Langer’s Deli

A few years ago, I was assigned to work in downtown L.A. for a while. I became fast friends with some coworkers, and we always went out to lunch together. One day, they started talking about Langer’s, but they kept looking at me because they weren’t sure if I would like it. [...]

Tamale Festival - Meet Me There?

The 3rd Annual Los Angeles Tamale Festival is being held at MacArthur Park from November 9-11th. I will be there on Saturday, November 10th does anyone want to meet up? If you do, leave a comment in this post with your email address in the email address field (will not be displayed, will not be [...]

2nd Annual Los Angeles Tamale Festival

Two buck tamale!
Hat tip to Erin’s Kitchen for the information on the LA Tamale Festival. Since I don’t live too far away, I decided to check it out.
Check out the LAFB post about last year’s Tamale Festival.
The event is on 7th Street near MacArthur Park.

Like any festival, there are colorful items sold [...]

The Ultimate French Toast Experience

I love to cook. You’ll probably find me in the kitchen at least five nights out of seven, concocting the evening’s meal for my husband and myself. As a full-time writer, I also work from home, so that affords me the luxury of being able to devote a fair amount of time to this gratifying [...]

The Last Great Hamburger Stand

Fatburger.

I’ll say it again, Fatburger. The Last Great Hamburger Stand.
I sparked velvety dissention a while ago by soliciting people for their favorite burger joint, not a national chain. Of course, I violated my own criteria by throwing down for Fatburger, reasoning that even though they are growing through many states, and now even have an [...]

Siete Mares Celebration

Coming down from an orgy of celebration and irony, we decided eat at Siete Mares to mark the Redskins’ ugly, nearly undeserved defeat of the Buccaneers. There have been scant few reasons for a Washinton expatriate in LA to celebrate the Skins in the last 15 years, so this was as good as any. After [...]

Dodgers Fans Divided over Dogs, Drinks at Stadium

Dodgers Stadium is no place for a gourmet, nor is it a place for someone who simply wants fresh, tasty eats during the game. That appears to be the consensus in the recent ChowHound Los Angeles thread, Dodger Dogs? Anything else edible at stadium?
Dommy! writes:
“As a life long Dodger fan, the state of the eats [...]