Street vendors used to be the sole place where you find Mexican churros. Nowadays, you are starting to see churros as an option on many LA restaurant dessert menus. A Latin Churro shop named Churriño recently opened on the Promenade in Long Beach. Mexican churros are typically foot-long fried pastries that are rolled in a…
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LA Times, The Taste, Returns Labor Day Weekend
Each year during Labor Day weekend, the LA Times hosts their annual “The Taste”. This event features food and beverage tastings from some of the hottest restaurants in LA. Attendees may also attend cooking and beverage demonstrations by some of the most notable chefs and mixologists in LA. My recap of last year’s opening night…
EastSide Food Festival – For the Best of LA’s East Side
This Sunday, October 21, the EastSide Food Festival returns to Silverlake. The event debuted in 2014 and has steadily grown for the last five years. This year’s impressive lineup includes 35 food and beverage vendors. Many of LA’s best eastside restaurants are there, such as Otono, Kismet, Kettle Black, Café Birdie, Jeni’s Ice Creams, along…
Artisan Mini Pies by Atticus Creamery
I was recently in West LA and decided to check up on a creamery that I visited a few years ago. Named Atticus Creamery & Pies, the owner named it after the fictional character Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. While they don’t promote themselves as such, Atticus is an artisan bakery and…
Dolly Llama Waffles With Ice Cream
The old-fashioned ice cream cone has become passé and innovative offerings are taking its place. Not only do they usually taste better, but they are often fun to show off and make great Instagram pics. The latest to arrive is the Bubble Waffle by the Dolly Llama. The Bubble Waffle originated in Hong Kong has…
Fresh Churned Ice Cream at Churned Creamery
If you purchase prepacked ice cream, you know what happens to it as it ages. The crystallization process sets in and, over time, the ice cream is no longer enjoyable to eat. I recently learned of Churned Creamery, an operation that makes real churned ice cream in very small batches. Churned Creamery is located inside…
A Kosher Day at Fleishik’s Sandwiches Nosh & Whiskey
Eric Greenspan, (Mare, Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese, The Roof on Wilshire, The Foundry on Melrose) recently opened Fleishik’s on Beverly Blvd. just north of LA’s original farmers market. Fleishik is Yiddish for “meat” and as I read up on the restaurant, I became interested in the fact that Greenspan wanted to create a unique take on…
Torrance Marriott Opens 21 Square Bar + Kitchen
Marriott Hotels is an international chain. Despite its global status, I’ve been surprised to see how much latitude is given to local management in adopting the tastes and interests of the surrounding community. I’ve observed this with a few Marriott properties in the LA area and most recently at 21 Square located inside the Torrance…