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Xiomara is one of those restaurants that I’d been meaning to try for a while. I think I’ve eaten there once or twice before, but that was years and years ago. I can’t even recall if I liked it or not. Today, I had no choice. I was trying to meet [...]

Los Angeles may be ground zero for three world record attempts this weekend: The largest tamale; the most people eating the largest tamale and the largest tamale steamer. Somebody call Mr. Guiness, because it’s going down at the First Annual LA Tamale Festival.
I’m usually good for no more than one tamale at a sitting [...]

My friend Michelle and I decided we should do Melrose Night. We were going to the 1988 Gallery for an exhibit and decided to fill up at Lala’s Argentine Grill and get drinks at the Larchmont afterwards. I was in the mood for Mario’s Peruvian & Seafood but they shut down at 8pm. [...]

Jonah has already la.foodblogged about Happy Hour at the Border Grill in Santa Monica so I’ll make this quick. By just a hair, we missed Happy Hour at Ciudad, the Two Hot Tamales‘ (Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger) Latin cuisine joint downtown. Despite the prices, I drank a capirinhia that made me woozy [...]

I’ve wanted to tackle a few of the cocktails in “Squeezed, Then Stirred,” since I received the June issue of Gourmet in the mail last week. My first picks were the Black-Currant Diablo and the Passion-Fruit Caiprinha. Both have somewhat elusive ingredients. I was able to find Looza, the Belgian line of bottled juices, [...]

Los Angeles Downtown News published a small round-up on L.A. catering trends today.
The caterers queried say that there is a growing sophistication among clients who are often looking for more esoteric eats; that after 9/11 wedding parties went through the roof; that smaller courses, and dishes featuring primarily protein, are more popular.
“Catering [...]