Events

Rather than spending election day glued to your TV,  how about going to a meal hosted by Outstanding in the Field? They’re pairing Neal Fraser of BLD and Chef Jonathon Sawyer of Greenhouse Tavern, for an election of their own. You the diner will vote for Fraser’s Pacific Halibut or Sawyer’s Lake Erie Perch.
The event starts at 2 p.m. tomorrow at The Growing Experience …

The good folks at the Good Food Festival & Conference have given us two pairs of VIP all access passes to give away in the next twenty minutes.
Valued at $150 per ticket if you bought them yourselves, the passes will get you into a slew of  panels, presentations and art tours this weekend on the future of our food system, as well as the …

 
This Sunday, Evan and Jonathan Gold will co-host Flavors of L.A. at the Los Angeles Times’ THE TASTE.
Flavors of LA is an all-afternoon event featuring unlimited food and drink tastings from around the world, plus a slew of panels and cooking demonstrations. See presentations from Sang Yoon, Ludo Lefebvre, Susan Feniger, Kris Yenbamroong, and Ricardo Zarate.
Evan and Jonathan will offer their thoughts on the …

There has been lots of news in the melon world as of late. (You may recall that Laura Avery and I went to Onyx, CA a few weeks ago to visit Ruben Mkrtchyan’s farm where he grows unique Uzbek melons.) And now melon heads are abuzz with the news that Christian Drake of the fabulous Baker Creek Seed Company (out of Petaluma, CA) will …

We are thrilled to announce that renowned Pastry Chef Sherry Yard has joined our impressive panel of judges for the 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest. Yard, who oversees all of the confections at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant empire, is widely considered an authority on all things sweet. We’ve also nabbed Michelin-decorated chef David LeFevre of MB Post, Pastry Chef and Veteran Pie Judge Shannon Swindle …

This Saturday, August 18th is the 7th Annual Simply DiVine hosted by Chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken. The event benefits the LA Gay & Lesbian Center and tickets are $100.
WHO WILL BE THERE?
Chefs from Sotto, Ray’s & Stark Bar, Umami Burger, Border Grill, STREET, Grilled Cheese Truck, AOC, BLD, Sweet Lady Jane, and more will be sampling their dishes.
WHEN IS IT?
August 18th. …

Here is a sneak peak at what you will find next Thursday evening at the KCRW + Huckleberry Thursday Night Dinner. Get your tickets now and support the 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest. Buy your tickets here!
Spiced nuts 
Heirloom tomato crostatas with drake family farms goat cheese and arugula 
Free range fried chicken with sweet corn succotash
Old fashioned peach pie with sweet rose creamery vanilla …

Next Thursday, August 2nd we are partnering with Huckleberry in Santa Monica for a benefit dinner for the 4th Annual Good Food Pie Contest. You know all those tables, pie servers, forks and plates you see at the Pie Contest? Well we have to pay for those! And we need your help. So please come join Evan Kleiman and the Good Food team on …

Hello OC peeps! On Thursday, August 16th we’re headed down to Orange County to celebrate Good Food with Gustavo Arellano and all our OC Weekly friends. This is our fourth Good Food/OC Weekly Happy Hour and every time they just keep getting better and better. Details are below. Stay tuned for news on food and drink specials…
WHAT: Good Food/OC Weekly Happy Hour
WHEN: August 16 …

Last week I spent 24 hours in Tijuana and Ensenada with a couple of colleagues.  The goal was to eat continuously with a break for sleeping.  The other goal was to not regret it on our trip home.  So this eating excursion was more about getting oriented to the excellence available close by in Northern Baja without getting all macho about consuming mass quantities. …