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
#5Things: National Cheeseburger Day
There never seems to be a day that we can’t find a reason to celebrate our favorite foods and our great country. Today has extra reason: is the cheeseburger’s day to shine. Cheeseburgers are an American staple that unite us all, albeit through our stomachs, and give an identity to one of our many culinary facets. Whether it’s the classic beef patty and slice of American cheese, a more gourmet take with non-beef patties and exotic toppings, or... Read More
Los Angeles Times THE TASTE: Where You Should Be This Weekend
THE TASTE 2011 at Paramount Studios, where this year’s festivities are held. Food fans from all over are expected to gather in Hollywood this Labor Day weekend for The Los Angeles Times’ annual food festival, TheTasteLA. Five events will take place over the three days, each highlighting different aspects of LA’s vibrant culinary scene. Each event includes unlimited beer, wine, spirits, and food samplings to enjoy while watching various demonstrations... Read More
Macarons and Third Eye Blind: Saturday at LAFW
Cooking demos, a birthday cake, and Third Eye Blind—Saturday had it all at Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival. The festivities kicked off with a series of cooking demos from top chefs like Guy Fieri, Dean Fearing, and Wolfgang Puck. The latter two teamed up with pastry chef extraordinaire Francois Payard for a star-studded, three-part demo in a grand ballroom at L.A. Live’s J.W. Marriott. Chef Puck set the tone, cheering guests with champagne... Read More
Andrew Zimmern and Kogi BBQ: Friday’s Asian Night Market at LAFW
Downtown’s L.A. LIVE became the setting for a vibrant Asian Night Market on evening two of Los Angeles Food & Wine, hosted by a gregarious Andrew Zimmern (Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods”). An abundance of Asian-inspired dishes spanned cultures and regions, bringing the flavors of authentic night markets from Taipei to Kuala Lumpur to the event. More than two dozen chefs, restaurants and eateries matched an array of cooling cocktails,... Read More
Giada’s Festa Italiana and the Kick Off of LAFW
Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival celebrated the beginning of a food-filled weekend with Giada De Laurentiis hosting some of the country’s best Italian chefs and their unique interpretations of Italian cuisine. Giada’s Festa Italiana was a veritable feast, pairing pasta, pizza, burrata and more with more than 200 wines, brews and spirits. Next door to The Cosmopolitan’s two-story popup, The Slice, star chef Scott Conant dished up delicious... 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
Spago’s Sweet Corn Agnolotti
Name: Corianda Dimes Title: New Media Strategist What you love: Spago‘s Sweet Corn and Marscapone Agnolotti “Sweet corn,” “Handmade,” with an afterthought of “with White Truffles”– the all-caps Spago menu explains it aptly, but doesn’t nearly capture what Wolfgang Puck’s signature dish tastes like. Instead, these little golden pockets of deliciousness, coddled in buttery sauce, taste like the... 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 Quinn Hatfield
Quinn Hatfield is the chef and owner of Hatfield’s in Los Angeles with his wife, pastry chef Karen Hatfield. She handles the sweet, while Quinn handles the savory. This dynamic duo creates an exquisite and elegant experience that you will not forget. While the menu may be more modern, the charming setting keeps the restaurant rooted in tradition. Learn 5 things you never knew about Quinn Hatfield: Quinn’s childhood revolved around food and... Read More
