On July 20th, 2012, STREET TOMATOES…
…sprouted up as wild volunteers in a bed of succulents I just established at my curb this winter, and as usual the tomatoes growing on my sanctioned plants (twelve)…
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On May 10th, 2012, PEA HARVEST…
…has been on my mind since I first noticed some of those pods plumping up a few weeks ago, and this afternoon I have the gumption to hunt…
On May 7th, 2012, FAREWELL OUR ORANGE DOME…
…or F.O.O.D., was the title given to the final public event of our Princeton Student Colony, which consisted of a variety of activities throughout the afternoon, but the…
On May 9th, 2012, ABSTRACT PAINTING AND SCULPTURAL BAKING…
…at the Princeton Student Colony today takes the form of taping the platform into a geometric pattern, followed by each student wielding a brush of color upon a…
On April 5th, 2012, LUNCH STRAIGHT FROM THE GARDEN…
…is the pleasure of late winter L.A., enjoyed as four guests are coming over for a midday meal, so today it will be everything veg for a big…
On April 4th, 2012, BROCCOLI IS IN THE HOUSE…
…ya’ll, jealous? just violently beheaded from the plant out my window and now I’m slicing it up for steaming, but actually it tastes like heaven just raw.
On March 19th, 2012, PRESERVED LEMONS…
…were gifted to me in a classic Kerr self-sealing Mason jar this afternoon from a generous lunch guest along with a print-out of this recipe from Epicurious – inspiring…
On March 14th, 2012, COLLARDS…
…in a messy row between the broccoli and the kale are up and ready to eat on the rooftop garden ya’ll.
On March 10th, 2012, THE LATE WINTER LOQUAT…
…that under-rated Chinese fruit is starting to turn soft and yellow on the tree hidden at the top of the garden (planted in 2006, originally part of the…
On March 1st, 2012, FIRST KALE OF THE COOL SEASON ROOFTOP CROPS…
…is ready – and though it pains me to remove those pretty leaves in lots of shades of green from the garden – it’s also one of my…
On February 22nd, 2012, WEEKLY FOOD CART VILLAGE OFF FIGUEROA…
…caught me off guard while doing some L.A. re-entry grocery shopping on the other side of the hill in Highland Park, exiting Figueroa Produce – my new favorite…
On February 18th, 2012, LEAPINE APICOLTURA BIOLOGICA…
…is the homemade honey operation of Tulio who we visited this morning – a first possible collaborator in our as yet somewhat undefined but clearer by the day…
On February 11th, 2012, LUNCHEON ON THE NEW BLUE TABLE…
…(a triangular modular system that can take just about any form you can imagine) in my dome organized by Francois Perrin this afternoon was an intimate kick-off for…
On January 26th, ALL KINDS OF MUSHROOMS…
…are what’s for dinner at a neighborhood friend’s place, so we are talking about my favorite mycology enthusiast John Cage.
On January 25th, 2012, ELF CAFE IN ECHO PARK…
…(tiny intimate crunchy veggie local organic sort of deal) is my favorite place to eat in the area, when I actually manage to go out, and tonight I…
On January 19th, 2012, LA WINTER SOUP…
…is everything you want, using whatever is available, becoming whatever you need it to be, lasting for a while, feeding whoever shows up, and my weekly drill these…
On January 3rd, 2012, MY SPELT BREAD…
…which I have been making just about every other day since I first discovered it, was the star of another dinner party the other night, four loaves devoured…
On December 12th, 2011, HOME BAKED SPELT BREAD TRIUMPH…
…this afternoon while trying to approximate the simple primitive spelt (farro) and water non-yeast bread that I fell in love with in Italy – especially the stuff made by…
On December 10th, 2011, COOKBOOK IN ECHO PARK…
…is the recently opened neighborhood boutiquey charming but expensive green grocer that I am hearing about – as I’m asking around trying to figure out what progress has…
On November 29th, 2011, A LONDON HONEY MAP…
…by our friends at Åbäke is in the works for the Animal Estates London HQ, Urban Wildlife Client Services, and today we received this exciting preview planning picture of jars…