grace Jones. But I also love the Bowl because it combines two of my favorite passions: live music and cooking. Half the fun is preparing a delicious picnic for our friends and picking out that oh-so-fabulous bottle of wine. One of my winning picnic recipes is Diane Worthington’s poached salmon with tomato basil vinaigrette, from her classic cookbook The Cuisine of California, published by Chronicle Books. Click here for the recipe and I’ll see you at the Bowl! Check out this summer’s schedule at hollywoodbowl.com