1/16The Taste Los AngelesThe Taste features cooking demonstrations from Los Angeles’ best chefs, including Ari Taymor of Alma, Bon Appetit’s number one new restaurant of the year. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext2/16The Taste Los AngelesMany dishes highlighted the changing, seasonal menus of L.A.’s best restaurants. // © 2013 Blessing YenPreviousNext3/16The Taste Los AngelesAndre Royo (left), who plays Bubbles on HBO’s The Wire, helped serve gazpacho with sieved egg from his wife’s acclaimed restaurant, Canele. // © 2013 Blessing YenPreviousNext4/16The Taste Los AngelesThe Taste takes place on Paramount Pictures Studios’ New York City backlot. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext5/16The Taste Los AngelesAmong the most popular hard liquor vendors at The Taste is Veev, a brand of organic vodka. // © 2013 Blessing YenPreviousNext6/16The Taste Los AngelesLe Comptoir and Allumette (shown here) clipped individual flower petals to top their dishes. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext7/16The Taste Los AngelesOut of the five individual events, the Labor Day Picnic is the most child-friendly. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext8/16The Taste Los AngelesLos Angeles Times’ food critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Gold moderated a panel on pop-up restaurants. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext9/16The Taste Los AngelesThe ingredients in Christiaan Rollicho’s homemade cocktail, featuring arugula simple syrup and an absinthe wash // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext10/16The Taste Los AngelesChef Gary Menes of Le Comptoir, a 12-person, counter-only, dining experience that sources ingredients from local farms // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext11/16The Taste Los AngelesDuring the course of the events, the Paramount backlot was rearranged. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext12/16The Taste Los AngelesEvan Kleiman, the host of Good Food and a native Angelino, teaches how to make tomato pie. // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext13/16The Taste Los AngelesNancy Silverton, of Pizzeria Mozza, Osteria Mozza and La Brea Bakery // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext14/16The Taste Los AngelesReflecting the tastes of Angelenos, kale was an ingredient in many of the weekend’s dishes. // © 2013 Blessing YenPreviousNext15/16The Taste Los AngelesFrom left: Nguyen Tran (Starry Kitchen), Mindy Poder (TravelAge West), Craig Thornton (Wolvesmouth), Jonathan Gold (Los Angeles Times) and Laurie Ochoa (Los Angeles Times) // (c) 2013 Blessing YenPreviousNext16/16The Taste Los AngelesThe crowd at a panel during Flavors of L.A., one of the most popular events at Los Angeles Times’ The Taste // © 2013 Mindy PoderPreviousNext
