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Craft Beer Event Los Angeles

Oscar Worthy Beer Collaboration

ColLAboration returned last Sunday to offer up a collection of interesting beers in an ornate theater. It was the perfect pre-Oscar party minus Billy Crystal and paparazzi. The Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles...
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Chef Hawaii

Interview: chef Ed Kenney (Town + Downtown)

Chef Ed Kenney is a Hawaii native who’s long been a proponent of local Hawaiian ingredients and culture, and now has two forums to showcase them: Town Kaimuki and lunch-only Downtown. We met in...
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Chef Los Angelse

Ricardo Zarate and Stephane Bombet Preview Mo-Chica on 7

In early 2009, when Lima native Ricardo Zarate opened the original Mo-Chica at Mercado La Paloma and drew fascinated diners in droves using Peruvian comfort food as bait, it soon became clear that was...
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Restaurant Sign Los Angeles

Water Grill: Kaleidoscope of Oceanic Colors + Flavors

There was a chef at Water Grill before Michael Cimarusti, but due to his impact on the kitchen, he became synonymous with the downtown seafood emporium. Cimarusti left Water Grill in 2005 to open...
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