Chef Michael Young from Ombra in Studio City, CA is going to be teaching a hands-on cooking course called “Godfather Cooking Class” featuring classic Italian dishes on Sunday, February 12. For $99 per person or $169 for a couple, students will get a recipe packet, wooden spoon, and a pound of dried pasta. The dishes […]
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La Festa dei Sette Pesci: the Feast of Seven Fishes, a southern Italian tradition
La Festa dei Sette Pesci is a tradition originating from Southern Italy that’s celebrated on Christmas Eve in observance of the birth of Baby Jesus through a feast of seven fishes. The fish-centered meal comes from the Roman Catholic tradition of abstinence. Fish counts have been known to go up to nine different varieties. Chef […]
Michael Young of Ombra: an accidental chef
Chef Michael Young of Ombra in Studio City, CA has been cooking for nearly 19 years, but he wasn’t always into cooking. With a diverse upbringing from his family owning sandwich shops in Brooklyn to playing college soccer in Boston and going to law school in California, Michael somehow ended up owning his own restaurant. […]
Michael Ruhlman’s four course dinner and book signing at Farmshop, and Vignalta wine dinner at Ombra
On Thursday, December 1 from 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Farmshop in Santa Monica is hosting a four course family-style dinner prepared by Jeff Cerciello and Michael Ruhlman, along with a book signing of Michael Ruhlman’s new book “Ruhlman’s Twenty”. Dinner cost $75 per person and comes with the book. Call 310-566-2400 for reservations. 225 […]