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Regarding Her, the non-profit organization founded to “illuminate, celebrate, and uplift the sisterhood of restaurateurs in LA,” is launching a 10-day event series starting January 21. On the docket are 50 virtual and in-person events ranging from exclusive menu collaborations to industry-driven conversations all featuring LA’s dynamic female chefs and restauranteurs. Below are a few highlights to bookmark in advance; see here for the complete list of happenings.
January 21: “Women and Restaurants: Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We’re Going” a conversation with Ruth Reichl and Evan Kleiman featuring the female restaurateurs of Woodspoon, Sage Vegan Bistro, Porridge and Puffs, Union, Tsubaki, and Just What I Kneaded.
Listen 11 min MORE Gardener Kazi Pitelka recommends planting seeds from heirloom or hybrid varieties, which can be bought from a seed catalog for winter’s leafy greens. Photo by Evan Kleiman/KCRW
Host Evan Kleiman resurrected her concrete backyard with pots of vegetables as the pandemic enticed her to care for her fallow garden. Gardener
Kazi Pitelka provides a primer of what to look for in quality soil while on a budget, the advantages of terra cotta versus plastic pots, the importance of container size and prep, as well as what to purchase from seed catalogs.
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Listen 9 min MORE Evan Kleiman says everything from Cake Monkey is good, from cookies to their mini-dessert specialties. Photo courtesy of Cake Monkey.
Food media is inundated each year with holiday cookies packages not packages of actual cookies but pitches on each periodical’s group of cookie recipes. This year’s packages have been overwhelming, but stick local on this one.
If you are planning to bake cookies, start with this year’s holiday collection from the Los Angeles Times. Cooking Columnist Ben Mims has put together a group of recipes from local pastry chefs and cooks who hail from all over the world. This is not a group of icing laden sparklers. Evan Kleiman isn’t a fan of the highly decorated, icing loaded cookie. These recipes and the list of cookies you can buy focus on what cookies you want to eat because, hello, cookies!
Listen 11 min MORE Chef Josef Centeno of Prospect Pine makes hand-dyed clothes, even for dogs. Photo courtesy of Josef Centeno.
With shutdowns and safer-at-home orders, it’s never been so important to support LA’s restaurants. Take out, delivery and gift cards are some options. It s also important to think about our local shops this holiday season. Good Food host Evan Kleiman offers gift ideas from right here in Los Angeles.
Prospect Pine - Hand-dyed clothing designed, made, and dyed by Chef Josef Centeno.
Sonoko Sakai - Japanese Curry Brick Kit. Sakai is a California-based Japanese cook and writer. She has a lot of great Japanese ingredients and gifts on her website.