Her Name Was Carmen: A True Find in New York’s Soho
Jun03

Her Name Was Carmen: A True Find in New York’s Soho

Ignore those moments of panic when you at first cannot find the location of the Latin- inspired New York City restaurant Her Name Was Carmen. Located on the Western edge of Soho, there is no signage to alert you and you will be advised to look for an unmarked door at an address that would be otherwise denoted as 527 Broome Street. Breathing a sigh of relief as we stepped inside, we were warmly greeted by staff and escorted to a cozy...

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Palace Prime, A Santa Fe Tradition Reborn
Sep06

Palace Prime, A Santa Fe Tradition Reborn

Palace Prime’s spacious dining room features touches of the original red decor You can practically feel the history of the place as you walk into Santa Fe’s Palace Prime Steak + Seafood, the newest incarnation at a location that have served locals and tourists alike for coming up on a couple of centuries. That’s right. This fine dining establishment sits on the site of what was once a gambling saloon and a bordello in the...

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PPLA Food Fare Takes Off at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar

Eating, drinking and shopping – all for a good cause. The cold weather didn’t prevent more than 2,000 people from turning out for one of the hottest annual events in Los Angeles – Planned Parenthood LA’s 39th Annual Food Fare, held during two lively daytime and evening sessions March 1 at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar. Guests got their fill of gourmet food and drink from more than 150 of Southern California’s best restaurants,...

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The Taste Delivers, With a Side of Jonathan Gold’s Fine Food Expertise
Sep06

The Taste Delivers, With a Side of Jonathan Gold’s Fine Food Expertise

If you surveyed most foodies in Southern California, they would tell you that The Taste, held over three days of Labor Day weekend, is the place to go to enjoy not only well-known and hugely loved food and beverage favorites from some of L.A.’s top places and prestige vendors, but to sample and savor new items from up-and-coming restaurants and other purveyors. Five separate events featured dishes from 110 of LA’s best restaurants...

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Fig & Olive Unveils Special Breast Cancer Awareness Menu
Oct06

Fig & Olive Unveils Special Breast Cancer Awareness Menu

The mood was bubbly, assisted by the refreshing champagne cocktails being served in the private room at West Hollywood’s Fig & Olive, as guests mingled in anticipation for the big event. The restaurant was unveiling its new prix fixe menu being offered during the entire month of October in support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation and breast cancer awareness month. It is available at all of the restaurant’s eight...

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