While there are plenty of bars and restaurants that will have their TVs on and airing the game, a few Los Angeles-area places have come up with some specials to add some cheer to the day, and we've got our picks for seven spots where watching the Super Bowl is bound to be delicious. more ›

Blue Palms Brew House announced that it will be closing its doors next week—at least temporarily—when the operators of the Music Box at the Henry Fonda are evicted. The tenure of the bar and restaurant housed inside the Music Box was thrown into jeopardy, because it sub-leases its space through the music venue, which shut down earlier this month. more ›

SoCal Starbucks fiends will soon be able to get a different kind of buzz from the coffee giant. While the company already offers beer and wine at some of its stores in the Pacific Northwest, Starbucks announced today that a handful of Southland locations will serve said alcoholic beverages by the end of 2012. more ›

Here's some news local beer lovers can drink to: Draft Magazine recently published their 2012 list of the 100 Best Beer Bars in America, and 5 of them are right here in L.A. more ›

Blue Palms Brew House—the restaurant and bar housed inside the recently-closed Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theatre—announced that they have reached a short-term deal with the property's owners so that it can stay open for the next few weeks. more ›

The Blue Palms Brew House, which is housed inside the imperiled Music Box at the Henry Fonda, said that it will be closing its doors on Sunday night. more ›

The Music Box at the Henry Fonda closing isn't just affecting music fans in Los Angeles, it's also putting the tenure of the Blue Palms Brewhouse in peril, since they are housed within the venue. more ›

Police are looking for two teenagers who beat up a store clerk while they were stealing beer, reports KTLA. The two boys walked into a Circle K in Garden Grove at about 11 p.m. last night. more ›

Except for that little football game in Pasadena today, it’s a little quiet in LA. It seems that people might need a little breather from all that eating, drinking and being merry stuff. We did find a few happenings, including Bob Odenkirk’s annual New Year’s sketch comedy show for kids; a screening of Sigur Rios’ latest film Inni; and a beer bowl. Read on for all the details. more ›

There's still time to get some shopping done for Hanukkah and Christmas and whatever else occasion is on the horizon, and if you have a food lover on your list and want to get them something "so L.A." we have put together a few gift ideas we think they would love. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: We've got a beer dinner and a new brewpub, a Top Chef pop-up, burgers in WeHo, 12 Days of Tacos, Tamale time and more. more ›

The men of Hanson are boys no more. And nothing says "I'm a grownup, dammit!" like being behind an alcoholic beverage. Perhaps the only finer than some Ed Hardy wine is some Hanson beer. It's an IPA, to be precise, to be called (what else?) MMMHop, and it should be on the market next year. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: All the flavors of Thanksgiving in one big (turkey) burger, where to find fine dining all the way out in Rancho Cucamonga, holiday beers, "designer" cocktails and more in our weekly food news roundup. more ›

It's Halloween, and even though you've been nibbling on candy corn and slurping back pumpkin ales for days, there's still some party left in you. Fine, maybe you've limited your Halloween eats to the half-off candy bins at Target on November 1. Here are a few terrifyingly tasty morsels to chew on when it comes to Halloween food and drink. more ›

Food lovers flocked to Malibu on Sunday for Los Angeles Magazine's sixth annual The Food Event. Unlike last year, the weather cooperated beautifully as 2,500 Angelenos enjoyed the rolling green hills of Saddlerock Ranch. more ›

It was overcast and chilly just after noon on Sunday in San Pedro when a group of chefs and food lovers piled aboard the Monte Carlo for an afternoon of fishing, eating, and celebrating. more ›

It's Wednesday, the sun is shining and the temps are rising. We've got the skinny on tonight's best events, beginning and ending with libations. Get out, take advantage of the sprawl and please do report back! more ›

What goes great with brunch? How about beer! We recently were invited to check out the new brunch offerings (along with some beer and Bloody Marys) at The Fat Dog, where the laid back atmosphere caters to you...and your little (or big) dog, too. more ›

Beer lovers, your time has come! As we anticipated, L.A. Beer Week is back from October 10-23 with 14 days of beer-focused events to enjoy. With multiple events each day, there's a ton to choose from. more ›

This Bud's for you, Van Nuys: We might be increasingly interested in craft beer in Los Angeles, but we're also home to a major brewery that's been bottling beer since the 1950s. Now that facility, the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Van Nuys, is about to get a $30 million upgrade as part of an over $1 billion investment plan the company is making towards their American operations. more ›

Head to the city's eastern communities (leave the east versus west hooey behind) and take note of the robust options for getting a hold of some great brews in Downtown, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake, and Echo Park. If you're looking to get some of that great beer to go back with you to your corner of town, a must stop shop is the just-opened and much-anticipated Sunset Beer Company. more ›

Once again, some of the city's top brewers are going to face off for the Beer Float Showdown, hosted by FoodGPS. Happening during LA Beer Week, the October 15th event at the Eagle Rock Brewery will have a new twist this year: Five well-known top local chefs are teaming up with the breweries to make their beer-meets-ice-cream concoctions. Plus, as an attendee, you're a judge! more ›

LAist is taking a look at some of the great reasons to be lured to the Nevada desert for some sun and fun in Sin City. Here we recap our trip to check out BBQ & Beer at the Bellagio, and look ahead to the hotel's next "Epicurean Epicenter" event. more ›

According to his BeerNews bio, 24-year-old Andrew Bell of Los Angeles considers himself "a beer enthusiast/geek first and a [home]brewer second." Of course, those two things aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. Bell can add one more accomplishment to his beer resume: His brew won a homebrew competition, and soon his "Zeal Island Pale Ale" will be on taps in local bars. more ›

With over 70 craft beers on tap, a former movie theatre as a space, and plenty of veggie and vegan dishes on their largely locally-sourced menu, Mohawk Bend earned its rep as Echo Park's food/drink scene and be seen spot before they even opened. When it comes to light bites and beer (beer, beer!) Mohawk Bend really delivers. more ›

Open your calendars and pencil in the Orange County Brew Ha Ha for this Saturday, September 10. Celebrating custom craft and import beers, the annual beer festival guarantees to satiate the thirstiest of beer connoisseurs and curious amateurs. more ›

When it comes to what's on tap, turns out we're tops. Have a little Cali pride, brew lovers, because our state has been named the #1 in Beer by The Street. The ranking comes thanks to a look at some data from the Brewers Association and Beer Institute as well as a look at four key criteria: production, consumption, breweries and breweries per capita. more ›

This year's St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel is L.A. resident Jennifer England. Hitting newsstands this week, Beer Magazine's September/October issue features England on the front cover, just in time for Oktoberfest. more ›

For those of you still sipping cans of PBR or Natty Ice, you belong at Beer Belly in Koreatown this Sunday, August 28, for their Craft for Crap party. Rookie beer drinkers are invited to exchange a can or bottle of their "crap" beer for a "fine, FREE brew" from Cismontane, a SoCal brewery based in Rancho Santa Margarita. more ›