T&D Farms
One of my regular stops at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market is T&D Farms, a small family farm in Redlands, California. They grow without chemicals, though they are not certified organic….
Jonathan Dorf
February 26, 2016
Chickpeas: Two Fast Favorites
I love hummus, and by extension, I love chickpeas. I’ve made hummus a few times, but today I’ll be writing about ways to use chickpeas that aren’t hummus. Particularly if…
Jonathan Dorf
February 15, 2016
Indian Rice Pudding, Take 1
Of course Badmaash, my fave Indian restaurant in LA, has a badass Indian rice pudding, and it inspired me to try to make my own. The first thing to do was…
Jonathan Dorf
February 5, 2016
The Garden Of…
A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. How about a whole bunch of pictures of beautiful produce? The Garden Of… is a top certified organic producer and one…
Jonathan Dorf
January 25, 2016
Otus Thai Kitchen & Coffee: A Writerly Cafe with Legit Food
I love writing in cafes, but it’s always a trade-off: places with ample plug-ins, good wi-fi and comfortable seating never have food that makes you want to eat there–until Otus…
Jonathan Dorf
January 19, 2016
Dressing (Your Salad) for Success
I love creating elaborate salads that take advantage of the amazing produce at my local farmers’ markets. In addition to various greens, they might include things like Satsuma mandarins, radishes,…
Jonathan Dorf
January 10, 2016
TheatrEats: Rogue Machine at The Met
Rogue Machine is one of LA’s great small theatre companies. For a long time, their home was on Pico Boulevard just west of La Brea, but now they’re moving to…
Jonathan Dorf
January 4, 2016
Butternut Squash In Your Pasta
Years ago, prepping food for my annual Oscar party, butternut squash pretty much made me want to cry. I was trying to cut it, didn’t really have the knives for…
Jonathan Dorf
December 31, 2015
Unbeetable
Earlier, I wrote about beet greens and how not to waste them. And now it’s time to talk about the beets themselves. Most people are used to seeing the common…
Jonathan Dorf
December 28, 2015
TheatrEats: East West Players
For me, when I go to a play, it doesn’t feel like a complete experience without dinner beforehand. In the course of my blogging, I’ll be looking at a number…
Jonathan Dorf
December 25, 2015
Jonathan Dorf
I'm an LA-based playwright and screenwriter (learn more about my work here) with a passion for food, travel and photography. After years of eating at every kind of restaurant (and being the one my friends call for recs), seeking out writer-friendly cafes, being a home cook and getting serious about where my food comes from, it seemed like it was time to start writing about it—with lots of pictures. And here we are.