Pok Pok LA Cha Ca La Vong [CLOSED]
At Pok Pok LA in Chinatown, chef-owner Andy Ricker preaches Thai authenticity, but still finds room on his menu for some Vietnamese dishes, including Pok Pok’s famed Ike’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings and a...
Pok Pok LA Baby Back Ribs [CLOSED]
The transformation of L.A. Chinatown is now in gear, and Chef Andy Ricker is playing a key role. The Portland-based chef, who spends considerable time in New York, Thailand, and now L.A., debuted a...
Pok Pok Noi: Authentic? Maybe Delicious? Definitely
What’s more important, that a restaurant’s authentic, or that it’s good? Francis Lam recently questioned the former facet in the NY Times, in an article titled Cuisines Mastered as Acquired Tastes. He focused on...
Off Duty Drinking: All-Star Chefs
On July 24, Brady Lowe culminated three years of pork-fueled Cochon 555 events with All-Star Cochon, which featured 11 past winners/fan favorites and four renowned butchers in The Cosmopolitan’s Chelsea Ballroom. I asked all...
Hiring Practices: What All-Star Chefs Look For
On July 24, Brady Lowe culminated three years of pork-fueled Cochon 555 events with All-Star Cochon, which featured 11 past winners/fan favorites and four renowned butchers in The Cosmopolitan’s Chelsea Ballroom. I asked all...
Know Your Oink: Chefs Prepare Prized Pig Breeds at Cochon 555
On July 24, Brady Lowe culminated three years of pork-fueled Cochon 555 events with All-Star Cochon, which featured 10 past winners/fan favorites and four renowned butchers, who all joined forces to showcase the “magical”...
