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This Saturday, June 1, chef Vartan Abgaryan will help host a mixer at Cliff's Edge to benefit Micheltorena Street School in Silver Lake. "The restaurant has been open for nine years in Silver Lake. For me, it's really important to be a part of the community. The school is right......

For most of his career to date, David Nayfeld has cooked at restaurants that often rank high in either critical acclaim, cultural cachet -- or both. Next Tuesday, June 4, he'll add ink to the list, when Michael Voltaggio opens up his kitchen to the former Eleven Madison Park senior......

It sounds like a bit from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but apparently hipsters might be the reason for the markup of Pabst Blue Ribbon and other mass market beer. According to Nation's Restaurant News, the price of an average drink out -- spirits, wine and beer -- has......

Yesterday was National Burger Day, capping a whole month of burger celebration. This year, the day also came right after Memorial Day -- one of three national holidays with a strong grill tradition. If you somehow missed the opportunity to enjoy a burger in the course of the past few......

Master of Sangiovese The North American Sommelier Association (NASA) is teaching an intensive certification course on the varietal. Native to Italy, the grape has been planted in other wine regions including California, Australia and Greece, which is among the lessons covered in the two-day course. NASA is a member of......

Tap Takeover Eight Strand Brewing Company brews will be on tap at Cinco for one night with offerings such as 24th Street Pale Ale, Cherry Ito-Weisse and Atticus IPA. Tasting samplers as well as "Drunken Tacos" (includes Strand Beach House Amber beer-battered shrimp) will be available. There wil be a......

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks opens with a tale of author Amy Stewart on a quest for ingredients to make a gin cocktail. She does this not so much because she's thirsty, but to disprove the negative perceptions a fellow garden writer had about......

Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season, which means sunsets at 8 p.m. (or later), outdoor concerts around the city, and plenty of opportunities to party poolside from this weekend to roughly Labor Day. If you're not throwing your own barbecue or attending one, here are a few......

It's a burger throwdown for restaurant and diners, with the return of The Oinkster's Burger Week from Monday, June 3 to Sunday, June 9. While the slow fast food joint faces off with popular flavor profiles, customers will have the seven-day "Burger Challenge" to contend with. Around the same time......

Street Food Cinema will begin a new season of weekend events where film meets food with a showing of the 1986 classic Stand By Me tomorrow at Exposition Park. The event company recently tweeted that Grilled Cheese Truck, Don Chow Trucks, Trailer Park Truck, Cousins Maine Lobster, Good Greek Grub,......