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Restaurant Week Los Angeles

dineL.A. Restaurant Week Top Picks (Summer 2015)

dineL.A. Restaurant Week returns for Summer 2015 from July 13-26, featuring over 340 options. This time, dineL.A. requires participants to offer at least a 15% value, when compared to existing menu items, and encourages...
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Chef Los Angeles

Neal Fraser Showcases California Avocados at BLD

The California Avocado Commission joined forces with chef Neal Fraser at BLD on March 12 to showcase versatile California avocados in breakfast dishes, a drink and dessert. The presentation included a story from VP...
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Cake Los Angeles

BLD California Avocado Olive Oil Cake [CLOSED]

The California Avocado Commission convened an event at BLD on March 12 to celebrate their favorite fruit, featuring chef Neal Fraser leading dish demos at the Mid-City restaurant he co-owns with wife Amy. While...
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Craft Beer Ventura

The Surf in Ventura is Rising

When you peruse the beer lists on the L.A. Beer Blast you start to see some familiar beer names and breweries pop up. One of those is Ventura’s Surf Brewery. I recently visited the...
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Chef Los Angeles

Recent Additions at 9 Los Angeles Restaurants

On June 10, at Taste of the Nation Los Angeles, I asked nine different participating chefs, What’s the most recent dish that you developed, and what was your inspiration and approach? Read their telling...
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Chef Los Angeles

Interview: Chef Neal Fraser discusses BLD, Grace’s evolution, Going Pro, Hiring Practices, Finding Balance + More

Chef Neal Fraser has been a fixture on the Los Angeles dining scene since the early ’90s, when he first stepped into the kitchens at Caioti and Wolfgang Puck’s short-lived Eureka brewpub. He earned...
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