On Thursday, Food Fare, one of the mothers of all L.A. tasting events, makes its annual return to Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
When Planned Parenthood L.A. Guild held its first Food Fare fundraiser 30 years ago, times were different. Julia Child was the event’s demo chef and there were probably fewer “gourmet restaurants” in all of [...]
You may think you know the best Thai market in Hollywood, noodle house in San Gabriel, wine shop in the Valley, and French restaurant in Culver City, but even the most diehard foodie doesn’t know it all. Hence the arrival of the book EAT: Los Angeles 2010: The Food Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles. Created [...]
Food Truck Block Party in Silver Lake! On Sunday (rain canceled today) the Silver Lake Art, Craft and Vintage Market is hosting the first of a once-monthly lineup of food trucks at Micheltorena Elementary School. Starting February 27 and 28, food trucks will be arriving on the last Saturday and Sunday of every month, vending [...]
Like a famous film director, L.A. Weekly’s star food critic gets his name above the title these days. “Jonathan Gold Presents” is what it says on the paper’s announcement of this Sunday’s tasting event at the Petersen Automotive Museum. And why not? The party coincides with Gold’s annual round-up of restaurant recommendations, a list that legions of L.A. [...]
Squash, venison, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) — these are foods indigenous to the parts of present-day Mexico where the Mayan empire once held sway. They’re also the building blocks of an eight-course Mayan Tasting Dinner happening this Friday at Chichen Itzá Restaurant. Fans of the restaurant’s contemporary Yucatecan menu will find new dishes to explore including sikil’ [...]
Last year, Olivia Fox, a 22-year-old actress and model and the daughter of Fraîche owner Keith Fox, survived a harrowing battle with leg and bone cancer. To celebrate her recovery and raise money for the Concern Foundation for Cancer Research, Fraîche is having a cocktail fundraiser on Thursday.
Fox’s team came up with a “healing” cocktail [...]
The most memorable moments in the blog world are not the days when your Nikon D40 effortlessly makes those doughnuts appear fryer-fresh, but when your prized meatloaf finds a home on dozens of dinner tables. In that spirit of sharing, a group of food bloggers in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington D.C. [...]
Food truck lovers, your time has come! More than 35 food vendors, including the Grilled Cheese Truck, the Sweets Truck and the Buttermilk Truck, will convene at the LA Street Food Fest, which hopes to be an annual event. Each food truck and stall vendor will have tastes that sell from $1 to $5, including [...]
Can you think of a better way to help people in a desperate situation thousands of miles away than by getting sauced on Saturday? You probably can, which is good, so go ahead and do that — and then afterwards come to Vertical for the Haitian Libations Charity Event. After 10 p.m., 50% of the [...]
Cooking-show mania is showing no signs of abating, and the newest one is seeking passionate home cooks with absolutely no professional experience. If that describes you, and you’re looking for fame, possible fortune, and the chance to have Gordon Ramsay yell at you, then head over to Farmers Market for the casting call on Sunday.
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