Author Archives: Elise Thompson

Elise Thompson

About Elise Thompson

Born and raised in the great city of Los Angeles, this food, culture and music-loving punk rock angeleno wants to turn you on to all that is funky, delicious and weird in the city. While Elise holds down the fort, her adventurous alter ego Kiki Maraschino is known to roam the country in search of catfish.

The Films of David Markey at Beyond Baroque May 26th

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Elise Thompson
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New K-Town Supperclub Mama Lion Pairs Chef Michael Hung and Cocktail Expert Aidan Demarest

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Elise Thompson

From Faith & Flower to Viviane, and now to Mama Lion, we have been following chef Michael Hung around like the Grateful Dead. Mama Lion is the dreamchild of hospitality veteran Robert Kim. He formerly operated the restaurants in The … Continue reading →

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Favorites from the Taste of the Eastside

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Elise Thompson

Taste of the Eastside is one of our favorite events. Not because there are internationally famous chefs or high-end ingredients like caviar and foie gras. Those things have their place, but not here. We love Taste of the Eastside because … Continue reading →

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Taco Madness is Back!!! Tonight!!!

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Elise Thompson

After a hiatus last year, Taco Madness is back just in time for Cinco de Mayo! LA Taco and I Love Micheladas are here to save you from oversized sombreros, chihuahua races and tangy dayglo margarita mix. Come to La … Continue reading →

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Better Buy More Purple Crayons! Feral House Adds Prince to their Coloring Book Series

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Elise Thompson

On April 25th, Feral House Publications released “Prince: The Coloring Book.” This third book joins the already popular Bowie and Lemmy coloring books.  I took a stab at coloring Prince with crayons, colored pencils and markers. Having not colored since … Continue reading →

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Food Bowl Madness! Recommendations for May 4th – May 13th

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Elise Thompson

The LA Times already gives LA The Taste, an enormous three-day food festival over Labor Day weekend. But in May, they are going balls out for the entire month. This month, Food Bowl gives us 181 food events spread out across … Continue reading →

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LA Weekly’s Burgers and Beer and More Beer

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Elise Thompson

The LA Weekly’s 3rd Annual Burgers and Beer event took over The Coliseum last Saturday with endless burgers and pours. It must be hard to balance things out at a food festival. In the previous two years, the event had a … Continue reading →

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The Museum of Ice Cream: Here’s the Scoop

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Elise Thompson

The Museum of Ice Cream, a pop-up event in the new arts district of DTLA, is not quite a museum. It’s more of an attraction, like San Francisco’s Exploratorium. Or like Charlie’s tour in the Chocolate Factory. As the voice … Continue reading →

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theBlu Underwater Virtual Reality Experience Extended at NHMLA to June 18th

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Elise Thompson

You still have a chance to experience some of virtual reality’s fun and futuristic technology. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) has extended the run of “theBlu: An Underwater VR Experience” to June 18, 2017. Thanks to the generosity of … Continue reading →

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Photo Essay: LA Times Festival of Books

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Elise Thompson

The sun was shining mightily on the LA Times Festival of Books last weekend. There were countless interviews and panels to attend, but that wasn’t the whole show. Writers signed books, vendors plied their wares, and chefs demonstrated their specialties. Oh, … Continue reading →

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