Casa Comadres Secret Supper Club: Somewhere in NE Los Angeles, Grilled...
"It started out as a tamarind mojito," explains Apryl Lundsten. "But tamarind makes kind of a heavy juice, like apple." Prototypes were mixed, found wanting, and discarded. Minutes before people...
View ArticleA Guide to Dressing for Classic Cocktail Fans
If you love L.A.'s booming cocktail culture but aren't sure how to dress the part, below are some fashion tips courtesy of Sarah Dale, proprietress of Pull My Daisy in Silverlake. Carrying...
View ArticleSanta Monica Pier: Party Like It Was 9/9/09
The last time Angelenos had something to celebrate on September 9, '09 was one hundred years ago today when the Santa Monica Municipal Pier first opened to the public. Ever since its beginning, the...
View ArticleTop 10 Private Dining Rooms For Your Holiday Party
The deeper we get into November, the more the mind reels with thoughts of the holidays, entertaining, and social obligations. If the idea of throwing a party appeals to you, but the idea of preparing,...
View ArticleSparkling Wines for the Holidays: Bubbles That Won't Blow Your Budget, Overly
Dom, Veuve. Perfect toastables if your '09 funds have lingering residuals for the French, bubbly and decadent. Not so perfect if you're looking for something to squeeze into your budget. So, what's the...
View ArticleGuac Bowl 2010: Where The Guacamole Meets The Gridiron
How do you top a life-size facsimile of Han Solo frozen in guacamole? Or a homemade Ms. Pac Man arcade table blanketed in avocado, its maze dotted with habanero energizers, ghost-shaped tortilla chips...
View ArticleGuac Bowl 2010: Who Dat Guac?
New Orleans wasn't the only team that earned a hard fought victory on Sunday. While the Saints stomped the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, nearly 40 men and women faced off in a crueler and...
View ArticleSquid Ink Top 10: Why You Should Avoid Eating Out This Valentine's
Love is a wonderful thing, but when more than one-quarter of all Americans jockey for a dinner reservation on Valentine's Day, its reason enough to celebrate romance in the comfort of your home. Though...
View ArticleOscar Night: Wolfgang Puck Dishes on Governors Ball Menu + A Round Up of...
As celebrities and the Hollywood elite nibble on Wolfgang Puck's feast at the official Governors Ball after-party this Sunday, you can also partake in Oscar-worthy boozing and dining at a restaurant of...
View Article10 Tips For Holiday Entertaining
That glass of bubbly got you in an ebullient mood, so you invited 20 people to your place for a little holiday party. Don't panic, experts are here to help. Just think of your gathering like a...
View ArticleKinfolk Magazine Launches July 15th
Martha Stewart will tell you how to make a frilly, cream-colored wedding bouquet and prepare shrimp salad tea sandwiches for twenty. Set to publish its first issue in July, the new Kinfolk Magazine...
View ArticleCookbook Review: Bite by Bite Is All About The Party
We've never fully understood the need for cookbooks dedicated solely to miniature versions of foods, like Peter Callahan's soon-to-be-released Bite by Bite: 100 Stylish Little Plates You Can Make For...
View Article6 Great Potluck Dishes for the Non-Cook to Bring to the Party
Depending on what kind of person you are, potlucks are a source of either great excitement or enormous dread. Excitement if you have your famous potato salad recipe to show off; dread if you don't have...
View ArticleBest New Book You Didn't Know You Needed: Top 100 Step-by-Step Napkin Folds
Three star restaurants, cult wines, romantic vacation spots -- now you can add napkins to the Top 100 list fold. We mean that literally, as Denise Vivaldo's new Top 100 Step-by-Step Napkin Folds was...
View ArticleThe 2013 Oscars Drinking Game
The Oscars are on Sunday, and if you plan on sitting through the entire show -- all 3+ hours of it, with Seth MacFarland as host -- well, you might need a little help. Which is why we put together a...
View ArticleDinner + An Outdoor Movie: Date Night Tips from Street Food Cinema Founders
Dinner followed by a movie is a standard recipe for dates, reliable when other food-and-entertainment pairings fail to impress. Since its launch last year, Street Food Cinema has been offering an...
View ArticleCelebrate Halloween Like an Adult with a Dinner Party
We've all been there. When we were kids it was trick or treating and sugar highs. Later, we found ourselves at out-of-control Halloween parties where, for some reason, wearing costumes empowered guests...
View ArticleL.A.'s Best Options for Thanksgiving To-Go
For some of us, most of the joy of Thanksgiving comes from the long hours in the kitchen, sweating over a hot bird, mashing potatoes, rolling out pie crusts and making cranberry sauce from scratch. But...
View ArticleItalian Wines Under $25 That Pair Best With Big Dinners
Wine can be a stressful subject during the holidays, if not all year. Drinking a glass is easy, gifting might even be easier (thanks to our helpful guides), but pairing a series of wines with a major...
View ArticleFor a Fun, Sexy and Easy DIY Valentine’s Dinner, Try a Fondue
Is fondue sexy? They say the best part of sex is when you can laugh, and fondue is definitely a dish where you’ll be sharing some giggles with your cheese-loving dinner partner.
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