Burgering to Coachella & Back: 4 Must Eat Burgers Along California’s 10 Freeway
On the way to see The Weeknd, Beyonce, or Eminem for Coachella? Well, folks get hungry for burgers and food on those four wheels traveling towards Palm Springs. Along the way, there are dozens of little towns that serve up great eats. Looking for a bit of an adventure? Maybe a little history with that […]
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Top 5 So Cal Coffee Shops: A Coffee Klatching, Caffeinated Road Trip
Southern California’s love affair with coffee goes way back to earlier land settlers and cattle-drivers. The pioneers would awake to the rising sun while a blazing campfire is percolating that first pot of mud juice. According to True West Magazine (October 2001), “Cowboys were undoubtedly the most devoted group of coffee drinkers in the West. […]
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2017 Best Restaurant Dishes in Southern California
As the end of 2017 draws to a close, one of my favorite novel quotes comes to mind. It’s from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The legendary character says to his friend Nick Caraway, “I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.” Of course, […]
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i8tonite with LA Cheese Tea Entrepreneur Jenny Zheng & Recipe for Cheese Tea
Get ready, readers! Cheese Tea is a new and interesting drink…boba with a twist! Have you tried it yet? What do you think? Jenny Zheng, 25, is the Founder of Little Fluffy Head Cafe, one of the first cheese tea boba shops in Los Angeles of its kind. She graduated from the University of California […]
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i8tonite: One New York Woman’s Food Allergies Became an Award-Winning Bakery
Gluten-Free to Industry: Allie Luckman Overcame Food Allergies for Her Family and Found a Calling “Do you mind if we chat while I’m driving?” starts CEO and owner of Allie’s GF Goodies, Allison Luckman. “I couldn’t find allergen-free gumdrops, so I’m on my way to the store to buy the ingredients to make them.” With […]
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The i8tonite 2017 Gift Guide
It’s that time of the year to start thinking about gift-giving. At i8tonite, we are all about the kitchen. Instead of giving a general blanket list of ideas, we thought about fun cookery suggestions for different types of folks on that holiday list. Here’s our gift guide: The Culinaire This person has pretty much everything […]
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i8tonite with Pantry and Palate Author Simon Thibault & Molasses Cake Recipe
Simon Thibault is a Halifax-based journalist and radio producer whose work focuses on food. His written work has been featured in The Globe and Mail and East Coast Living. He has contributed to CBC Radio, and The Southern Foodways Alliance’s Gravy podcast. He was also a judge for the 2015 James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook Awards. […]
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i8tonite with Chef Jennifer Hill Booker & Pimento Cheese Stuffed Potatoes Recipe
Chef Jennifer Hill Booker’s culinary path has not always been a linear one. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Tulsa before graduating first in her class, eighteen months later, with an Associate of Occupational Science from Oklahoma State Institute of Technology. Extensive travel while married to an United States Army Officer pushed […]
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i8tonite with Vicente del Rio of Frida’s: A LA Mexican Institution & Roasted Pork with Mole Recipe
When Frida’s first opened in 2002 along the forgotten strip of Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, there was a lack of well-crafted Mexican food in Beverly Hills. The world-renowned town at the time celebrated tomahawk steaks with martinis rather than reposado tequilas and molés. Upon opening, the small but mighty restaurant fostered a growing interest […]
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i8tonite with Eat Smart in Portugal Author Ronnie Hess & Vegetable Frittata Recipe
A poet, journalist, author, and gourmet extraordinaire. Ronnie Hess grew up in New York City, attended the Lycée Français de New York and Julia Richman High School, and graduated from Hunter College, the City University of New York. She earned a master’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hess began a career in […]
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