As foodies, we don’t often find ourselves buying prepackaged meals. We enjoy the methodical process of discovering and following a recipe. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen every day. Work, family and client events creep up and next thing you know we are stuffing our faces with unhealthy, flavorless fast food. So when Del Real Foods approached […]
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Hollywood is known for its glitz and glamour, film and television, movie stars and crazy characters on the street. But lately the town has been buzzing about the new and eclectic culinary scene.The Sunset and Dine tasting event on Thursday, Oct. 2 celebrates the success of many newcomers and some of the long-standing restaurants in […]
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Its summertime and jazz is in the air. Last Tuesday LatinoFoodie experienced the sounds of Latin jazz, tasty nibbles and wines for every palate at Hollywood & Highland’s Wine & Jazz Fundraiser and Concert Series. It was a perfect evening for meeting up with friends, bumping into old friends and making new ones along the […]
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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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Hot off the presses, our friends at Melissa’s Produce have once again rocked the recipe world with a new cookbook devoted to one of our favorite ingredients: peppers. We went to the book launch of The Great Pepper Cookbook and sampled their spicy bites and sweet treats. Melissa’s Produce is the largest variety distributor of […]
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Happy April Fish Day! No foolin’! From fools to fish, Panda Express has reclaimed the first of April. We were recently invited to their headquarters in beautiful Rosemead, CA for a sneak peak at their test kitchen. When the chefs asked for a volunteer to help cook a meal in their kitchen I jumped at the chance. Of […]
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*This is a sponsored post, but all of the opinions are our own. Hey, even LatinoFoodie needs a break from the kitchen time to time and the new menu from Olive Garden offered great variety and value. Just as Italian cuisine has its iconic dishes, like lasagna and spaghetti, the very popular Italian restaurant Olive […]
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*This is a sponsored post, but all of our opinions are our very own. It’s always hard to hear, see or eat a lobster without thinking about Julia Child’s famous “Lobster” episode. It’s Valentine’s Day on Friday and time to think about taking your loved one out for dinner. I was just telling Art that […]
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There’s something brave playing with traditional ethnic dishes. Only a few chefs seem to pull it off successfully. Executive Chef Thomas Ortega, raised in Cerritos, Calif., takes a brazened approach to his restaurant style and menu and guess what? He nails it at his new restaurant in his hometown called Amor y Tacos. Good-natured and […]
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