The rain let up, the street food aromas mounted, and before long more than 100 L.A. food lovers and media folks filled the Traveler’s Bookcase parking lot and store to celebrate the publication of EAT: Los Angeles 2010 book. The party was a big hit, even with the cold, cold temps — all it took [...]
WHY A rare chance to savor the sweet side of Portugal. WHAT Portugal Imports does essentially serve lunch, what with its sausage sandwiches and weekend-only selection of classic salt cod dishes, but the main reason to make the trip to the Artesia store is its fresh-baked Portuguese breads and pastries. Try an assortment of queijadas, [...]
A most impressive roster of some three dozen L.A.-area food bloggers, including our own Pat Saperstein and many of our friends and colleagues, are baking up a storm as I write this to fuel Saturday’s Eat My Blog charity bake sale at Zeke’s Smokehouse in West Hollywood. Proceeds will support the Los Angeles Regional Food [...]
December 9, 1984. That’s the night Evan Kleiman opened Angeli Caffé on Melrose. We shouted our praises a few months ago, but if you still haven’t stopped by, Kleiman is sweetening the deal with a 25th anniversary celebration that lasts through the end of next year. As of December 1, you can grab a three-course [...]
We had to pass along this blog report from Donna Myrow, publisher of the nonprofit, teen-written newspaper L.A. Youth, detailing a recent outing at Farmers Market, where security guards would not let her give her uneaten food to a homeless person — even when she invited the hungry person in question to sit at her table. [...]
WHEN Saturday -Sunday, December 5th & 6th, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. WHY Really good, really homemade tamales from church groups, home-based tamale businesses and larger regional tamale makers. WHAT This free 18-year-old festival is devoted to the humble but heavenly tamale, held during the traditional tamale month, December, which also happens to be the [...]
WHY Of all the great westside hybrid café/takeout/gourmet markets that have popped up recently (Huckleberry, La Grande Orange, the café at Tavern), this is the first that doesn’t feel like a lunchtime splurge, with most sandwiches and salads priced less than $10. WHAT Chinese chicken salad with fried wontons and sugar snaps; tomato, mozzarella and pesto [...]
Forgive the shameless plug, but the two (very fine) cookbooks we at Prospect Park Books distribute are having signings this week, just in time for your holiday gift-giving convenience. And let us just say that both make most excellent gifts. The first event is happening at Vroman’s on Thursday night. The book of the night [...]
WHY Because it’s time to plan those holiday dinner parties, and you’ve always yearned to recreate Sunday Supper at Lucques in your own home, down to the little table set-ups of olives, bread and fleur de sel. WHAT Run by Suzanne Goin’s sister, Jessica, the catering arm of the Lucques empire handles everything from intimate [...]
Whether it’s making homemade gifts, stocking up on bargain wine or doing a little more cooking than catering, we’re all penny pinching this holiday season. Chefs may be producing high-dollar cocktail parties and holiday dinners at their restaurants this time of year, but when they finally get a night off, they’re looking for a tasty [...]
