Day: February 21, 2012

Food Drink Report

Orange County prepares for the return of ‘Restaurant Week’, Taste of the OC coming this June

In case you missed our previous report, the 2012 OC Restaurant Week, sponsored by the Orange County Restaurant Association and running from Sunday, February 26 – Saturday, March 3, will feature 100 restaurants from the OC area. Multi-course meals will be available at participating locations for $20, $30 or $40 ($10, $15 or $20 for lunch). Menus, addresses, […]

News

Beard Foundation announces 2012 semifinalists

The James Beard Foundation released a nine page PDF of the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards for restaurants and chefs. This award is also known as the Oscars for the food industry honoring and highlighting the best in North America. Best New Restaurant includes: AQ from S.F.; Bistronomic from Chicago; MB Post […]

Events & Festivals

A night of desserts and beer at Buzz wine beer shop

On Friday, February 24 starting at 8 PM, Urban Food Crawl is teaming up with Buzz – downtown L.A., Courtesan Cupcakes, and Raw Bites for Suds & Sweets featuring dessert and beer pairings. Organizer Jen Bardekoff is expecting it to be a “fun event filled with beer and sweets.” For $35 per person, guests will […]

Food Drink Report

Australian-based microbrewery to visit L.A. tonight

The microbrewery movement isn’t just for Americans, beer drinkers all over the world are seeing the rise of microbreweries. And after 16 years, Australian-based Mountain Goat Beer is ready to expand internationally. Brewer Dave Bonighton will be in town tonight (February 21) at Brewco in Manhattan Beach from 6 PM – 9 PM to promote […]