Grapes

All lanes reopened on 210 Freeway after big-rig crash

2013-05-20 16:07:00

All lanes of the 210 Freeway were reopened about 3:25 p.m. Monday, more than 10 hours after a big rig carrying grapes crashed, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash caused frustration for commuters, who for most of the day had to deal with three...

Grapes of wrath: 210 Freeway woes to continue until 10 a.m.

2013-05-20 09:23:00

A Sig Alert on the 210 Freeway was extended until 10 a.m. Monday after a big rig carrying 35,000 pounds of grapes crashed across the center divider in Monrovia. Talk about a sticky situation. The wreck, which blocked two eastbound lanes and three...

Some 210 Freeway lanes closed until 3 p.m. after massive grape spill

2013-05-20 12:27:00

All eastbound lanes of the 210 Freeway are open but two westbound lanes will remain closed in Monrovia through at least 3 p.m Monday after a big rig carrying grapes crashed, the California Highway Patrol said. The detour meant frustration for commuters,...

Farmers Markets: For May peaches, royalty found among the sports

2013-05-17 15:02:00

Among the most intriguing May peaches are three patented by Alan and Lori Asdoorian of Kingsburg, whose century-old Island Farms lies between two branches of the Kings River, southeast of Fresno. Because of the short period from bloom to harvest, May...

Farmers Markets: From the LAPD to artisanal olive oil

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Traditionally, working folk dreamed of retiring to California to grow citrus, or more recently wine grapes, but these days the second career crop of choice appears to be artisanal olive oil. Fresh, local oil is all the rage; universities and industry...

Stella Barra to open in Hollywood in May

2013-04-18 14:58:00

Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group and Jeff Mahin, the chef behind Stella Rossa Pizza Bar in Santa Monica and Do-Rite Donuts in Chicago, plan to open Stella Barra in Hollywood. Located in the former BoHo space in the ArcLight Cinemas complex on Sunset...

French wine could get pricey, climate change study says

2013-04-09 16:40:00

That bottle of Bordeaux you put aside may become even rarer in the next few decades as climate change could reduce wine grape production in traditional parts of the world and move it elsewhere, researchers say. Danish Cabernet, anyone? Wine grape...

Across the Table: Kosher wine worth passing around

2013-03-23 00:00:00

How did Jeff Morgan morph from a nice Jewish boy from New York into a sax player and bandleader in sequined tuxedo, then into one of the leading wine journalists in the United States, and finally into a kosher wine maker in the Napa Valley? And one who...

Team-player chimps may shed light on origins of human cooperation

2013-03-19 14:03:00

Just like enterprising humans, chimpanzees can be good team players to achieve their goals, according to a new study. The findings, published in Biology Letters, give a glimpse into the possible origins of human cooperative behavior.� With the lure of a...

The grape obsession in Jeff Fischer's life yields Habit wines

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Jeff Fischer doesn't have a vineyard or a winery. He has no formal training and zero employees. Yet in a short time he's managed to land his small-batch Habit wines in nearly 50 of L.A.'s top restaurants, including the Chateau Marmont, Spago, AOC, Ink,...

Review: The harsh beauty of A Noise Within's 'The Grapes of Wrath'

2013-03-05 14:41:00

Whatever your cause for complaint — traffic, work, kids, in-laws — as you settle in to A Noise Within’s production of “The Grapes of Wrath,” you’ll soon see that the Joads have it worse. The epic suffering of the...

Dinner tonight! Kale-and-quinoa salad

2012-12-18 11:00:00

Today's "Dinner Tonight" suggestion is also our current Culinary SOS, a request from Carrie for the kale-and-quinoa salad from La Grande Orange Cafe in Pasadena: I recently "rediscovered" La Grande Orange in Pasadena's Del Mar station and absolutely...

"The Grapes of Wrath" at A Noise Within is directed by Michael Michetti. The adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel is by Frank Galati.

2013-03-05 12:05:52

The definitive guide to wine grapes of the world from British wine writer Jancis Robinson and company is 1,280 pages and more than 6½ pounds.

2012-12-20 10:09:00

People empty full buckets of frozen wine grapes as temperatures show -12 degrees Celsius at Mikulov, near Brno, Czech on December 9, 2012. The ice wine, which is produced out of the grapes, contains over 30 percent sugar and is an exceptional and expensive specialty.

2012-12-09 00:00:00