Monthly Archives: June 2010

Pictured: Through the looking glass at Altadena’s Gallery at the End of the World

Photographer Eric Reed caught this wide-angle view of Ben McGinty, who runs the Gallery at the End of the World, the eclectic and bohemian North Lake Avenue art salon. (Photo by Eric Reed / Staff)

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Photos: Chef Job Carder’s Cal-Med cuisine at Dish Bistro in Pasadena

Dish Bistro‘s Job Carder has a slow-food approach to cuisine in his kitchen on Union Street. He makes all the house breads and pastas; handmade sausages and charcuterie; and cured bacon, prosciutto and pancetta. Above is the executive chef’s half-roasted … Continue reading

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Photos: Get the scoop — or two — on area’s best frozen sweets

From our summer dining issue, here’s a round-up by Emma Gallegos of the area’s best chilly treats — now with extra photographic goodness: BULGARINI GELATO Leo Bulgarini ships the high-quality ingredients for his gelatos all the way from Italy if … Continue reading

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Nose Diving: TastingRoom’s tiny wine bottles have big tech behind them

In an operations center near the Sonoma County Airport, highly sensitive liquids are handled in a meticulous process that prevents their contamination. Exacting scientific standards require the most unpolluted environment possible: a semiconductor clean room, devoid of oxygen, into which … Continue reading

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Put on a happy face: Trade show for makeup artists open to public this weekend

The International Make-Up Artist Trade Show is mecca for the industry’s top professionals and anyone who’s ever gotten a shiver of joy from purchasing a new lipstick or eyeshadow palette. At the show, brands like M.A.C., Urban Decay, OCC and … Continue reading

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With Voltaggio heading out, The Langham moves forward on new concept for its restaurant

Celebrity chef Michael Voltaggio is leaving The Langham Huntington in July, but the renovation of the hotel’s Michelin-star restaurant is going ahead as scheduled, said Langham spokeswoman Elsa Schelin. These renderings, the “latest sketches” provided by The Langham, give a … Continue reading

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Twitter dispatches from the line at Pasadena’s Apple store

Hundreds of customers lined up overnight at the Apple store in Old Pasadena ahead of today’s iPhone 4 launch. Here are some critical observations from Twitter:

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Photos: Disneyland koi splash down at The Huntington in San Marino

More than 250 koi splashed down Wednesday at their new home at The Huntington Library in San Marino. The colorful fish were a gift from Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort, which needed to relocate them from a hotel koi pond. The fish … Continue reading

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Photos: At Pasadena’s POP Champagne Bar, dessert is the most important meal of the day

A traditional Spanish dessert — these days, corrupted by an explosion in popularity and en masse distribution at theme parks and even fast-food joints — the churros at POP Champagne and Dessert Bar are on the high end of the … Continue reading

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Photos: Harvest a bounty from farmers markets in the Pasadena area

Staff writer Caroline An set out to discover what produce is in season at the area’s best farmers markets. Summer has arrived, and succulent favorites are ripe for the picking: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, apricots, plums, peaches and nectarines. Also, sweet … Continue reading

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