Last night, I was lucky enough to be invited by H.C. of LA/OC Foodventures to a “Secret Mondays” Festivus party downtown at the Crocker Club. But that wasn’t the lucky part. Rather it was that the much buzzed about Umami Burger truck was making its grand debut at said party. Apparently the party’s organizer and…
Category Archives: Dining
Eat My Blog Blogger Bake Sale a $3,000 Success
I had arrived too late! The Eat My Blog bake sale at Zeke’s Smokehouse in West Hollywood was scheduled to last from 10am to 4pm and I figured that if I got there around noon I’d still be able to get some of that bacon brownie goodness with bourbon caramel sauce that I kept reading…
This Weekend: Repeal Day on Ice, Bloggers Who Bake, Unique LA
Lots of cool things going on this weekend, filled with cheer and the giving spirit. Makes me like the holidays again. Thursday, December 3 New Happy Hour at Froma Froma on Melrose, the boutique European cafe, wine bar and gourmet marketplace in West Hollywood, kicks off its new weekday (4-7pm) Happy Hour today. Enjoy specials…
Persimmons Crumble Recipe: So Easy, a Crackhead Can Do It
I love love love to eat but am not all that crazy about cooking up my own stuff. Lazy, ya see. But since my parents have a couple of persimmons trees, my last visit with them left me with two huge bags of Fuyu persimmons. What to do? I wanted to make something desserty with…
Utopias Primed: World's Strongest Beer and Samuel Adams Beer Dinner at Animal
I was among several bloggers and media types lucky enough to be invited to sample the world’s strongest beer as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s Samuel Adams’ new limited-edition Utopias — an “extreme” beer which is released every odd year — and suffice it to say I was so looking forward…
"In Bed Together" Opening at Royal/T
By fauxLAhipster Since Caroline had to go out of town for her bf’s Lemons race, she asked me to cover this apparently uber-strict-guestlisty opening (only the opening was guestlisty; the exhibit is open to the public right now) of “In Bed Together” right off the heels of Royal/T’s insanely popular Hello Kitty Three Apples exhibit….
This Weekend: Giving, Gobbling and Gluttony
Happy Thanksgiving! Since I have a persimmons crumble baking in the oven, I’ve gotta go but I threw the following weekend roundup together for you in case you were already looking past T-Day. Thursday, November 26 Donate a Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Through Goldstar For just $10 you can provide a turkey dinner for five people…
Thanksgiving L.A. Roundup 2009: Turkey Optional
For foodies staying in town who are looking for options other than turkey this Thanksgiving, you’ll be happy to know that there are tons of yummy places with non-bird choices. Happy (non-) Turkey Day! Henry’s Hat — $20 Mmm, comfort food. OK, this Studio City restaurant will be serving up a honey and brown butter…
FoodDigger Blogger Dinner at Fraiche Santa Monica
Leave it to foodie Web site FoodDigger to host yet another epic blogger dinner at a much-buzzed about restaurant. The one before that was at BondSt and next month’s will be at Ludo Bites in Royal/T Cafe. OK, I was supposed to have written this post weeks ago when the Santa Monica Italian restaurant Riva,…
Iron Barista’s Secret Weapon: The Burr Grinder
By Mike Hudson Iron Chef used to really sizzle my steak. You know, annoy the hell out of me. But thanks to a $200 coffee grinder, I can picture myself sitting proudly in Kitchen Stadium, seated with the legends and bowing politely to my vanquished competitor. The dream goes somewhat like this. “Care for a…
