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Farm Documentary

Apricot Lane Battles Biblical Challenges in “Biggest Little Farm” Documentary Film

  • Food
  • January 18, 2020
Raging wildfires, ravenous coyotes, and ladybug swarms are just some of the challenges that John Chester and wife Molly contend with at Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark. Compelling documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” which John...
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Wine Movie

Interview: filmmaker Jason Wise (SOMM: Into the Bottle)

SOMM: Into the Bottle is filmmaker Jason Wise’s follow up to SOMM, a dramatic study of what it takes to become a Master Sommelier. The story’s divided into 10 chapters, each built around the...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

What’s Wrong With the City of L.A.? Government Bureaucracy Hinders Eagle Rock Brewery

It is October but it feels a heckuva lot like Groundhog’s Day because here we go again with the City of Los Angeles.  Yet again, Eagle Rock Brewery is being hauled into another public...
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Wine Movie

SOMM: Documentary Spotlights Master Sommelier Candidates

The Court of Master Sommeliers is one of the most exclusive societies in the world, with less than 200 people demonstrating a mastery of Theory, Service, and Tasting surrounding wine, spirits and cigars since...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Ride the River with L.A. River Brewing

Kickstarter.com has been used for many craft beer projects and some other truly odd endeavors. But none closer to home than for us in the Los Angeles craft beer community than the L.A. River...
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Director

Interview: Jiro Dreams of Sushi director David Gelb

In “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” director David Gelb documents Jiro Ono, the chef-owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a subterranean, 10-seat Tokyo restaurant that narrowed its options over the years, now serving nothing but sushi. Jiro...
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