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This Saturday and Sunday is the 2005 Lotus Festival in Echo Park. And yeah, yeah, “Asian culture this” and “Lotus Flower that” I’ve only gone for the food. What’s nice about the fest actually, is the clubby, neighborhood feeling of it, the whole thing is very low-key and upbeat; with not much [...]

I will admit: I never knew where Gardena was before that day I stepped into Guiliano’s Delicatessen and Bakery (that said, I’ve lived in the Los Angeles area for 24 years, and have lots–lots–to learn).
So it was that came across Guiliano’s, via a friend who decided to take me out to lunch. We drove from [...]

“Three be the things I shall never attain: envy, content and sufficient champagne.” — Dorothy Parker
Don’t die regretting you didn’t drink enough bubbly. John and Jen, the owners of 2-month old Colorado Wine Co., are ready to help. On Sunday afternoon they’re hosting their second ever sparkling wine tasting. This weekend they’re [...]

Los Angeles is home to a growing movement of young wine lovers who program events in good humor, reasearch their wines with tireless curiosity and exhibit an undying taste for the grape. Here are a few tastings that make us want to polish our glasses and rid that lingering Altoids flavor from the back of [...]

If you live in Silver Lake you are probably aware of the symbiotic business relationship between Gingergrass and Silverlake Wine. Servers at the Vietnamese restaurant regularly send customers across the street to the wine shop for spirits and Silverlake Wine stocks beverages that pair well with chef Mako Antonishek’s dishes.
Needless to say, when Gingergrass’ [...]