Thanks for “The Taste” Memories …

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Here Are Just A Few of My Favorite Things First of all, The Taste venues were simply gorgeous … as was the LA weather that Labor Day weekend … The brisket quesadilla, from Pink Taco below, was amazing. Insider tip: this is not on the menu, but you can get it if you ask for [...]

Tasting Wine with the Paso Robles Pioneers

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Janell Dusi, Justin Baldwin and Jason Haas and Tablas Creek – Oh my! As a wine lover, attending the “Paso Robles Pioneers” Wine Tasting at The Taste in Los Angeles with three true wine pioneers on the panel was “delicious”: Justin Baldwin, Founder, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Jason Haas, General Manager, Tablas Creek Vineyards Janell [...]

At W WESTWOOD, Chef Dakota Redefines Comfort Food

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At NINETHIRTY (W Westwood), Chef Dakota’s Making Beef Bourguignon! A Chef who really made an impact on me, as I strode by her booth at The Taste’s Fashion Bites Brunch on Rodeo Drive, was Dakota Weiss of the W Hotel in Westwood’s NINETHIRTY Restaurant.  Executive Chef Weiss started there early this year after having honed [...]

Chef Jet’s Connection to Food Runs Deep

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Chef Jet Tila’s DeathbedFood is his Grandmother’s Recipe I met Jet Tila after he took part in the panelist discussion at The Taste called, “Food City: The New Language of L.A.,” – along with Roy Choi (of Kogi food truck), Sang Yoon (of Father’s Office and Lukshon), and Mario Alberto (of Chimú in Downtown L.A.). [...]