Justina Coelho

Roxana Jullapat's Pre-Valentine's Day Dessert TastingThe day before Valentine's Day, pastry chef Roxana Jullapat of Cooks County is hosting a pre-Valentine's Day dessert tasting. Expect white cheddar and apple tartines, ice cream sundaes, truffles, chocolate fonduette and wine pairings by Claudio Blotta. Reservations recommended: 323-653-8009.   WHAT: Pre-Valentine's Day dessert tasting. ......

Lucques' Cassoulet Night Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne are hosting their 11th annual Cassoulet Night at Lucques. The evening features a three-course menu spotlighting cassoulet - a traditional Southern French dish of slow-cooked beans and meats. Offerings include a salad of young greens and Gabriel Coulet Roquefort with local walnuts,......

Corazon y Miel Pop-up The folks at Bell cantina Corazon y Miel will be traveling to Pasadena, putting on a Tailgating Feast pop-up at Ix Tapa Cantina in Old Town. Sharable, tailgate-inspired plates include chef Eduardo Ruiz's pan con chompipe (his justly famous 3-pound turkey leg sandwich), roasted pork shoulder with duck......

The new year brought dozens of freshly-minted restaurants to the L.A. eating scene. Self-served shaved ice may replace fro-yo as the trendy frozen treat of 2014 as we saw SnowLa Shavery and Chilly Ribbons set up shop, while Zinga dished up its last bowl of frozen yogurt in Culver City......

This Sunday, Super Bowl XLVIII pits NFL's top defensive team against its top offensive team as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos. If you're not afraid of a little trash talking (à la Richard Sherman), watch these preseason favorites go head-to-head at these 8 Super Bowl parties where you'll......

It's February, folks, and you know what that means: Valentine's Day, a day dedicated to rom-coms, fuzzy feelings and commercialized tokens of affection. Whether you're looking to celebrate with your sweetheart or surrounded yourself with other singles, L.A.'s food scene is ramping up their romance factor for a night of......

C-CAP Los Angeles: "The Dinner Party" Series at Lukshon Chef Sang Yoon teams up with pastry chef Sherry Yard to host an interpretive Southeast Asian dinner party and auction at Lukshon. It's the second evening of series "The Dinner Party," put on by the Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP)......

Mendocino County Crab, Wine & Beer Festival Mendocino County kicks off Dungeness crab season with its 15th annual Crab, Wine & Beer Festival. This 10-day celebration will feature award-winning Mendocino County wine and beer and premium Pacific eats like traditinal cioppino and gourmet seafood dinners. Highlights include a crabcake cookoff,......

Unlike complicated fad diets or tedious calorie-counting regimes, the Paleo Diet, founded by Dr. Loren Cordain, takes things back to basics. Way back -  all the way to the Paleolithic era. Translation? If a caveman didn't eat it, then you shouldn't either. Tens of thousands of years ago, before Doritos and...