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American Wine & Food Festival in LA – Event Coverage
El Lychedor - a refreshing cocktail made of lychee and cucumber
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending one of L.A.’s most exciting food events of the year–the American Wine & Food Festival. It’s confusing to me why Los Angeles has so many different food festivals, so I’ve chosen to reserve our festival coverage for the truly worthy. Let me just tell you…AWFF is the hands-down winner of this category. Dropping $300 on a ticket for a food festival may seem steep, but the moment you step onto the Universal Studios backlot, you will consider it money well spent.
The Taste of Beverly Hills
Food & Wine magazine recently presented L.A. foodies with a spectacular celebration: The Taste of Beverly Hills.
Cabbage Patch in Beverly Hills
If I could create the perfect lunch spot, it would have the following:
Fresh and flavorful ingredients
A gourmet approach to the food – in concept and execution
An affordable price-point (under $14, with lots of options somewhere around $5-$10)
Prime real estate – walking distance to cute shops…and close to a Barneys
A talented, yet humble chef who is recognized for his skills, as well as his charm
Needless to say, this is a tall order. So, I was surprised to discover that something like this actually exists, when I was invited to a tasting at Cabbage Patch in the 90210.
Chef Samir Mohajer of Cabbage Patch
American Wine & Food Festival
courtesy photo
Great news! BATF is going to the 28th American Wine & Food Festival at the Universal Studios Backlot this weekend. Why are we so excited? We live to sample the talents of world-renowned chefs like Nobu Matsuhisa, Wolfgang Puck, and, Thomas Keller! Not to mention Francois Payard. If this sounds like something you don’t want to miss either, check out the festival’s website for your own tickets and more information.
Fashion’s Night Out with Davis Factor of Smashbox
Fashion’s Night Out was a major production this year. Retailers, large and small, offered up some seriously exciting events–from a ferris wheel on Rodeo Drive to Justin Timberlake’s meet-and-greet for his William Rast clothing line at Nordstrom in the new Santa Monica Place (more like palace) mall. There were tons of events to choose from, but the one that excited me most was happening five feet away from William Rast. Sorry JT, but I wanted to meet the man behind the makeup line Smashbox–Davis Factor! The grandson of Max Factor and brother of Smashbox co-founder Dean Factor, Davis offered an impressive gift to FNO customers–the accomplished photographer (he’s shot Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey, Jr., and so on) gave a mini photo shoot to any customer who spent $150 or more on Smashbox goodies. The minimum purchase was not hard to reach, seeing as their photo-friendly line has added a new collection: Masquerade. This bevy of shimmering, jewel-toned products offers up the company’s trademark blendable textures in a multicolored eye palette, lip glosses, eyeliners, and more.
After my Smashbox 'Masquerade' makeover
New Treatments from Elemis at Bliss Spas
I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz lately about Bliss creating new spa treatments in their W Hotel locations, so I did some snooping around and here’s what I found…
As it turns out, Bliss recently teamed up with Elemis to offer the dry-skinned masses some soothing solutions to their epidermal dramas: The Exotic Ginger and Lime Salt Scrub, and the Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Facial. I heard some pretty positive reviews for both, so I figured I’d give one of them a shot.
Bliss Spa in Hollywood
