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 December 26, 2011 – January 1, 2012, some of which will help to fuel full posts.
December 26, 2011 – My family waited an extra day to continue a traditional tur-duc-hen feast. Dad once again sourced sausage cornbread-stuffed bird(s) from Lafayette’s Cajun Grocer.
December 27, 2011 – Trattoria Lucca chef-owner Ken Vedrinski made fresh pasta while he answered questions for an in-depth Food GPS interview.
December 28, 2011 – Butcher & Bee is a new beyond-seasonal sandwich shop with global influences from Michael Shemtov, who owns two branches of Mellow Mushroom in Charleston.
December 28, 2011 – Hope and Union delivered my best coffee experiences to date, grinding and brewing Intelligentsia beans to order in a historic Charleston building just off Upper King Street.
December 30, 2011 – Eatalian, a warehouse-like establishment on an industrial Gardena side street near the Compton border, features a production bakery, in-house pasta, pastry and gelato making, and pizzas with ultra-thin crusts, including a bargain Margherita.
December 31, 2011 – Flossie’s, Sandra Foster’s soul food restaurant in a strip mall near Torrance’s El Camino College, drew on its Delta roots to serve Mississippi hot tamales, with corn husks that reside in spicy broth and contain masa and shredded beef.
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