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$3 Movie Tickets, Vegan Ice Cream Showdown, Halloween Movies, & Other Fun Things to Do This Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day Weekend is about to begin. Due to the heatwave, my weekend will be primarily oriented around ice cream, central air, and a swimming pool, but if you need to get out, here are a few suggestions for a … Continue reading

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Join the Party to Help Kids with Cancer at Alex’s Lemonade Saturday, September 9th

We have just had two straight weekends of food events, and it’s understandable that they might all seem to run together. But Alex’s Lemonade has a special place in our hearts. This annual event, now in its 9th year, carries on the … Continue reading

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The Taste Returns to Paramount Studios over Labor Day Weekend

The LA Times’ Taste event is a Labor Day tradition, something we look forward to every year. This familiar food event features the best of both high-end and little mom-and-pop restaurants and sets the tone for the coming culinary year. … Continue reading

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The Launch Party for the LA Times’ Food Bowl was a Harbinger of Great Things to Come

Last Monday, The LA Times celebrated the beginning of their epic month of food events known as the Food Bowl. The patio at City Market South was intimate enough for the beginning of the event, which felt like a reunion … Continue reading

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LGBT Center’s ‘Simply diVine’ at Home at Hollywood Forever

An elegant picnic in a cemetery? But, of course. As a tradition for years before the turn of the century, families in New Orleans held massive, elegant picnics in their centuries-old cemeteries on All Saints’ Day to honor, visit and … Continue reading

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Latin Street Foods Go Head to Head at Border Grill Downtown

Chef-owners Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken have turned the Downtown LA location of their Border Grill restaurant into a battle ground for Latin Street Food.

In a series of events aptly titled “Tuesday Night Latin Street Food Fights”, the duo has turned taco Tuesday into a bracketed competition to see which Latin cultures cuisine will reign supreme. Continue reading

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The 2012 Zagat Guides are Here!

Why do I feel like Steve Martin in “The Jerk”? “The new phone books are here!!!” For the first time ever, food trucks have been included in the ratings, with Zagat raters declaring trucks both the best and worst development in the LA … Continue reading

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