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The Hungry Cat's Two-Year Anniversary David Lentz is celebrating the second anniversary of The Hungry Cat's Santa Monica location by offering happy hour menu and oysters at half price all day today. WHAT: The Hungry Cat's Two-Year Anniversary WHEN: Thursday, April 25 WHERE: The Hungry Cat, 100 W. Channel Rd.,......

Place: Hyperion Public, 2538 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 761-6440. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Deals: There is a range of drinks at this Silver Lake gastropub, including three beer-and-shot combos from $8 to $10. Tall glasses of Pabst Blue......

Diamond Plaza Food Truck Fest Waffles de Liege, Slummin Gourmet and Dogzilla are among the food trucks gathering at the Rowland Heights plaza -- a convenient location given nearby options like Ten Ren's Tea Time, Tokyo Shabu Shabu and New Capital Seafood. WHAT: Diamond Plaza Food Truck Fest WHEN: Saturday,......

Check out Anne Fishbein's photo gallery of Assaf Granit and Uri Navon's Israeli dinner. On their first trip to Los Angeles, Israeli chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon wasted no time in getting to know some of this town's culinary habits. They shopped at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, partnered......

Most happy hours around town can seem like an afterthought, geared toward filling in the gap between lunch and dinner. At Mercato di Vetro, it's the other way around. Chef Danny Elmaleh is launching a food and drink menu, centered on a love of oysters, with help from bartender Rob......

Use the phrase gin jay (eat vegetarian or vegan in Thai) the next time you're at a Thai restaurant if you want to make certain your dish is free of animal product, chef Jet Tila of The Charleston advises. "We're so conditioned to using fish sauce. The idea of seafood......

Sandra Cordero has been presenting food with art in Los Angeles since her days at Royal/T. She moved from New York City to help open the now-closed art gallery café, eventually stepping away from the front as general manager to helm the kitchen as chef. This Thursday, April 25, through......

In spite of, or perhaps because of, all the cupcakes and whoopie pies, Courtney Cowan and husband Adam Tiller opened Milk Jar Cookies this past Tuesday. Their Mid-Wilshire cookie shop offers up to 14 flavors -- all Cowan's recipes -- at a time, such as cinnamon sugar and white chocolate......

In less than two decades, wine has gone from sideshow to main attraction at dinner parties in China. According to a The Wall Street Journal article, "China as a Vast Wine Market," wine sales grew by 20% between 2011 and 2012 -- to about $41 billion. Meanwhile, as highlighted by......

BlueGreen Earth Party Golden Road is debuting its Heal the Bay IPA at the BlueGreen Earth Day Party in honor of the non-profit organization. The IPA is described as bright and citrus-forward. It will be available for sale in 16-ounce cans at select retailers like Whole Foods Markets by mid-June......