There’s much exhibit in Topanga this week, as locals get ready for the launch of the Topanga Canyon Certified Farrmers’ Market. No longer will residents of this isolated bit of mountain paradise have to drive down to Santa Monica for their Lily’s eggs, Weiser Family Farm melons and Santiago Farms berries. The market will take [...]
No bones about it, the Tar Pit’s just-announced happy hour menu of drinks and snacks might ease your work-to-play transition beautifully. The sleek ’30s-supper-club-style bar-with-food, opened about six months ago by Campanile’s Mark Peel and Jay Perrin, offers a small selection of $6 classic cocktails (about half price) and a revolving “Aperitivo of the Week” [...]
Scion Space, a gallery in Culver City, is launching a show this week called Palate, devoted to art inspired by the edible. With works by such artists as Clare Crespo. Martha Rich and Scott Hove, the show promises to be quite diverse, exhibiting works from the whimsical (Martha Rich’s cake and ice cream paintings) to [...]
It’s easy enough to shop locally for produce at farmers’ markets. Things are a little trickier when you’re keen on finding an interesting locally produced relish to jazz up your burgers, or maybe a homegrown barbecue sauce to toss into a gift box (Father’s Day is right around the corner). One of our favorite markets [...]
You can’t get a better deal than this: an actual free lunch (with chips!). The first 100 diners who show up on Thursday, May 20 (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) at BLVD 16 will get a complimentary gourmet sandwich, chips and a beverage. Your free sammy, a creation of chef Simon Dolinsky, will be a [...]
In case you missed it (we almost did), it is officially American Craft Beer Week. Several bars around town are offering pint specials on brews from SoCal’s artisan producers, but the hands-down best deal we’ve found that features a diverse sipping selection — essential, because we are talking about craft beer — is at Blue [...]
Attention South Bay locals: If you love seeking out, eating, making and/or talking about good food and drink, please join us at the wonderful new bookstore Pages in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday night. Several of the EAT: Los Angeles team, including Linda Burum, Miles Clements, Amelia Saltsman, Jenn Garbee and Colleen Dunn Bates, will be [...]
Sweet Rose Creamery opened yesterday in the Brentwood Country Mart, the latest creation by Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan of Rustic Canyon and Huckleberry Café. The seasonal ice cream and sorbet menu (using local market produce where possible) was created by Shiho Yoshikawa, formerly of Tartine; it includes such flavors as ginger, strawberry, malted chocolate [...]
EAT: LA’s relationship with the KPCC show Off-Ramp deepened this week with the launching of a new podcast. Host John Rabe will be regularly posting new EAT: LA/Off-Ramp podcasts, chatting with one of our team of savvy food journalists about L.A.’s best resources for food lovers. You can read his post and hear the podcast [...]
WHY Because you’ve been looking for a quiet, elegant spot for lunch in the Studio City area. WHAT The six-month-old Raphael is possibly the most civilized place in the Valley to have lunch right now. Owned by the family that used to operate Bel-Air Bar & Grill, it is an intimate spot with an eclectic [...]
