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A charcuterie board (cold cooked meats) is one of my favorite ways to start a meal, but also including a board filled with cheeses, nuts, honey, jams, crackers, bread bites, and olives. Now, guest chefs from Ray’s and Stark Bar (Patina Group) are offering a fun “Art of Charcuterie” educational series at the downtown LA restaurant Café Pinot, next to the Los Angeles Public Library. We … Continue reading Charcuterie Educational Series
This 4 wheel lightweight luggage in various sizes from Chariot Travelware was an Emmy gifting favorite at the Debbie Durkin’s EcoLuxe Lounge Pre-Emmy bash celebrating #ChristmasinSeptember. An unusual theme for fall, but the Avalon in Hollywood was transformed into a winter wonderland (even though it was 90 degrees outside) in support of the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Los Angeles. People brought toys to support the cause … Continue reading Emmy EcoLuxe Lounge supports Shriners Hospitals LA
The California lifestyle of sun and fun is dictated also by health living. Most of Los Angeles is turning to veganism, which is evident in the nonstop restaurants and cafes that are popping up all over the city that boast raw and organic choices. My Facebook feed from Los Angeles is often Angelenos inspiring others to not eat animals but to find other ways to … Continue reading LifeFood Organic opens in Santa Monica
Who doesn’t love an Italian? The 14th Annual Galbani® Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro takes over Hollywood from September 25-27 with their annual street festival, celebrating everything that it means to be Italian. The savory smells of Italian sausage and peppers, meatballs simmering in homemade sauce, baked clams on the half shell, warm cheese on perfectly crusted pizza and sugar-powdered zeppole fill the streets of Hollywood while … Continue reading 14th Annual Feast of San Gennaro celebrates Italian pride and helping others
Three events! That is how many times I ubered back and forth from West Hollywood with the craziest LA characters to Paramount Studios for the Los Angeles Times The Taste. All for the love of FOOD! It is impossible to not be a major foodie living in a city with such diverse cuisine, especially when Los Angeles is always popping up with new food concoctions. Excited … Continue reading Best Bites at the Los Angeles Times The Taste
The last time I consistently ate Indian food was my stint living in England in 2004. London had a strip of the best Indian cuisine outside of India and I found myself eating Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan bread once a week in my home of Leicester to get over the British cuisine. Somehow moving back to DC, then coming to LA caused a slip … Continue reading Out of India: Sāmbār, Culver City’s new Restaurant
It only took me 22 minutes to get to Ayara Thai Cuisine from West Hollywood, a location I normally wouldn’t head unless I was trekking to the airport. Just north of LAX, this hidden Thai gem is probably closer to my home than Jitlada, the Thai restaurant raved about in east LA that specializes in southern Thai food. In a cute street filled with quaint shops, I … Continue reading Ayara Thai Cuisine near LAX
A new look and new flavors have unveiled at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Come for drinks in the two unique colorful enchanting spaces called “Le Jardin” and “The Aviary,” or stay for the new rising culinary star Executive Chef Victor Boroda’s French and California blended cuisines at Esterel Restaurant, where he uses locally sourced and organic ingredients. But of course, this is California! Estérel is a coastal … Continue reading Sofitel Beverly Hills unleashes new spaces and flavors
Three nights and four days of sampling cuisine from LA’s local chefs and the food world’s biggest culinary stars, along with Master sommeliers pouring vino from a 100 wineries (most California vineyards) made the 5th Annual Los Angeles Food and Wine a Foodie Fest success! This city-wide jamboree celebrated food, wine, celebrity, music and our beloved Los Angeles. Thursday night I arrived for the final hour to … Continue reading Best Bites from the L.A. Food and Wine Festival
Summer-friendly cocktails are imbibed over friendly introductions and casual conversations when an iron triangle is rung, calling guests to sup. The bearded man behind the percussion and the Long Beach eatery’s monthly supper series is James Republic‘s executive chef, David MacLennan, a rising star in the farm-to-table movement. The Dinner Bell Supper Series has been attracting not only locals, but has drawn Angelenos south for a … Continue reading Dinner Bell Series Strikes the Right Note
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