Elina ShatkinNow that the Beaujolais Nouveaus have been uncorked, here's a Beaujolais-free roundup of weekend events.
Eric Schlosser Speaks at Occidental
Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser returns to Los Angeles to receive and honorary doctoral degree and give a lecture about the very big business of food: “Fast Food Nation Revisited: The Link Between Food Justice, Worker Justice, and Immigrant Justice.”
WHEN: 6 p.m., Nov. 17
WHERE: Occidental College, Thorne Hall
COST: Free but must RSVP in advance
1886 Bar at The Raymond.; Credit: Guzzle & Nosh
1886 Birthday Party
The diminutive Pasadena cocktail bar celebrates its first birthday, which coincides with the anniversary of the original Grand Dedication Ball at The Raymond Hotel in 1886. A ticket gets you cocktails, wine, craft beer, appetizers and desserts.
WHEN: 6:30 – 10 p.m., Nov. 17
WHERE: 1886 Bar at The Raymond
COST: $45, advance; $55, door (buy tix here)
Cheese Store of Silverlake 10th Anniversary
The popular Silver Lake cheese store celebrates a decade of success with a day of deals and discounts: 10% off purchases all day (except wine). Every purchase over $100 enters you in a raffle to win a tote bag full of gourmet goodies, and every purchase over $10 enters you in a raffle to win a bottle of wine. After the store officially closes at 6 p.m., there's a party with charcuterie, wine and, naturally, cheese.
WHEN: Nov. 18: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., regular business hours. 6 – 8 p.m., after-party.
WHERE: Cheese Store of Silverlake
COST: Free entry.
Filipino Food and Cocktails
Abby Abanes of Pleasure Palate has helped curate this evening with four cocktails (all with calamansi), a lechon carving station featuring two different preparations of Filipino roast pig (including Cebuano), adobo chicken wings, shrimp fritters and more.
WHEN: 6 p.m., Nov. 20
WHERE: Nola's
COST: $50 (buy tix here)
Whole Hog Butchery Demo
Learn how to slice, dice and disembowel — okay, maybe not disembowel — a pig at this butchery demonstration.
WHEN: 7-10 p.m., Nov. 22
WHERE: Mozza2Go
COST: $50 (buy tix here)
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