Good Food
DineLA; Aromatic Wines; Slice Pizza
We serve up the best slice pizza in LA, sniff distinctive aromatic wines, and sample some of the menus that make up dineLA Restaurant Week.
By Evan Kleiman • • 29m ListenJonathan Gold rounds up the best slice pizza in LA, while wine specialist Stacie Hunt sniffs aromatics. Kevin Smith of Dal Rae, Vicki Fan of Beacon, Govind Armstrong of Table 8, and Gerry Furth of Warung Café discuss their three-course menus during dineLA Restaurant Week. Plus, Laura Avery serves up a fresh Market Report.
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John Edmondson, chef at Little Flower Candy Company , takes the sweet red spinach sold at McGrath Family Farms and makes a sandwich with it. He wilts it with caramelized shallots, goat cheese, honey and walnuts on top of toasted wheat bread.
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LA Weekly food columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning critic Jonathan Gold, recalls the good old days in New York and its super slice pizza. He says that now we can enjoy this East Coast varietal in Southern California and explains what distinguishes slice pizza from regular pizza.
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Stacie Hunt of Du Vin Wine sniffs aromatics, a class of five wine grapes with distinctive smells ranging from rosé to grass and spice. She discusses the resulting wines and which foods to accompany them. Du Vin Wine & Spirits 540 N San Vicente Blvd (near Melrose) West Hollywood, CA 90048 310-855-1161
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Vicki Fan, general manager of Beacon , executive chef Govind Armstrong of Table 8 , Gerry Furth, publicist for Warung Café , and Kevin Smith, owner of Dal Rae , discuss their three-course menus during dineLA Restaurant Week . This two-week event allows diners to sample specially priced meals throughout Los Angeles County.
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