I’m still floating. This past Saturday’s 28th American Wine & Food Festival at Universal Studios Back Lot was an orgasmic food-wine-booze fantasy from which I never wanted to wake up. Every year I look forward to going because as I had said before, it is the mutha of all food festivals and if I had…
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The Mutha of LA Food Fests: 28th Annual American Wine & Food Festival
Now usually I shy away from posting events with high-priced tickets on my blog because first and foremost, I’m a cheapskate. But next week’s Wolfgang Puck’s 28th Annual American Wine & Food Festival is really THE food festival you (and I) should have been saving up your (my) money for. It’s the mutha of LA…
McNuggetini Vloggers Alie & Georgia's New Cocktail Web Series on Food2.com
You’ve probably heard of Alie & Georgia before. They’re the Los Angeles cocktail vloggers, Alie Ward (LA Times staff writer) and Georgia Hardstark (journalist/blogger), who in 2009 created the McNuggetini and a how-to video to go with it. Now, personally I thought this cocktail, which involves a chocolate milkshake and barbecue sauce, sounded erptastic but…
Rockin' Lobster: Port of Los Angeles Lobster Fest and Music Weekend
***CONTEST CLOSED*** I don’t think there’s a lobster fest that’s cooler than our Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival in San Pedro. I mean, in addition to fresh steamed Maine lobsters, this event boasts 18 live bands. Yes, it’s also a music festival. Weird and neat! What a great way to end the summer. From…
Help Me Pick Who's the Best LA Bartender for Table 20
So I don’t know if you knew this but I’m one of the judges on Table 20’s contest to find the best bartender in Los Angeles. For several weeks, Table 20 had asked Angelenos to submit their nominations for their favorite booze pushers. And now the list has been narrowed down to just six bartenders….
Food Fight: Taste of Beverly Hills vs. LA Times' Celebration of Food and Wine Discount Tickets
Just got the heads-up about this from Goldstar: discounts off a couple of the hottest food festival tickets! Only problem? They’re both for the same day, Sunday, September 5! Oh, the humanity! So to help you decide, here’s a quick breakdown of each event’s discount offer. Food & Wine’s Taste of Beverly Hills’ Art of…
Win Tickets to LA Times' Celebration of Food and Wine
CONTEST CLOSED Forget the beach bbqs during Labor Day Weekend, people, you’re going to want to save your appetite for the good stuff: the LA Times‘ first food fest, Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine, is all day Sunday, September 5, at Paramount Pictures Studio Backlot in Hollywood. It’s going to be a…
What's Old Is New Again: L'Ermitage Beverly Hills' New Cocktail Menu
As I am a boozer on a budget, I tend to avoid hotel bars because they normally charge $15 and up for their cocktails. But I wasn’t about to turn down an invite to check out the new cocktail menu at schmancy L’Ermitage Beverly Hills. It was hosted anyway, heh. Before I go on, yes,…
A Rundown of the Dining Deck at the New Santa Monica Place
Earlier this week I was invited to check out the restaurants on the Dining Deck of the new, improved and now outdoor Santa Monica Place mall that opens today at 10am. When I arrived the security detail led me to the elevator that took me upstairs to one of the most beautiful mall food courts…
10 Things I Learned About Caviar From Petrossian West Hollywood
Check me out eating caviar at my desk this morning. That’s right, me, Ms. Foodie on a Budget. True, these three tins of caviar were left over from my tres fancy and comped Caviar 101 dinner which was created by chef Ben Bailly at Petrossian West Hollywood last night but still! Who would have thought…
