For Father’s Day, my wife surprised me. She drove down the 405 South, and I initially thought of Long Beach, but we soon entered Orange County. After heading west from John Wayne Airport, we arrived at Green Cheek Brewery in Costa Mesa. Green Cheek is one of my niece’s favorite breweries, and I was excited…
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Burnin Daylight – A New Brewery in Lomita
Until recently, Lomita residents had to travel to nearby Torrance to visit one of the South Bay’s craft breweries. Fortunately, the family of Bob, Shannon and Brendan Lake opened Burnin Daylight brewery on Narbonne Ave. near Lomita Blvd. Burnin Daylight opened its doors in January. Brendan Lake is the brewer and the name Burnin Daylight…
LA Times: The Taste Costa Mesa Returns For Second Year
From Oct. 18 – 19, The Taste Costa Mesa returns to The MET. The Taste Costa Mesa is a gourmet food and beverage event hosted by the LA Times. In addition to food and beverage tastings, attendees will be able to watch cooking demos and experience live music. The Taste Costa Mesa leverages its success…
Snap Tin Eatery Opens inside Yorkshire Square Brewery
Craft breweries open their taprooms and quickly realize that having food available becomes a necessity. Many breweries arrange to have food trucks visit, but the food isn’t always consistent with their clientele’s tastes. Yorkshire Square Brewery attempted to remedy this by partnering with Snap Tin Eatery. Co-owner and chef, Bruno Wu, consulted with them to…
LA Times, The Taste, Returns Labor Day Weekend
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…
Lucky Bird + Cheezus = Juicy Lucy Collaboration
Right now, there is nothing hotter than fried chicken in LA and one such popular restaurant is Lucky Bird in downtown LA. Grilled cheese vendor, Cheezus recently partnered with Lucky Bird and together they produced a cheezy fried chicken sandwich named the Juicy Lucy. This special sandwich is available at Lucky Bird and at Smorgasburg…
Redondo Beach Lobster Festival Returns This Weekend
On Friday evening, Sept. 22, the 22th Annual Redondo Beach Lobster Festival returns to Seaside Lagoon. This popular event will bring 27,000 fresh Maine lobsters to the South Bay for dishes featuring the red crustacean. Craft beer, activities for the kids and live entertainment will be available all weekend long. Not wishing to mess with…
Restoration Kitchen Offers Eclectic Food & Wine to Torrance
Old Torrance is not widely known for cutting edge restaurants and I was happy to learn of the opening of Restoration Kitchen. Their award-winning chef, Camden Hershberger, hails from Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills. Restoration Kitchen occupies a small space located about a block away from Torrance Bakery. They also have outdoor seating streetside. The…