Carl Chu is the author of the self-published Finding Chinese Food in Los Angeles: A Guide to Regional Chinese Cuisines. He spoke about Ah Chung restaurant, on the second floor of the San Gabriel Square, at 140 W Valley in San Gabriel. The restaurant's signature dish is oyster noodle soup which comes with a couple of small oysters and noodles. He also spoke about their Taiwanese street snacks, including Taiwanese tempura, which is fried fish cakes and chicken nuggets.
Josh Karpf is a food lover. His website is www.foody.org, where you can see pictures of the meat exchange. Josh mentioned a Jaccard brand meat tenderizer. You can email him about time-share beef at beef@foody.org.
Grace Young is the author of The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: Classic Family Recipes for Celebration and Healing, published by Simon and Schuster. Her newest book, , comes out in September.
George Cosette is the owner of the new Silverlake Wine store at 2395 Glendale Blvd in Los Angeles; (323) 662-9024. The grand opening is Sunday, April 25--with free tastings and food provided by AOC, Campanile and Ginger Grass Vietnamese restaurant.
Roxana Julipat is the pastry chef of A.O.C. and Lucques restaurant, both in Los Angeles.