Nov 2013

Introducing: Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles

The Food Lovers' Guide To Los Angeles by Cathy Chaplin
Online: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Indie Bound | Books-A-Million | Powells
In stores: Barnes & Noble | Distant Lands | Gene Autry Center | Kinokuniya | Kitson | Page: A Bookstore | The Blue Wave Car Wash | The Library Store | Travelers Bookcase | UCLA Bookstore | USC Bookstore | Vroman’s | Warwick’s

After months of researching and writing, followed by frantic stretches of editing and refining, my labor of love (and gluttony), Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeleswill be released on December 17—just in time for the holidays! Here’s a snippet from the back of the book:

With nearly 10 million inhabitants calling this 4,752 square mile metropolis home, eating in the City of Angels is a gut-busting adventure like no other. While a wide range of cuisines can be found in every major city in America, what’s special about the food here is that it’s made by the people, for the people. In place of one-stop-shops that serve a country’s greatest hits, you’ll find a kind of regionalization and specialization that can only happen when there’s a local audience large enough to recognize and appreciate the uniqueness of what’s on the stove.

In Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles, seasoned food writer Cathy Chaplin shares the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate these culinary treasures. A bounty of mouthwatering delights awaits you in this engagingly written guide.

It was a tremendous adventure penning this guide and I hope it finds its way to your bookshelf, or better yet, glove compartment. Food Lovers, unite!

Nov 2013

The Prince – Los Angeles (Koreatown)

The Prince - Koreatown - Los Angeles

Tis the season for turkey, but I can’t get my mind off of Korean fried chicken.

A few years back, I’d frequent “KFC” joints several times a month, power ranking each spot as I went along. I lost my momentum and enthusiasm somewhere along the way, but quickly picked up where I left off at The Prince. Fingers sticky and lips burning, it was easy to remember how these deep-fried birds found their way into my heart.

The Prince - Koreatown - Los Angeles

According to the restaurant’s website, The Prince was originally known as The Windsor. The interior, forever frozen in the roaring ’20s, boasts a genuinely stately feel with ruby red accents at every turn—from the carpet to the wallpaper, lamp shades, and table cloths.

The Prince - Koreatown - Los Angeles

As luck would have it, our party of five was seated right next to the pianist. He warmed our hearts and spirits with his rousing renditions of “Let it Be” and “Hotel California.” The best seat in the house!

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Nov 2013

Eat My Blog: A Full House at Coolhaus to Raise Sweet Relief for the Philippines

Eat My Blo 5.0

This past Saturday, local food bloggers and the top culinary talents in Los Angeles descended upon Coolhaus in Pasadena for the ultimate bake sale: Eat My Blog.

Eat My Blog 5.0 - November 23, 2013

While we were setting up the display with a seemingly endless bounty of sweet and savory treats, a line was already forming outside on East Colorado Boulevard.

Eat My Blo 5.0

The line continued to stretch down the block for the duration of the bake sale, with most of the stock running out within two hours.

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