Follow these links to some of the more interesting posts written by L.A. food writers over the past week.
On December 8, Caroline on Crack founder Caroline Pardilla previewed Julian Cox’s latest cocktail menu in a post titled Playa’s New Winter Cocktail Menu Debuts Tonight: Mescal Nog, Playa Flip and the Return of Old Favorites. She described the Grail as “a huge basket of apples just picked from the tree,” and Ponche en Nogada, which evidently “tastes like Christmas by the fireplace.”
On December 9, Eater LA editor Kat Odell reported Patina Alum Bernhard Mairinger To Open BierBeisl Austrian Restaurant in BH La Bottega Marino Space.
On December 7, Eater LA editor Kat Odell reported Two Guns Espresso Shoots Into Manhattan Beach, thanks to Andrew “Stan” Stanisich and Craig Oram.
On December 9, LA Times staffer Jessica Gelt shared a post titled Il Covo’s brain trust forges a classic neighborhood trattoria, focusing on Jared Meisler, business partner Sean MacPherson and their new Italian restaurant near Cedars-Sinai.
On December 8, Squid Ink contributor Kathy A. McDonald posted about 5 L.A. Restaurants wit the Best Bargain California-centric Wine Lists, in which she interviews coffee pros like Jeff Duggan (Portola Coffee Lab), Michael Phillips (Handsome Coffee Roasters) and Tyler King (Coffee Commissary).
On December 6, My Last Bite founder Jo Stougaard shared her Korean experiences from Pork Marathon #1, where she was in “ABSOLUTE PIG HEAVEN.”
On December 11, Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza shared his impressions from Ensenada Gastronomica 2011, a gathering of top chefs who were in the B.C. city to “regognize the importance of Ensenada in Mexican gastronomy and to take stock on its wealth of ingredients.”
On December 6, Taste Terminal editor Lucas Li posted a story and video focusing on Bootlegger’s Brewery, titled Of Business and Beer, featuring brewmaster Aaron Barkenhagen, Jace Milstead, mint chocolate porter and edumacation.
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