V V L Release Saturday Sept. 27, 2008, written 2 weeks ago, Hello Everyone! It has been a rough ride for the economy in the past little while and it doesn't appear that the situation will ease any time soon. SO, it is now – more than ever – that we need the Vintages Value List. We need it to hel...

Sugar Rush: Apple Cider Doughnuts at Hearth, written 1 day ago, From Serious Eats: New York After coming across a nighttime treat of apple cider doughnuts at Hearth, I've decided that rainy days and chilly nights are occasions to be welcomed with much enthusiasm. This is the sort of warm, breezy fal...

Pecan Pumpkin Butter, written 2 days ago, Muirhead Pumpkin Pecan Butter is really great, says Jim Leff. "I'm not usually a fan of precious little jars of hybridized this-and-that condiments," he says, but "I use this particular one as a primo cooking tool. Like Oaxacan mole paste and ...

Tunes for Tea, written 2 days ago, Is it a sugar bowl or a radio?

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Under $25 & Tasty: Yu's Garden, written 2 days ago, We welcome college intern Cathy Diep as a guest blogger on Gluttonista. Cathy is a student at CSULB, so who better to blog for us about places that offer quality meals for under $25? Her first stop: Yu's Garden in Irvine. I've always been a big...

Eat, drink and be merry with Dylan of West Los Angeles as he writes reviews on restaurants and home cooked food. Heavy emphasis on Asian cuisine: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai.

Root Beer From The Gods, written 3 days ago, Mmmmm. Root Beer! Early versions of root beer were made by settlers and later popularized by Charles Hires in the late 19th century. Before the rise of The Cola, it was the most popular soft drink in America. Root beer is the tasty result of fermented roo...

Two restaurant guys who wax eloquent about the restaurant biz by blog and podcast.

Heirloom Tomato, Basil and Brie Bread Pudding, written 1 week ago, As I mentioned a few weeks ago, tomatoes have been the stars of the September CSA shares. In addition to the wonderful salsa I made with them, I was inspired by this fabulous-looking bread pudding recipe over at Pioneer Woman Cooks. ...

Whoopie Pie Disguised as a Burger, written 1 day ago, That's no burger—that's a whoopie pie disguised as a burger! Helen Rosner of ReadySteadyGo found these whoopie pies at Whole Foods. Not just any whoopie pie, but "a MINIATURE MAPLE-PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIE that has been DECORATED TO LOO...

Kyochon Chicken: No going back after you've tried it, written 9 hours ago,

Last Chance For Figs!, written 2 days ago, My first encounter with figs was when I was five or six. My grandparents had a huge fig tree in their yard. I remember visiting one summer and my dad going crazy over all the figs on the tree. He plucked one, showed me and explained how tasty and good they ...

EaterWire: Free Food Alert, Changes at Botanica, Tabla Turns 10, written 1 day ago, MIDTOWN— Midtown Lunch has a worthwhile free food alert for tomorrow: "The new AQ Kafe on Broadway btw. 58+59th will give out free sandwiches on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Available for eat in or take out, ...

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Bubble and squeak, written 2 days ago,

Meat Revolucion!, written 5 days ago, I recently came to the revelation that my Grandfather (a.k.a. PaPa) was a fantastic cook. His cooking ability was not attributable to the best recipes or a pantry full of spices. Nah, the man had another skill up in his repertoire: patience. When cooking for the...

Tuesday at Tahona, written 1 day ago, Bad review notwithstanding, Tahona puts on a not-too-bad happy hour -- and the price is rightTwo weeks ago, Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan wrote a withering review of Tahona Tequila Bistro:He hated the tamales ("Filled with spinach and chicken, pa...

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Duke's at the HB Pier, written 1 day ago, Duke's317 Pacific Coast HwyHuntington Beach, CA 92648(714) 374-6446Listing on Yahoo! LocalListing on Ask.com's CitysearchOfficial SiteEnter starting address:AddressCity, State and/or ZipI've been meeting up recently with friends at Duke's on early Monday eve...