(Originally published November 8, 2012 on Examiner.com). “Oh, you’re an actor? Wow, really? Which restaurant?” For Adam Gertler the response to this joke is a bit more involved and still evolving. Currently best known as the Food Network personality from ‘Will … Continue reading LA Chef Adam Gertler

(Originally published January 3, 2013 on Examiner.com). America has often been described as a melting pot, a crucible in which different cultures have been fused together; this metaphor for assimilation though no longer best describes the American mosaic where all … Continue reading LA Chef Jet Tila

(Originally published January 20, 2013 on Examiner.com). Note since this article was originally published Chef Travi has left the City of Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, maybe due to its ethnic enclaves, there’s a tendency to categorize every food concept … Continue reading LA Chef Jason Travi

(Originally published January 15, 2013 on Examiner.com). Often in a few of today’s commercial kitchens the most important essential element for great food gets lost somewhere amongst the liquid nitrogen, dehydrator or circulator. Or that essential element in the more corporate … Continue reading LA Chef Dominique Theval

(Originally published December  19, 2012 on Examiner.com). Note since this article was published, Chef Yagi left Hinoki + the Bird One bird’s travels across the world looking for culinary inspiration began with a serendipitous meeting. The most recent result of … Continue reading LAChef Kuniko Yagi

(Originally published January  11, 2013 on Examiner.com). Note since this article was originally published, Chef Vartan left Cliff’s Edge. With many restaurant customers becoming more adventurous in Los Angeles due to pop-ups and other new chef driven concepts pushing the envelope, … Continue reading LA Chef Vartan Abygaryan

(Originally published December 1, 2012 on Examiner.com). Note since this article was originally published, Chef Parker returned to San Francisco. With so many cooking shows on the Food Network and elsewhere depicting the restaurant world so glamorously, many people entering this … Continue reading LA Chef Charlie Parker

(Originally published November 16, 2012 on Examiner.com). NOTE: Despite awards and accolades, the original stand alone location of Alma closed in the fall of 2015. This article was written well before that. But even though some details of this article are … Continue reading LA Chef Ari Taymor

(Originally published November 12, 2012 on Examiner.com). Note since this article was published both chefs Dunsmoor and Tominaga left The hart and the Hunter for other opportunities. In Aesop’s fable The Hart and the Hunter, instead of appreciating his nimble legs, … Continue reading LA Chefs Brian Dunsmoor & Kris Tominaga

(Originally published November 5, 2012 on Examiner.com). En route to 2000 Main Street in Santa Monica, Stella Barra Pizzeria‘s Jeff Mahin (Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises partner and Executive Chef) has crossed the country, and toured Europe honing his kitchen and industry … Continue reading LA Chef Jeff Mahin

(Originally published November 28, 2012 on Examiner.com). NOTE: Chef Ernesto Uchimura left Plan Check in the spring of 2016 Nearly half of all American consumers eat a burger a week. With such a large consumer base, it’s no wonder why there are … Continue reading LA Chef Ernesto Uchimura