Voice Food Blog

Fridge vs. Counter: The Great Butter Debate

Joelle Mertzel is on a quest to alter the way that we perceive butter, and she is bringing her argument all the way up to the federal level to do it. The owner of Kitchen Concepts Unlimited in Northridge did her own study on butter's shelf life after learning that the Food and Drug Administration...

La Brea Bakery Cafe, A Historic Location, Closes Its Doors

On January 10, 2023, La Brea Bakery locations in Anaheim and Los Angeles' Downtown Disney Districts permanently closed, leaving the restaurant sector to focus on expanding the bakery business through retail grocery and food service locations. Nancy Silverton and Mark Peel, who was her husband at the time, opened the original Campanile Restaurant on La...

Hottest Ticket In Morongo Valley? The Spaghetti Western Saloon

Joshua Tree residents and Roman transplants Jasmine and Lorenzo Tomasso have resurrected the Willie Boy’s building in Morongo Valley – the Spaghetti Western Saloon on the main drag that is the 29 Palms Highway just opened a few weeks ago and is already packing them in. The space is a Yellowstone fan’s wildest dream, with...

Embrace The Spirit Of Christmas With These Festive Drinks

Trying to alleviate the stress of the Christmas season? Bartenders garner attention all around Los Angeles by concocting a variety of enticing cocktails that will make shopping much simpler. We're raising our glasses to these festive libations, whether it's a Sonoma Fig Vieux Carre, a Mexican Chocolate Raspberry Martini, or a Fireside Chat. Damien Bernicky,...

Avant Garden Bistro Suits Eaters Searching For A Food Revolution

The vegan movement is mushrooming across the breadth of LA. In this setting we have a few restaurants such as Avant Garden Bistro, devoted completely to products which are dug out of the ground. Which means you wouldn’t find items that are “Impossible” or “Beyond” on the menu—it’s all just pure, plain plants. Placed in...

Sober October Is A Huge Hit

The concept of Sober October started off back in 2010 when Life Education—an Australian youth health organization—raised money using a fundraiser named “Ocsober”. This event later got dubbed “Sober October” by the renowned UK charity Macmillan Cancer Support. Ever since, there has been a torrent of NA spirit companies coming up around the globe. The...

Quick Pickled Daikon Recipe

Everyone knows you can get root vegetables at the farmers market any time of the year. But for those better versed in the matter, it’s a thumb rule of sorts to go shopping during spring if they want juicier options that have sweeter and deeper flavors. Some examples of vegetables at their peak right...

What To Watch In Food TV

Fall is set to be a tasty season where food TV is concerned, whether you go by Somebody Feed Phil’s new season or Wild Harvest’s Chef Paul Rogalski’s hunt for stinging nettles, balsamroot, and fiddlehead ferns. Following are our picks to stream. The latest season of the widely acclaimed Wild Harvest foraging series on PBS...

What’s Popping Food-wise In LA Right Now

For those still lamenting the loss of the much-loved Klondike choco taco and seeking to somehow move on from that, the latest stuff out the freezer that you’ll find is the blessed mix of the crunchy taco from Taco Bell and NY-based Milk Bar’s truffles, which jointly make up the delightfully novel Strawberry Bell...

Señoreata Bags First Prize At The Great Food Truck Race

The Señoreata team, helmed by Evanice Holz, just bagged the first prize ($50,000) on The Great Food Truck Race’s season 15 this week. Señoreata winning is the first time a plant-based food truck has made it this big in the competition, and to top that off, the margin of victory was very high. The...