February 23, 2010 – 11:00 am
So. What are you doing tonight?
It’s a good night as any to head downtown as Radio Room returns to The Edison. If you don’t already know, Radio Room is a sometimes-monthly event with only the best mixologists flown in from top bars from all over. Tonight, it’s Joseph Brooke – of Santa Monica’s Copa d’Oro and winner [...]
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Also posted in Events, cocktails
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Tagged Bourbon & Branch, Brian Miller, Death & Co, downtown los angeles, DTLA, Erick Castro, Joe Brooke, Joseph Brooke, los angeles, Radio Room, Rickhouse Bar, speakeasy, The Edison
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February 9, 2010 – 8:57 am
Tired of chasing the food truck of the moment all over town? Wish you could sample things from multiple trucks for a smorgasbord? Does your favorite food truck never come by your work, no more?
Never fear, because a couple of native Angelenos (yes, they exist) have brought the entire Los Angeles food truck movement together [...]
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Also posted in Deals, Events
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Tagged @lafoodfest, Chef Ludo, Dim Sum Truck, Downtown LA, DTLA, festival, fried chicken, L.A., LA Regional Food Bank, LA Street Food Fest, los angeles, Ludovic Lefebvre, SauceLA, street food, The Fry Girl Inc, UniqueLA
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February 4, 2010 – 9:11 am
Got a place to watch the Super Bowl this year? If not, you have a few options around town. These are great if you’re the kind of fan who doesn’t like to clean up afterwards. And there are other great lists which include those I’ve forgotten (see notes) on teh internets LA food pubs so don’t [...]
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Also posted in Deals, Events, Food, Glassell Park, L.A., Lists, Los Feliz, Santa Monica, South Bay, South LA, Venice, West Hollywood
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Tagged all-you-can-eat, BBQ, Chaya, Chaya Venice, Eater LA, February 7 2010, Grubstreet LA, Half-time, Hudson House, L.A., LA Times, LA Weekly, los angeles, Michael Mina, Pourtal wine bar, SBE, Spanish Kitchen, Super Bowl, Super Bowl party, Super Bowl specials, Super Bowl XLIV, Superbowl specials, The Lab, USC, USC campus, Verdugo Bar, XIV Restaurant
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February 2, 2010 – 11:46 am
I had first met Barrie Lynn of The Cheese Impresario over planning for Blogger Prom. Our party was so swank, you would bring your cocktail over from the bar to Barrie Lynn – whereby she would taste a straw-full of your cocktail and pair the appropriate cheese to the libation in your glass. If you [...]
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Also posted in Events, Food
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Tagged Banzai Beverage, Barrie Lynn, cheddar, cheese, cheese pairing, gouda, Hook's, Kei Inoue, Learn About Wine, pairing sake and cheese, sake, sake pairing, The Cheese Impresario, Wisconsin cheese
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January 21, 2010 – 9:29 am
Los Angeles is a perfect city in which to eat – whether it entails having access to the cuisines of countless ethnicities or healthful options that honor our moral obligations. There’s a tricky thing, however, about desserts for vegans – most of which incorporate butters, understandably, into their recipes. LA vegans have reason to rejoice, [...]
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Also posted in Culver City, Food, Mid-Town, Orange County, South Bay, West Hollywood
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Tagged 3rd Street, Akasha, Akasha Richmond, Babycakes, Babycakes LA, Babycakes Los Angeles, bundt cake, carrot cake, chocolate chip, cookies, Culver City, desserts, Downtown LA, DTLA, Irvine, Isabella's Cookie Company, Kiss My Bundt, los angeles, redondo beach, snickerdoodle, South Bay, sweets, tart, vegan, vegan carrot cake, Veggie Grill, West Hollywood
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January 20, 2010 – 11:18 am
Last week, the food and restauranteur community of Los Angeles gathered at The Hollywood Roosevelt to celebrate the launch of the winter installment of Dine LA – a two-week-long collaborative effort to offer diners three-course lunches and dinners at six specific price points.
$ Deluxe Dining $16 $26
$$ Deluxe Dining $22 $34
$$$ Fine Dining $28 $44
The red carpet was [...]
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Also posted in Beverly Hills, Central L.A., Century City, Culver City, Deals, East LA, Echo Park, Events, Food, Hancock Park, Highland Park, Hollywood, L.A., Malibu, Melrose, Mid-Town, Miracle Mile, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, Silver Lake, South Bay, South LA, Studio City, Venice, West Hollywood, West L.A., Westwood, cocktails, eagle rock, robertson
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Tagged Cube LA, Dine LA, DineLA family tree, Dinner, Eva, Hollywood, launch party, lunch, Palate, Petrossian, prix fixe, restaurants, Roosevelt Hotel
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December 22, 2009 – 7:28 pm
Photo credit to Stephanie Hillberry on Flickr
It’s not even Christmas Eve but if New Year’s plans give you a fraction of the headache it gives me, you could use this list. Whether you’re simply looking for some celebration bubbly with the guys or gals or for a full-on (or not so full-on) dinner, I’ve got [...]
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Also posted in Culver City, Highland Park, Hollywood, L.A., Lists, Malibu, Mid-Town, Pasadena, Santa Monica
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Tagged 8 Oz Burger Bar, Bottomless bubbly, bottomless champagne, celebration, champagne toast, Charlie's Malibu, Dakota Chop House, Dinner, dinners, Little Cave, los angeles, New Year, New Year's Eve, New Years Eve parties, Nobu Los Angeles, Nobu West Hollywood, NYE, NYE 2010, parties, Petrossian, Pourtal, prix fixe, Rivera Restaurant, Roosevelt Hotel, Royal/T, Vertical Wine Bistro, Yamashiro
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December 17, 2009 – 12:56 pm
It can’t be the easiest time to open a restaurant. While everyone else downsizes, Josef Centeno and Michael Cardenas take the opportunity to fill a niche in Little Tokyo. The aim would be to create a neighborhood canteen. That is, a watering hole with inventive yet casual plates at which you could count on to be [...]
December 16, 2009 – 8:15 am
Photo credit to MyLastBite on Flickr
Do you work in downtown LA? Are you running out of quick, interesting lunch options? Drago Centro has come up with a solution – set to change regularly according to season and intermittently featuring some favorite menu items straight out of Chef Celestino Drago’s kitchen. It will run you $25 [...]
November 30, 2009 – 9:50 am
Below photos courtesy of Lindsay at LAist
I am always a sucker for seafood. So when I was invited to join Caroline on Crack, Maya of ShopEatSleep and Lindsay of LAist to feast on – what else? – I was all in. Never mind that it was the same day as Great Chefs of LA. I [...]
