This year’s Valentine’s Day is being touted by many singles as Black Tuesday. But seriously, don’t let it get you down! With all the couples out enjoying their overpriced prix-fixe menus, you get the rest of the town to yourselves. So get out there and celebrate your freedom with new and old friends and drink…
Category Archives: Dining
Roy Choi’s Sunny Spot: It’s Always Sunny on Washington Blvd
It’s been a long time since I’ve been somewhere that’s made me downright giddy. And leave it to a restaurant called Sunny Spot to do just that. Chef Roy Choi of Chego and A-Frame opened his Caribbean eatery last November, taking over the old Beechwood spot on Washington Boulevard in Venice. And everything about the…
Freddy Smalls Bar and Kitchen: Cocktail Misses and Food Hits
I really like Freddy Smalls Bar and Kitchen. I really do. The new gastropub by Jeff Weinstein (founder of The Counter) boasts a menu by Chef Charlie Parker (formerly of San Francisco’s Plum) and its cocktail program was created by a Seven Grand pedigreed mixologist, David Fleisher. Its location on Pico Boulevard fills a hole…
Cocktail Destination Picks From dineLA’s January 2012 Restaurant Week
dineLA’s January 2012 Restaurant Week starts next week January 22. Have you made your reservations yet? In its 5th year, the annual food event has over 300 restaurants participating so lots of great places to choose from. And because of that it can be a bit overwhelming. But I figured I’d try and help by…
New Pub at Golden Road Brewing in Atwater Village: Beer-Paired Meals & 20 Taps
L.A.’s newest brewery, Golden Road Brewing in Atwater Village, has launched its very own brewpub for your drinking and eating convenience. Here you can enjoy GR brews the best way possible, paired with food. That’s right, The Pub at Golden Road features vegan and non-vegan bites, salads, sandwiches and entrees meant to be paired with…
The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Los Angeles Wine, Beer, Cupcake and Coffee Clubs
Still don’t know what to get that special foodist in your life? How about the gift that keeps on giving, like entree into one of the best beer clubs ever or a delicious cupcake a month, all delivered to their door? Wine Clubs Colorado Wine Company’s Wine Club — $50 – $80/month This is the…
Blog Bite: Blue Corn Muffins With Almond Butter at Playa
“You want to go to the kitchen with me, Caroline?” Nastassia Johnson (@LetMeEatCake) of Sauce LA asked me with a mischievous glint in her eye. We were standing around waiting for more passed plates at last night’s Esquire Magazine party at Playa. The schmancy party was to celebrate Chef John Sedlar being lauded by the publication as Chef…
This Weekend: Open Bar Hot Santa, Eat My Blog Pasadena, Back-to-Back Hollywood Beering
Friday, December 9 Open Bar Holiday Party at Vanity Room Drink up while shopping the gorgeous fashions at this Mar Vista boutique which will be showcasing new wares from jewelry designers like Stacy Sterling and Tanaya Henry. There will even be a “fabulously fit and sexy Santa” to take a picture with as well as…
Fuku Burger LA’s Chef Mags on How To Do a Fuku Bomb
How hard could it be to do a Fuku Bomb, you ask? Fuku Burger‘s sake bomb is demonstrated here by the Asian burger joint’s own Chef Robert “Mags” Magsalin. The new Asian fusion burger joint, a takeoff on the uber popular food truck in Las Vegas, just opened up shop on Cahuenga Boulevard and is…
LA Magazine's Boozy Holiday Office Party With 10 Bars
This holiday season, you’ll probably be invited to a bunch of parties. But Los Angeles Magazine’s “Big Holiday Office Party” — an office-themed cocktail party in the foyer of the Variety building in Miracle Mile — is the one you won’t want to miss. From 7 to 9pm tomorrow, you can imbibe to your heart’s…
