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Aha! moment during pandemic inspires cookbook by Silverton

Aha! moment during pandemic inspires cookbook by Silverton

| October 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

For Proust, a delicious Madeleine cookie launched his acclaimed book, “In Search of Lost Time.” For Nancy Silverton, an excellent peanut butter cookie sent her on a baking journey that filled the lost time of the pandemic. At the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Silverton noticed all the […]

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Monsieur Marcel turns 30? Mais oui!

Monsieur Marcel turns 30? Mais oui!

| August 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Original Farmers Market has always been a great resource for our community, with multiple food stalls, fresh produce and arguably more varieties of hot sauce than anywhere else on the planet. But if one wants a stick of salted French butter, a selection of fine cheeses, a platter of fresh-shucked oysters, a perfectly plated […]

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In his words: Franco speaks about his life off the streets

In his words: Franco speaks about his life off the streets

| August 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

Franco Iervolino, formerly known as Giorgio when his home was a bus bench and his haunt was Larchmont Boulevard, was forcibly removed from the Boulevard on April 20, 2022. A host of county outreach workers made it happen (as first reported in “Giorgio, taken for help by County dept.,” Larchmont Chronicle, May 2022, page 1.) […]

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Gabrielle Bullock: building diversity and inclusion from early on

Gabrielle Bullock: building diversity and inclusion from early on

| July 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Most 12-year-old girls are interested in friends, listening to music and, maybe, boys. When Gabrielle Bullock was 12, she was interested in changing the world — one building at a time. “I had some artistic ability through heredity,” the Windsor Square resident and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects says, noting that her mother […]

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Green corn tamales: now is the time to enjoy peak season

Green corn tamales: now is the time to enjoy peak season

| June 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Tamales, little packages of corn masa stuffed with savory fillings and steamed in dried corn husks, are a common menu option in Mexican restaurants throughout the southland. Far less common are sweet corn tamales, where freshly shucked and ground kernels are mixed with cream and butter and sweetened with sugar, then encased with cheddar cheese […]

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Micro-forest’s macro accomplishments in Griffith Park

Micro-forest’s macro accomplishments in Griffith Park

| June 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

In a little corner of Griffith Park, known as the Bette Davis picnic area, a bushy green micro-forest teems with life. This 1,000-square-foot circular forest has grown from tiny seedlings planted June 19, 2021, to a towering 18- to 20-foot canopy only two years later, and fauna have noticed. The coast live oaks, hollyleaf redberries, […]

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