HeyJaredSpill the Beans
Weekly plant-forward bean recipes, plus essays, guides, and reviews on the Los Angeles food scene from a freelance journalist and independent restaurant critic.
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Spill the Beans #55: Kelly’s Sesame Oil Fava Bean Salad (opens the original)
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Freelance updates: Next week, the long-awaited package “The New California Cuisine: 25 Restaurants to Eat at Now” drops in Alta Journal’s Issue 37! I’ve got five—count ‘em, FIVE—blurbs inside the guide, which also features former San Francisco Chronicle critic Soleil Ho, James Beard Award-winning writer Jeff Gordinier, and all-around esteemed Mexican American columnist Gustavo Arellano. Later this month, my contribution to will also be released in the indie food magazine’s print edition (theme:
Spill the Beans #54: Freezer-Friendly Cranberry Bean and Cheese Burritos (opens the original)
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Spill the Beans #53: Naz Deravian’s Baghali Ghatogh (opens the original)
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Spill the Beans #52: Rachel Gurjar’s Chickpea-Potato Chaat (opens the original)
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Spill the Beans #51: Yossy Arefi's Caramelized Zucchini and White Bean Salad (opens the original)
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