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Cafe Society: Closure of Tutti's off Main in Ventura complicates matters
Published 9/8/2012 at 9:23 p.m. 0 comments
Tutti's off Main has closed after a seven-and-a-half-year run at The Livery in downtown Ventura.
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Don't call wines 'easily digestible' in the EU
Published 9/6/2012 at 4:08 a.m. 0 comments
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's highest court says wines cannot make assertions like "easily digestible" since it is a health claim unbefitting alcoholic drinks.
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Second Helpings: September 7, 2012
Published 9/5/2012 at 5:02 p.m. 0 comments
Rita Moran's recent restaurant reviews.
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Cafe Society: Local chefs, two Ojai restaurants pull switcheroos
Published 9/4/2012 at 12:32 p.m. 0 comments
The Ojai restaurants Osteria Monte Grappa and La Fonte Pizze e Trattoria are preparing to trade places. And they aren't the only ones.
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Avocadoes, passion fruit, green tomatoes featured at market
Published 9/1/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
The Agoura Hills farmers marketkeeps sputtering along Sundays as customers come to enjoy the offerings. At the booth of Atkins Farm of San Diego, Alex Caporao had to explain to a customer that he had done such a good job ...
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' en flambé on many bedside tables, inspires a menu
Updated 9/4/2012 at 12:52 p.m. 0 comments
During its five-month grip on the best-sellers list, "Fifty Shades of Grey" has moved out of bookstores and into bedrooms. And kitchens. And makeup counters. And shoe stores. And stereos and MP3 players and, soon, in the parlance of all ...
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Farmers Market: Customers flock to Westlake Village farmers market for grapes, eggs, pastries
Published 8/25/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
The Westlake Village farmers market was in full swing despite the heat, with customers flocking to grab grapes from the booth of Gama Farms of Arvin where Jose Gama had three types of red grapes for sale: autumn royal, red ...
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Cuernavaca Taqueria has a light touch
Published 8/22/2012 at 6:30 p.m. 0 comments
California quickly makes most people fans of Mexican food if they haven't already caught the fever in their previous digs. I was mostly uninitiated when we moved to Ventura County years ago, but quickly, and happily, fell into the routine ...
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Ditch burgers and do a healthy salmon on Labor Day
Published 8/20/2012 at 5:10 p.m. 0 comments
Labor Day generally gets people thinking about grilling up the last of summer's burgers and steaks. Allow me to suggest setting aside tradition in favor of a leaner alternative, namely, a full-bodied fillet of salmon. And topping it off is ...
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Second Helpings: August 24, 2012
Published 8/20/2012 at 4:01 p.m. 0 comments
Rita Moran's recent restaurant reviews.
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Food truck rules clear first hurdle in Oxnard
Published 8/17/2012 at 4:43 p.m. 3 comments
New rules for Oxnard food trucks that regularly operate out of the same spot on private property were approved by planning commissioners Thursday night. The rules won't impact the popular First Thursdays Gourmet Food Trucks events downtown.
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Wine festival to benefit Ventura County Special Olympics
Published 8/13/2012 at 3:45 p.m. 0 comments
Food, microbrew and wine vendors will highlight the Thousand Oaks Rotary Club Foundations 11th Annual Mid Summer Eve Wine Festival to benefit the Ventura County Special Olympics.
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Ventura County residents share Julia Child stories on eve of icon's 100th birthday
Published 8/11/2012 at 10:05 p.m. 0 comments
Ventura County residents share tales of their encounters with culinary icon Julia Child in anticipation of what would have been her 100th birthday on Aug. 15, 2012
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Cafe Society: Ventura County Fair's food, wine competition brings out bounty of tasters
Published 8/11/2012 at 10:00 p.m. 0 comments
They came, they ate, they voted. And they so enjoyed the food-and-wine pairings at the Ventura County Fair's Bounty of the County competition that it was difficult to get some of the people's choice judges to leave.
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She's nuts about baking
Updated 8/11/2012 at 8:24 p.m. 0 comments
Cook du Jour Yolanda Escamilla of Oxnard shares her recipe for Pistachio Cake.
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