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  • Best American Pop Corn Holds Year-End Contest

    Gaslamp Popcorn celebrates the end of a year with a bang in a good old-fashioned American way of cheering everyone up – a contest to give away money.  Gaslamp Popcorn is looking to give one lucky winner a $1,000 and a year’s worth of popcorn This is in addition to sharing new holiday flavors of their gourmet popcor...

  • New “The Corner Restaurant” at the Water Garden in Santa Monica

      Even on a recent rainy day most of the seats in the new cafe The Corner in the Water Garden were filled with office workers from the complex- and there are 200 of them in the sprawling dining room (that took the place of Cafe Bizou).  Chef Brian Koopers Menu of warm Appetizers and pizza were a […]...

  • The Raymond 1886’s New Cocktail Menu Honors International Inventors, Innovators

    Editors note: We are featuring the new winter cocktail menu of the The Raymond 1886 as much because American regional inventors, innovators and legendary pioneers inspired it, as its creative team provided the most creative and tasty drinks of 2016. The program was established by original Cocktail Consultant and Barman Marcos Te...

  • Chocolate (Honey) and Berries Are Best with — Almost Anything

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) In the changing cycle of food favorites, dried fruit is back in fashion.   It transforms baked goods,   ice cream sundaes and absolutely shines on cheese or charcuterie platters. Dried fruit company Stoneridge Orchards and leading honey company Savannah Bee offer the very best variations of their perfect i...

  • Chef Oliver Ross’ New Zealand Snapper: “Whole for the Holidays”

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Award-winning New Zealand celebrity chef, Chef Oliver Ross, shares his simple and foolproof whole roasted snapper recipe that is sure to impress every holiday party guest.  The healthy dish is a novel and refreshing departure from preparing roasted fowl.   This  New Zealand Snapper brought to the table...

  • Best Espuña Chorizo Recipe: Add Not One Thing

    As most of the top chefs in the world will tell you, when you are cooking with superb products, the key is to “do as little as you can to let them shine through.” Espuña products prove this as we learned firsthand.  Our box arrived and when we opened it, the products each wrapped in […]...

  • All Eyes on the Best Whole Mediterranean Fish in LA

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) AroLatin in South Pasadena offers a bright, most citrusy version of whole fish, accompanied by lime and peppers, which helped earn the  destination restaurant its title.  The colors just jump off the plate.  The flavors dance long after the meal in memory. If the fish looks so happy it’s because the ...

  • Best Vegan Options at Loving Hut, Claremont

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) An array of colorful, top quality ingredients fill the assortment of ethnic and popular American regional dishes designed by owner Charles Laing at Loving Hut, Claremont.   Tucked into a food court anchored by a movie theatre, Laing has rightfully gained a following ever since he opened. Each menu is unique ...

  • New Rumtini Shakes up an Indian Rum Cocktail

    Over 30 years in the making and just being released this season, Savîle Rumtini is exotic and colorful, with rich citrus flavors and a deep dark India rum at its core.  It only needs to be shaken and be poured over ice. The refreshing exotic ready-to-serve drink that boasts a blend of citrus flavors and rum was conceived [&...

  • Sofitel Hotel Los Angeles Hosts “French Wine Days” 2016

    Sofitel Hotel Wine Days at the Sofitel Los Angeles are in progress while it is wine harvesting season in France, with special events running through the month of October directed by the Los Angeles Wine Association. Signature sampling flights of wine at Riviera 31 lounge bar, with platters of French cheese and crackers. and ...