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No-cook shrimp salad is just right for August
Published 8/16/2011 at 12:05 a.m. 0 comments
This no-cook, 15-minute, summer supper is perfect for a hot night. Plump shrimp layered with vegetables and dressed with a light vinaigrette dressing makes a cool, colorful main dish.
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'MasterChef' finale tonight features Venturan Adrien Nieto
Published 8/15/2011 at 8:34 p.m. 0 comments
Ventura resident Adrien Nieto is a "Final Four" contestant on the hit Fox series "MasterChef." The two-part season finale will air at 9 p.m. Aug. 15 and Aug. 16
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Food competition adds some flavor to the fair
Published 8/13/2011 at 6:14 p.m. 0 comments
Jeannette Herrera-Ortega had only six minutes left. Sweat formed on her brow as she began to think about plating her dishes. "I'm not going to be able to poach the egg," she said. "I won't have time." Meanwhile, Heather Moloian ...
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Café Society: TV chef shuffles differ from real life
Published 8/13/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
When a chef on a reality-TV show packs up his or her knives and "goes" (to use a "Top Chef"-ism), a replacement doesn't come along to fill the void. The idea is to keep sending them home until there's one ...
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Cook du Jour: This burger has the beef
Published 8/13/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Joel Reznick bends slightly to view the meat cooking furiously on the grill. This is no ordinary burger. It's Reznick's prized recipe, Burger Margarita. The addition of Reznick's homemade pasta sauce to the ground meat, topped with Italian mozzarella, produces ...
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Farmers market: Farewell to Fillmore market
Published 8/13/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
I wanted to see how the new Fillmore farmers market was faring, so I headed out there only to find that it was the last day, according to organizer Scott Beylik of Beylik Family Farms.
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Fans go to extremes for favorite eateries
Published 8/13/2011 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Adam Moore once drove 500 miles just to eat a burrito at a Chipotle he'd never been to. Alan Klein is working on a smartphone app to help fellow enthusiasts track down the transient McRib sandwich.
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Holy cow! Nothing hits the spot like a great beef burger
Published 8/12/2011 at 12:11 a.m. 0 comments
Think of a burger patty as a little black dress. It's perfect as is, or you can dress it up for a whole new taste.
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Etorna in Westlake Village is a small spot with an extensive menu
Published 8/12/2011 at 12:03 a.m. 0 comments
The eatery offers Italian dinners along with pizzas, cold and hot subs and even traditional breakfast items.
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The Splendid Table: Salads need fingers, not tongs
Published 8/11/2011 at 12:05 p.m. 0 comments
For the women behind public radio's show for people who love to eat, the perfect salad is one you simply must eat.
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Tomato myths still sow many seeds of confusion
Published 8/10/2011 at 12:05 p.m. 0 comments
Any way you slice it, the tomato is one confusing comestible.
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Hotdogging the frank
Published 8/10/2011 at 12:05 a.m. 0 comments
Who doesn't love a good hot dog? It wouldn't be summer without them.
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Rosarito Beach Cafe staff reunites in Ventura for arts benefit
Published 8/9/2011 at 5:15 p.m. 0 comments
The Ventura restaurant Rosarito Beach Cafe may be just a memory, but its menu will return Saturday for one night only during a fundraiser for the arts.
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Burger sales to aid child safety efforts
Published 8/9/2011 at 5:15 p.m. 0 comments
A fundraiser for child-safety projects will continue now through the weekend at the newly opened Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in Thousand Oaks.
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US grows version of pricey Japanese Kobe beef
Published 8/9/2011 at 8:35 a.m. 0 comments
Half a world away from the secretive farms that produce Japan's legendary Kobe beef, Jerry Wilson raises the American version of the meat that will become $50 steaks and $13 burgers.
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