Category Archive: events

Upcoming Food Festivals in April

        Masters of Taste, Pasadena At the Rose Bowl, the inaugural food festival, Masters of Taste will benefit Union Station Homeless Services. There will be 40 restaurants and 25 breweries,… Continue reading

Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention Returns to Las Vegas April 18-21

  The 73rd Annual Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention and Exposition returns to Las Vegas April 18 to 21 this year. Held at Caesar’s, the four-day convention features hospitality suites, cocktail… Continue reading

City of Gold Documentary In Theaters March 11 + Recap of Lunch at Guelaguetza

  City of Gold, the documentary about Los Angeles restaurant critic Jonathan Gold will open in theaters on March 11. It has been making the film festival rounds the last year or so… Continue reading

Speed Rack Heading to Las Vegas March 6

  Speed Rack, the bartending competition that raises funds for breast cancer research, education and prevention, heads to Las Vegas on March 6. Since there isn’t a competition in Los Angeles this year,… Continue reading

DTLA: LA Weekly’s The Essentials Returns Saturday, February 20

        LA Weekly’s food festival, The Essentials, returns to the California Market Center (Cal Mart) on Saturday, February 20th. General admission tickets are $70 each but if you buy this… Continue reading

DTLA: LA Tiki Comes to the Container Yard February 13

  The Container Yard in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles is opening their gates to the public this Saturday, February 13. The tiki themed event will feature food from Sticky Rice,… Continue reading

2016 Golden State of Cocktails Return January 23-26

  Golden State of Cocktails returns in a couple of weeks to Downtown Los Angeles. This time it comes to The Majestic where the space will be transformed for seminars and tastings. There… Continue reading

Recap: Dinner with Kikori Whiskey

  Recently I attended a whiskey dinner for Kikori, a new Japanese whiskey in the Los Angeles market. I met Kikori’s Ann Soh Woods last year when we both took bartending classes with… Continue reading

Don’t Want to Cook Thanksgiving? Try the Brunch at the Four Seasons Los Angeles.

  Have you heard about the wonderful Sunday brunch at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills? Well, I hadn’t and recently checked it out and thought, why haven’t I been doing… Continue reading

Whisky Live Returns to Los Angeles November 6

  Whisky Live returns to Los Angeles on November 6. The whisky show features over 150 different whiskies to be tasted! This year, the show is at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel. Tickets start… Continue reading