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Food Charity Los Angeles

Food Forward Produce Pit Stop Increases Fight Against Hunger and Waste

When I last checked in on Food Forward, the organization was collecting 165,000 pounds of produce per week and feeding 1 million people per year. The non-profit started by organizing backyard fruit picks and...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Simmzy’s Brewing, Share This For Charity + Shop Local

If you have visited Simmzy’s Burbank location, you will have noticed a “Pardon Our Dust” sign and and a roped off area as you enter the restaurant. Soon that space will be filled with...
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Food Charity Los Angeles

Food Forward: L.A. Wholesale Produce Market Recovery Tour

  • Food
  • December 14, 2015
Before dawn on October 29, I joined Food Forward founder Rick Nahmias and Wholesale Recovery Manager, Luis Yepiz, on a tour of the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. This open-air market was built in...
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Sriracha Los Angeles

2014 L.A. Sriracha Festival Recap + Slideshow

  • Food
  • October 22, 2014
Food Forward, a local charity whose mission is to rescue and donate fresh local produce that would otherwise go to waste. Over 5 million pounds of food has been gleaned since 2009, and given...
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Sriracha Poster Los Angeles

L.A. Sriracha Festival Celebrates Iconic Hot Sauce in Chinatown

  • Food
  • September 23, 2014
This chef-driven, all-inclusive, 21+ event from The Sriracha Cookbook and Food GPS spotlights the world’s most iconic hot sauce at a unique, historical venue. Multiple stations allow guests to enjoy a variety of Sriracha-themed...
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Culinary Event Los Angeles

2014 Father’s Day CollaBREWtive Brunch Recap + Slideshow

For the second straight year, I had the pleasure of co-producing the Father’s Day CollaBREWtive Brunch with Firestone Walker Brewing Co.. This year’s event took place on June 14 at Tiato in Santa Monica,...
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