We talked with Good Food Festival producer Jim Slama about what the event is and what you can experience at the various demos, talks, and gatherings that are part of a celebration of the Santa Monica Farmers' Market and a larger dialogue about improving L.A.'s foodscape. more ›

Here are a couple of things most people wouldn't typically associate with each other: mariachis and Shakespeare. Of course, if you are familiar with East L.A. Classic Theatre, the two go hand-in-hand with each other. Tonight, Le Conte Middle School in Hollywood plays host to the group's rendition of Much Ado About Nothing, but set in Puebla, Mexico circa 1862. Starts at 6:00 PM. FREE admission. more ›

One of the highlights of holidays past for me has always been getting to taste some of the the delicious chocolate goodies that seem to appear everywhere this time of year. So the idea of checking out and tasting some of our city's finest chocolate makes absolute sense, which is where next weekend's Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon comes handily into play. The event, which is presented by TasteTV, will include speakers and demos, as... more ›

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Monday Moonday poetry reading 7:30pm @ Village Books Tuesday David Lynch signs Inland Empire 7pm @ Borders, Westwood Elaine Dundy presents The Dud Avocado 7pm @ Book Soup Warren Mar presents Descanso 7pm @ Vroman's Kiara Brinkman signs High Up in the Trees 7pm @ Dutton's Wednesday Adrienne Barbeau presents There Are Worse Things I Could Do 7pm @ Book Soup Nobody Reads in LA presents Charles Bukowski's Post Office (it's his birthday!) 7pm... more ›

Gordy Slack presents The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything 7pm @ Vroman's more ›