Jay Eats Worldwide

 You've probably seen Bolthouse Farms' products in grocery stores, as they have a wide selection of  vegetable and fruit juices. Bolthouse Farms has launched a cocktail series with some of L.A.'s drink personalities on Periscope and Meerkat on Thursdays at 3:30 pm PDT. Last Thursday was with L.A. drink chef, (from Periscope)  Matthew Biancaniello (Eat Your Drink). Using Bolthouse Farms® Daily Greens which includes:  1/2 cup of kale, spinach, and romaine 1 3/4 cups of cucumber 1/3 cup of celery a squeeze of lemon (from Periscope) Matthew created a White Fir live White Fir recipe: 1 oz Bolthouse Farms® Daily Greens 2 oz white fir infused tequila 3/4 oz lime juice 3/4 oz agave syrup 1/2 Blenheim apricot 3-4 lovage leaves Moldavian balm Muddle everything except tequila.  Then add tequila and ice and shake and strain into a rocks glass.  Garnish with floweri...

Living in Los Angeles, there are a lot of good burger places, such as Umami Burger, Apple Pan, Father's Office, In n Out, etc. One of my favorites places for a burger is Plan Check Kitchen + Bar, headed by chef Ernesto Uchimura.  Chef Ernesto is the former  corporate  executive chef at Umami Burger. One of my favorites... PCB  (Plan Check Burger) with Americanized dashi cheese, ketchup leather, schmaltz onions, and mixed pickles on a crunch bun. Just one of the genius things of this burger is Chef Uchimura's creation of the ketchup leather.  It's housemade ketchup which has been dehydrated (similar to a fruit roll-up). It's placed at the bottom of the burger, preventing the burger juices from getting the bottom bun soggy AND you still get the ketchup flavor, brilliant!  It was a beautiful Los Angeles day, so sitting out on the patio was an easy decision.   See What Jay Eats... ...

  If you follow me, you know I love baseball and food.  Last season, I was invited to a  behind-the-scenes tour  of the new restaurants  at  Dodger Stadium,  I was looking forward to see what's new for 2015. See my 2014 behind-the-scenes tour  HERE  Growing up on the next hill over from Dodger Stadium, I was here a lot, a LOT.   Dodger Stadium is the third oldest ballpark in the Major Leagues (opened in 1962)  and is the largest baseball stadium by capacity at 56,000.   I call it home...  It's really nice to see that the ownership group has updated this classic ballpark into the modern times with new technology, more restrooms, activities for the kids, and of course new FOOD! The Dodgers were kind enough to invite me again for another behind-the-scenes food adventure for this season. As usual, I got here early to watch batting practice. Just some of the Dodger...

 When is a milkshake not just a milkshake? When it's a Monday at Plan Check Kitchen! Each Sunday, the chef goes out to a local farmer's market to select a special flavor for Monday's special milkshake.  Along with other foodies, I got to sample the three milkshakes for this week's Market Milkshake Monday. It was the perfect tasting size, without being too much. See What Jay Eats...  This week's flavors: Strawberry & Rose, topped with rose sugar and a rose petal. Vanilla Bean Chocolate My favorite... Each milkshake had that old skool classic flavor, which I loved, but one of them stood out just a bit.  Strawberry & Rose Maybe it was the rose sugar on the top, but you could taste the freshness of the local strawberry with the rose.  These are the full size milkshakes. $8 Each Monday, they'll have Vanilla Bean, Chocolate, and a special flavor selected at a local f...

It All Began Here... If you're a follower of gourmet food trucks, I'm sure you've heard of Chef Roy Choi and the Kogi Truck. The gourmet food truck trend and social media phenomenon began with the Kogi truck.  Not only did they create a new food category, but also a new menu items not seen before. Chef Roy Choi said that his food tastes like L.A. If you think about creating menu items that represent Los Angeles and it's food culture, Chef Roy hit it right  on the head.  A taco which has a Korean short-rib filling and served with a Mexican/Asian sauce.   They began with one truck and Twitter back in 2008. Today, there are 4 Kogi trucks servicing Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Check the Kogi Truck website for days and times www.kogibbq.com Just look for the line... Now, what to order? Kogi Truck Menu Not your typical taco truck cuisine. See What Jay Eats... A chicken taco and ...