Events

  • Melting Pot Tours Presents Rare “Jet Tila’s THAI TOWN TOUR”

    Melting Pot presents an insider’s look at the Thai Town neighborhood of Los Angeles with local celebrity chef, Jet Tila.  It is a rare appearance by the chef with his busy schedule and the tour has been met with enthusiasm  since its inception in December 2012.  Tour guests have the exclusive attention of celebrity C...

  • Angeleno Magazine’s “Live & Dine 2016” IS the Best of LA

    Angeleno Magazine’s Live & Dine LA event  takes place on Sunday, July 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica across from the ocean  (101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401).   The side valet area with huge trees is converted into the most wonderful garden area with [&hell...

  • Father’s Day Ethnic Five to Try (and Why) in SoCal

    This father’s day presents enticing opportunities for memorable dining experiences with special menus at popular restaurants (Celestino, Sol Cocina Playa Vista, ) and  Drive up to gracious Pasadena to honor dad on Father’s Day the way the Italian families do it around the table with excellent food prepared from b...

  • BRIT WEEK 2016: Top English Foods to Try

    The food stakes were high at the BRIT WEEK (www.britweek.org) 2016 10th Anniversary Gala following a formal tea only days before prepared by the charismatic, Chef Darren McGrady, former private chef to Princess Diana and the Princes.  Simpson’s Spotted Dick tins,  jars of Seville Orange Marmalade, Stockley’s Milk...

  • First MASTERS OF TASTE is Pasadena Perfect

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Even the sun came out in full force to  lend an early spring glow to the first Masters of Taste recently on the field of the Historic Pasadena Rose Bowl. From start to finish, this event defined Pasadena: prepared, sophisticated and friendly.  It proved to be an ideal way to sample a number of gour...

  • BRIT WEEK 2016 Features Former Royal Chef

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Actor Lesley Nicol, who became the most beloved character, as Mrs. Patmore the cook, on the Downton Abbey television series, alone proved more than enough reason to accept an invitation to a preview tasting for the 10th Anniversary, week-long BRIT WEEK extravaganza of cultural events all over Los Angeles ...

  • Paulaner USA Celebrates Reinheitsgebot, Germany’s Beer Purity law

    In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, Germany’s Beer Purity law, Paulaner USA is sending out personal invites for two  and free beer to celebrate this landmark in beer history at the Red Lion Tavern in LA on Saturday, April 23rd.  This is one of four parties being held across the nation.  That...

  • This (whole) Piggy Stars in Hyper COCHON555 Fundraiser

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Ambitious fundraiser, Cochon 555 (“5 chefs, 5 pigs, 5 winemakers”), trumpets itself as a national ten-city tour as “North America’s most talked about culinary competition.” The one-of-a-kind stand-up tasting reception features five local celebrity chefs cooking five heritage b...

  • Brand New Masters of Taste Features Global Cuisine

    Birch Chef, Brendon Collins (Gerry Furth-Sides) When people ask me for favorite restaurants of mine to try I recommend going to an events and try a lot at one time!  For everyone looking to sample a number of gourmet global dishes from a variety of   unique restaurants in the Pasadena area, as well as new restaurants to [&h...