Category: Events and Festivals

  • Los Angeles Magazine Whiskey Festival 2017

    Los Angeles Magazine Whiskey Festival 2017

    Last month, Los Angeles Magazine held its second annual Whiskey Festival at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum.  Many of the same spirits were back, including my favorite Bruichladdich with their Octomore line of well-peated scotches.  But got to try some great stuff from Four Roses, Highland Park, Kikori, and Macallan. View this post […]

  • Early March 2017 Food Events

    March is coming up faster than you think, and there’s quite a few events, so I’m splitting this into two posts!  But before we get there, here’s one last one happening this week before the end of February… Wednesday, February 22nd – Whiskey Festival:  Fresh off their Best New Restaurants celebration, Los Angeles Magazine is […]

  • Los Angeles Magazine Best New Restaurant Celebration 2017

    Los Angeles Magazine Best New Restaurant Celebration 2017

    Last month, Los Angeles Magazine held it’s annual Best New Restaurants Celebration at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum in the Arts District.  The event is known for its tight line-up of new restaurants that opened in 2016, plus a few slightly less shiny but no less delicious participants like The Bellwether and Manhattan Beach […]

  • January & February 2017 Los Angeles Food Events & Festivals

    Sorry folks for being MIA recently–just lots of stuff going on IRL.  Will be posting some recaps of events that I went to last month as well as a few restaurant reports, so look for that.  But first, here are two food events and festivals on my radar, one for each of the first two […]

  • Taste Talks Los Angeles 2016

    Taste Talks Los Angeles 2016

    The first weekend in November saw the inaugural Los Angeles edition of the Taste Talks conference, consisting of a kick-off party on Friday, all-day sessions at on Saturday followed by a limited seating dinner, and an afternoon BBQ on Sunday, with an after party immediately following.  Unforunately, I could not attend the opening night party […]