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An Interview With Stephen and Ben Gordon: Bakers
Daily BR!NK | August 5, 2011
The best way to get a hold of brothers Stephen and Ben Gordon these days is to follow the delicious smell of bread floating around the University of Southern California’s campus.
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The Customer is Always Prime at LA's Newest Meet Market
Contributing Writer | June 21, 2011
Story by Rachel Tobias
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Forage Taps Certified Home Growers To Serve Hyper-Local Food
Tiffany Swift | May 6, 2011
In the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, Forage restaurant serves up seasonal, local fare at reasonable prices.
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The Ethereal Community of Food Bloggers
Chelsea Batten | January 24, 2011
If you read food blogs, you might not be surprised (as I was) by how charmingly written some of them are. It seems a great many misbegotten writers have found a way to revive their talent by cataloguing what they ate for dinner. And, between the recipes, many of them make interesting notes on culture, politics, and science--all food-related, naturally. No matter how pithy the blog post, it always centers around a toothsome image of the dish in question, contours caressed by delicate mood lighting.
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Home Grow Micro Farms Takes the Guesswork Out of Urban Gardening
Tiffany Swift | August 20, 2010
Living according to your ideals is easier said than done. Look at me – my interest in growing my own food has manifested itself in a single tomato I am irrationally unwilling to pick and a series of perished herb plants. I want to be the person with a thriving veggie garden, but I'm sadly lacking the space and know-how. Lucky for me and other Angelenos, the husband and wife team of Lucas Brower and Jesse Kamm offer an easy and affordable solution - Home Grow Micro Farms.
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On Spring is One Branch of an Urban Green Movement
Tiffany Swift | July 21, 2010
On Spring is a locally sourced café, urban garden and community learning space, nestled on the edge of Chinatown in the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Just opened in June, On Spring is an intriguing example of sustainable business and non-profits working towards the same goals.
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Sew LA Teaches Fun and Fashion for the Modern Seamstress
Tiffany Swift | June 21, 2010
Awhile back, I decided to stitch up some throw pillows. Armed with the free pattern I found online, I headed to a JoAnn’s Fabrics in search of cheap pillow stuffing. A few overworked employees were struggling through a growing line of customers, so I wandered fruitlessly around the store for a while. When I finally found the pillow stuffing, I took a look at their fabric section - a tired hodgepodge under a sign warning something about formaldehyde and cancer.  So I hopped in my car and drove across town to Sew LA.
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Le Labo: Where Success Smells of Beauty and Dreams
Scott Ballum | December 10, 2009
Giorgio Armani tried to kill Fabrice Penot. At least, it seems his business almost did. A perfume designer, Fabrice worked for years on the House of Armani brand. But even though he was brought in to run the fragrance division, he was constantly called to answer to the financial and marketing departments, who demanded a justification—a real world example of how and where a particular concept has worked for someone else—for every idea he tried to pursue. Demonstrating tested marketplace success before acting is the opposite of innovation, and nearly drove Fabrice Penot mad.