Michele StuevenChef and restaurateur Brandon Kida has relocated his Go Go Bird to the Farm House Collective in Riverside. His signature items, including marinated chicken tenders, fried and finished with a Szechuan-style chili oil, are on the menu as well as French fries. New menu additions include the house-made macaroni salad, cole slaw, and a variety of dipping sauces. Exclusive UC Riverside student and faculty discounts will be available.
Courtesy Go Go Bird
Housed in a transformed 1953 motel and designated historic landmark, The Farm House Collective is an eclectic food hall concept with an emphasis on community gathering and programming aimed at creating a social hub for the Riverside community and visitors.
M Café, the macrobiotic, plant-forward café, has opened a new pop-up location on La Brea Ave., taking over the Café Midi space at 148 S. La Brea Ave. The new location is open for dine-in and takeout daily from 11 a.m. to p.m. Known for its bowls, bentos, sandwiches, seasonal specials, and mindful comfort food, signature favorites will be on the menu, like the macro bowl and golden rockfish sandwich, yuzu miso saba, and bento boxes. Plus, they are taking Thanksgiving orders now.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Suzanne’s James Beard award-winning cookbook, Sunday Suppers at Lucques, with a memorable evening at A.O.C.
Two decades ago, the cookbook brought Suzanne Goin’s unique personal vision for farmers’ market-driven three-course menus to a nationwide audience. What began as a simple, season-driven prix fixe menu became an LA tradition. Every Sunday, Goin translated the week’s best market finds into meals, which championed local farmers long before they became household names.
Jessica’s Lemon Tart (Courtesy A.O.C.)
The five-course menu includes pancetta-wrapped trout with crushed grapes and fennel gratin, grilled squab with farro, kabocha squash and pomegranate salsa, Portuguese-style pork and clams with chorizo and fried potatoes, and Meyer lemon tart for dessert.
Reservations may be secured via OpenTable Experience. The cookbook will be available for purchasing and signing, great for holiday shopping. Guests are invited to bring their own copy for Suzanne to sign at the dinner.
MGA Entertainment is bringing its newest sensory brand, Slime Life, to LA, teaming up with Sloomoo Institute for a new pop-up this holiday season. Slime Life is a collection of DIY slime kits inspired by classic foods, from burgers to donuts, that can be assembled and smashed. Now through Wednesday, Dec. 21, December 21, guests can immerse themselves in The Slime Life Cafe, an interactive DIY cafe built in the middle of Sloomoo’s DIY bar.
Highlights include:
The Slimey Gallery: An experience of 30 vats of slime, featuring different colors, textures (like cloud, jelly, and icee), and scents.
Sloomoo Sling Shot: Launch slime across the room at your friends and family. Don’t worry, they’ll be behind a protective glass shield.
Sloomoo Falls: The ultimate slime experience where guests get completely COVERED in slime! Ponchos provided.
Lake Sloomoo: A lagoon of hundreds of gallons of cloud slime
Slimey cheeseburger (Courtesy Slime Life)
FrooFroo’s Feels: A sensory wall to explore by feeling (with a Sloomoo blindfold so it’s all about heightening touch)
The DIY Bar: Design the dream slime by choosing a texture, scent, color, and charms from hundreds of options.
The Slime Life Cafe:
- Present your Slime Life Café ticket in exchange for a Slime Life tray, which includes a slime donut, pink icing, and a cup of sprinkles. Snap a picture with the slime creation before smashing and stretching it on camera.
From Wednesday, Dec. 3 through Wednesday, through Wednesday, Jan. 7, cookie and slime enthusiasts can get special offers at Levain Bakery. Sloomoo will take over at Levain Grove for an afternoon of slime play, and the first 50 guests at both Levain LA and Sloomoo will score a full-size, limited-edition Levain Sloomoo slime. All Sloomoo LA experience guests will get a BOGO offer for cookies at Levain. The limited-time cookie, Inspired Installations at Sloomoo Institute LA, smells like a cookie, looks gooey like a cookie, but is actually slime, inspired by the bakery’s decadent cookies.
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Slime Life ice cream cone