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Michael Voltaggio

  1. Veggie Quests
    Lollipop Kale Is the Best New Vegetable You’ve Never Heard OfThey taste like a combination of Brussels sprouts and kale and look like something Dr. Seuss would dream up — so why aren’t they on every menu in town?
    By Hugh Merwin
  2. Imports
    Cardiff Giant Opening Downtown Restaurant With Eleven Madison Park AlumDavid Nayfeld will also cook a collaborative dinner with Michael Voltaggio on June 4.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  3. Awards
    Michael Voltaggio Takes Food & Wine ‘Best New Chef’ TitleOf course, the Top Chef champ is hardly new.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  4. Other Magazines
    Here are Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs 2013Danny Bowien, Alex Stupak, and Michael Voltaggio are all on the list.
    By Alan Sytsma
  5. Lists
    Food & Wine Begins Their Best New Chef Hints, Bowien and VoltaggioAlso, it looks like Jamie Malone of Sea Change in Minneapolis in there too.
    By Jay Barmann
  6. Total Hate
    L.A. Chefs Confess: Valentine’s Day Dinner Is Hard To DoBaco Mercat’s chef and owner admits tonight’s famously about gouging diners.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  7. Closings
    Pasadena Losing The RoyceChef David Feau won’t hang around while the concept changes to an American steakhouse.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  8. Menus
    See The Menu For Ink’s James Beard Dinner, With Help From Nancy Silverton, JonThere are still 20 to 30 seats available for the seven-course super-chef collaboration.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  9. Foodievents
    Ink. Hosting James Beard Celebrity Tour Dinner With Mozza, Animal, Fox, andIt’s like the Lollapalooza of L.A. Chefs.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  10. Video Feed
    Watch Michael Voltaggio Relive His Rise and Trespass in The Hollywood HillsThe chef takes Cole Dickinson and David Gelb foraging for wild plants.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  11. Radio Craves
    Michael Voltaggio Faces The Music, Hangs ToughYep, he once went to a New Kids on the Block concert.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  12. Slideshow
    A Look Back at L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade 2012When an event is organized by a chef like Goin, you can expect the best, and as always, her benefit delivered.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  13. L.A. Diet
    Chef Michael Voltaggio Raids His Brother’s Kitchen, Orders Takeout“I stopped at Chick-fil-A. Yeah, controversial, I know. When I’m traveling, I crave things I don’t normally eat.”
    By Krista Simmons
  14. Foodies With Benefits
    Where To Win a Shopping Spree with Michael Voltaggio and a Walk-On Part onGrab a sneak peek at the auction items coming to this Saturday’s L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  15. Celebrity Settings
    Prince Harry Lets It All Hang Out at Gjelina; Tom Cruise Leaves Madeo InThe royal rebel had his pants on, but that doesn’t stop one local blog from imaging another scenario with help from Photoshop.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  16. Animal Instincts
    Jon Shook and Michael Voltaggio Making a Run For The BorderThe chefs will cook this Wednesday at Diego Hernandez’s Valle de Guadalupe restaurant.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  17. TV Land
    Michael Voltaggio Scores a Cameo on The ExesThe chef plays himself, shocking the show’s star at an A-list party.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  18. Freebies
    Free Cold Fried Chicken Sandwiches at ink.sack TomorrowWith the purchase of any other sandwich, as Michael Voltaggio’s place celebrates one year.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  19. The New Kid
    Besha Rodell Tangles With ink.’s Balance of Style and SubstanceL.A.’s new critic calls Michael Voltaggio’s first restaurant “Pure Hollywood,” with pretty dishes that don’t always taste spectacular.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  20. At the Movies
    Michael Voltaggio Goes to the MoviesThe chef will be the artist in residence for a talk with Evan Kleiman at a screening of Dinner Rush.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  21. The New Kid
    Rodell Rounds Up Local Foie BoostersMicah Wexler worries about the precedent being set, while Michael Voltaggio is excited for the challenge a ban may present.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  22. Some Like It Hot
    Meet ‘The Forest Gump of Hot Sauce’Bartender Chris Ginder is joining L.A.’s strong history of innovating spicy condiments.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  23. .Inked
    Michael Voltaggio Lives The Fast Life in SonomaThe chef missed Saturday night’s service to drive on a real racetrack.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  24. Foodies With Benefits
    23 L.A. and Bay Area Chefs Uniting in May For Foie Gras Tasting Menu FightOn May 14, chefs like Michael Voltaggio, Ludo Lefebvre, and Doug Kean will each join with restaurants like Melisse and Animal to whip up competing foie gras dishes.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  25. Bookshelf
    Voltaggio Cooking, Silverton Dishing This WeekendLocal and national culinary stars on stage at the country’s largest lit fest.
    By Lesley Balla
  26. Mediavore
    Gallagher Survives Heart Attack to Smash Another Melon; Horny Flies Drawn toThe comedian collapsed at a Texas bar shortly before his show.
  27. Awards
    Napa’s Perry Hoffman Beats Michael Voltaggio for People’s Best NewVoltaggio may get an editorial nod from ‘Food & Wine,’ though.
    By Jay Barmann
  28. Superlatives
    Hoffman and Voltaggio Neck-and-Neck for ‘People’s Best New Chef’The two Cali chefs both have 23% of the vote.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  29. Lists
    Vote Now for Food & Wine’s People’s Best New ChefThough the Bay Area dominates in the California region, L.A.’s Michael Voltaggio is most likely to win this popularity contest.
    By Jay Barmann
  30. Celebrity Settings
    Doogie Howser Gets .inked on V-DayThe actor tweets his entire meal, course-by-course, from Michael Voltaggio’s Valentine’s Day dinner.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  31. Quote of the Day
    Isn’t It Bad Enough That the Person Now Has to Own a Guy Fieri Knife?A chef loses a Guy Fieri–approved keepsake in his kitchen, and he is pissed.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  32. L.A. Diet
    Ruth Reichl Ate at Yuca’s on Her BirthdayShe also indulges in Bouchon and hits Michael Voltaggio’s sandwich shop.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  33. Mediavore
    Restaurants Had Central Role in Civil Rights Movement; The Rise of MoscatoA 1960 sit-in at a North Carolina diner may have started an avalanche of civil rights protest.
  34. Menus
    ink. is Inktroducing Michael Voltaggio’s $70 Tasting Menus in 2012The chef is attempting to bring the omakase experience to a wider audience.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  35. The Other Critics
    Virbila Inks Two and a Half Stars on Michael Voltaggio; Gold Bites Into BäcoMr. Gold also gobbles up a not-so-authentic, but-trying-really-hard beefsteak dinner with Neal Fraser at the helm.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  36. .inked
    ink. and ink.sack Introduce More Time TweaksMonday service is added at the restaurant, while the sandwich shop is serving into later hours.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  37. Let's Do Lunch
    Michael Voltaggio’s ink.sack Now Taking Pick-Up Orders by PhoneAll you need is a credit card and a little foresight.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  38. Cookbooks
    The Voltaggios’ VOLT ink. Drops on TuesdayYou can finally make Michael Voltaggio’s pigeon pastrami at home, granted you have a smoke gun and immersion circulator at your side.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  39. Interviews
    Kevin Sbraga Talks Top Chef, Life Changing Experiences, andThe Top Chef winner’s restaurant debuts Saturday.
    By Collin Keefe
  40. Inkorporated
    Michael Voltaggio Plans New Days of Operation at ink.The chef will close on Sundays and Mondays.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  41. The Other Critics
    Miles Clement Finds Little La Lune; Jonathan Gold Gets inked.The L.A. Weekly critic also goes whole-hog at Mozza.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  42. Mediavore
    Beyonce Eats Fries for Two; Wine Floods the BallparkThe pregnant singer has a craving for spuds during fashion week.
  43. L.A. Diet
    Chef Jon Shook Grazes at Animal and Celebrates Vinny Dotolo’s Impending“I eat the food that I’m making. I totally eat it. There’s no better way of knowing if the food tastes good.”
    By Lesley Balla
  44. The Other Critics
    Virbila Picks Five Fried Chickens; Gold Gorges at Ink.SackThe L.A. Times critic goes high-end while scoping out the city’s best golden bird.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  45. Mediavore
    LAUSD Starts Anti-Obesity Campaign; Salt Can Also Harm Your BrainThe “I’m In” campaign seeks to promote new changes to school lunches.
  46. Neighborhood Watch
    Voltaggio Widens His Sandwiches; Plato Azul Coming to Santa Monica’s Shore HotelCould the Shore Hotel’s restaurant be coming from the crew at Blue Plate?
    By Hadley Tomicki
  47. Slideshow
    Fall Preview: The 16 Things L.A. Most Looks Forward ToWe also spoke with a few of our favorite seasonal chefs to see what they can’t wait for this fall.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  48. Coming Soon
    Introducing ink., The Website!Though it’s missing the menu, the chef breaks down the omakase component and introduces his team.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  49. Slideshow
    A Look into Michael Voltaggio’s New Sandwich Shop ink.sack, Open TomorrowThe Top Chef victor sprang surprise news that he’s opening a sandwich shop…tomorrow!
    By Hadley Tomicki
  50. Slideshow
    What You Missed at Taste of the NationWith great food and a committed sense of duty from the chefs, Taste of the Nation made for one of L.A.’s best tasting events of the year.
    By Hadley Tomicki
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