When I heard that Anarbagh in Beverly Hills is part of a chain, I thought, oh no, more of the same old stuff–how much chicken tikka masala can anyone eat? With such a location, flavors would probably be mellowed for people used to five-star dining but not to Indian food. Well, you can slap me […]...
I was thrilled to get an invitation to make pretzels with Hans Rockenwagner. Rockenwagner (above) is a superb teacher as well as a great baker, and he patiently coached the small group that gathered at his bakery cafe in Culver City. Following Rockenwagner’s example, we stretched already-prepared yeast dough into long, thi...
Halloween isn’t the only holiday in October. The third Thursday of the month, October 20 this year, is a major festival in Mexico climaxed by preparation of a special dish, mole de caderas (above). The place to celebrate and to eat this mole is Tehuacán, Puebla. There, the October festival centers around the ritual slaugh...
What a beautiful place for a cooking class–a sunny garden at the foot of a hillside where thousands of ranunculus will bloom in the spring. This is the Kitchen Gardens at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. A popular venue for weddings, concerts and tours for children, the site now has an outdoor cooking school. The […]...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 