Live on Grand Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival 2014 Grand Avenue between 1st and 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 8/23/14 This past weekend marked the fourth annual LA Food & Wine Festival; this year, it spanned almost 30 individual events over four days. Some of the standbys I’ve attended each year have been…
Q Sushi 521 W 7th St Los Angeles, CA 90014 Dining date: 7/30/14 Q Sushi opened in November of last year, just off downtown’s corner of 7th & Grand, home to other popular spots Bottega Louie, Sugarfish and Mo-Chica. Its opening was right on the heels of the downtown location of Zo, creating a formidable twosome in downtown’s high-end…
Bourbon Steak Americana at Brand 237 S Brand Blvd Glendale, CA 91204 Dining date: 7/24/14 I first dined at Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak in March during its opening. The meal was a unique one, hosted by Bon Appetit to promote the upcoming Vegas Uncork’d, where a custom tasting menu was served. I’ve been intending to return…
Plate by Plate 2014 Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 8/2/14 This past weekend was Project by Project’s 12th annual tasting benefit – Plate by Plate. This was my third time attending the charitable event which benefits a rotating nonprofit partner; this year Pacific Asian Counseling Services (which provides counseling…