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Walter Manzke

  1. Openings
    What To Eat At Petty Cash Taqueria, Open Tonight On BeverlyHow does a gourmet taqueria fit into a town used to paying one to two dollars for their favorite food?
  2. Grub Guide
    Seven Sublime Chef-Driven Taquerias, And Seven More Honorable MentionsSure even Vince Neil has a taco spot these days, but little compares to these chef-engineered examples.
  3. Smooth Operators
    Restaurateur Bill Chait Looks Into The FutureThe owner offers insight into his forthcoming projects with Nancy Silverton, Walter Manzke, and Neal Fraser.
  4. Interviews
    From Teamster to Taquero: Q&A With Guerrilla Tacos’ Wes AvilaThe Pico-Rivera local tells us a brick-and-mortar might be around the bend.
  5. Let Them Eat Foie
    Can We Call This “Bathtub Foie Gras?”Walter Manzker shares his secret for jerry-rigging the forbidden delicacy.
  6. Loco for Locavores
    Localicious Returns To Santa Monica This SundayThe event pairs Southern California farms with some of L.A.’s best market-driven chefs.
  7. Coming Soon
    Former La Brea Bakery Space Becoming Manzke Family’s Bakery and Wine BarWalter sounds off on his embrace of bistronomics.
  8. Closings
    Mark Peel Ponders Future PossibilitiesCampanile plans to close November 30, while its chef-owner considers his next move.
  9. Endangered
    Campanile May Very Well Become Walter Manzke’s RepubliqueA deal to sell the business to Bill Chait could go through as early as December.
  10. Foodievents
    Walter Manzke Cooking Pig Head Nachos and Rabbit Ballotine at Colonial Wine BarThe celebrated chef, restaurant-less for the last year and a half, will cook for one night on September 7.
  11. Look Who’s Popping Up
    Test Kitchen Returns With Five Chefs in One Night at Short OrderA one-night-only affair sees the return of 2010’s biggest rotating pop-up.
  12. Closings
    Pinot Bistro Closing After 20 Years, But First Manzke and Becerra Will GuestThe restaurant has come to the end of its lease after 20 years f service in Studio City.
  13. Let’s Do Lunch
    Walter Manzke Lending a Hand to Short Cake’s Lunch MenuThe chef is biding his time before opening Republique by working with Nancy Silverton and the chef at Short Order.
  14. Foodievents
    Manzke and Sotto Slice a Little Lamb at The Inaugural Lamb ShowdownThe chefs will duke it out over four savory courses and two desserts using U.S. lamb and sheep’s milk.
  15. Contests
    Win Two Tickets to Patina’s Oysters, Pig, and Pinot After-PartyTell us which is more kick-ass: the swine, the vine, or the brine, for your chance to win.
  16. Happy Birthday
    Patina Celebrates 22 Years With All-Star Alumni DinnerChefs like Walter Manzke and David Feau will each contribute a different flavor to a nine-course menu at Joachim Splichal’s surviving fine-dining restaurant.
  17. Menus
    Roy Choi’s Hawaiian Vacation Seeps Into Upcoming Test Kitchen CollaborationThe centerpiece of dinner will be Ricardo Zarate and Choi’s short ribs with pineapple aji amarillo.
  18. Look Who’s Popping Up
    The Townhouse Is Holding a Test Kitchen ReunionRoy Choi, Nancy Silverton, Walter Manzke, and David Lefebvre are coming back to cook for the pop-ups’s one-year anniversary.
  19. Coming Soon
    Walter Manzke Plans République in Downtown Next SpringThe bistronomics concept will be paired alongside a bakery from Margarita Manzke.
  20. Foodievents
    Catch Dinner…With Your ChefSpend a day on the water with some of your favorite L.A. chefs.
  21. Zarate Chops
    Ricardo Zarate Can’t Stop Winning ThingsThe chef, already having a killer 2011, beats out former grilled cheese champ Eric Greenspan, among other professional peers.
  22. Slideshow
    A View of The Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival LaunchThe event, which found Ludo chatting about his new twins and Morimoto hamming it up, had a pre-taped blessing from Wolfgang Puck to take over for his 30-year-old AWFF.
  23. Foodievents
    First Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival Planned in OctoberThe founders of Pebble Beach Food & Wine are bringing a similar set-up of chefs to L.A., leading some to wonder about Wolfgang Puck’s involvement.
  24. Look Who’s Popping Up
    Manzke Popping Up with Bacon-Wrapped Lamb KidneysThe beloved former Church & State chef is cooking a four-course beefsteak dinner for Blackboard Eats subscribers.
  25. Menus
    Walter Manzke Enters The Chef-Driven Fried Chicken ThunderdomeCould Manzke’s fried chicken become a contender for L.A.’s top bird?
  26. Let’s Do Brunch
    Walter Manzke Helps Le Saint Amour Roll Out BrunchA selection of Gallic staples includes an omelet with merguez and charcuterie from owner Herve Commereuc.
  27. Chef Shuffles
    Joseph Mahon Bails Bastide; Michael Brown Blows Red OIs Brown running from bad reviews? is Mahon running from Joe Pytka?
  28. Look Who’s Popping Up
    Dominique Crenn, El Bulli Vet, Manzke, and Jason Travi Coming to Last Days ofThe days are numbered for L.A.’s pop-up phenomenon, but a great line-up is providing its swan song.
  29. Beef
    Providence To Be Targeted By Animal Protection & Rescue League TonightThe protesters are angry over a foie-stuffed duck dish at Michael Cimarusti’s Bocuse d’Or fundraiser.
  30. Contests
    We Have a Winner for Two Tickets to Great Chefs of L.A.!The winner picked a heavily-accented chef whose furry face graces a U.S. postal stamp.
  31. Foodies with Benefits
    Manzke, Giraud, and Drago Unite For Top L.A. Chefs DinnerFive talented local toques are matching wits over five courses for the Lee Oneness Foundation.
  32. Happy Birthday
    Chef Super Group Rallies for Eva’s First Birthday MenuChefs from Spago, Providence, and Melisse, along with Walter Manzke, are celebrating by cooking with owner Mark Gold.
  33. Chef Shuffle
    Church & State Has An Even Newer ChefSeeking the astute touch with French cuisine that Manzke had, the Downtown restaurant hires Jeremy Berlin, a veteran of Le Bernadin and Payard Patisserie.
  34. The Manzke Mash
    Walter Manzke Lends His Touch to Le Saint Amour“I’m just making some changes to their menu…I’m not the chef and will never be the chef there,” Manzke asserts.
  35. Slideshow
    What You Missed at Taste of Beverly HillsFour days of chef sightings, cooking demos, and wine and cuisine appreciation left a nice taste in the mouths of 90210 residents and guests.
  36. Neighborhood Watch
    Dante’s Fried Chicken Hits The Road; Asakuma and Bossa Nova CloseTrans-Atlantic African cuisine is delivered from a former nightlife promoter and L.A. loses a Japanese stalwart and one link in a Brazilian chain.
  37. The Other Critics
    Virbila Misses Manzke But Believes in Joshua Smith; Gold Gobbles Noodles andChruch & State’s new chef is worth visiting, and Mr. Gold shows his true feelings for chain restaurants.
  38. Look Who’s Popping Up
    Walter Manzke Reveals Global BreadBar Pop-Up MenuFrom pig’s feet banh mi to Mexican ceviche, the former Church and State chef will tour the world in eight plates.
  39. Foodievents
    Chef Supergroup Shares Its Strength to Fight HungerLaurent Quenioux, Quinn Hatfield, and Walter Manzke will demo eats for the crowd, with help from Santa Monica Farmer’s Market vendors.
  40. Rumors
    Splichal and Manzke Currently ‘Just Friends’The Patina maestro is not financing the next venture from Church & State’s departing chef.
  41. Chef Shuffles
    Walter Manzke Will Leave Church & State; Anisette’s Joshua Smith Taking OverDowntown’s hottest bistro will keep the same menu as their chef looks for his own space.
  42. Lists
    StarChefs Picks Which L.A. Chefs To Keep Your Eyes OnL.A.’s rising talent in the kitchen and behind the concepts are named.
  43. Beef
    Walter Manzke Threatened with ‘Beatdown’ From a Kogi ChefA Kogi chef loses his cool over an online interview criticizing street food.
  44. The Other Critics
    Virbila Finds Bistro LQ A ‘Mixed Bag"; Rosa Mex Too Mild For LosS. Irene Virbila isn’t blown away by Laurent Quenioux’s place and L.A. Mag thinks Rosa Mexicano lacks heat.
  45. Re-Openings
    Bastide to Rise Again in November with Chef Jerome VoltatONe of L.A.’s best and most controversial kitchens will re-open this fall.