Chef David Myers is celebrating the seventh anniversary of his award winning restaurant Sona with a special tasting menu featuring guest’s favorite dishes throughout the years. On Tuesday through Thursday evenings throughout November, enjoy this delicious seven course menu for $77:

 
 
When I learnt that Martha Rose Shulman and Clifford A Wright had teamed up to launch a cooking school I went straight to the website www.venicecookingschool.com to sign up. I was delighted to learn that the first class is all about how to cook Thanksgiving dinner - something that has always sent me into a cold sweat.
 

 
October 5, 2009 - Santa Monica Farmers' Market Report – Josie Restaurant 
by Nancy Cipes
 
In honor of dineLA week (Oct, 4-9 & Oct. 11-16) I spoke with Josie Le Balch of Josie Restaurant on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, to see what she’s buying at the market this week.
“We buy so much from the Santa Monica Farmers' Market,” says Josie, “it would be easier to tell you what we don’t buy!”  Almost all the farmers Josie frequents grow year round, and offer a different array of produce depending on the season.   “October is a totally schizophrenic month, ” she says. “Tenerelli still has late season peaches, Gloria’s corn and tomatoes are peaking, but at the same time the winter squash is in, and apples and pomegranates!”  Josie’s menu is a combination of traditional French and Mediterranean influence, but at the same time it’s contemporary and very local.  “Right now, we’re serving a salad of peaches with a drizzle of port wine reduction, a few leaves of wild arugula, some shaved parmesan and pickled onions.”
 

Photo credit: Amber Matsumoto/LA Dodgers
The Dodgers clenched the National League West Title last weekend, paving the way for some serious post-season play. Krista Simmons had a chance to chat with food blogger-come-outfielder Andre Ethier before the madness of Fall ball began for a story she wrote for edible Los Angeles. Here’s what he had to say about his favorite eats and treats around the Los Angeles.
What’s in Your Kitchen?—with Andre E, Dodger Foodie
By Krista Simmons
From the Fall 2009 issue of edible Los Angeles
The diet of an athlete can be quite a phenomenon. Their eating habits range from slightly shocking (Lamar Odom’s candy fixation) to almost appalling (Michael Phelps’ 12,000-calorie-a-day intake). Athletes are elite specimens, spending countless hours training, competing and traveling. But regardless of the physical strain that their bodies endure, their dietary regimens remain a reflection of their personality, background and passion. 
 
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