An Catering

Tiato: On the Mend 4 Japan

Stories 14 Apr 2011
To help support those affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami (not to mention the nuclear power plant fiasco), reporter Lisa Ling and the An Family have united to host “Tiato – ON THE MEND 4 Japan" on Tuesday, April 26 at Tiato Cafe in Santa Monica. The benefit promises to be a one-of-a-kind night of incredible food, live entertainment and a silent auction with 100% of all proceeds going to aid relief efforts in Japan.
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La Guera Tamalera

Wanna Masa Around?

Stories 13 Apr 2011
"What's a white girl know about tamales?" I thought the same thing, too. Turns out, quite a lot. La Guera Tamalera, aka Deborah (no relation to Howard) Stern, has been making her famous organic tamales and delivering them to satisfied customers for years, and now YOU can learn the tricks of her trade when she hosts a tamale-making workshop on Saturday, April 23 at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Crow Bar cheese prosciutto

Get Melted: Grilled Cheese Week!

Top Lists 10 Apr 2011
The countdown to the Grilled Cheese Invitational is on. The big event happens Saturday, April 23 at Los Angeles Center Studios and if last year's blowout is any indication of how this year's will fare, it's going to be out of control! To prepare, event sponsor Tillamook Cheese has partnered with six Los Angeles and Orange County restaurants that are offering their own grilled cheese melts.
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Fred Segal

Tax-Free Shopping

Stories 8 Apr 2011
Unless you're General Electric, it's safe to say that tax season isn't exactly the most beloved time of the year. But there's a little silver lining on the cloud this year. For the first time ever, Fred Segal Santa Monica is offering shoppers a full week of tax-free shopping on EVERYTHING in the store from April 8-April 15.
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Morgan's Meaty Martini

Drink Your Dinner: Meat Cocktails

Top Lists 6 Apr 2011
Mmmmm meat. The mixology craze has reached critical mass, so it was only a matter of time before things really started beefing up. Check out this list where there's a little something (especially bacon) for everyone ... except vegetarians.
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Pit Bull Pwesh by Mar Yvette

Puppy Love: Kogi, Woofs & Drinks

Stories 6 Apr 2011
Forget the bad weather. Bring some sunshine to a dog's life this Saturday, April 9 at Barrington Dog Park from 11am-3pm. The free, family-friendly event will have the famed Kogi truck on board, games for all animals, picture-taking from Hollywood Photo Booth, pampering by Town & Country Pet Grooming, delicious drinks, cupcakes, and a whole lot more
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Lindy & Grundy - Photo by Jennifer May

Nose to Tail: Meet Your Meat

Stories 5 Apr 2011
Ladies and gentlemen of the meat-eating sort, listen up: After much ballyhoo announcing the "highly anticipated" arrival of Lindy & Grundy Meats (it even got written up in the New York Times back in January, for pork's sake), the organic butcher shop finally opened its doors on Tuesday, April 5.
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Indagare Souk

Souki Souki Now!

Stories 4 Apr 2011
Think global, shop local. That's the overriding theme of the Indagare Souk, an all-day pop-up shop that's coming to LA on April 12 and 13 at The Peninsula Beverly Hills. The souk promises one-of-a-kind items from around the world and, even better, the sales support businesses that are giving back or building sustainable business in local communities.
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Watch Sophia Bastian Video

Listen Up: Sophia Bastian

Stories 4 Apr 2011
She's a little bit Nina Simone, a little bit Bob Marley, and a whole lot of talent. I had never heard of Sophia Bastian until earlier today (hey, she's only been in LA for five weeks, gimme a break), but the self-proclaimed “Jazz School Dropout” knows how to make you take notice. Watch a live performance on "Good Day LA" this Thursday @ 9am!
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Good LA

It’s All Good in Our ‘Hood

Stories 4 Apr 2011
Be good. Do good. Eat good. Drink good. Sound good? The folks at GOOD Magazine are launching GOOD Local, an initiative to create active and real (not just virtual) communities around the country and the party's in LA April 8-April 10. Think urban adventures, hack-a-thons, clothes swaps, and even a book club meeting on the 7th Street overpass above the 110 freeway!
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Photo by Mar Yvette

Hey, Little Chefs

Stories 1 Apr 2011
Got kids? If you do and also fancy yourself a bit of a chef, you might want to check out the Little Chefs Cooking Class at Pinot Bistro on Saturday, April 9. Chef Steven Mary will lead parent and child through an interactive class that'll encourage eating more veggies and fruits by creating dishes that include these tasty, healthy ingredients. Vegetable ravioli and fruit tarts? Yes, please.
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The Black Swan Experience

Black Swan: Are You Experienced?

Stories 31 Mar 2011
Perfectly timed with the DVD movie release and all the brouhaha surrounding Natalie "She Didn't Really Do Her Own Dancing" Portman, the "Black Swan Experience" is just the kind of thing I love. Call it theater of the absurd. Think drag queens, nail kits, and crazy fans screaming at the screen.
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Christopher Jules White: The Porch

Art Party: White Knows Color

Stories 22 Mar 2011
I'm no art critic, but I know when I like something, and artist Christopher Jules White's richly hued, visually multi-textural, Hockney-esque photo collages are just the kind of thing that remind me not all contemporary art is graffiti and debris.
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Work It: Free Yoga & Mashups

Stories 22 Mar 2011
Don't get it twisted, sister. Unless, of course, you're a yoga warrior and that's your thing. On Friday, April 1, Chakra 5 Yoga Studio is celebrating its grand opening on Melrose with a night of world-beat, dance trance mashups by Globesonic DJ Alsultany, edible treats by Large Marge Sustainables, and FREE CLASSES ALL DAY on Saturday, April 2.
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Spelling Bee

Supercali Fragilistic…

Stories 21 Mar 2011
...expialidocious! If you can spell that, then you should consider not only seeing, but participating in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," the Tony Award winning musical that's now at the Morgan-Wixson Theater until Saturday, April 9.
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Food truck action

It’s a Downtown Clustertruck!

Stories 21 Mar 2011
If you like a good clustertruck, you're gonna love the TruckIt Fest going on Sunday, April 3 (and every first Sunday of the month) at Union Station. The landmark location is the new home to this monthly event featuring over 35 LA food trucks, 200 local designers and vendors, live bands, DJs and, of course, face stuffing.
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Typhoon by Mar Yvette

Go Out, Have Fun, Help Japan

Top Lists 21 Mar 2011
By now you’ve probably read about the many restaurants and other businesses around town that are donating to the relief efforts in Japan. But the list keeps growing by the day, with a few updates to fill you in on. Check out these places around LA and OC that are helping the Japanese relief efforts.
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Dirty Dancing in NoHo

Stories 19 Mar 2011
Want to be seduced? Yeah, you and everybody else. Good news: You just might get what you want when you check out "Relationship Remix," the latest show by the Joseph Allen Decker Company, that eye-popping troupe of movers and shakers who aren't afraid to delve into the world of sexual taboos, torn psyches, and complex relationships.
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Capital Grille Artist Series

Up in Your Grille

Stories 15 Mar 2011
Like wine much? Care about ending childhood hunger? Good. Thought so. Head over to The Capital Grille beginning Monday, March 21, for their annual Artist Series Wine Event that gives you a taste of an exclusive, limited-production Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and raises money for Share Our Strength, a non-profit committed to ending childhood hunger in America.
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Red Medicine lamb by Mar Yvette

Eat Your Medicine

Stories 11 Mar 2011
Red alert! I finally made it to Red Medicine, the ruckus-rousing restaurant that opened in December 2010 and famously ousted LA Times food critic S. Irene What's Her Name by posting her photo online and declaring that she's not welcome at the restaurant. Not that Red Medicine needed any such antics. Not with Jordan Kahn in the kitchen.
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