Read my L.A. Times piece about the Petit Trois opening here.
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All-Star Chef Classic 2014
Last weekend Peter and I attended the first-ever All-Star Chef Classic in downtown Los Angeles. It was such a spectacular event for chef fans like us, and even though we only made it to two out of four events (having just returned from Scotland), we both had a super, delicious weekend.
Highlights included meeting out-of-town chefs Paul Qui, Wylie Dufresne and Graham Elliot, and watching L.A. legend Josiah Citrin cooking in the enormous restaurant stadium. 
There were (obviously) so many delicious bites, including Jennifer Jasinski’s Cardamom Brined Pork Belly, Ludo Lefebvre’s Beef and Charred Broccoli, Paul Qui’s Cabbage with Crispy Chicken Skin, and Kuniko Yagi’s Tuna with Sesame Tofu. Many more tasty photos here.
Huge CONGRATULATIONS to the event co-founders, Krissy Lefebvre and Lucy Lean!
We are SO looking forward to making it to ALL the events next year!
All my photos from “Grill and Chill” and “Savor The Season”
Trois Mec
Chef Ludo Lefebvre’s Potato Pulp
I’ve had the pleasure of eating at Trois Mec restaurant several times, and before each visit I secretly hope the potato pulp is still on the menu. Ludo serves it with brown butter, bonito, onion soubise and salers cheese. Of course brown butter makes anything taste better, but it’s Ludo‘s brilliant use of bonito flakes (aka katsuobushi) that takes the dish to a whole new level. No wonder Jonathan Gold named it one of his 10 best dishes of 2013!
My new favorite (besides the potato) is the luxurious plate of avocado, citrus and crab. Check out the photos from a recent visit here.
Trois Mec
716 N. Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
There is no phone for Trois Mec.
For ticket inquiries email info@troismec.com
Website
Note: Trois Mec is an incredibly difficult reservation to get, but absolutely worth the trouble. If you’re interested, review the FAQ page here.
Read Jonathan Gold’s L.A. Times Trois Mec review here.
Follow Chef Ludo on twitter @ChefLudo
Ludo’s personal website
Filed under Eating Out, Little Bites
Chef Ludo’s New Show!
What a lineup! Ludo stars along with two of my long-time culinary heroes… BOURDAIN and NIGELLA!
Four culinary masters get down to what really matters, The Taste! Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre & Brian Malarkey will each coach a team of 4 cooks, consisting of professional chefs and home cooks whom they will hand pick based on a blind taste challenge. Throughout the season, their mentors will prepare them for challenges in creating dishes that will ultimately be judged by the superstar chefs in blind taste tests. One cook will be left standing to take home The Taste trophy along with a new Ford C-Max and $100,000!
Premieres Tuesday, January 22 at 8|7c on ABC!
LudoBitches will be live-tweeting during each episode. Follow us at @LudoBitches!
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Photos via The Taste
Filed under Little Bites
LudoBites the CookBook
“LudoBites: Recipes and Stories from the Pop-Up Restaurants of Ludo Lefebvre” will be released October 9, 2012. I tested some of the recipes this past week (photos below) and have so enjoyed reliving dishes from his pop-up dinners around Los Angeles.
From the online book description:
The cookbook chronicles of the visionary, charismatic chef Ludo Lefebvre and his cult hit pop-up restaurant, LudoBites, worshiped by critics and foodies alike.
Ludo Lefebvre is a culinary prodigy who worked at his first three-star Michelin restaurant at age fourteen. By twenty-five he was running his own kitchen in Los Angeles—winning accolades for serving the most imaginative, forward-thinking food the city had ever seen. In 2007, he traded fine dining—with its endless pomp and bottomless resources—for the freedom to cook outside the box, even if it meant sacrificing his skilled kitchen brigade and drafting an eight-year-old to clean green beans and separate eggs. (Amazon)
Note: Ludo (and his wife Krissy) are dear friends. But that doesn’t stop me from being a HUGE fan of Ludo’s cooking or LudoBites the cookbook! I’ll continue to try out recipes and share the photos on twitter.
A few recipes I’ve tried so far:
Vietnamese Vinaigrette (page 261). I spooned it over pan-fried tilapia and rice.
Brocamole (page 22). Broccoli instead of avocado. We ate it with pita chips.
Époisses (my favorite stinky cheese) Risotto w Egg Yolk (page 340). Ludo made this for dinner a few days before I had the cookbook. I’m happy to say that mine tasted just as good! We used leftovers for baked risotto balls the next day.
Ludo’s upcoming (Oct 2012) appearances
Watch Ludo on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations: Burgundy (video recap). You get to see his charming side and meet his grandma!
Ludo Bites America on the Sundance Channel (available on iTunes)
Follow Ludo on Twitter
Filed under Little Bites, Recipes
Un Petit Porc
Chef Ludo PLUS Pork, for one night only? No chance I was going to miss this dinner!
Photos from Chef Ludo’s “Un Petit Porc” (read about here)
Menu (each table was given all four sides, served family style)
Ludo’s porchetta… just out of the oven!
Ludo’s Porchetta
Burnt Potatoes
Porchetta Sandwich at our table
Greens: Broccolini, Kale, Garlic Confit & Red Chili Flakes
White Beans
Cheesy Polenta
Pork Jus
Roasted Apple & Vanilla Ice Cream
Wine (Thanks Lisa & Dave!)
We loved it… we really, really LOVED it!
Mike (Gram & Papas owner) & Ludo
Obviously… so worth the wait!
front window
Event Date: 12/19/11
Read about the event on Eater L.A.
Chef Ludo Lefebvre
Ludo’s website
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Location: Gram and Papas
227 E 9th St Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 624-7272
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How to make porchetta by Serious Eats (slideshow)
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Eight-Course Foie Gras Dinner
Photos from Chef Ludo Lefebvre & Animal Restaurant’s recent foie gras dinner.
The New York Times writes:
“In eight months, the sale of foie gras will be banned in California. But for seven hours on Friday night, at a restaurant appropriately known as Aninal, three chefs presented an eight-course meal that was nothing short of a glorification of this soon-to-be outlawed delicacy.” (read more at NY Times)
Course 1: Marble Foie Gras Terrine, Prosciutto, Fennel, Yogurt, Honey, Bruleed Figs
Course 2: Foie Gras Crudo, Dates, Lemon Confit, Black Ash Brioche, Mushrooms
Course 3: Smoked Foie Gras, Veal Tongue, Pumpernickel, Crab Apple
Course 4: Foie Gras Ssam, Herbs, Peanuts, Green Curry, Bibb Lettuce, Plum Char Siu
Course 5: Steamed Foie Gras, Cabbage, Mustard Ice Cream, Duck Fat Potato, Juniper Berries
Course 6: Roasted Foie Gras with Cheeseburger Flavors, Benton’s Bacon
Course 7: Liquid Foie Gras Agnolotti, Corn, Black Truffle
Course 8: Brownie Sundae, Foie Gras Chantilly, Caramel, Vanilla Ice Cream
This epic dinner was shared with Peter & my brother Greg 10/14/11
“All-foie-gras dinner with Ludo Lefebvre & Animal” by L.A. Times
“In California, Going All Out to Bid Adieu to Foie Gras” by New York Times
Filed under Eating Out
Thanks HuffPo!
Many thanks to Lien Ta for the Huffington Post interview on “Culinarians Day”!
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Ludo Bites America!
If you love watching chefs on TV as much as I do, check out “Ludo Bites America” on the Sundance Channel this Tuesday (7/19/11), as it stars my friends Ludo and Krissy Lefebvre!
Sundance writes: Classically trained to remake the classics, Ludo Lefebvre is a 5-star French chef who’s writing his own restaurant rulebook. Now, Ludo is on a mission to blend his extraordinary culinary talents with everyday eats. He and business partner/wife, Krissy, are hitting the road to reinvent American cuisine. From Carolina barbeque to New Mexico chiles, each episode finds Ludo and Krissy setting up their innovative touring restaurant at a local eatery desperate for fresh ideas. (More on the Sundance website)
Ludo Bites America (previews) on the Sundance Channel
My photos (over 300) of Ludo & his FOOD
Ludo’s Fan Club (yup, I’m the founder)
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my last bite... 