Chopped Viewing with Brandon Boudet Chef Brandon Boudet of Little Dom's, Dominick's, Tom Bergin's Tavern, and 101 Coffee Shop participated as a contestant on the high-intensity Food Network show Chopped. Tonight is his viewing party at Tom Bergin's Tavern. The pub will be extending its normal happy ... More >>
Pig ears, tails, feet. Tripe, sweetbreads, tongue. Cod sperm, salmon roe, yellowtail collar. (One could go on.) Foodist culture embraces it all. But the life force keeping everything else healthy and tasty and succulent still makes most eaters squeamish: blood. Rich in proteins and lipids, blood ... More >>
Today is National Pretzel Day, a holiday that is actually Pennsylvanian -- due to the state's early German and Dutch settlers who popularized the snack. It was declared not once, but twice in a span of twenty years by two Pennsylvanian politicians. So celebrate it for the pretzels, which are pretty ... More >>
Miracle Mile is pretty much smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles. It got its name for its improbable rise from a dirt farm road to a mid-century shopping destination, one of the most desirable areas in L.A. in the 1950's. That distinction diminished as other neighborhoods developed "downtowns" of ... More >>
St. Patrick's Day is 10 days away and, while the prospect of downing Jägerbombs may not call to everyone, surely the combination of drink and dining deals around town would have more appeal. When reviewing the specials in honor of St. Paddy, we found that just as not every celebrant of St. Patrick' ... More >>
Cocktail Competition Who can make the tastiest red-colored cocktail? In a benefit for Go Red for Women, an American Heart Association initiative, bartenders from Marina del Rey restaurants Café del Rey, Hal's Bar and Grill, Chart House, James Beach and Tony P's will compete to create the best vodka ... More >>
Where the Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or her favorite dining options. This week, we talk to Brandon Boudet, chef at Dominick's, Little Dom's, The 101 Coffee Shop and Tom Bergin's Tavern. "I'm a fan of Harold & Belle's in South Los Angeles on Jefferson ... More >>
Pasadena PinotFest Grand Tasting Praise the pinot! That's the theme of this tasting event, now in its sixth year. Sample 200 pinot noirs from California and Oregon wineries, including several exclusive to PinotFest. Also enjoy food courtesy of Noir Food & Wine and Altadena Town & Country Club. WHAT ... More >>
Trattoria Neapolis Cooking Class Join Trattoria Neapolis chef Bryant Wigger to create Italian-inspired dishes described as "winter favorites": pumpkin soup, parmigiano sformato, ahi tuna, pasta carbonara (with black truffles), and a salad of squash, fregola and calamari. You'll sip wine and sample t ... More >>
Particularly early in the evening, Tom Bergin's Tavern feels like a throwback, a place where men who have made mistakes eat alone in shadows: a small, rare steak; a potato. Mostly they drink here, looped around the oval bar, sliding faded bills across the wood to the smartly dressed barkeeps, waiti ... More >>
See also: Don't Call Him Country. Everlast is Hip-Hop, Dammit. In the back lounge of venerable Mid-Wilshire Irish pub Tom Bergin's, West Coast hip-hop supergroup La Coka Nostra members Daniel "Danny Boy" O'Connor, 43, and George "Slaine" Carroll, 34, take their seats at a table covered with creased ... More >>
Ever wonder what L.A.'s most creative bartenders like to do on their days off? That's exactly the idea behind Art Beyond the Glass, a fundraiser that features a variety of art, music, DJs, live performances and, of course, lots of cocktails for a cause at Sadie in Hollywood. Created by Providence ... More >>
L.A. Observed: The Daily Meal calculates the country's most expensive restaurants -- with L.A.'s Urasawa No. 2. Melisse is No. 11. CBS News: Obama announces a food initiative aimed at improving food security in needy African countries. MedPage Today: A U.S. Department of Agriculture study finds t ... More >>
Tom Bergin's is back. Some folks were worried the 76-year-old Irish pub's eight-month renovation might have sent Bergin's tumbling down from grace. A few might have imagined in their bleakest moments that the doors would swing back open to reveal a "green" oxygen bar with shamrock-shaped throw pil ... More >>
Anne FishbeinSommelier Dana Farner It is St. Patrick's Day, a time to remind ourselves while eating the traditional corned beef and cabbage (which will be popping up on every restaurant menu) that the All-American salt-cured brisket dish is as native to Ireland as fajitas is to Mexico or G ... More >>
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vintagecotton.comListen up beastie boys and girls: If you're heading out to Tom Bergin's, Molly Malone's or any other bar where St. Patrick's Day is a license to ill, check your head before your drive: We're now counting three DUI checkpoints planned for the county. Along with the aforementi ... More >>
Chris Doyle has been pulling pints since the tender age of seventeen. Hailing from Dublin, and now the incredibly zesty age of "somewhere around seventy," Doyle has spent the past thirty-three years pulling pints at Tom Bergin's. A ball of energy, Doyle bounces from one end of the bar to the other ... More >>
Someone raised Eric Tecosky well. Smart, fun, absurdly good-looking, with a scholar's knowledge of seventies rock music and manners befitting a southern gentleman, ET (as he's familiarly known) is, to the best of my knowledge, the only hyphenate of his kind: Bartender/Writer/Olive Juice Maker/Zeppel ... More >>
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