It was a February night in Palms when I joined a few other writers in a lesson on sake by none other than Sake Master Yuji Matsumoto. The featured brewer was Dassai, who only makes Junmai Daiginjo sake – pure sake (no added alcohol) made with at least 50% polished rice grain.
It was my first time [...]
By e*star
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Posted in Food, Palms, cocktails
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Also tagged Asahi Shuzo, Dassai, junmai daiginjo, omakase, Palms, sake, sake sushi pairing, sushi, Sushi Central
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December 1, 2009 – 9:49 am
I’m always excited when The Liquid Muse cocktail club meets – there’s always fun people to meet and new things to learn. When I heard, though, that the next meeting would be over absinthe, I was especially ecstatic. I knew nothing of absinthe but the tales and lore of the just recently unbanned liquor. Was [...]
November 2, 2009 – 7:10 am
Sure, Halloween is over – but there are still plenty other reasons to get festive!
Dean Hewitson, known as the “Mad Hatter” of Hewitson Wines, will be visiting Los Angeles tomorrow from South Australia on his U.S. tour celebrating the debut of his limited-release 2006 vintage Mad Hatter Shiraz.
There will be a wine reception followed by [...]
October 14, 2009 – 1:01 pm
It’s safe to say that the first ever Taste of Abbot Kinney can be logged in the books as a success. I had a great time going from restaurant to restaurant (especially in the company of Caroline on Crack, H.C. of LA-OC-Foodventures, Sam of LAist – while running into The Delicious Life and Choisauce), having [...]
By e*star
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Posted in Events, Food, Venice
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Also tagged Abbot Kinney, Elvino, Intelligentsia, Joe's, Lemonade, Lemonade LA, Lilly's, Petrossian, Primitivo, Taste of Abbot Kinney, Taste of AK, Tasting Kitchen, The Brig, Venice, Wabi Sabi, wine bar, Wine bistro
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October 8, 2009 – 7:22 am
Mushroom flan with Gruyere and Crispy Kataifa
Citysearch LA, in their latest Eat, Drink, Learn effort gave us the opportunity to taste gourmet mushrooms prepared with recipes as unique as the mushrooms themselves. The setting was Desert Rose on Hillhurst, normally serving Lebanese fare and the occasion was the launch of Veggie Thing, a website showcasing [...]
October 7, 2009 – 8:20 am
What better way to celebrate and benefit a charity like Real Medicine Foundation than to pair pizzas with beer? Real Medicine is a charity which provides humanitarian support to people affected by disaster, post-war, and poverty – and Gev Kazanchyan & Stone Brewing Co. led the charge for their benefit one Sunday afternoon at Citysip, a [...]
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Posted in Echo Park, Food, Silver Lake
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Also tagged beer, Citysip, CitysipLA, Dionicess, Echo Park, Gev Kazanchyan, Lost Abbey, pairing, pizza, Real Medicine Foundation, Silver Lake, stone brewing company, sunset blvd, The Bruery, Tomato Pie, wine bar
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Are you kidding me?! I’m from Wisconsin. When I was told that I would drink beer specifically matched to a cheese counterpart – six times – there was no hesitation. I could feel the accent come back. My short O’s opened up and my A’s knocked back. I was ready to taste the high life [...]
I had the privilege of joining a few others in Glendale at Sidebar for a beer and chocolate tasting featuring brews from Stone Brewing Company, based in Escondido. Yes – we paired chocolates and beer – and I can positively say I’ve never even given the combination a thought. But pair they did, the tastes [...]
February 2, 2009 – 12:25 am
There was no better place than M+B Gallery off Melrose to hold the launch of a collaborative effort between world-renowned, Glasgow-born photographer John Rankin and premium single-malt Scotch maker Macallan. Attendees decked out in black & white complimented large versions of polaroid art mounted upon gallery walls. The first series of Macallan’s Masters of Photography [...]
