Media Conference and Lunch at the Korean Food Fair Trade Show [sponsored]
Fellow writer Barbara Hansen winning a gift certificate to Wi Spa |
Lamb chops in soy sauce |
Fellow writer Barbara Hansen winning a gift certificate to Wi Spa |
Lamb chops in soy sauce |
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Labels: bernard guillas, chef myung, korea food fair, korean food, korean food trade show
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Labels: hankook tea, hydrangea leaf tea, korean food, korean snacks, seaweed, seaweed snacks, tea
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Labels: beer, beverly hills, carson house, craft beer, gastropub, pork chop, wilshire blvd
As I had said in my post yesterday, I had been asked by Foodie.com to make "collections" of my top picks in Los Angeles. Here are two more, featuring the top late night dining in the city (not surprisingly there are a few from K-town, thanks to the abundance of 24-hour restaurants there)
I also made a list of the Quintessentially Los Angeles cuisine. I had a harder time with this collection - how do you define what is quintessentially LA cuisine? I know Din Tai Fung has made it to tons of LA's iconic food and Best of LA lists, but I didn't want to include places like that which is a chain that originated from outside of LA. Instead, I'm looking for things that you can only get or started in LA.
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Labels: 24 hour restaurants, best la food, best la restaurants, best late night, best of la, best of list, iconic la food, la, late night dining, los angeles, quintessentially la, top late night dining
I was asked by Foodie.com to make 4 "collections" of the top spots in Los Angeles. It's a pretty easy way to make lists, I can just search for a restaurant and click to add to my collections (it's not just for restaurants but you can do the same for recipes on the site as well). Then you write a blurb about why it's in your collection. So far it's quite easy to use although the search results give you restaurants from around the country so for common names you have to sift through a bit.
Well, anyway, here are two collections that I made. One is LA's best restaurants from special occasion dining, from steak to sushi worthy of a splurge and celebration! (note: the widgets unfortunately don't show the full collections. To see the other restaurants you'd have to click "See collection")
Another collection I did is the LA restaurants with the best cocktail bars (yes, there are many other great cocktail bars but I specifically chose the ones in a restaurant for this). I ventured as far as Pasadena (1886 Bar - technically separate but it's connected to the Raymond Restaurant after all) and Seal Beach (320 Main).
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Labels: best bars, best of list, best restaurant bars, foodie.com, la, los angeles, special occasion, top list
New restaurants keep popping up on Sawtelle Blvd and they're not all Japanese. Tucked inside the Olympic Collections is Tapenade, which all brussels sprout lovers should visit.
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Labels: brussels sprout, mediterranean, olympic collection, sawtelle, sea bass, seafood, tapenade
It's Oktoberfest time and time for another giveaway! I'm a bit late to this since the Oktoberfest at Fairplex in Pomona had already started on October 10, but it's still going on until the 27th so you still have time! The events are happening Thursday-Saturday 6pm to midnight and Sundays from 12-6pm.
There will be domestic and local beers, bratwurst, burgers, pretzels, and King Taco. Various cover bands are ready to entertain you with songs from traditional German "Oom-pah" to Journey and Queen. Tickets are normally $5 each with beer and food for purchase, but you can enter this giveaway for a prize package!
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Labels: beer, contest, fairplex, giveaway, oktoberfest, pomona
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Labels: beverly hills, chicken liver pâté, cocktail, happy hour, mixology, montage, rob Floyd, scarpetta
If you've been reading this blog you'd know that I'm clearly not vegetarian, nor gluten intolerant, but that doesn't mean I won't try them. I've heard a lot of good things about DeLuscious cookies, and they offered to send me samples of their new line of vegan and gluten-free cookies. At first I mainly accepted so I can try their original cookies as well, but boy was I surprised when I tried their vegan and gluten free cookies!
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Labels: chocolate chip cookie, deluscious, deluscious cookies, dessert, gluten free cookies, los angeles, vegan cookie
I stumbled into a great Miami Spice deal of a dinner at Tongue and Cheek so I gave it another go at Restaurant Michael Schwartz, his newest venture. The restaurant is at The Raleigh Hotel, with tables scattered outside near the pool.
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Labels: Florida, lobster, lunch, Miami, Miami spice, Michael Schwartz, prix fixe, restaurant Michael Schwartz, south beach, the raleigh hotel
Ever want to serve delicious cocktails at your house party but then realized you're too lazy? Like me, like all the time? Well, now there's a solution!
Natalie Bovis from The Liquid Muse and Jason Monkarsh have come out with Om Cocktails. These are bottled pre-mixed cocktails, and you have to do is pour and serve. They're not one of those nasty mixes in the grocery stores, though, these are made with natural, organic ingredients - including organic vodka (Om stands for "Organic mixology"). Plus, they plant one tree in Haiti for every bottle you buy!
Remember, you're drinking for trees in Haiti |
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Labels: beverly hills, liquid muse, natalie bovis, om, om cocktail, peninsula hotel, pre made cocktail
The Mixing Room at the JW Marriott at LA Live will outfit their outdoor space with a beer bar, serving a rotating selection of local craft beers and street food before and during athletic games at the Staples Center. You can grab a bite and a brew before heading to the game, or stay and watch the game on their large screen.
The bar wasn't ready yet, so we had their canned beers |
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Labels: beer, burger, downtown la, dtla, eagle rock brewery, game day, golden road brewery, la kings, la live, pre game, staples center, street food, the mixing room
Are you into the juice cleanse trend? I've tried a juice cleanse for a day before, and while I liked the taste of the juices and didn't really mind not eating for a day (I don't know if I could do it longer), I did miss having something savory and salty. Well, CAN CAN Cleanse may have solved that problem. The cleanse substitutes a warm soup for one of the juices.
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Labels: can can cleanse, cleanse, downtown la, dtla, juice cleanse, juicing, los angeles, soup
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Labels: ankimo, beverly hills, fujita, nigiri, Nozawa bar, omakase, osamu fuji, oyster, sashimi, sugarfish, sushi, toro, uni
Whist at The Viceroy in Santa Monica has reinvented itself as CAST, but Chef Tony DiSalvo is still going strong in the kitchen. The new name, CAST, draws focus to its proximity to the ocean and the seafood dishes.
Pay attention to the crostini section, and don't miss the sea urchin crostini with sea salt, lemon, and larda ($6 each). Perfectly creamy, and the light dressing of salt and lemon brings out the rich flavors even more.
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Labels: burrata, Cast, gnocchi, lobster, santa monica, seafood, tony disalvo, uni, viceroy hotel
We all know how great Italian food and wines are, and we have some great restaurants in Los Angeles, so a Taste of Italy festival in Los Angeles certainly sounds good! The 5th Annual Taste of Italy will be held on October 12, 2013, at beautiful, historic Pico House in downtown LA. The event benefits the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, which is planned to open in early 2014.
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Labels: food event, food festival, iamla, italian american museum of los angeles, little italy, pico house, taste of italy, wine event
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Labels: cocktail, downtown la, Drago Centro, drinks, dtla, fernet, jason eisner, los angeles
Twist Eatery recently opened in La Brea, serving breakfast, lunch and baked goods along with coffee.
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Labels: bakery, bowl, free wifi, handsome coffee, healthy, la brea, lunch, mid city, quinoa, salad, salmon, sandwich, Twist eatery
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