Every year hundreds of new cookbooks are unleashed on the unsuspecting public, causing mayhem with mysterious ingredients and panic attacks when you realize your bookcase has reached critical mass. So you dig your way out of last year’s fads, wiping away a layer of dust, realizing that somehow you own a copy of the shittiest […]
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Cookbook Review: L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food By Roy Choi I have been stuck between the pages of Salman Rushdie’s autobiography and another biography about Jack Kerouac, that I have neglected my cookbooks. We started this food blog to highlight food and culture, and for me that includes books. So I snatched […]
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LatinoFoodie is featured in a new e-cookbook and couldn’t be more thrilled as Mo’ Macaroni and Cheese has some amazing recipes, including our own. When we started blogging about three years ago, I never expected the work to be a “social” force in my life. Let’s face it, blogging can get a little lonely. A […]
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We all know what we’re supposed to do to stay healthy. Eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise on a regular basis. It’s common sense, right? Sometimes I’ll go into my fridge with the intention to make smart food choices, but the flour tortillas and butter look up at me and say, “Warm me up and smother […]
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Last week we received our copy of the “Muy Bueno Cookbook — Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor.” From the beautiful food photography to the simple, easy to follow recipes, we enjoyed reading the stories of Evangelina Soza, Veronica Gonzalez-Smith and Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. This dynamic mother daughter trio bring their love for cooking and their abuelita’s […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday night, LatinoFoodie ventured into Mercado la Paloma, which is south of downtown Los Angeles, where a short, stoutly chef sitting behind a table with a stack of cookbooks proudly signed his name one by one. He took a break just long enough to pose for a photo with customers. Jumping up from the book-signing table, he’d disappear into the […]
Continue ReadingI love complicated cookbooks with extensive ingredients that can only be sourced from specialty markets in Thailand and the dark back allies of Barcelona. They make great coffee table books, but really, who cooks likes this? Welcome Lorena Garcia’s New Latin Classics: Fresh Ideas for Favorite Dishes. Chef Lorena offers approachable recipes that won’t break the […]
Continue ReadingTry This: Traveling the Globe without Leaving the Table By Danyelle Freeman Dear Foodies, you personally may or may not need the following book, but I think it is an important book in the new culinary landscape that is America. Try This is a restaurant guide that aims to help people break out of a restaurant […]
Continue ReadingSummer is knock-knock-knocking on your door and she’s brought some guests: Frozen Desserts! Ice Cream is great, but what about the often over-looked cousins? I’m talking about ices, pops, paletas, and raspados? Recently, we were exploring the South Pasadena Farmers Market and came across Carmela Ice Creaam. This unique little creamery located in Pasadena has some delicious […]
Continue ReadingFood Trucks by Heather Shouse I picked this book up simply because of the title. Seriously. Before I even opened the book, I began to panic: could the promise of the title be yet another let down? Would I be reading about food trucks in New York or Miami? What good would that do me […]
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