This week marks the 73rd anniversary of the opening of Union Station, and to celebrate the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles is hosting Cocktails in Historic Places along with a free tour of the downtown landmark this Friday evening, 6 to 8 pm. more ›

What's going on in the L.A. food scene? Chew on This: Toast to Sotto's anniversary, Arbor Day and Springtime, a guest chef is doing The Charleston, Mess Hall gets the Test Kitchen treatment and more. more ›

What's going on in the L.A. food scene? Chew on This: New breakfast and brunch options, a pig roast, beer pairing dinners, and some exciting new cocktails. more ›

Nestled in West LA’s Little Osaka, Plan Check Kitchen + Bar is a neighborhood restaurant that will make you wish you called this stretch of Sawtelle home. The inviting atmosphere and mouth-watering comfort food courtesy of former Umami corporate chef Ernesto Uchimura has made Plan Check an instant hit. more ›

Not headed east to Mud-chella Coachella this weekend? Not to worry because there's so much happening this weekend right here at home. Here are our top seven Coachella alternatives, in no particular order. This is definitely one weekend where you can't say there's nothing to do in LA. As a bonus, most of these picks are definitely cheaper than that desert music fest: more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: Grilled Cheese Month at The Counter, a sad farewell to a Glendale favorite, more ways to get properly cocktailed this spring, and more. more ›

What's going on in the local food scene? Chew on this: New cocktails are ready for imbibing, an upcoming class will help train you to be an official "beer server," and March 27 is National Paella Day, plus a few more food news bites. more ›

If you’re participating in the craft cocktail movement—as an observer, as an imbiber, or a practitioner—you know one thing: gin is in! more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: A famous red-headed chef is doing a special lunch by the shore soon, there's a new head chef in the kitchen at Cliff's Edge, and all hope is not lost for those who didn't score seats at LudoBites 8.0, plus more food news. more ›

Happy Boxing Day...if you don’t feel like hitting the Target or Macys to return gifts, we found a few other stores with sales that might satisfy the shopping bug, as well as a few events that have nothing to do with either shopping or food. Read on for all the details. more ›

The holiday season is in full swing. So if you need a break from shopping, we found a few events around town for you. Moby plays a rare set at It's a School Night; the Klezmatics ring in Hanukkah; a documentary seminar on directing and an advance screening of The Flowers of War. 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: A pizzeria is coming to Westwood, a "Bizarre" guy is popping up in Culver City next month, and Burger Wars are going down in Malibu, plus a bit more to fill you up. 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 ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: It's all about the numbers. As in Cochon 555, The Six Restaurant, Veggie Grill's 5th Birthday, and more. more ›

Thursday nights from 5 to 9 p.m., a handful of trucks are parking outside Tiki No in North Hollywood, and the combo of fun food trucks and affordable tiki drinks in the Valley is hard to resist. 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 ›

Friday! Finally. Here are some of the events that piqued our interest in LA tonight. First up, Thomas “She Blinded Me with Science” Dolby gives a lecture at Hollywood Forever; Zombie Joe’s takes on Edgar Allan Poe, the Art Deco Society of LA hits up the Langham; author Adilifu Nama talks about black comic superheroes; and there’s a fundraiser for the International Bird Rescue. Read on for all the details. more ›

Angeleno cocktailians, start your engines. The five finalists of the 2nd Annual L.A.’s Best Bartender Competition have been announced. Now, we knew last week that Joseph Brooke of Next Door Lounge won as People’s Choice and therefore automatically earned a spot as a finalist. But who are the other four he’ll be going up against in the final showdown? more ›

It's time to raise your glass for a toast in appreciation to Governor Jerry Brown, who today signed into law SB 32, the bill that ends a decades-old ban on infused spirits in the state. more ›

If you're in town this weekend and hungry for some fun, there are two days left in the four-day bonanza food and drink event called The Taste. Merging two of last year's big food events, the long weekend of chefs, eat, drink, demos, panels, and live music is actually several events taking place in three locations around town. more ›

A cocktail is four things: a spirit, a sugar, a bitter and water. Sounds easy, right? So why are $15 cocktails suddenly the norm? Because a great drink is about more than putting some crappy flavored vodka in a shaker, pouring it in a glass and adding Sprite. A great cocktail is a work of art, a tip of the hat to another age, and the science of hand-crafting a drink is largely about taking those original four components and adding a personal spin to the mix. more ›

Good old fashioned game night fun isn't relegated to the basement anymore thanks to Vodvil, Fairfax's new kid on the block restaurant and bar. Combining the style sensibility of a well-appointed 1960s ultimate swingin' rec room and modern amenities like screen displays, Vodivil creates an instant community while you eat and drink thanks to rounds of group games led by an engaging host. more ›

When you live and dine in L.A., knowing who ranks as among the brightest of the newcomers on the scene can help you eating and drinking well all over town. To celebrate the naming of their best of the best in food and drink in L.A. for their 9th annual restaurant issue, Angeleno Magazine held their annual event last night, now called "Live & Dine L.A." at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica. more ›

Angeleno Magazine has revealed the publication's picks for the creme de la creme of local chefs and restaurants, and now it's time to party. Their 9th Annual Restaurant Awards, the Live & Dine LA Event, will be celebrated in grand (and delicious) style this Sunday, July 24th, and the public is welcome to get themselves a ticket and bring their appetites. more ›

When we first heard that Chef David LeFevre left downtown’s Water Grill late last year, we freaked out a little. Where else could we enjoy LeFevre’s sublime cooking? And how long would we have to wait? But almost immediately LeFevre announced that he would be opening his own restaurant, so our fears were allayed. That new place turned out to be MB Post in Manhattan Beach, and it hasn’t disappointed. more ›

Though we might not know it, we're shopping elbow-to-elbow at our favorite farmers' market with local chefs and cocktail crafters, who are buying, and drawing from, the fruit and veggies of the season to use in their restaurant creations. At Eveleigh, on the Sunset Strip, those farm-fresh ingredients are going into cocktails as part of a new weekly Farmers' Market Sunday drink menu. more ›

Um, can anyone say "tacky"? Birds, a longstanding watering hole in Franklin Village gets our vote for the crassest cocktails in town: Two boozy bevs named "in honor" of acquitted Florida mom Casey Anthony. Frankly, it seems like whoever is in charge at Birds had a few too many drinks themselves and lost their sense of decorum. What do you think of these "ripped from the headlines" libations? more ›

There's something for everyone happening in LA tonight: Show at Barre previews its latest show on the Coen Brothers film music, the Skirball holds its first late-night party, the Art Deco Society picks a new place for its Cocktails in Historic Places and Gallery1988's Crazy for Cult 5 show opens tonight. Read on for all the details. more ›