The Los Angeles Wine & Food Festival 2024 (LAWFF) kicked off its inaugural festival this year in Santa Monica. The 3 day event showcased an amazing lineup of amazing chefs in the LA culinary scene. With more than 90 chefs participating in this festival, tickets sold out fast! What is the Los Angeles Wine &…
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Kitchen United Mix, Pasadena: A To-Go Food Hub
Somewhere in the heart of Pasadena is a food hub by the name of Kitchen United Mix, formerly know as Eats on Madison and Kitchen United. Before you start thinking, “Oh, it’s another food hall,” let me explain why it’s different. It’s not a traditional food hall, and not really one where you would schedule…
The Dim Sum Co: Orange County’s Fresh Fast-Casual Dim Sum
If you’ve been around Southern California or Orange County for some time, you’ve probably seen photos of bright yellow buns with wonky eyes floating around online. If you’re lucky, you may have seen it oozing sweet yellow egg custard from what may seem like a mouth. As if buns had mouths. But if you haven’t,…
Sugarlicious: Customizable Donuts in Pomona + Giveaway
We all love donuts. If you don’t, we might have to rethink our friendship. Kidding. Thankfully, for those of us who do, donut shops are aplenty in every town. You’ve got the mom and pop shops with the delicious old-fashioned chocolate donuts, apple fritters, and cups of coffee, and then you have the chain shops…
Apple Picking in Oak Glen, California
Have you ever been apple-picking? And no, I don’t mean in your backyard or at the grocery store. I’m talking about going to an orchard or farm and doing some hardcore fruit-picking work, which is strangely fun for me! My dad used to take our family and friends out to farms for a whole day’s…
Brunch in Newport Beach: Tacos and Sangria at GuacAmigos
One of the things I look forward to the most on the weekends is, and you probably guessed this – weekend brunch! Getting to sleep in and saunter into a restaurant late-morning or early afternoon with my favorite people to share a meal that’s a hybrid of breakfast and lunch almost always feels special. It’s…