Tour and Paella at La Espanola
on Nov 16, 2009 in La Espanola Meats Spanish Cuisine Harbor City If you love Spanish food and are living in the LA area, then a trip to La Espanola, one of only four Spanish cured meat producers in the United States should definitely be on your to do list. La Espanola is an unassuming white building on a small sid...

¡Baja Delicioso! The History of Mariachi and Late Night Mariachi at La Vuelta
on Nov 15, 2009 in Baja Delicioso Mexican Cuisine Baja Culinary and Wine Tour Tijuana Mexico La Vuelta Food Media Last August, I posted the first of my ¡Baja Delicioso! series where I talked about the ultimate Carne Asada Taco, but life, a new job and other responsibilities took over and I fell a bit behind. It's time to rectify that situation. After scarfing...

Introductory Street Food at Street Restaurant
on Oct 28, 2009 in upscale street food Los Angeles global cuisine street restaurant Having done my share of ethnic and street food dining over the years, I was definitely curious as to what the food was going to be like at Street Restaurant. Inspired and created by Susan Feniger of Two Hot Tamales fame and also part-owner of LA's C...

Heritage Square Museum 40th Anniversary Fundraiser
on Oct 25, 2009 in heritage square museum Los Angeles San Antonio Winery Food Media Heritage Square Museum -40 Years of Preservation Celebrated at the Historic San Antonio WineryOn Saturday, November 7, the Heritage Square Museum will host a very special 40th Anniversary Fundraiser and Luncheon at the historic San Antonio Winery. T...

Fantastic Latin Cuisine at Rivera
on Oct 11, 2009 in downtown Los Angeles Pico Rivera Latin Cuisine With the restaurant boom happening in downtown Los Angeles, I wanted the dust to settle a bit before checking out all the various eateries. First on the list was Rivera, the brain child of Chef John Rivera Sedler with his take on Modern Latin Cuisin...

South Coast Plaza Food Blogger Event
on Oct 6, 2009 in Pinot Provence Marche Moderne Hamamori Costa Mesa Pizzeria Ortica Charlie Palmer Napa Style South Coast Plaza Food Media Recently, about a dozen LA and Orange County Food Bloggers and Writers were invited to a 2 day event put together by Lee Healey of Lee Healey Marketing Communications and hosted by both Lee and Debra Gunn Downing, Executive Director of Marketing of S...

Upcoming October Pleasure Palate Events
on Oct 2, 2009If you're in the LA area or even visiting the LA area and are looking for unique culinary experiences, please check out my group by clicking here! While there's a variety of events currently on the calendar, I'd like to highlight some below.October...

Amazing Sri Lankan Dishes at Priyani Ceylon Cafe
on Sep 29, 2009 in Sri Lankan Cuisine Northridge Priyani Ceylon Cafe I first read about Priyani Ceylon Cafe, a Sri Lankan restaurant, on FoodGPS's blog who in turn found out about this hidden gem from an LA Times article. Reading about the dishes in both those articles really intrigued me and although it took a while...

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Presents the “BYO” Wine Dinner
on Sep 24, 2009 in Los Angeles Steakhouse downtown Los Angeles Food Media Fleming's Join Fleming's Steakhouse for an Exceptional One-Night Event Where Their Chef Will Provide the Perfect Menu and You Provide Your Favorite BottleYou know that bottle of wine you’ve been saving for a really great meal? Bring it to Fleming’s on Sept...

Not Quite a Return to Sender for the Pizza and Chicken Love Letter Restaurant
on Sep 19, 2009 in Korean Cuisine Artesia Pizza and Chicken Love Letter Earlier in the year, I tried Korean pizza at Mr. Pizza Factory and last year, I did a one day smackdown between two popular Korean fried chicken joints, Bon Chon and Kyochon. Mr. Pizza Factory's pizzas were hit and miss while Kyochon won hands down...