Tag: Downtown LA

Spring Restaurant–Foodie Birthdays Lunch, May, 2016

31 of us attended the last lunch of summer at the aptly named Spring Restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles.  A recent and critically acclaimed addition to the DTLA dining scene, Spring did not disappoint.  It was the perfect (and beautiful) venue for an early May lunch and the food, which […]

Tips for Getting the Most Out of a Food and Wine Festival

You might remember that a couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a preview for the upcoming Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival (if not, you can read it here).  In case you were feeling intimidating about attending, I wanted to offer you some tips for making it an easier […]

Pok Pok LA–Foodie Birthday Lunch for February 2016

25 of us enjoyed a veritable banquet food at Pok Pok LA in Los Angeles’ Chinatown.  Pok Pok LA is the newest Los Angeles restaurant from highly regarded and James Beard-awarded Portland chef, Andy Ricker.  The cuisine is Northern Thai that is influenced and presented in as fun, Thai street […]

Tour of LA Times Building and Lunch at Badmaash

Downtown Los Angeles has been becoming more and more accessible and exciting in recent years, not to mention being the place to be if you are a foodie!  However, for many of us who don’t work or live there already, it is still a bit intimidating and foreign.  There are […]