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New Book L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants Explores the Golden Age of Hollywood Through its Food
L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants Explores the Golden Age of Hollywood Through its Famous Eateries Generations before Entertainment Tonight and TMZ, fans of the big and little screen longed to capture the Hollywood glamour of their favorite stars, most notably where they liked to eat and play. Hollywood lore has it that Elizabeth Taylor had chili from…
L.A Loves (and Michael Perlis Picks) Alex’s Lemonade
One of our favorite annual events was held on Saturday, September 10th at UCLA and Karen and I had the great pleasure of once again attending. Not only is L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade always extremely well organized in a great setting on the Royce Quad, with great wines, beers and other libations, but guests were…
Vintage Eve March 2012: Santa Clarita Wine Fest – Part Deux!
It was a picture perfect day for wine tasting. The pesky wind was held at bay and white wine stayed chilled under the expansive tents while guests collected at tables serving wine, spirits, beer and lots of goodies to pair them with. Also cool this year was that the event was held at the Bridgeport…
L.A. Weekly Announces Final Lineup for Brunch at the Races 2016
35 restaurants will be onsite sampling for a fun-filled day at the track! L.A. Weekly is excited to announce the final restaurant lineup for Brunch at the Races, their now second annual brunch extravaganza! Taking place on Sunday October 9th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Santa Anita Park, this event is sure to…
Perlis Picks: Rhone Rangers at the Skirball – Part 3
The seminar was informative and tasty. The lunch was a lot of fun and tasty as well. But now Karen and I were ready for the main event. Held in Herscher Hall, the size of the room and the layout of the tasting tables made for a very comfortable and enjoyable experience. For a tasting…
Perlis Picks: Rhone Rangers at the Skirball – Part 2
Starting the Rhone Ranger event with the seminar was a great way to kick off the day for Karen and me. The seminar was moderated by Patrick Comiskey, wine writer for the Los Angeles Times as well as Wine & Spirits magazine. In addition, soon after you read this, Patrick’s book American Rhone: How Maverick…
Perlis Picks: Rhone Rangers at the Skirball – Part 1
If I had to pick a favorite group of wine grapes, it would have to be the Rhone varietals. In spite of the fact that I am the “Zinfan”, there is still after all just one Zinfandel grape but there are 22 that qualify as Rhones [having originated in France’s Rhone Valley] and wines produced…
The Extraordinary Italian Taste to be Featured at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo is proud to announce a new partnership with the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West to offer attendees an introduction to the Extraordinary Italian Taste campaign, raising awareness on authentic Italian food and wine products. The Expo, the premiere three-day event for the foodservice and hospitality…