The Taste Sates Appetites For Fine Food, Drink and Frivolity
Sep05

The Taste Sates Appetites For Fine Food, Drink and Frivolity

The backlot of Paramount Pictures—including its famed New York Street—is a popular location for charity and fashion events, but it may never have seen as much concentrated revelry as it did for the three-day Taste food festival, sponsored by the Los Angeles Times over Labor Day weekend. The culinary extravaganza encompassed five separate events: Field to Ford, Cocktail Confidential, Flavors of L.A., Dinner & Drinks and the grand...

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A Delicious Taste of David Burke Kitchen
Jan10

A Delicious Taste of David Burke Kitchen

The Kitchen, located in the ground floor of Soho’s trendy yet elegant new James Hotel, is the latest addition to David Burke’s restaurant kingdom.   It was our first experience within the DB Empire, unless you count the little foray to the David Burke location at Bloomingdale’s at 59th and Lex just prior to what turned out to be a deeply fulfilling dining experience.   Yes, we were on the phone with the maître d’...

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Palomino is Keeping Things ‘Happy’ All Day
Dec13

Palomino is Keeping Things ‘Happy’ All Day

Westwood Village is undergoing a resurgence and Palomino restaurant is a great place to get a taste of it.   The spacious art-filled restaurant and bar has been around for awhile (actually, since Westwood was in its heyday 20 years ago) in a great corner location just off Wilshire Blvd., but it’s always energizing to walk through the doors and get a perch by a window, either in the bar or dining area.   The bar is known for...

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Champagne Wednesdays: A Bubbly Good Time Under the Stars
Sep07

Champagne Wednesdays: A Bubbly Good Time Under the Stars

Want that in-the-club, bottle service feel without having to deal with doormen and sky-high parking– and be outside, under the stars to boot? Oh, and in addition to all of those things, if you’re a champagne person, you must put Wednesday nights at Sonoma Wine Garden on your calendar for a festive outdoor evening. If you don’t know about SWG, it has the best location on the third floor dining deck of the newly redone...

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The Taste: A Supremely Satisfying 4-Day Food and Wine Fest
Sep06

The Taste: A Supremely Satisfying 4-Day Food and Wine Fest

“Fashion Bites” brunch on Rodeo–one of The Taste’s delicious events In what other locale. we ask of you, could you traverse three diverse locations over four days, and have your fill of some of the best food a city has to offer, not to mention a staggering choice of libations both niche and well-known?   And all over a holiday weekend. Yes, the four-day food festival known as The Taste has instantly become...

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