Emma Courtland

Perhaps due to restaurant week, which runs until Friday, October 16, the benefit blitz has slowed, leaving you wondering how best to spend your money this weekend. That is what you're wondering, right? Of course, you could extend your dollars by taking advantage of the bargain eating at any of......

If you have a quasi-Entourage sensibility and are looking for a more luxurious sports-bar experience, or even just a higher-tech one, look no further: Capitol City Sports Restaurant and Grille is officially open in the Cahuenga Corridor. Brainchild of former NY prosecutor Curtis Nysmith and noted L.A.-based architectural firm, TAG......

Considering the recent succession of "Taste of" events (Downtown Burbank, The Americas, Arcadia) -- showcases of local culture through sips and bites from the creme of the community crop -- one might think that Angelinos would have had their fill. And yet, the inaugural Taste of Abbot Kinney is shaping......

Happy hours are getting better. Not necessarily cheaper. But the trend toward extending days and hours, and cutting back on alliterations (I mean you, Margarita Mondays!) is definitely some kind of progress. Right? Monday through Friday from 4-6:00 p.m., comme Ça offers a new "Défaire" menu, inspired by the traditional......

Unquestionably the hottest date on next week's Eat and Drink Calendar is Tuesday, October 6, when Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar kicks off The Imbiber's Ultimate Playmate Fantasy Wine Tour Launch Party. That is, a flight of eight wines inspired by eight of history's most iconic Playboy Playmates: the Rocca Family......

This weekend, bring every canvas bag you own to Epicure Imports. The North Hollywood specialty food store/importer of most every delicious thing in France is having a warehouse sale, offering the general public an extremely rare opportunity to peruse their rows of exotic vinegars, revel in the number of uses......

Last night marked the 14th year that Joachim Splichal's Patina Restaurant Group catered the Governor's ball at the Primetime Emmys, a dinner party so big that it could only be held in the L.A. Convention Center. Splichal and Alec Lestr, executive chef of Patina catering, began developing the menu immediately......

If you beg for it, it will come: a questionable lesson, proven effective at Barbrix. The Silverlake winebar/restaurant is bringing back happy hour on not just one, but three nights every week, due to an "overwhelming response" to the first happy hour event. From 6-7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and......

Another weekend, another chance for culinary excesses and tribute bands. Almost an answer to the ethnic feasting at the Greek and Little Ethiopian festivals last weekend, Saturday's Septemberfest (America's version of Oktoberfest) will be a celebration of all things American. Rather, a celebration of all the dishes we've commandeered from......