August 20, 2010 – 12:17 pm
As a part of the Voltaggio brothers’ new partnership with Something’s in the works with the Voltaggio brothers and Williams-Sonoma, and we’ll get a peak into that as Top Chef Season 6 winner Michael Voltaggio will be hosting a small, private tasting demo at the Williams-Sonoma store in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, September 1st. Be sure to [...]
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Also posted in Beverly Hills, Events, Food
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Tagged 10% off, Beverly Hills, Michael Voltaggio, Pop-up store, Shopping, store, tasting, Top Chef, Williams-Sonoma, wine
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August 17, 2010 – 1:25 pm
Brad A. Johnson of Angeleno Magazine bestowed his awards on the best of Los Angeles, as he does every year, and it was time to celebrate. Thankfully, I had the opportunity to participate in this celebration, and boy did it impress. So I didn’t get to try everything before the tastes ran out – but [...]
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Also posted in Events, Food, Santa Monica, cocktails
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Tagged Angeleno Magazine, Best of LA, Best of Los Angeles, Bistro LQ, Brad A Johnson, chefs, Chefs Night Out, cuisine, dining, Fairmont Miramar, fine dining, Food, Josiah Citrin, Laurent Quenioux, Ludo Lefebvre, Quinn Hatfield, Ricardo Zarate, Santa Monica
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August 10, 2010 – 7:01 am
Recently, I had the privilege of attending a blogger dinner held at Rivera in Downtown LA to preview the new menu, a new concept that combines three categories of Chef John Sedlar’s interpretations of Latin cuisines. Sangre encompasses dishes inspired by the Iberian roots of Latin cooking, Samba is comprised of those with South American, [...]
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Also posted in Downtown LA, Food, cocktails
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Tagged Chef John Sedlar, chile relleno, cuisine, dessert, Downtown LA, DTLA, Food, Latin, los angeles, mexican, Portugal, rib-eye, Rivera, South American, Southwestern, spain, Spanish, wine
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It’s another culinary bazaar (we here in Los Angeles know how often these come around) but this time, it’s our city-wide flagship publication pulling out all the stops. It looks like the L.A. Times will live up to their name, too, because there are names to be had at this event held at on New [...]
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Also posted in Events, Food, Hollywood, Melrose, Music, beer
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Tagged Alex Reznik, Animal Restaurant, Barrie Lynn, Betty Fraser, Betty Hallock, Celebration of Food and Wine, chefs, Chris Jacobson, cuisine, demonstrations, Food, food trucks, Jessica Gelt, Jimmy Shaw, John Sedlar, Jon Shook, Krista Simmons, L.A., LA Times, los angeles, Los Angeles Times Family Fund, Ludo Lefebvre, Mark Peel, Michael Voltaggio, Noelle Carter, panels, Paramount Pictures, Rene Lynch, Ricardo Zarate, Russ Parsons, sake, Share Our Strength, She & Him, spirits, studio lot, Suzanne Goin, Vinny Dotolo, wine
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Welcome to the real Melrose Place. Aaron Spelling is nowhere to be found, and sure, Area – an SBE nightclub – is just a block away, but you’d never have guessed it from inside Bastide’s enclosed, quaint and olive tree and garden lined patio. In fact, dining at Bastide is somewhat like dining at someone’s [...]
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Also posted in Food, West Hollywood
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Tagged appetizers, Bastide, Chef Joseph Mahon, Food, French, lamb, Melrose Place, patio, restaurant, risotto, salmon, squid, West Hollywood, wine
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In celebration of their fifth vintage, La Fenêtre winery will be hosting a wine and food pairing in downtown Los Angeles on August 14th, 2010 at the Learn About Wine Loft. Sommelier-turned-winemaker Joshua Klapper will be on hand to launch the release of his 2008 vintage, which consists of eight small-lot Santa Barbara County wines. Chef [...]
Credit: Rich Mar Photography - used with permission This year will be my first time attending Project by Project’s main, annual fundraising event called Plate by Plate – but there are plenty of hot names and a great cause on this ticket to warrant going. Your ticket will directly benefit our Asian American community at large [...]
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Also posted in Events, Food, South LA, charity
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Tagged asian american, Bistro LQ, Café Pinot, California Science Center, Charlie Palmer, Craft, culinary event, Food, Gonpachi, Jar, Laurent Quenioux, Mo-chica, non-profit, Plate by Plate, Project by Project, Rich Mar Photography, South LA, Susina Bakery, Valerie Confections, wine
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If you ever thought French restaurants were immune to happy hours, Bastide will prove you wrong – for one day per week. Starting next week on July 26th and on every Monday thereafter from 5 – 7 PM, not only will Bastide host a happy hour, you’ll be able to enjoy the duration of it [...]
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Also posted in Deals, Food, Happy hour, West Hollywood, cocktails
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Tagged $15, 5-7PM, Bastide, cocktails, Food, French, h'ors d'oeuvres, Happy hour, Melrose, restaurant, West Hollywood, wine
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I love FIG. Probably one of the best ever cheese plates I’ve ever had was there. Their ingredients are always fresh and inspire the very recipes Chef Ray Garcia creates in his kitchen. The natural light accommodates the beautiful furnishings of the dining room well, making for an ever-pleasant, cheery yet sophisticated ambiance in Santa [...]
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Also posted in Food, Happy hour, Santa Monica, cocktails
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Tagged 50% off, Chef Ray Garcia, Dinner, Fairmont Miramar, FIG, FIG at FIVE, Food, Happy hour, restaurant, Santa Monica
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This post is a quickie because this event will be sure to sell out soon – the event is tomorrow. Last year marked the celebration of 75 years of the Farmer’s Market at the corner of 3rd and Fairfax – and it proved so successful that they’ve decided to bring it back. Purchase your advance, [...]
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Also posted in Events, Food, L.A., Mid-City West
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Tagged 3rd and Fairfax, 3rd Street, 76th Anniversary, all-you-can-eat, Amy Pressman, AYCE, burgers, los angeles, Mid-City West, Nancy Silverton, preview, Short Order, Taste of Farmer's Market
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