Sure, everyone eats and drinks but if you’re the kind of person who also lives, breathes, and reads all things gustatory, you’ll want to make note of the first (and subsequent) summer session of Eating Our Words: A Sustainable Evening with Kevin West and Alejandro Artigas Poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi and gallerist Heather Taylor started the reading series, [...]
There are no snappy sayings about a grey sky start to the month of May (although we’d opt for summer garden bounty in June). No matter; the perfect way to put some Spring in your May Day step is to snap up tix to the second annual Taste of the Eastside taking place this Sunday, May [...]
Important reminder! Cinco de Mayo is just days away! Get into fighting shape for the yearly drinkathon at the META “Art of Tequila” Fundraiser at Mas Malo this Saturday, April 28th, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. The META (Making Education the Answer) benefit will provide mentorship and scholarship to SoCal Hispanic youth. Tequila sponsors 1921, [...]
April may bring showers, at least this year, but it also brings grilled cheese sandwiches. Is this the sequel to “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”? Even better, it’s Grilled Cheese Month! Clever Clementine is making it oh-so-easy to indulge in your fave melted fromage treats by combining comfort food with charity. This Saturday, April 14th from [...]
Medical Marijuana users, this bud’s for you. Also for you (and others): the chicken, the monkfish, the spareribs, the steak culotte, the panna cotta, the beer, and the cocktails — all for $100. The 4.20 (Weed+Chinese) Herb Dinner — the second by Laurent Quenioux (formerly of LQ Bistro) and Thi Tran of Starry Kitchen (a.k.a. LQ+SK) [...]
You have to think Julia Child would be proud. Food Fare 2012, which began in 1979 with a cooking demonstration by the legendary Child, is now in its 33rd year of benefiting Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and celebrating new innovators in food like 2012 Chef of the Year Suzanne Goin: chef and owner of AOC, [...]
Is there any concept more inspired than Happy Hour? The end of the work day. The convivial company. The delightful drinkies. What’s not to love? Old Town Pasadena is making sure your March gets off to the best start ever with the 2nd annual Happy Hour Week,which is not one but TWO weeks of Happy Hour [...]
You know them individually. Tony’s Darts Away, Verdugo Bar, 38 Degrees, Surly Goat, Blue Palms Brew House, and Mohawk Bend have helped foment hops mania in Los Angeles where the craft beer scene has lagged behind other regions such as the Pacific Northwest. Now, the Sultans of Suds have joined forces as ColLAboration to bring [...]
February 23, 2012 | Posted in
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Do you religiously save Jonathan Gold’s restaurant lists in the L.A. Weekly? Is “Ask Mr. Gold” the first thing you check in the paper’s Food and Restaurant section? If you answered yes to one or both of the above, here are three dates you’ll want to mark down. The first is Sunday March 4th for [...]
January 23, 2012 | Posted in
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You’ve been so very good this year…not to mention this season. Stay at the top of Santa’s “Nice” list while giving YOURSELF some holiday cheer by participating in the 3rd Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl, which benefits the Westside Food Bank and kicks off at 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, December 17th. Don your fave holiday [...]
December 12, 2011 | Posted in
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