An Edible of our own

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The “Edible” series of food magazines, which began in Ojai in 2002, has finally worked its way to Los Angeles. The first edition of Edible Los Angeles, one of a ‘community’ of more than 50 such publications around the country, is on newsstands now.

Like the other magazines in the family, its focus straddles the line between fine dining and sustainability. Also like most of the other Edible magazines, it’s kind of rough. Don’t expect the kind of high-sheen finish you get from Bon Appetit or Gourmet (though there is a lot of good photography in it). But there is a kind of charming ‘hey kids, let’s make a magazine’ vibe to it that in some cases allows the writers’ passion for their topics to come through a bit better than it might in more polished publications.

Television producers Liz Silver and Michael Brady are the publishers, and the magazine is edited by David Vega. Among the articles in the first issue are a piece on vegetable maven Amy Goldman’s new book on heirloom tomatoes by noted cookbook author Deborah Madison, a story about starting raised bed vegetable gardens, an analysis of the 2008 Farm Bill, and a peek inside Melisse chef Josiah Citrin’s refrigerator (not a lot there besides bottles of juices … he was still on that juice fast).

Edible Los Angeles will be published quarterly and costs $5 per issue. It is available at many locations around Southern California or can be ordered from the Edible Los Angeles website.

-- Russ Parsons