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Chef Los Angeles

Thomas Keller’s Go-To Restaurants in Los Angeles

Before Thomas Keller opened The French Laundry in 1994, he was behind the stoves in Los Angeles at downtown’s Checkers Hotel. He maintained a connection with the city and in 2009, returned with Thomas...
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Utensils

A Matter of Service

Anyone who dines out knows that your final opinion about a place is so much more dependent on the kind of service you receive than the actual food on the plate. Unless you have...
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Food Writer Los Angeles

What Restaurants Should Do

I was recently accused of having less than “many years” of experience in restaurants. Well for your information, I’ve been dining out since I was the tender age of 6 years old, ordering steak...
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Food Writer Los Angeles

2009 Food Trends

This list is based on everything that I know about the food universe today, and where it’s headed in the coming year. It’s plain that 2008 will go down in history as one of...
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Food Writer Los Angeles

Consistency

I’ve had some consistency in the past few days. Consistent inconsistency. Before I get more ridiculous, I’ll preface this by saying that in the past few weeks I’ve been experiencing worse than average quality...
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Food Writer Los Angeles

Theories of Restaurant Criticism

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on...
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