Culinary Hero: Paula Wolfert -
Evan Kleiman

There are a few people in the world of food and cooking who have the passion to immerse themselves into a culture and come away with the gems,  dishes hidden in homes and restaurants that are attached to old ways of life and to the hearts of the people who live ...read more

The Stupendous Splendiferous ButterUp
ButterUp Knife: Solution to a Simple Problem -
Evan Kleiman

  Like a lot of people I troll Kickstarter, mostly because I'm intrigued by the combination of confidence and creativity that results in creating a project that makes it to the site. Because I'm a cook who appreciates good tools I tend to be attracted by physical objects that purport to solve a ...read more

SemolinaLA Rigatoni
Made in LA: SemolinaLA -
Evan Kleiman

SemolinaLA kickstarter.  Support a talented and tenacious LA maker. I'm a pasta snob.  I admit it and I don't apologize for it.  I believe that great pasta is an Italian cultural artifact that's been given to the world.  And when I talk about pasta I'm talking about DRY PASTA, that ...read more