Socal Food & Drink

Chef"s Corner (guest chefs, recipes, etc.)

LAS VEGAS UNCORKED Each year, in May, Las Vegas puts on an amazing culinary show. Chefs from many of the world's finest restaurants meet to display their wares. Read More Equator Café Cake Monkey provides delicious cakes and cookies to tantalize the tastebuds. Their ‘Nuff Said and Lil’ Merries cookies were light and airy with dashes of joy added in. They were more than enough to place a permanent smile on my face for the rest of the evening. Read More 'TOP CHEF' BRIAN MALARKEY LEAVING OCEANAIRE Brian Malarkey disclosed he is leaving Oceanaire during a Chocolat & Vino Affair fundraiser event at Stingaree. Read More SAN DIEGO BAY WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL The festival was held at Embarcadero Park on the water of San Diego Bay in the downtown area of San Diego on a hot day. Read More

Featured Restaurants / Bars

Equator Café Cake Monkey provides delicious cakes and cookies to tantalize the tastebuds. Their ‘Nuff Said and Lil’ Merries cookies were light and airy with dashes of joy added in. They were more than enough to place a permanent smile on my face for the rest of the evening. Read More 'TOP CHEF' BRIAN MALARKEY LEAVING OCEANAIRE Brian Malarkey disclosed he is leaving Oceanaire during a Chocolat & Vino Affair fundraiser event at Stingaree. Read More VEGETARIAN EATS IN LA Being vegetarian in Downtown Los Angeles doesn’t mean you have to brown bag it for lunch every day or munch on plain salads. Along with the area’s restaurant explosion of the past couple years, there has been an increase in creative, exclusively vegetarian or vegetarian-friendly establishments. Read More WHAT HAPPENED TO 'CHILI BOWL' RESTAURANTS? In 1931, Art Whizin opened a restaurant shaped like a chili bowl, and 22 others followed. The popular dish is long gone, but a few of the circular buildings are now serving up something different. Read More NEW UPSCALE SURF CITY BURGER JOINT Public safety departments devoured 9-ounce sirloin burgers for charity competition Friday to kick off opening of "bordello meets burger'' restaurant Read More

Interviews (with chef"s, restaurateurs, etc.)

Restaurant / Bar openings

VEGETARIAN EATS IN LA Being vegetarian in Downtown Los Angeles doesn’t mean you have to brown bag it for lunch every day or munch on plain salads. Along with the area’s restaurant explosion of the past couple years, there has been an increase in creative, exclusively vegetarian or vegetarian-friendly establishments. Read More WHAT HAPPENED TO 'CHILI BOWL' RESTAURANTS? In 1931, Art Whizin opened a restaurant shaped like a chili bowl, and 22 others followed. The popular dish is long gone, but a few of the circular buildings are now serving up something different. Read More NEW UPSCALE SURF CITY BURGER JOINT Public safety departments devoured 9-ounce sirloin burgers for charity competition Friday to kick off opening of "bordello meets burger'' restaurant Read More