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 […]
Continue ReadingLatinoFoodie 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 […]
Continue ReadingSummer is knock-knock-knocking on your door and she’s brought some guests: Frozen Desserts! Ice Cream is great, but what about the often over-looked cousins? I’m talking about ices, pops, paletas, and raspados? Recently, we were exploring the South Pasadena Farmers Market and came across Carmela Ice Creaam. This unique little creamery located in Pasadena has some delicious […]
Continue ReadingThis weekend LatinoFoodie ventured over to the Lummis Festival in Northeast Los Angeles. Our first stop, of course, the food trucks. The Lomo Arigato truck décor alone had us thinking this was going to be a different food experience. On the front hood protruded a butcher’s cleaver knife as if to slice a new flavor […]
Continue ReadingFood Trucks by Heather Shouse I picked this book up simply because of the title. Seriously. Before I even opened the book, I began to panic: could the promise of the title be yet another let down? Would I be reading about food trucks in New York or Miami? What good would that do me […]
Continue ReadingLong Beach Pride 2011 Whether you went for the dance offs, hook ups or the food trucks, LB Pride 2011 had something for everyone. The two of us at LatinoFoodie were busy working “it” in the various food lines. There was a lot of the standard festival food fair: roasted corn on the cob (yum elote), chicken & […]
Continue ReadingWe found some surprisingly easy, yet delicious, recipes in Eva’s new cookbook http://huff.to/eqqfxu. Love the idea of homemade tortillas featured in the same cookbook with American fare. Enjoyed reading the back stories about her family in between the recipes.
Continue ReadingThis weekend we’re headed to Oxnard; pack some sun block and a frivolous attitude as we embrace all things Strawberry! With over 50 food booths, the California Strawberry Festival will transform this tasty berry into treats like pizza, nachos, kabobs, funnel cakes, wine and beer! Beyond the bounty of berry-delicious food & drink, the festival promises musical performances, games, rides, contests, […]
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