Each year during Labor Day weekend, the LA Times hosts their annual “The Taste”. This event features food and beverage tastings from some of the hottest restaurants in LA. Attendees may also attend cooking and beverage demonstrations by some of the most notable chefs and mixologists in LA. My recap of last year’s opening night…
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National Fried Chicken Day at Dave’s Hot Chicken
Saturday, July 6, was National Fried Chicken Day. Since it took place over a weekend, it was an opportunity for my wife and me to partake in this food holiday. Fried chicken in LA is extremely popular and we selected Dave’s Hot Chicken, a business that serves Nashville-style hot chicken. Many businesses followed the huge…
Los Balcones Hollywood Moves to Peruvian-Italian Cuisine
Peruvian cuisine is quickly becoming one of the hottest cuisines in LA. While El Pollo Inka popularized Peruvian food in LA, Los Balcones Hollywood was already one of the top restaurants in Hollywood. Not wishing to rest on their laurels, Los Balcones Hollywood hired Michelangelo “Miguel” Aliaga to establish cutting edge Peruvian cuisine for LA’s…
The Taste LA – Recapping Opening Night
THE TASTE LA, the Los Angeles Times’ annual celebration of the Southern California culinary scene, is back at Paramount Pictures Studios lot this Labor Day weekend. THE TASTE LA is again cooking up a locally-focused, internationally-flavored menu of offerings with featured chefs and special guests. This is one of my favorite events to attend because…
Mamacita: A Peruvian Fast Casual Concept by Ricardo Zarate
Mamacita is a fast casual concept located at the Hollywood and Highland Entertainment Complex. This is home to the world famous Dolby Theater. This location is also Ground Zero for tourists. Fans of Ricardo Zarate (Mochica, Paiche, Picca) have anxiously been waiting for him to open Rosaliné. What caught me by surprise was the fact…
Viva Hollywood Raises the Bar for Mexican Food in Hollywood
I frequent Hollywood for events at the Dolby or the Pantages. Because of that, I am always on the look-out for restaurants that I can visit before going to an event nearby. Recently, I learned about Viva Hollywood. Entering the restaurant, I was blown away with the interior. It was like walking into a palace-like…