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SaMo Wine Party One ticket will you buy unlimited samples of wines from such wineries as Justin Vineyards Cabernet at Monsoon Cafe. Ticket sales end two hours before the event starts. WHAT: SaMo Wine Party WHEN: Friday, Aug. 30, 8-11 p.m. WHERE: Monsoon Cafe, 1212 Third St. Promenade, Santa Monica;......

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 3), we'll be bringing you periodic lists of some of the best things we've found to eat and drink around town. Ice cream sandwiches and bowls of tsukemen, fish tacos and dan dan mian, cups of boba and......

If you've shopped at any of the farmers markets in Silver Lake, Monrovia, Mid-City or Playa Vista, you may have come across Crème Caramel L.A., a line of desserts made by Kristine de la Cruz and partner (and boyfriend) Sean Gilleland. In a little over two weeks, on Monday, Sept......

Apparently, while we were pondering the worth of investing a cool six figures in Coolio's entire music catalog (that's 123 songs total for $134,000 to $225,000 on auction), the 50-year-old rapper has already decided what he's doing with the proceeds. According to The Guardian, he's planning to invest in a......

The weekday ritual of trying to figure out what to pack for a kid's school lunch can be a common source of stress for parents. It's got to strike at least two keys: Healthy (for the kid) and quick (for the parent). So we asked David Lentz, chef-owner of The......

A really, really good crust is the foundation to any worthy pie endeavor without which, well, you might as well be having fruit compote -- or depending on your preferred pie filling, pudding. Fortunately, for those of us who can't seem to get a crust (whether butter, vegetable shortening or......

Expect to find Homeboy Industries' line of tortilla chips in the snack aisle at Walmart when the store opens in Grand Plaza sometime later this month. Three types of salsas (mango as well as mild and hot versions of pico de gallo), all recipes of chef Pati Zarate at Homegirl......

After this coming Sunday, August 25, RivaBella will say arrivederci to its brunch buffet on Sundays. Gino Angelini, executive chef at RivaBella and chef-owner of Angelini Osteria on Beverly, is looking to add other specials to menu instead. As a farewell of sorts, the Northern Italian restaurant will slash the......

3rd Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival In its third year, the Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival returns to the city with events featuring 100-plus chefs and culinary celebrities, including Giada De Laurentiis, Ben Ford and Thomas Keller. This year the festival will feature a heavy musical component,......

It's called the Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, but it may as well be known as a food, wine and music fest for the major role that the latter component plays in the annual four-day-long gathering. This year's event -- the third in the series, taking place from Wednesday,......