How Artist Lauren Halsey Is Feeding South Central L.A.In Person of Interest we talk to the people catching our eye right now about what they’re doing, eating, reading, and loving. Next up is Lauren Halsey, founder of Summaeverythang, an organization that provides free, local, organic produce to people… Jun 01 21June 01, 2021Article at bonappetit.com
Where To Drink In Palm Springs & The DesertSaying the desert is dry is just like saying water is wet. Until recently, this was disappointingly true in terms of the Palm Springs drinking scene. Sure, Palm Springs has long held the lion’s share of midcentury martini steakhouse holdovers, which,… May 19 21May 19, 2021Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Simonne Mitchelson Of Natural Action: The Sprudge Wine InterviewSimonne Mitchelson, 28, has a foot on each side of wine in California: the world of multimillion-case producers and of the 10-acre micro-vintners. As South Coast Estate Manager for Jackson Family Wines, the ninth-largest winery in the country, she’s… Mar 23 21March 23, 2021Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Le Tachinomi Desu Is Mexico City’s Standing Natural Wine BarEdo Lopez, the Tijuana-born Japanese cuisine king of Mexico City, has this one leafy block in Cuauhtémoc on lock. There’s his famed ramen spot, Rokai Ramen; his invite-only vinyl and cocktail den, Tokyo Music Bar; and his showstopper of a standing… Jan 29 20January 29, 2020Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
At Freedman’s LA, Jewish Traditions And Low-Impact WinesThe new folks behind Freedman’s are asking themselves some compelling questions: What does a neighborhood bistro look like, for Silver Lake? How can a restaurant become your new favorite wine bar? And—this is the one they ask most passionately—how… Nov 06 19November 06, 2019Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Where To Drink Natural Wine On Sunset BoulevardNo one thinks of Los Angeles and immediately thinks, density. Instead, you should think of Los Angeles like a huge database: search with fine-tuned filters, and clusters of things will begin to appear. When seeking out natural wine in Los Angeles,… Jan 29 19January 29, 2019Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Kris Yenbamroong Of NIGHT+MARKET: The Sprudge Wine InterviewNIGHT + MARKET is the Thai food empire of Angeleno native chef and wine director Kris Yenbamroong, whose primary quest as a restaurateur is to facilitate good times. It’s a tantalizing nexus of LA’s most enticing high-low pleasure principles at work:… Aug 09 18August 09, 2018Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
In Napa, Outland Is A Taste Of Something NewWhy is it so hard to envision the natural wine movement taking root in Napa Valley? Maybe it’s the prohibitively expensive land already bought up by beverage biz conglomerates and billionaires with retirement hobbies. Or the expectation of Old… Mar 27 18March 27, 2018Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Pizza & Wine With Randy Clement Of LA’s Triple BeamIt’s just shy of noon—pizza time for many, game time for Randy Clement. Like he says, “Fuckin’, the dream is free; the hustle is sold separately.” He darts between the front and back of house at Triple Beam Pizza, hollering the occasional “hey, man!”… Mar 13 18March 13, 2018Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Wine From The Fire At Sonoma’s Scribe WineryIt’s dusk in early January—three months from the night in October when the deadliest California wildfires in history began, when flames churned by Diablo Winds spread through the Mayacamas and burned across Anderson Mountain in Sonoma, on whose… Feb 15 18February 15, 2018Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Women Winemakers To The Front At LA’s Vinovore“I’ve always done whatever the hell I wanted to do!” This is something Coly Den Haan, proprietor of Vinovore in Los Angeles’ Virgil Village, admits easily. So in September, the wine and dining world veteran pivoted her entrepreneurial energy… Jan 11 18January 11, 2018Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Natural Wine Untamed And Free At Seattle’s L’Oursin“Like watching a chick hatch from the egg. Its introduction to the world is so dramatic, from a perfect little shell-dweller into a staggering, goopy, feathery little beak-breaker.” This line may sound like David Attenborough placidly narrating the… Aug 08 17August 08, 2017Article at sc82c4097454a45a4a91cc4e04abdbb96
Make Your Own Bagged Greens, Eat So Much More SaladVegetables, by most accounts, are supposed to make you feel good. Why, then, do they make me feel so awful so quickly, sitting there in the fridge, untouched and wilting? The crisper drawer is meant to preserve produce; in reality, it’s a hospice for… Jun 21 17June 21, 2017Article at bonappetit.com
