It is standard in the wedding world for engaged couples and sometimes their mom or their wedding planner to do a “tasting” where they choose from a large menu some appetizers and entrees they think they might want to serve on their wedding.
For these tastings we always go in our garden and do trimmings for the salad and the garnishes.
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Photo: Glen Nakasako
Oh, the time has come. We are stepping it up! A massive re-branding has been in the works and we are going to start rolling it out at Monday’s Silverlake Wine Food Truck Stop. And Eat Street will be there to film it! Hey, but you gotta get to Silverlake Wine from 5-5:30 so you can order any one item for $1!
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Comet stop howling, we’ll go home soon! That’s Matt and I with Ted and Angie of Poketo
Some of our office crew and kitchen crew and design crew. We have such a rocking team
That’s Amber holding a menu. If you call Heirloom she will probably answer.
Thanks for coming!
Were you at our Poketo In The Salon Party that we announced here?
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You know how a great way is to cover up an ugly chain link fence here in California? Plant a passion fruit vine and let it climb all over it! Remember when boys from The Challenger’s Manhood Program each tasted one for the first time in our garden here? Today for our cooking class at The Challenger’s Boys and Girls Club cooking class we taught them how to turn this lovely fruit into a versatile vinaigrette which can be stored for up to 2 weeks and used as a salad dressing and a marinade for chicken or fish.
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Don’t you think every child deserves to learn about cooking and healthy eating and buzz words like “organic” and “GMO” in a garden at their school? Garden to lunch box is the motto. Garden School Foundation is working to make this movement happen in public schools across Los Angeles but it takes a lot of money to maintain and our government isn’t forking it over so let’s help out!
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My friend Yasmine has an acute eye for detail, that is one reason she is so talented with floral design. So when she asked us to do a little lunch buffet for her workshop at Poketo (see it featured on The Chalkboard), I asked Matt to whip up whatever he wanted because he has an eye for detail too and when you allow him be creative, he really works magic.
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