California Avocado Season at Curtis Stone's Maude in Beverly Hills is celebrated with ten courses and breakfast the next day. Ice Cream Zucchini, Coconut, Sorrel Carpe dessert. Radicchio Tomato, Radish, Kohlrabi Embellishment courtesy of the very delicious Sarah Gim. Soup … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day LA
Mother's Day is Sunday. Here's a selection of decadent treats lucky Moms around Los Angeles will enjoy. Drago Centro. Luxurious, Downtown, Italian. Lunch from 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, and regular dinner service. A special three course prix-fixe menu, $39. Full menu is also available. 525 South … [Read more...]
Veggie Burger at The Farm of Beverly Hills
What's in season? The Farm of Beverly Hills. Chef Hans Goplen demonstrates how to make the perfect Veggie Burger in the kitchen at local favorite, The Farm of Beverly Hills. And FYI, when you're a local in the world's most prestigious zip code, you're a celebrity. I discover that farm fresh … [Read more...]
Chef Kerry Simon Makes Tuna Dynamite
Party Time! Excellent! Rock n' Roll Chef, Kerry Simon demonstrates how to make his signature dish, Tuna Dynamite in the kitchen at celebrity hot spot, Simon LA. We talk comfort food and the Dalai Lama and I find out if there was ever a salt shaker on the notorious Chef's Table at The Plaza … [Read more...]
Sugar Withdrawals: CUPCAKE ATM
CLICK HERE to watch Sprinkles 24 Hour Cupcake ATM at Babble's Family Kitchen. UPDATE: This video was featured on NBC Bay Area! You can't make deposits. But who would want to? In a genius move to keep cupcakes on everyone's sweet-treat radar, Candace Nelson of Sprinkles Cupcakes gives us the … [Read more...]
UNCHOPPED! Celebrity Chefs on Cooking For Kids
Here are celebrity chefs Giada De Laurentiis, Jet Tila and Fabio Viviani answering the question, "What's the most important thing to remember when cooking for kids?" Watch Giada, Jet and Fabio dish on Cooking For Kids at Babble's Family Kitchen and please, share your best advice for cooking with … [Read more...]
The Taste Test Video
Perfect score! Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine put the EPIC in epicurean at The Taste. A four day extravaganza of food, wine, music and more celebrity chefs than you can shake a Lexus at. We picnic in The Hills. We talk street food. We tell secrets. And by we I mean me and chefs Giada De … [Read more...]
The Taste will be Bumpin’
Beyonce's VMA baby bump reveal may be grabbing the headlines now, but come this Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, 2011, all eyes (and mouths) will be on The Taste, which is sure to be bumpin'. The Taste is the love child of Taste of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine. The … [Read more...]
Spaghetti Alla Chitarra Video
Gotta get up to get down! Team Betty heads uptown to Culina at Four Seasons to meet with Chef Victor Casanova for a cooking demonstration of one of his signature dishes, Spaghetti Alla Chitarra, which is fresh Spaghetti with San Marzano Tomatoes, Peperoncino and fresh Basil; otherwise known as … [Read more...]