Tasty Tidbits: Dine LA Restaurant Week, Taste of Farmer’s Market, Daily Grill, Spumante Wine Dinner, Chipotle Anniversary

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BY KAREN YOUNG Dine LA Restaurant Week is back starting today through July 26.   Here’s your chance to try out some new restaurants with special three course prix fixe menus  (from $15-$45 per person depending on the … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Pressed Juicery, Pink Ribbon Cookies, National Taco Day, Panera Contest, Ladies Martini Night and More

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BY KAREN YOUNG   Sweet Butter Kitchen  in Sherman Oaks is donating all the proceeds of their homemade pink ribbon cookies to breast cancer research this week. October 4 is National Taco Day. To celebrate, the legendary Casa Vega is … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News in the San Fernando Valley

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Have a party at Loteria Grill or cater at home—and don't forget their special tamales!

BY KAREN YOUNG Hugo's Agoura Hills has two fundraising events coming up. On December 3, from 3 - 5 p.m., it's a "HOLIDAY GIVING" Tea Tasting at Hugo's with owner Tom Kaplan that benefits El Nido ("The Need") Family Centers. $18 suggested donation. … [Read more...]

Dine LA: Indulge Your Palate With Special Dining Deals

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Dine for less.

BY KAREN YOUNG Are there restaurants you’ve been wanting to try, but haven’t because of cost?  Now’s the time because DineLA Restaurant Week is back for its bi-annual two week run — October 2-7 and 9-14. This is an opportunity to indulge in … [Read more...]

This Weekend: Holiday Boutiques, Hotel Furniture Sale, Great Chefs Fest, Clean Up Day, Frozen Crush, Arts Fest, Day of the Dead

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BY KAREN YOUNG It's a great time to kick off holiday shopping with some wonderful boutique opportunities across the San Fernando Valley this weekend. Or get your home shaped up for the holidays with furniture rehab courtesy of a tremendous … [Read more...]

Dine LA Restaurant Week is back! Three course prix fixe at a special deal

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Reserve a cabana on Ca Del Sole's patio for a romantic evening out.

BY KAREN YOUNG Attention food lovers! DineLA Restaurant Week is back for two weeks — October 3-8 and 10-15. This is an opportunity to indulge in a selection of three course prix fixe meals for lunch and/or dinner at a special price. Over 200 … [Read more...]

Loteria Grill celebrates the regional cuisines of Mexico

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Squash blossoms quesadilla. Photos: Karen Young

BY JENNIFER EVANS GARDNER I’ve been a fan of the Loteria Grill in the original Farmers’ Market for years, and more recently, its sister restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. Imagine how thrilled I was to learn they were opening a new location in … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News with Loteria Grill (opening!), Mantee, Panera

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Loteria Grill Founder and Executive Chef Jimmy Shaw at his new Studio City restaurant  Photo: Karen Young

BY KAREN YOUNG The wait is finally over.  Loteria Grill, one of my favorite restaurants, or better yet, food experiences, is finally opening its doors in Studio City this Friday, February 19 at 11:30 am.  Replacing the old Gaucho Grill at … [Read more...]