Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
3 Ways To Eat Your Way Through The Weekend
Photo courtesy of Fifty Seven
()
The weekend is so close you can practically taste it. Here are the edible events going on in the next few days to keep you occupied—and sated, for that matter.
ChocoChicken's Beer & Bourbon Festival: With The Food GPS Fried Chicken Festival and chef Farid Zadi's International House of Fried Chicken celebration going on, there's already a lot of fried fowl in the mix this weekend. But if you just can't get enough—or are just after some solid boozin'—then head on over to ChocoChicken, where on Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m., breweries including Spaten, Stella, Hanger 24 and Drakes will showcase their wares along with a bevy of whisky distillers. To go with all the drinks, there will be some fried chicken dusted with ChocoChicken's secret chocolately recipe. Customers will receive a free beer glass when they buy their first beer and all following beers will be $4. You can find out more info here.
Brunch at Fifty Seven: We are always hungry for a good brunch spot to add to our list, so the launch of Fifty Seven's new program this weekend sounds right up our alley. Chef Josh Drew, who did an aces job with the brunches at Farmshop in Brentwood, is now doing breakfast at the Downtown L.A. restaurant. Some of the mouthwatering dishes listed on the menu include a Rosemary Sticky Bun with pine nuts and plum preserves; Orange Blossom Brioche with house Greek yogurt and grated almonds; Smashed Sierra Gold Potatoes with smoked munak ranch tomatoes, jerr’s arugula, salsa verde and two fried or poached eggs; and the Grain Bowl served with kenter canyon wheatberries & brown rice, with avocados, pecans, ora king salmon cracklings, chili aioli and a poached egg (pictured above). You can find out more info and pricing here.
The International Tea Festival: If you have a penchant for tea time, head down to the fourth annual Los Angeles International Tea Festival at the Japanese-American Museum this weekend. On both Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., authors, industry experts, buyers, retailers, artists, educators and tea-lovers will be teaching classes, offering tastings, and doing book signings. Aside from all the education and inspiration, you'll be able to sample some of the world's finest and most varied flavors of teas, attend presentations by leading tea authors and industry experts, and meet premier tea and tea ware suppliers all in one location. Tickets are $20. You can find out more info here.
As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone.
Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us.
We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you.
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community.
Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.
Thank you for your generous support and believing in independent news.
Chip in now to fund your local journalism
(
LAist
)
Trending on LAist
-
With less to prove than LA, the city is becoming a center of impressive culinary creativity. -
Nearly 470 sections of guardrailing were stolen in the last fiscal year in L.A. and Ventura counties.
-
Monarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.
-
With California voters facing a decision on redistricting this November, Surf City is poised to join the brewing battle over Congressional voting districts.
-
The drug dealer, the last of five defendants to plead guilty to federal charges linked to the 'Friends' actor’s death, will face a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison.
-
The weather’s been a little different lately, with humidity, isolated rain and wind gusts throughout much of Southern California. What’s causing the late-summer bout of gray?
Best of LAist