Category: Events and Festivals
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Masters of Taste 2016
The inaugural Masters of Taste event took place on the Rose Bowl field on Sunday, April 3, 2016. For a first time event, it was extremely well run. Heck, even compared to veteran events, this one seemed to go smoothly. With plenty of shade, beverages (including water courtesy of Boxed Water), and space, the event […]
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COCHON555 2016
COCHON555 took place on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Viceroy in Santa Monica. The five competing chefs this year were Bruce Kalman (Union/Knead), defending champ Walter Manzke (Republique/Petty Cash Taqueria), Jason Neroni (The Rose Cafe), Carlos Salgado (Taco Maria), and Brooke Williamson (The Tripel/Hudson House/Playa Provisions). Each chef had to prepare 6 dishes using a […]
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All-Star Chef Classic 2016: Global Grand Tasting
This year, All-Star Chef Classic took place from March 9-12, 2016, at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, same as the past two years. With four Master Dinner Series themed dinners that took place its trademarked Restaurant Stadium, two Strolling Events, and a Kids Cooking Class, All-Star Chef Classic was quite an epic series of […]
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PPLA Food Fare 2016
The 37th annual PPLA Food Fare took place on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. What started off as a cooking demonstration by Julia Child in 1979 has grown into a huge fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, which is celebrating its 50th year of providing health services to the […]
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The Essentials 2016 by LA Weekly
On Saturday, February 20, 2016, The Essentials took place at the California Market Center in DTLA. With over half the restaurants from LA Weekly‘s recently-released 99 Essential Restaurants list participating, it promised to be a great time. The actual experience, though, was a bit bifurcated for VIP and GA ticket holders.