Haunted Restaurants; Foodie Halloween Costumes; Orange Wine

Guest Interview

Market Report ()

Jessica Koslow is the owner of Sqirl Cafe and Sqirl Preserves. She's partnered with the two gentleman behind G&B Coffee at Sqirl Cafe in Virgil Village where she serves breakfast, lunch and of course, coffee. A recipe for Jessica's Kabocha Squash and Romanesco Salad with Brown Butter Vinaigrette is on the Good Food blog.

Gail Zannon and her husband, Gene, own the Santa Barbara Pistachio Company. This weekend is the last chance to buy "green" or fresh pistachios until next year. They're unique because of the high level of moisture still present in the nuts.

Guest Interview

Venice Gets a Snack Bar ()

Jonathan Gold visits Superba Snack Bar on Rose Avenue in Venice. He's amused by the throngs of fit young Venice locals eating mound of chicken liver mousse and notices that there are no parking spaces for cars, but ample parking for bikes. He enjoys the meal and recommends the pheasant rillette, porchetta di testa pastrami, fried chicken, the kale salad, charred figs with burrata and the cauliflower t-bone. Though a bit more al dente than he might like, he also enjoys the homemade pastas.

Superba Snack Bar
533 Rose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90291
310-399-6400

You can find all of Jonathan's restaurant suggestions on the Good Food restaurant map.

Guest Interview

DIY Foodie Halloween Costumes ()

Hillary Parkin is a costume designer with Western Costume. She shares her ideas for DIY food-inspired Halloween costumes.

Guest Interview

Gourmet Ghosts of Los Angeles ()

James Bartlett is the author of Gourmet Ghosts - Los Angeles. He chronicles the history and mystery behind haunted restaurants and bars in LA. Find an excerpt from his book describing which LA bars you can find "gourmet ghosts" on the Good Food blog.

Guest Interview

The True Blood Cookbook ()

Marcelle Bienvenu is a culinary instructor and "Cooking Creole" columnist at the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. She developed the 85 recipes for True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps.

You'll find a recipe for Gumbo Ya Ya on the Good Food blog.

Guest Interview

Orange Wine ()

Ray Isle is the Executive Wine Editor for Food and Wine magazine. He describes orange wine, which is made by fermenting white wine grapes with the skins and seeds. Orange wine is growing popular among "hipster" sommeliers in New York.

Find a list of his suggested orange wines on the Good Food blog.

Guest Interview

150 Issues of Saveur ()

James Oseland is the Editor in Chief of Saveur which celebrates 150 issues this month. Find all of the 150 recipes from the 10th issue here as well as a recipe for Joe's Special on the Good Food blog.

Guest Interview

Five Things Restaurants Should Never Serve Again ()

Besha Rodell is the restaurant critic for the LA Weekly. Her blog post, "The Top 5 Things Restaurants Should Never Serve Again," had the foodie world abuzz last week. Anthony Bourdain re-tweeted the link and gave it his full approval.