Category Archives: Food

Aventine Hollywood’s Mother’s Day Brunch

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Afropix

http://www.aventinehollywood.com/ Sunday Brunch Service Every Sunday Starting May 12, 2013 (Mother’s Day) 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM 1607 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 Reservations: 323-500-0969  

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Eat/See/Hear this Saturday with “Raiders of The Lost Ark”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Eat|See|Hear is a monthly event beginning this Saturday through September 14th featuring an outdoor movie (on a 52-foot wide, High Definition screen), live music from local buzzbands and LA’s favorite food trucks. This Saturday’s event will take place at Paul Revere … Continue reading →

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Exploring Little Cambodia with Dishcrawl

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Elise Thompson

Dishcrawl is a company that hires local “ambassadors” to lead foodcrawls around various neighborhoods in the ambassador’s city. The LA Beat was lucky enough to be invited on their tour of Little Cambodia in Long Beach. If I had to select … Continue reading →

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Beverly Hills Bar Association’s 25th Annual Vintage Bouquet Food and Wine Event Sunday 4/28

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Afropix

The young lawyers, aka The Barristers, of the Beverly Hills Bar Association along with the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation will be hosting their 25th Annual Vintage Bouquet Food and Wine event on Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 … Continue reading →

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SWEET TALK – HUNGRY FOR CANDY, GUYS? GET SOME NUTS!

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Darlene Lacey

As I was pondering my next topic for this column, I ran across various mementos from Snickers’ “Get some nuts!” ad campaign launched in Britain in 2006. It featured an ass-kickin’ Mr. T setting the British men straight about issues … Continue reading →

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Our Favorites from LA Weekly’s Plates

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Elise Thompson

Elise: Some food festivals are so big you get full before you can try everything you want, and others are so meager they leave you unsatisfied. LA Weekly’s Plates event a week ago Sunday was just right. It was well-curated, with popular places … Continue reading →

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Hippie Food: Earth Cafe Cheesecake

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Elise Thompson

Back in the olden days, hippie food meant granola and mung bean sprouts. Times have changed and there are some super delicious health foods out there. Earth Cafe Raw Vegan Cheesecakes are also gluten free and cholesterol free. They are … Continue reading →

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R&J Southern Home Cooking

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Ed Simon

R & J Southern Homecooking in Downey gives an authentic taste of true soul food. A medium-sized restaurant, not fancy but comfortable and homey, R & J has all the classics and does them very well. Julie, the owner, took … Continue reading →

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Where to ‘Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler’ This Week

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Forget Valentine’s Day next week – it’s Mardi Gras on Tuesday! In lieu of the spectacular floats, daquiris and King Cake we’re missing, here are a few options for L.A. revelers: Long Beach has two, fantastic-sounding carnivals on Saturday – Shoreline … Continue reading →

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Hudson House

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Elise Thompson

The exterior of Brooke Williamson’s cozy gastropub on Pacific Coast Highway is dark and simple, with only a neon sign to guide you. The interior is sparse and clean with a few Pier One-style candles scattered about. One large mural of a bygone era … Continue reading →

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