Weekly plant-forward bean recipes, plus essays, guides, and reviews on the Los Angeles food scene from a freelance journalist and independent restaurant critic.
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Spill the Beans #52: Rachel Gurjar’s Chickpea-Potato Chaat
Freelance updates: It’s been a long, arduous second half of August in my world, but my omakase guide on Resy went live on August 20. I also conducted an interview on Fine Dining Lovers with William Joo of LA’s famed, globally recognized Tok...
Spill the Beans #51: Yossy Arefi's Caramelized Zucchini and White Bean Salad
Freelance updates: Forgot to mention last week that my Dish by Dish feature on Morihiro went live on July 28! It might not look like much, but it’s basically a handy-dandy guide to the perfect a la carte order at the Victor Heights sushi re...
Spill the Beans #50: Blue Zone Minestrone Soup
Freelance updates: My Food & Wine article on whether diners should be called “guests” or “customers” was published on July 25. My Eater LA dining report on Blondie, a new Melrose Avenue rooftop, also ran on July 30!
As always, I’ve been in...
Review: The Affordable, Exceptional Cuisine of Roshona Bilash
Will this deep-fried street food snack finally fix me?
I know it’s been a minute since I’ve published anything non-bean-related on this Substack. Several months, if I’m being brutally honest. Apologies for the wait; I’ve been to hell and b...
Spill the Beans #49: We Have Erewhon Kale White Bean Salad at Home
Well, despite my absolute and complete mind-altering shit show of a week, I’ve managed to accomplish the bare minimum in terms of freelance writing responsibilities and Spill the Beans. On Saturday, I visited the Erewhon at LACMA for the fi...
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