Best Ethnic Bites and More at PPLA Food Fare 2018
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Ethnic food takes an even bigger role among the over 150 of Southern California’s best restaurants, caterers and libation purveyors at the 39th ANNUAL FOOD FARE CELEBRATES PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES PPLA Food Fare Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. The event supports Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA), one of the city’s longest-running and most popular fundraisers. //localfoodeater.com/ppla-good-fare-event-season-features-global-cuisine/
Longtime favorites include Angelini Osteria with their signature spinach lasagna. We are so honored to have a corner piece served by owner-partner Elizabeth!
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The best bite of the night is always from Angelini Osteria!
Other Italian restaurants include the Italian spired Porta Via in Beverly Hills and Rao’s Hollywood made famous in New York. Our own California-inspired Rosti Tuscan Kitchen serves up signature chicken and salads.
The Drago family is always well represented with their restaurants,!
From Latino kitchens comes Border Grill, Petty Cash Taqueria, and Pinches Tacos, inspired by Chef Toribio Prado.
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LA’s beloved culinary legends, Mary Sue Milliken of Border Grill, promoting one of her chefs, as usual
Border Grill’s “other half”, the other “Too Hot Tamale,” Susan Feniger with her crew.
Got Kosher? Bakery introduces their newly renamed HARISSA RESTAURANT to the event. Chef Alain Cohen has participated for the past ten years. //localfoodeater.com/tempting-summer-sandwiches-the-got-kosher-restaurant-style/
French-Tunisian (now California) Chef-owner Alain Cohen will introduce his newly named HARISSA RESTAURANT.
Asian cuisine is represented by Ayara Thai, Tiato Kitchen + Venue & An Catering by Crustacean //localfoodeater.com/titan-brings-california-inspired-vietnamese-vietnames-inspired-california-cusine/.
Katherine An, owner of TIATO
The stellar Pazzo Gelato returns with Italian housemade goodies. American regional sweets include Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Sugar Rush by IISHA, and mainstay sundaes from Dandy Don’s Homemade Ice Cream and the new Jennifer Pennifer Bakes.
Jennifer Pennifer Bakes.
Out new Cheviot Hills neighbor, Jennifer Pennifer Bakes (cheesecake!).
Other restaurants include: HomeState, Kato, Michael’s Santa Monica, Pedaler’s Fork, Pink’s Hot Dogs, Playa Provisions / Hudson House / The Tripel / Small Batch/Da KikoKiko, Poke 2 Go, Ray’s and Stark Bar, Salazar, Simone, SOCA, , Sumo Dog, Sweet & Savory, The Bel-Air, Tuck Room Tavern, Upper West Restaurant, Vucacious Catering, and Wokstar Catering (Sweet & Sour Chronicles),AR Cucina, Baltaire, Boneyard Bistro, Castle’s Catering, Clementine, Cookie Good, Craft Los Angeles, Doma Kitchen, Factor’s Famous Deli and Friends and Family, and veteran supporter, Chef Olivier Rouselle of Luxe Sunset Hotel.
Four generations of ladies are now active volunteers.
A new generation of dedicated, helpful volunteers.
PPLA Food Fare 2018 will take place on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Barker Hangar located at 3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405. For more information, please visit www.pplafoodfare.com or call 213-284-3300. The event usually sells out with the biggest crowd at night.
The “irrepressible” dynamo and past event chair, Bonnie Levin at the 2017 event.
This fundraiser is a wonderful opportunity to experience new restaurants and meet owner-chefs
Advance purchase tickets for Food Fare 2018 are $150 for the daytime session (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM) and $350 for the evening session (6:30 PM – 9:30 PM).
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Guild Food Fare began in 1979 with a cooking demonstration by Julia Child and has grown over the last 40 years to become one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most celebrated food events.
PPLA’s 19 health centers throughout Los Angeles County provide care to nearly 150,000 women, men, and teens each year. Over 93% of the care PPLA provides is preventative. PPLA’s education and community outreach programs connect with nearly 60,000 women, men, and teens in Los Angeles County each year.
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 