Chad Robertson, Roy Choi, Daniel Patterson. (Photo: Tiffany Yam for LocoL)
Two acclaimed California chefs have started a project to bring healthy food to disadvantaged communities by working within the model that many health advocates despise: fast food. Daniel Patterson of Coi in San Francisco teamed up with L.A.’s Kogi BBQ founder Roy Choi to create a new kind of fast food restaurant — one that serves meals that are affordable, delicious and legitimately healthy. They’re calling the new fast food chain “Loco’l.
LocoL burger. (Photo: Tiffany Yam for LocoL)
The prices at Loco’l will be directly competitive with those at major fast food chains; Kahn reports menu items will range between 99 cents and $8. And though the Loco’l menu won’t include soda or French fries, it will include a number of dishes that, at least superficially, wouldn’t be out of place at McDonald’s or Burger King. There will be hamburgers, for example, but the buns were crafted by a star San Francisco baker, and the patties will include quinoa, barley and seaweed in addition to beef. The first location will come soon in Los Angeles, the second in San Franciso – and then the whole US…
Reason Nr. 4: American Food in trucks and James Beard
There are 2 ways to enjoy the best of american food in Milano. One is the replica of the James Beard Foundation in the very center of Milano. This is the highest honor american cooks can get: The James Beard award – and you can be part of it. If you don’t want to spend as much the other way to enjoy amazing american food is to check out the food trucks at the pavilion. The lobster roll was specifically developed for this event and has been tested and tested again: perfection.
The best cooks will cook for you.
Fine dining at Expo 2015 goes under the brand of Identità Golose thanks to Identità Expo, the event – created in collaboration with S. Pellegrino – which for six months will summon great Italian and international chefs to Milan for a unique, extremely elegant temporary restaurant. There will also be lessons, cooking shows, meetings, demonstrations. Have dinner at the expo. Check the schedule and enjoy a very reasonable priced meal you will never forget. Time your visit with the arrival of the cook of your choice. Ferran Adria anyone? Just register and bon appetit
Reason Nr. 3: Korean Pavillion. We expect high tech and some Scify. we expect Tomorrowland meets The Jetsons – if you know what I mean. The best pavilion hands down ist the one by Korea – south that is. The perfect fusion of culture and mind blowing technology.
Converted from the old school bike shed in the coolest area of London – east of Shoreditch High Street, Rochelle Canteen looks out onto the grassy playground and the trees of Arnold Circus beyond. Whenever it’s warm enough tables are set outside the canteen for a peaceful sit in the sun. Possibly the most beautiful spot in London and definetely some of the best food anywhere. This is a canteen for the creatives working here, and those lucky outsiders in the know. Once you’re one of them, you’ll find a short but enticing menu that, on our visit, included a pea soup with bantam egg and mint; grilled quails and green sauce; rabbit rillettes; and a pork chop with mustard and chard. The latter was perfect – the meat slightly charred on the outside, with a hint of pink in the middle and, best of all, a broad ribbon of melting fat and crispy skin running along one side. A colourful platter of herb gnocchi with courgettes and peppers tasted as lovely as it looked, and a dessert of chocolate pots was to die for, in just the way an indulgent, luscious chocolate dessert should be. This food ad the two owners Melanie Arnold and Margot Henderson’s will make you happy.
This is all you want from a travel guide and more. Things you can’t easily find with a google search and things that are not in Lonely planet. 38HOURS works closely with local bloggers, journalists and photographers from the featured cities. The interviews, in-depth stories and photographic showcase present the city from a locals perspective. Throughout the 70 pages, the alternative guides allow you to discover interesting locations such as a hidden vineyard in Paris, or contemporary art in a WWII bunker in Berlin.
Bao is London’s equivalent of New York’s classic Momofuku’s Ssäm Bar – TrendEngel tells you this is even better. . The restaurant’s name derives from gua bao: fluffy white steamed buns, in this case filled with braised pork, sprinkled with peanut powder, and yours for £3.75. Other sorts of bao (bun) are more slider-like, such as little burger baps wrapped around soy-milk-marinated chicken, sichuan mayo and kimchi. There’s even a dessert bao – made with doughnut batter and filled with Horlicks ice cream – that echoes the malted cereal milks at NYC’s Momofuku Milk Bar.
If you ever wanted to know how an iranian cafe from back in the days has felt – this is your chance. Dishoom is mixing and matching Indian and Iranian traditions and is adding a touch of London cool. The Shoreditch location is Trendengel’s favorite. Don miss the Black daal, the Calamari and the cocktails (1948 sour is amazing. This is the catch Unless you are at least 6 people you will have to wait for a table as they don’t take reservations. The wait can be long – but be assured: It is worth every minute.
Still don’t know what festival to attend? Easy decision. If you want to discover the best new bands and couldn’t go to Austin Texas to join the Fun at SXSW there is only one option: The Great Escape in beautiful Brighton. Mid May for 3 days it will be all about music on England’s south shore. Tickets are cheap and still available. This year is the 10th anniversary and they will have some special treats in store for us. Wichita signing Oscar, LA newcomer Kelela, Mew and Mumdance & Novelist are also on the bill, with Shamir, Nao and Sundara Kamra are confirmed for the fest.
Green fxxxxx juices are all the rage. Local and from farm to table are expressions you hear more and more. One company in Vancouver takes it to the next level and produces not only the juices in house but grows all the ingrediences there. They are called Living Produce Aisle. , This is what they say: Living Produce Aisle is a commitment to living fresh. We want to provide healthy and nutritious food to every household, as we think that it’s important to promote better lifestyles. We want to revitalize Yaletown and provide the neighbourhood with the Zero Mile Diet™, meaning that they’ll be able to harvest food only minutes from their own home.
