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Matthew Kang

Matthew Kang

Find more of Matthew's writing on his blog, Mattatouille. Find him behind the Scoops Westside counter.

Coffee Event

Coffee Common: Proselytizing Simple Truths Through Collaboration

Because coffee has such a long history in culture, we’ve been ingrained with certain expectations and traditions. We all have our habits of caffeine intake, at least those of us who seem to need...
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Coffee Brewer

Coffee From a Foodie Point of View

There might have been more than a minor uproar a little while ago when Michael Ruhlman, one of the most highly regarded food writers of our generation, wrote a post about how much he...
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Coffee App

Intelligentsia iPhone App Review

I happen to be an iPhone App junkie. Ever since I got my hands on the latest iPhone 4, I went crazy with downloading every conceivable app for every conceivable situation. I actually used...
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Cookbook Cover

When the World is Just Too Big

People sometimes ask me how I got into the business (if you could call it that) of food writing. I fell in love because of the likes of Anthony Bourdain, Ruth Reichl and Jeffrey...
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Goats Los Angeles

The Pantheon of Animals #9: The Goat

There’s a famous passage in the Bible where Jesus of Nazareth declares that in heaven he will divide the sheep from the goats, with the sheep destined for the pearly gates and the goats...
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Wine Pasadena

Wine Pairing Dinner at Vertical Wine Bistro

Amid the dark, sexy space of the newly revamped Vertical Wine Bistro, you’ll see a thin, long maple bar that’s perfect for holding a flight of sparkling wine. You’ll also notice the high-quality Riedel...
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