Category: Events and Festivals
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Burgers & Beer 2015 by LA Weekly
On Saturday, August 8, 2015, LA Weekly held its first Burgers & Beer event at the LA Memorial Coliseum. 40+ restaurants and 30+ breweries were represented. I tried a little over a dozen burgers, mostly in sliders form, and around a dozen beer samples, poured into a shot glass-sized plastic beer mug. For being an […]
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Big Bite Bacon Fest 2015 at The Queen Mary
Big Bite Bacon Fest returned to The Queen Mary in Long Beach for its second annual event this past weekend. Expanded this year to three sessions across two days, the food festival offered bacon-y bites and craft beers from several dozen food purveyors and breweries. This being my first time, though having attended quite a […]
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August Food Festivals, Pop-Ups, and Sundry Events
To paraphrase the 1960s band The Zombies, it’s the time of the season for food festivals and other events, and August is replete with them: This past weekend saw the Big Bite Bacon Fest in Long Beach; my recap is forthcoming. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek. This Saturday, August 8th, I’ll be […]
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Luckyrice Feast Los Angeles 2015
Last Thursday, I attended my first Luckyrice Feast at the Create Nightclub in Hollywood. This year’s Los Angeles host was Andy Ricker of Pok Pok fame, the non-profit partner was the Center for Asian American Media, and the presenting sponsor was Bombay Sapphire East. Having never been to a Luckyrice event before, I wasn’t sure […]
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Project by Project’s Plate by Plate LA 2015
Had a great time at this weekend’s Plate by Plate LA 2015 event. I officially covered the event for Eater LA last year (with a similar follow-up here on my blog), and I’ve decided to provide coverage for it again unofficially this year via an Eater LA forum post. I reported on some snippets of […]