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Our Favorite Black-Owned Restaurants in Los Angeles
The beauty of L.A.’s dining scene is its never-ending bowl of independently owned restaurants, often nestled in strip malls, sometimes operating as roaming establishments, and supported by their communities with a fervor envied
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1y ago
A strong, resilient food economy is one that is localized and accountable to all its participants. Bakers who know their millers are inherently tied to the farmers who supply the mill with wheat. A baker connected to their miller can …
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1y ago
“This is the best cookie/croissant/sourdough I’ve ever had” is the most common phrase uttered in our baking classes. Our secret weapons? Sonora, Spelt, Hard White, Rye and the rainbow of whole grain flours in our arsenal.
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1y ago
12 Days of Holiday Cookies
Our 2022 Holiday Cookie Collection was curated, styled and shot entirely by the awesome team behind our cooking and baking classes. We hope you’ll bake up one or all of our favorite edible gifts; ready …
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2y ago
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Quiche Lorraine Scones
Ok, so there aren’t any eggs in these scones, but we are in love with the quiche combo of cheese and bacon! If you can’t find the classic cubed pork fat pieces called lardons, you can
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2y ago
It’s time to dye eggs, naturally!
Gather together a few dozen eggs and your favorite crafty fingers this weekend and you’ll be continuing an ancient tradition celebrating rebirth, creation, and healing. Cultures have been decorating, dyeing, waxing, and carving eggs …
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2y ago
7 Ways To Honor The Planet In Your Kitchen
Protecting the resources that provide us with healthy soil, air and water starts in the very place where we appreciate these resources’ gifts! Our kitchens circulate more food, packaging and waste …
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2y ago
Planting Chocolate Roots in Pasadena Car Artisinal Chocolate
On a modest corner of Colorado Blvd in Pasadena stands a burgeoning chocolate empire. There are signs of a company born of a pandemic; a stack of brand-new chairs across from a …
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2y ago
Let’s dig into how chocolate is grown! For starters, chocolate, or cacao, begins its life on a farm. The Theobroma Cacao tree grows 20˚ North and 20˚ South of the Equator and spread from its origins in the area that …
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2y ago
Our partnership with 360 Cookware is going on 5 years now, and we couldn’t be happier! If you ask yourself, does it really make a difference what kind of frying pan you use, the answer is yes it does. When …
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