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chicken chopped salad

May 7, 2012

Kitchen24 is quickly becoming one of my favorite restaurants in West Hollywood. It has a lot going for it – it is within walking distance, has a great outdoor patio and a whole list of fun, creative drinks. Oh, and the food is delicious. (Although, I just discovered this past weekend that they have very [...]

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warm farro & artichoke salad

April 9, 2012

I was visiting some friends at Intelligentsia (super cool coffee shop) a few weeks ago and I decided to stay and work through lunch after they left. There was a farro salad on the menu which sounded amazing. I normally don’t order grain salads when I’m out, but the Warm Farro & Artichoke Salad on their menu [...]

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spaghetti cakes

March 26, 2012

Food was the main priority at our wedding. Well, I guess you could say our priority was that our guests have a great time, and to me, that means eating and drinking well. We didn’t have a sit-down meal, but instead had stations – each station had a few different items (salad, entree, sides) with [...]

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kale & artichoke dip

March 19, 2012

This fall I had my first experience with creamed kale. It was amazing. And life changing. I’ve always been a big fan of kale (raw, cooked, as a chip, etc.) but this took it to a whole new level. Since my first bite, I’ve wanted to add some artichokes to it, bake it until bubbly [...]

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date, corn & goat cheese salad

February 28, 2012

I’m always on the lookout for new salad inspiration. And let me tell you, California has some really good salads. You can get your burger on a salad (which I find absolutely annoying because I’m never the one doing it) and literally every single restaurant has a list of decent salads. Even Asian take-out restaurants! [...]

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breakfast cobb salad

February 20, 2012

A few weekends ago, we visited Short Order for some burgers.  Short Order is Nancy Silverton’s newish LA restaurant focusing on a local, organic and artisan burgers.  We had some delicious cocktails but unfortunately the burgers were pretty disappointing. All was not lost however as we spotted a Breakfast Cobb Salad on the brunch menu and [...]

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