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    Food Find: Fruigees Turns Organic Fruit and Veggies Into a Tasty Pudding
    BY CARINA WALKER Step aside broccoli smothered in cheese, tricking kids  (and some adults) into eating vegetables has just gotten a whole lot more fun, tastier and healthier. Fruigees, an all-natural pudding snack, packed with organic fruits and vegetables, has hit the Farmers Market circuit (including Studio City this weekend) and answered the prayers of [...]
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    Back to the Kitchen: The Sweet and Romantic Strawberry
    BY GWEN KENNEALLY   It is the start of strawberry season and the open-air market is overflowing with these juicy berries. The mix of tart and sweet are at theie glorious and abundant best this time of year. I catered a fundraiser last week and one of the parents brought a fruit platter with fresh [...]
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    Two San Fernando Valley Writers Capture “The Oprah Effect”
    BY KAREN YOUNG The Oprah Winfrey  Show was one of the most successful talk shows in television history with Winfrey inspiring and informing her viewers  on a daily basis.  The show ran  for 25 seasons and won 47 Emmy Awards until Winfrey withdrew her show from the competition in 2000. The lessons Oprah offered on [...]
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    This Weekend: Events Around the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles and Beyond, Plus a Movie Giveaway
    BY KAREN YOUNG WIN BIG! WIN A FREE DEAL! MyMovieDeals.com Giveaway:   Enjoy a great night out at the movies this weekend for FREE from MyDailyFind and our friends at MyMovieDeals.com. We are teaming up to give you a chance to win the most popular offer from MyMovieDeals.com: Two tickets to any movie at the AMC [...]
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    The Weekend Cocktail: Say Cheers to Chocolate Chips
    BY GWEN KENNEALLY Over the years I have made thousands of chocolate chip cookies so I honor National Chocolate Chip Day in a very special way! Here are a few grown up ways to enjoy a childhood favorite treat! Cheers!  Chocolate Chip Martini 2 ounces white creme de cacao 2 ounces dark creme de cacao 1 1/2ounces chocolate [...]

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Tasty Tidbits: New Restaurants, Food News and More in the San Fernando Valley

BY KAREN YOUNG   The Local Peasant just opened its second location in Woodland Hills in the space that formerly housed Casa De Carlos.   It’s  very similar to the original location in Sherman Oaks except they feature 27 craft tap beers and a glass walk-in keg cooler in the middle of the restaurant. Their [...]

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Where to Shop for the Perfect Mother’s Day Gifts in the San Fernando Valley

BY KAREN YOUNG Looking for a gift for mom? Check out some of these local, independently owned businesses in the 818 where you’ll receive personal service and beautiful gift wrap.  These are some of my favorites across the 818. If there’s a shop you love and don’t see it here, I want to know! Please [...]

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Back to the Kitchen: Recipes for the Best Tea Party Ever

BY GWEN KENNEALLY I can always tell when it is Spring because of the many inquiries I receive about afternoon teas for bridal and baby showers, birthday parties and girls reunions. I am also bombarded with requests for tea recipes. I can’t think of a nicer way to celebrate the season than with an afternoon [...]

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Food Find: Artisanal Bread Handcrafted and Made-To-Order

BY JUDITH A. PROFFER You’re strolling on the tree-lined street of one of your favorite Sherman Oaks neighborhoods when the yeasty, hearty, warm and swoon-worthy aroma of freshly baked bread stops you in your tracks.  Your head snaps to the right seeking the source of the heady bready scent. Condos.  Lots of condos. And not [...]

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Food Find: New Artisan Vegan “Cheese” Draws Raves at the Studio City Farmers Market

BY CAROLE ROSNER Studio City residents Allen and Lois Keller never imagined  launching a food business. Yes, they are creative (she’s an artist and he’s a musician/writer/advertising guy) and resourceful, but neither thought of themselves as artisan chefs. However, after going through a food overhaul last year (also known as a three-week concentrated cleanse), they [...]

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Worth the Drive: Escape to The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles

BY RACHEL DAHAN     Occupying an old bank building in downtown Los Angeles on the corner of 5th and Spring in the Old Bank District, stands The Last Bookstore — a magnificent tribute to the printed word, waiting for souls to get lost in its plethora of used books and vinyl records. The Last [...]