Who needs to travel all the way to Oaxaca for some good regional cuisine? All you need to do is purchase tickets to the upcoming fundraiser, ROJO Sabor Latino, on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The event will feature the delicious tamales de mole from Restaurante Guelaguetza, located at 3014 W. Olympic Blvd., LA 90006. A family-owned and operated business, Guelaguetza, is more than a restaurant, but...
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The Taste: The Best of LA’s Gourmet Taco Scene
LatinoFoodie Nation, I’ll confess that day 2 of The Taste nearly broke me. The night was called Taco Tequila Tryst. Tacos as far as the eye could see! My LatinoFoodie partner, Stephen, has yet to eat another taco since the event. The night started off with a bang: Loteria Grill served up some ridiculously tasty Tacos Veracruz. Red Snapper tacos in a tomato, caper, and olive...
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The Taste: Art of Mixing — An Indulgence of LA’s Finest
LatinoFoodie Nation, this will be the first of three posts recapping the LA Times/Food & Wine’s The Taste. It was just a lot to digest. The Taste took place over four days during the Labor Day weekend: nine events in three locations. This was my first Taste and I was determined to go to every single event. I won’t hold you in suspense, so I’ll tell...
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East LA Meets Napa: Carnitas & Cabernet
Now, we knew carnitas and an ice cold cerveza combine beautifully. We hadn’t considered carnitas and a robust red wine paired just fine. The East LA Meets Napa event in Los Angeles definitely changed our minds. Set in the enclosed garden patio, AltaMed’s sixth annual East LA Meets Napa event, which is easily one of the best Latino fundraisers in town and claimed to be one of the nation’s most unique food and wine...
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Long Beach Street Food Festival 2011
Saturday was a bright day in Long Beach (a bit too bright if you ask me) for these two LatinoFoodies, who just spent the night before in LA gorging ourselves with gourmet Mexican food and imbibing in way too many wine tastings. Yet we put on big boy shorts, you know, the expandable kind, swallowed anti-acid, and trekked off to the Long Beach Street Food Festival near...
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ALTAMED’S “EAST LA MEETS NAPA” SNEAK PEEK PAIRS WINE WITH MICHOACAN-INSPIRED CUISINE
AltaMed Health Services hosted LatinoFoodie and other local food bloggers to preview its upcoming 6th Annual East LA Meets Napa celebration at Union Station on Friday, July 8. Now, we’re not talking rice and beans here. This was everything from black mole tamales to duck confit tacos topped with a jamaica and tomatillo sauce. Pictured Left to Right: Lotería Grill Chef & Owner Jimmy Shaw, Guisados Chef & Owner Ricardo Diaz,...
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East LA Meets Napa Sneak Preview Tomorrow
LatinoFoodie can’t wait to have an exclusive sneak peek into AltaMed’s 6th Annual East LA Meets Napa event paying tribute to the “Flavors of Michoacán.” We’ll be enjoying dishes prepared by some of LA’s premiere chefs and fine wine from Napa Valley. The event will include: Chef Hugo Molina of Setá, Armando de la Torre of Guidados and Jim Shaw of Lotería Grill. For more...
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