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“Made and served with love” — SweetSalt Foodshop in Toluca Lake is a great new place for fancy sandwiches, salads, fabulous soups and various foodstuffs.
It’s a tiny cafe (similar to Joan’s on Third) that offers prepared salads and sandwiches to order. Devised by co-owners (& married couple) Sara Mann and Alex Eusebio, the menu is [...]

DineLA dates are : Jan 24 – 29 and Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2010
BLT Steak on Sunset is not some sandwich joint (ha!) — BLT stands for “Bistro Laurent Tourondel” and this maestro has his eponymous restaurants all over the place (New York, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Honolulu etc).
This one on Sunset Plaza [...]

Vertical Wine Bistro and local food bloggers are teaming up to continue fund-raising efforts for Haiti, hosting the “Haitian libations charity event,” Saturday, February 6th, 2010
From 10 p.m. to close, in the restaurant’s bar and lounge, 50% of all profits will go to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice—a non-profit organization delivering emergency food, medicine, [...]

Many of you avid foodblogging fans will already be familiar with Eddie Lin’s Deep End Dining, a fascinating website where nothing is too freaky or disgusting-sounding for his brave palate to sample and his blown mind to appraise.
Ever the intrepid ingester, Eddie has just brought out his own book, in conjunction with the Lonely [...]

Baseball, Football, Soccer, Car racing, Golf, Boxing, Volleyball – if you are a sports fan of any kind, then your goal should be heading over to Henry’s Hat. Situated close to Universal Studios, in the old Minibar space on Cahuenga Blvd. West, this new Valley venue is a fun place to chill and immerse yourself [...]

Last week the Los Angeles Zoo staged an event that promised the following:
Several top LA chefs will feed the black bears while we hacks will get to munch on Pinks (famous) hot dogs.
What is wrong with this picture?!?!?
Well, considering I’ve lived in LA for over a decade and had never even tried [...]

If you enjoy Thai-influenced curries, then you are going to adore Curry Love, a brand new and tantalizing range of organic and vegan curry sauces created by Swiss-born chef Michael Buechi.
This utterly delicious line of savory organic simmerables were inspired by Chef Buechi’s travels to Thailand. He does all the hard work for you, [...]

Being someone who adores fancy cheeses, I am lucky enough to have a fantastic cheese store right in my ’hood for when I get those compulsive cravings for cheesy comestibles.
The Artisan Cheese Gallery offers a vast selection of all sorts of exquisite and boutique cheeses imported from all over the world, as well [...]