Those first 30 minutes at LA Weekly‘s Gold Standard 2011 yesterday was an eating spree. Yes, I only had half an hour — afforded to me by a media pass — to take pictures and eat and drink as much as I could of the 40 or so food vendors at Jonathan Gold’s annual food…
Category Archives: Dining
This Weekend: Open Bar, Zombie Cocktail Party, Sangrita Revolution
Lots of drinking to be done this weekend! More so than usual. Thursday, March 3 Meat! An Art Show Opening Party Featuring Alie and Georgia and Cocktails It’s all about meat at this unusual art show which features the meat-focused works of Carlos Ramos, Myke Chilian and Richard Lee, to name but a few. But…
National Pig Day With Cast Iron Gourmet: Bacon Poutine, McPig Sandwich & Happy Hour
Pork, Frysmith fries and beer. Loosen your belt or wear your fat pants to this National Pig Day celebration with Cast Iron Gourmet and Frysmith at The Black Boar in Eagle Rock. Cast Iron Gourmet chef/owner Rashida Purifoy, whom I first met at Artisanal LA where I fell in love with her Couch Mix, gave…
This Weekend: Marilyn Monroe Strips, Epic Bruery Beer Feast, Street Food Monday
Doing anything special during the Oscars? Saturday, February 26 Sunset Starlets Burlesque at The Libertine Enjoy the fantasy of seeing your favorite Old Hollywood starlets performing a striptease at New Noir. Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood, Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Taylor — or at least their burlesque doubles — will be shaking their moneymakers while you…
Go Burger’s Milkshakes Bring All the Drunks to the Yard
Another burger joint opens in L.A., no big deal, I thought. But when it involves adult milkshakes it’s a huuge deal. At least to me. Spiked shakes are all that is good and right with the world, combining my favorites of creamy ice cream and booze. I’ve had 8 oz.’s off-the-menu cocktail shake, Kitchen 24’s…
Blog Bite: Chego's Sriracha Candy Bar
The first time I heard of Chego‘s Sriracha candy bar was when I was in line at the West LA restaurant. It was listed on the menu with a “Sold Out” Post-It next to it. Yes, that would be a candy bar made with a chocolate crisped rice bottom, caramel, Sriracha ganache, spiced candied peanuts…
This Weekend: Lomo Open Bar, Vodka Dinner, $150 Chanel Shoes
It’s gonna be a boozy one. Thursday, February 17 Buy Tickets for Silverlake Wine’s Rye Whiskey Tasting What makes a great Manhattan? The perfect rye. Now’s your chance to taste some good ones and find your preferred Manhattan ingredient at this Silverlake Wine tasting where Pikesville, Redemption, Michter’s, Sazerac, Copper Fox and the Thomas H….
This Weekend: Free Dessert Tasting, Beer Fests, Magnum Pinata
For non-Valentine things to do this weekend, I give you the following. It’s going to be a gorgeous one. Go out and have fun! Thursday, February 10 Barbara Fairchild Booksigning & a Free Dessert Tasting To celebrate former Bon Appetit editor in chief Barbara Fairchild’s new book Bon Appetit Desserts Larry Nicola, chef and owner…
Valentine's Day on a Budget (aka Ideas for My Boyfriend)
Valentine’s Day sucks. Everything is suddenly pink and red. Singles are scrambling for something to do so they don’t feel pathetic and couples are overcompensating with expensive dinners, cheesy greeting cards and marriage proposals. Not to say that I don’t like celebrating it. But my boyfriend definitely doesn’t want anything to do with it. However,…
This Weekend: Free Pisco Sours, Vintage Sale, White Trash Wine/Food Tasting
Four Loko Vineyards from Don Johnson from Don Johnson Wow, lots of fun things going on this weekend. What have you got going on? Thursday, February 3 Mo Chica’s 17th Tasting with Bossa Nova Chef de Cuisine Ricardo Lopez will present his 17th Thursday tasting menu, while Bill Esparaza, blogger of StreetGourmetLA will be playing…
