OPENING: David Myers’ Hinoki & the Bird Takes Flight in Century City

Soaring into the Los Angeles dining landscape today is Hinoki & the Bird, an imaginative dining concept from renowned chef and restaurateur David Myers that pushes modern California cooking to vibrant new bounds. Taking cues from Myers’ travels, most notably through the Silk Road, the restaurant serves as a colorful kaleidoscope where bright flavors, a healthful sensibility, and technique harmoniously collide. A partnership between Chef Myers... Read More

OPENING: The Sycamore Kitchen

Husband and wife chef duo Quinn and Karen Hatfield have done it again! Today, they officially debut The Sycamore Kitchen in the design corridor or District La Brea, Los Angeles, redefining the urban neighborhood eatery with their signature handcrafted yet refined touch. The menu spotlights sweet and savory pastries, house-made ingredients, and the attention to detail and seasonal focus that have marked the couple’s award-winning, elegant New... Read More

Taste of the Nation LA

It was a hot, sunny and beautiful Sunday in LA – perfect weather for fried chicken and beer, which is exactly what guests indulged in (among many other treats) at Taste of the Nation Los Angeles—and all for a good cause. The best chefs and restaurants in Los Angeles came out to support Share Our Strength, dedicated to ending childhood hunger. The afternoon played out a like a multi-course picnic, but in a tented West Hollywood studio lot... Read More

5 Things You Never Knew About Chef David Myers

Whether it’s a famous burger served in a French brasserie in Hollywood, or home-cooked, healthy Japanese, Chef David Myers brings inspiration from his travels to the table. And people have noticed–in 2003, he was named Food & Wine’s Best New Chef. With two locations of Comme Ca–one where stars lunch in LA and another amidst the glamour of The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas–and two restaurants in Tokyo, David Myers is a... Read More

dineLA Restaurant Week: Where to Go and What to Get

This week is devoted entirely to food in Los Angeles, as dineLA Restaurant Week plays part one of its two-part ode to cuisine. This week until Friday and again from January 29 to February 3rd, LA’s top restaurants break out set menus and open up reservations for lunch and dinner. With over 200 restaurants participating–and setting prices at appetizing lows–it’s time to cross some of LA’s finest off of your to-dine bucket... Read More

Buick Discovery Tour in LA

If you’re a car enthusiast and also love to chow down on some delicious food, then you’d love what’s happening in LA right now. On January 21-22, Buick will host a culinary rock show with some top-tier celebrity chefs. In its second tour, Food & Wine magazine and Buick will be presenting celebrity chefs like Michael Psilakis and Ming Tsai. So rev up your appetites ladies and gentlemen, because Psilakis will certainly be igniting your... Read More

LIVE on the Plaza: LA Food & Wine

What do Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, the band Train, and a whole lot of pork have in common? They were all in the limelight of last night’s LIVE on the Plaza event at Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival. To call LIVE on the Plaza a party would hardly do it justice, with 30 chefs and over 100 wineries serving their finest while Train provided the sing-along music, and towards the end of the night, a hearty dose of comedy as well. The event was as star-studded... Read More

I Heart Champagne & Caviar #LAFW

If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then caviar and champagne are the soul mates of a foodie.  Arguably Los Angeles Food & Wine’s most luxurious event,  I Heart Champagne & Caviar at L’Ermitage Beverly Hills featured esteemed bubbly brands such as Champagne Dellamotte,  Champagne Henriot,  and Champagne Krug alongside California Caviar creations by Wolfgang Puck (Spago),  Masaharu Morimoto (Morimoto), Joseph Elevado (Livello... Read More

Los Angeles Food & Wine

The Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival on October 13th-16th, 2011, will bring together 200 world-class wineries and 100 celebrity chefs from around the globe with entertainment, sports, and music celebrities for a four-day culinary event spanning the scope of the greater Los Angeles area. Famed chefs participating in the citywide celebration are among the country’s finest, including Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Wolfgang Puck, Masaharu Morimoto, Tyler... Read More