The LA Chef Conference will return on May 20 as part of the LA Times’ annual Food Bowl, a month long celebration of the city’s dynamic food scene. The all-day event which lasts from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. takes place at ArcLight Cinemas and The Gourmandise School on the third floor of Santa Monica Place and then moves to Viceroy Santa Monica for a celebratory after party.
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Taste of the Nation
Chefs Dakota Weiss of Sweetfin Poké, Nick Shipp of Upper West, and Bruce Kalman of Knead & Co. Pasta Bar + Market will host the 30th anniversary of Los Angeles Taste of the Nation on May 4 at Media Park in Culver City.
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The Taste of the Eastside, affectionately nicknamed TOTE, returns on Sunday, April 28 for an afternoon of fun and sun with good food and music. The venue, which has been Tote’s home for the past four years, is the beautiful Los Angeles River Center and Gardens. The stunning mission-style villa featuring tiled patios with fountains that houses several non-profit organizations that seek to revitalize the Los Angeles River and promote sustainable living. Tote’s home for the past four years
Latin Food Festival
Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, co-owners of Border Grill, will be title chefs for LA’s annual Latin culinary extravaganza Latin Food Fest, which will celebrate its seventh annual run March 29-30 at Los Angeles State Historic Park. As title chefs, the `too hot tamales’ will conduct cooking demonstrations on the main stage, discuss Hispanic culinary trends, and sign copies of their latest book
Read moreSt Joseph’s Fundraiser
The first Taste of St. Joseph Center – a food and drink festival to raise funds for St. Joseph Center’s Culinary Program (CTP) will be held on Thursday, February 28, at Playa Studios in Culver City.
Read moreA Taste of Australia
Australia’s premier public, economic and cultural diplomacy program G’Day USA brought its Signature Experience event ‘Bringing a Taste of Australia to the US’ at Tastemade Studios to Santa Monica on Friday, January 25.
Read morePier del Sol
Special Olympics’ will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its annual fundraiser Pier del Sol with the theme ‘Cheers to 50’ on the Santa Monica Pier on October 14th. The event features a brunch along with an amusement park experience to benefit Special Olympics Southern California athletes.
Off the Hook
Celebrating the National Seafood Month, the 4th Annual Off the Hook Santa Monica Seafood Festival returns to the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 4-7 pm, with VIP access an hour earlier at 3pm.Â
The event features tastings from the city’s top seafood restaurants and chefs, live music, the popular oyster shucking competition, a sustainable seafood VIP Lounge and more.Â