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Chef Palm Springs

Interview: Tara Lazar (Foundation 10 Creative, Palm Springs)

Tara Lazar is a self-trained chef who’s carved out quite a niche in Palm Springs with Foundation 10 Creative‘s diverse roster. She started with popular breakfast spot Cheeky’s in 2008 and has since added...
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Restaurant Sign Palm Springs

Jiao: Ambitious Asian Restaurant Joins Cheeky Palm Springs Co. [CLOSED]

The desert isn’t exactly known for fertility, unless you count date palms and wind. However, Tara Lazar and Marco Rossetti must have green thumbs, because they continue to generate growth in barren Palm Springs...
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Restaurant Palm Springs

Tinto: Seeing Palm Springs Through a Spanish Prism [CLOSED]

Palm Springs is known for many things, including Midcentury Modern architecture, desert spas, golfing, the aerial tramway, and being a Hollywood refuge. However, in my scattered visits over the years, food could hardly be...
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Chef Philadelphia

Interview: Chef Jose Garces discusses Formative Years, Expansion Plans, Pork, Palm Springs + More

Jose Garces grew up in Northwest Chicago and hitched his culinary wagon to mentor Douglas Rodriguez, who took him down I-95 from Manhattan to Philadelphia. Alma de Cuba brought Garces to Philly, and restaurateur...
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Coffee Sign Palm Springs

Espresso Cielo: Sharing Specialty Coffee in the Desert [CLOSED]

Until recently, Palm Springs was primarily filled with specialty coffee poseurs, outposts of larger chains, and a single venue – King’s Highway – that has Stumptown Coffee, but sells it at inflated restaurant prices....
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Mexican Food Los Angeles

Week in Pictures: Dripp, Egg Custard Tarts, Espresso Cielo + More

Every week involves a steady stream of food, drinks and people. Of course not every taste or conversation is post-able, but the range of experiences is usually pretty amazing. Lucky me. Discover highlights from...
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