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Josiah Citrin Presents Foie For All at MélisseFind a Table

Available nightly, Tuesday through Saturday, until July 1st

Restaurants in California are required to remove foi gras from their menus by July. Until then, Chef Josian Cirtin and Mélisse are ready to indulge their guests with Foie for All, an all foie gras tasting menu available nightly until the ban goes into effect. Citrin is unabashedly a lover of foie gras and outspoken when it comes to the new law. \"I don\'t agree that the state should regulate what we serve on our menus; I\'ll comply, but until then, I feel our guests that request foie gras should be able to enjoy this delicacy while they can.\"

$185 per guest; beverages, taxes and gratuities excluded.

Contact Mélisse or 310.395.0881.

Five Year Anniversary at The Foundry on Melrose

Tuesday, May 1

Chef Eric Greenspan has personally selected a favorite dish from each of the past five years. The anniversary menu includes First Course (2007) - Albacore Tartar with japanes yam puree / shishito peppers / orange; Second Course (2008) - Lacquered Black Cod with olives / cherries / artichokes; Third Course (2009) - Crispy Sweetbreads with pea fourchette / ham / sauce blanquette; Fourth Course (2010) - NY Strip with currant mole / squash / blue cheese; and Fifth Course (2011) - Earl Grey Creme Brulee with candied lemon / honey scone.

$55 per person. $25 extra for wine pairing.

Contact The Foundry on Melrose or 323.651.0915.

Spicy Chile Dinner at Border Grill Downtown LA

Friday, May 4 at 7pm

Chef Monique King, winner of Food Network’s “Chef Hunter” and Executive Chef at Border Grill Downtown Los Angeles, takes guests on a five-course tour of chile-infused dishes -- from poblanos to habaneros to ghost chiles -– all paired with frosty margaritas and a shot of “the good stuff” to help quench the flames. Also, celebrate Cinco de Mayo all weekend long in The Cantina with Corrido margarita specials, happy hour, and late night happy hour.

$50 per person (Border Grill VIP Club Members), $55 per person General Admission.

Contact Border Grill Downtown LA or 213.486.5171.

Taste of the Eastside

Sunday, May 6 from 12:00-5:00pm; VIP admission at 12:00 pm, GA at 1:00 pm

Back for its second year, Taste of the Eastside brings Los Angeles community members together at Los Feliz’s Barnsdall Art Park to celebrate the delicious and diverse cuisine from the Eastside neighborhoods. The festival invites Angelenos to sink their teeth into an array of delicious local drinks and dishes while benefiting the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Barnsdall Art Park, Rose Scharlin Nursery School and SEE Los Angeles. Activities include food tastings, VIP cooking and cocktail demonstrations and entertainment courtesy of DJ Garth Trinidad. VIP ticket-holders have the unique opportunity to attend seminars and demonstrations from local artisans, chefs and mixologists.

General Admission $35 in advance (online until May 5th at midnight)/$45 at the door (no bar)

General Admission Plus Bar $45 in advance/$55 at the door

VIP Admission $65 in advance/$75 at the door

Contact Taste of the Eastside

Farm Dinner Series: McGrath Family Farm at FIGFind a Table

Wednesday, May 9

FIG\'s Farm Dinner series is back by popular demand for another year of collaboration between Chef Ray Garcia and local Santa Monica farmers and growers. Presented four times this year, Chef Ray\'s unique menu - available for one night only - combines specialty produce from a different featured farm with his inventive style Angelenos and Santa Monica visitors alike have grown to love from FIG. Enjoy deliciously creative menus celebrating harvest from McGrath Family Farm in Camarillo, CA.

Contact FIG or 310.899.8595

SummerTASTE Series at Santa Monica Place

Wednesday, May 9 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Come and enjoy great wine tasting on the second Wednesday of every month, May - October, at Santa Monica Place. May\'s event is Roses are Red - Cabernets are Blue. There will be 10 winery guests pouring over 30 different wines. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to taste delicious foods and sip delectable wines in a relaxing setting.

Contact SummerTASTE

Local Brewer\'s Fest and Pool Party

Saturday, May 12 from 12:00-5:00pm

Four Points Beer Appreciation Night for this month shifts to Saturday May 12 with the first ever daytime event. Celebrate the seasonal opening of the Brewster\'s Pool Bar with local Brewers: Strand, Cismontane, El Segundo, Golden Road, Taps, Bootleggers, Hanger 24, Smog City, Bruery and much more! Enjoy BBQ and live music by Michael-Ann. They will also be announcing the First Beer Hotel Advisory Board and search for three California residents to join the Board. RSVP requested but not required.

$24 admission includes 12 3-oz. tastes and validated parking

Contact Four Points by Sheraton LAX or 310.649.7024

EAT. DRINK. ART.

Saturday, May 12 from 7:00pm-12:00am

The biannual benefit for the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery is taking place atop beautiful Olive Hill, close to the stars, in the striking Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Gallery in Barnsdall Park. This celebration will feature local connoisseurs guiding you through tastings of spectacular wines and beers, an eclectic sampling of LA’s best gourmet food trucks, and talented DJ’s who dare to make you dance. Tastings of wine and beer from Eagle Rock Brewery and City Sip. Gourmet trucks include Coolhaus, Let\'s Be Frank, Flatiron, and The Border Grill. Featuring KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox, installations and demos, performance artists. 21 and over.

$25 per person, includes four-glass tasting flight.

Contact EAT. DRINK. ART.

C.H.E.F.S. Nor Cal vs. So Cal Foie Gras Battle “The Whole Duck”

Monday, May 14 at 5:30pm

C.H.E.F.S., the Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards, along with Los Angeles’ leading restaurants: Mélisse, The Royce at The Langham, Lemon Moon and Animal (Animal sold out), will simultaneously host a six-course prix fixe dinner to support sustainable farming practices and “the whole duck.” The battle for foie gras will feature esteemed chefs from Northern and Southern California at each of the participating restaurants working side-by-side. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards.

$200 per person, $150 per person for Lemon Moon only, inclusive of tax and gratuity

Contact Eventbrite.com for reservations and menus

CHAYA Downtown Sake Festival

Friday, May 18 from 6:00-8:00pm

CHAYA Downtown will host 9 regional boutique sake producers from Japan and pour 25 different labels, including producers Ippongi and Yamagata Hoten, which have both showed well at past years’ Joy of Sake tasting. In addition, you can enjoy Izakaya fair prepared by Atsushi Kenjo and live Taiko drum performances.

$35 per person including Izakaya fair

Contact CHAYA Downtown or 213.236.9577

32nd Annual Picnic des Chefs

Sunday, May 20 from 11:30am-4:30pm

The Club Culinaire of Southern California will hold its annual Picnic des Chefs at Vasa Park in Agoura Hills, 2854 Triunfo Canyon Road, where 4 acres of lush mountain side await. LA’s top chefs will create authentic dishes from various regions of France and over 50 wineries will be pouring their favorite selections. The event is extremely kid-friendly (including a moon bounce paradise, heated swimming pool with a giant waterslide, rock climbing wall, drawing competition, and games). Adults can play pétaque, win your weight wine, soccer, volleyball and badminton. Musical entertainment will be provided by a French DJ. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Concern Foundation and the HOPE Program at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

$60 for adults (or “like us” on Facebook for a $10 discount), $20 for kids 10-21; free for kids under 10

Contact Club Culinaire or 949.295.0506

5x5 Dinner at ProvidenceFind a Table

Monday, May 21

5x5 features five extraordinary tasting dinners at five of the best restaurants in Los Angeles, as created by six top chefs. The participating chefs are Josiah Citrin, Mélisse; Michael Cimarusti, Providence; Gino Angelini, Angelini Osteria; Rory Herrmann; Bouchon; Michael Voltaggio, ink. Each participating chef will be present at the 5X5 dinners to prepare a course in the style of the Host Restaurant. This season, each restaurant has invited a special Guest Chef to join the group as an added attraction. Jeremy Fox will be the special guest on May 21st. A portion of the evening sales will be donated to the Special Olympics.

$150 per person, taxes and gratuities not included. Credit card deposit required to reserve. Wine pairings available at a supplemental charge.

Contact www.providencela.com or 323.460.4170

Lamb Roast at LUCQUESFind a Table

Monday, May 21 from 6:00-9:00pm

Owners Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne present the return of Lamb Roast at Lucques, after last year’s successful feast. Goin’s three course dinner, with spit-roasted Windrose Farm lamb as the star, features apricots and arugula with sheep\'s milk cheese, marcona almonds, crispy prosciutto and local honey; spit-roasted windrose farm lamb with rosemary, thyme and salsa verde and potato, green garlic and fava gratin, barbara\'s greens and black olives; and crème fraîche panna cotta with strawberry gelée, strawberry sorbet and dried rhubarb. Credit Card confirmation required for reservation. Call restaurant for details.

$75 per person, menu only

Contact Lucques or 323.655.6277

Wine Dinner at Napa Valley Grille

Tuesday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m

Red, white, pinot, or cabernet, there are over 20 million acres of wine grapes planted around the world ready to make the various types of wine used for cooking and consuming. In anticipation of National Wine Day (Friday, May 25), Westwood Village’s rustic wine country-inspired dining destination, Napa Valley Grille and Saddleback Cellars will host a special wine dinner. Saddleback owner, Nils Venge, known as “The King of Cabernet,” alongside Executive Chef Taylor Boudreaux, a Wolfgang Puck Worldwide alum with more than 17 years of culinary experience, will collaborate to create a multi-course food and wine pairing dinner. Then on May 25 you can raise a glass to National Wine Day and toast to no corkage fees (normally $20).

Wine Dinner: $85 per person

Contact Napa Valley Grille or 310.824.3322

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KCRW & dineLA Dinner Date at Joe\'s RestaurantFind a Table

Tuesday, May 22 at 7:00pm

KCRW & dineLA present Dinner Date at Joe’s on Abbot Kinney in Venice. Set at this iconic Venice dining institution -- a mainstay of the trendy Abbot Kinney rue -- you\'ll enjoy acclaimed chef Joe Miller’s celebrated menu of extraordinary California-French fare. Consistently rated by the Zagat Survey as one of the top ten restaurants in Los Angeles, Chef Miller’s cuisine uniquely combines formal French techniques with Asian and California esthetics and fresh, market-driven ingredients. Dinner Date events present pop-up supperclubs with the perfect ingredients for a night of fabulous food, creative mixology, songlists by KCRW DJs and a chance to mingle with new KCRW friends. A delicious night not to be missed! Proceeds from Dinner Date will benefit KCRW.

$30 per person, excluding drinks and 20% gratuity

$15 Red & White Open Bar

Contact KCRW Dinner Date

LAPD Hollenbeck PAL Gala at FIG & OLIVE

Tuesday, May 22 at 6:30pm

This special event is the culmination of a lot of hard work and education from April\'s four-day food learning excursion, put on by FIG & OLIVE founder, Laurent Halasz, and LAPD youth charity, Hollenbeck PAL. During the initiative, 25 local teens were invited to see firsthand how to cultivate, cook and serve fresh food. They will take over the reins at FIG & OLIVE Melrose Place for one night — prepping, cooking, and serving dinner to all the attendees. Support LAPD Hollenbeck PAL youth programs and experience the newly acquired inspiration from locally sourced ingredients and sustainable eating and living of these teens.

Contact LAPD Hollenbeck PAL

LOCANDA DEL LAGO\'S WHOLE-ANIMAL DINNER SERIESFind a Table

Thursday, May 31 from 7:00pm

Locanda del Lago and Executive Chef Gianfranco Minuz celebrate the flavors of rabbit with a five-course meal for the restaurant\'s ongoing Morso della Bestia, or \"Bite of the Beast,\" monthly dinner series. The spring-influenced menu will be prepared with influences from rustic Northern Italian cuisine and offered in both the dining room and at the restaurant\'s communal table.

$48 per person, including unlimited litros of house red and white Italian wine

Contact Locanda del Lago or 310.451.3525

Father\'s Day, June 17th

The Larder at Tavern

Orders must be placed by Thursday, June 14th at 5pm

The newest addition to Suzanne Goin & Caroline Styne’s restaurant family presents a complete take home menu for Father’s Day Brunch and Dinner. In additional to an extensive à la carte menu from the Larder, with bakery and imaginative treats for Dad, The Larder offers complete meals for 4. Please allow approximately 30 minutes for pick-up. Delivery available for minimum orders of $100 with delivery fee.

$115 for Brunch for 4, $25 for each additional person

$188 for Barbeque meal for 4, $45 for each additional person

Contact The Larder at Tavern or 310.806.6460.

Father\'s Day Burgers and Beer at Ford\'s Filling Station

Sunday, June 17 from 11:00AM – 9:00PM

Ford\'s Filling Station will offer a special selection of burgers and a $3 draft beer on the house for Dad.

Contact Ford\'s Filling Station or 310.202.1470

June

Josiah Citrin Presents Foie For All at MélisseFind a Table

Available nightly, Tuesday through Saturday, until July 1st

Restaurants in California are required to remove foi gras from their menus by July. Until then, Chef Josian Cirtin and Mélisse are ready to indulge their guests with Foie for All, an all foie gras tasting menu available nightly until the ban goes into effect. Citrin is unabashedly a lover of foie gras and outspoken when it comes to the new law. \"I don\'t agree that the state should regulate what we serve on our menus; I\'ll comply, but until then, I feel our guests that request foie gras should be able to enjoy this delicacy while they can.\"

$185 per guest; beverages, taxes and gratuities excluded.

Contact: Mélisse or 310.395.0881

Foie Festival at Wilshire

Sunday, June 3 at 6:30PM

WILSHIRE restaurant Executive Chef Nyesha Arrington hosts her friends and fellow chefs for a collaborative foie gras dinner served under the stars. Joining Arrington are Vartan Abgaryan, Ray Garcia, Jordan Kahn, Kris Morningstar and Micah Wexler. A portion of sales benefits C.H.E.F.S., the Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards. WILSHIRE and the participating chefs express their opposition to the ban on foie gras as well as their support of a broader standard for ethical treatment of animals and humane farming practices. 6:30pm cocktails with limited open gin bar sponsored by No. 3 London Gin; 7:30pm seated dinner. One night only, seating is extremely limited. Tickets are available exclusively by phone or email to Nick Fielding, General Manager: nick@wilshirerestaurant.com.

$110 per guest, plus gratuity and tax.

Contact WILSHIRE or 310.586.1707

“TENNESEE-STYLE” INDOOR PICNIC AT LUCQUESFind a Table

Sunday, June 3 from 5:00PM - 10:00PM

LUCQUES owners Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne present a “Tennessee-Style” Indoor Picnic, inspired by Goin’s visit to the famed Blackberry Farm at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

$45 per person

Contact Lucques or 323.655.627

Boozeday Tuesday at Ford\'s Filling Station

Tuesday, June, 5 from 5:00PM - 7:00PM

Boozeday Tuesdays is a day to highlight one of our hand-selected spirits. Each week, Ford\'s Filling Station will give free tastings, offer $6 specialty cocktails, play games and award prizes while listening to Jamie Elman play jazz/blues music on the piano. This week\'s spirit is Tito\'s Vodka and the competition is Tito\'s Flaming Lips Boilermaker challenge: Jalapeño infused Tito\'s vodka served inside a jalapeño atop a PBR. The first contender to finish the shot, eat the jalapeño and drink the beer wins a Tito\'s TX Cooler specialty cocktail.

Contact Ford\'s Filling Station or 310.202.1470

DioNicEss X Dinner Pairs Aged Food & Aged Beer at Beachwood BBQ & Brewing

Sunday, June 10 at 5pm

To commemorate the tenth installment of the famed \"DioNicEss\" food & drink pairing series, the theme of this event has been dubbed \"DioNicEss X: Coming of Age,\" a play on the fact that every course, as well as the rare beers artfully paired with them, will have undergone some sort of careful aging. Five aged foods paired with five aged beers - this menu is NOT for the squeamish. Brewmaster Julian Shrago is creating a special beer called \"System Of A Stout\" specifically for the event, brewed with custom-roasted coffee beans, green cardamom pods, and blackstrap molasses. The finished brew will then be aged on oak chips that have been soaked in 25-year-old Armerian brandy. Admission is all-inclusive, with proceeds benefiting the Real Medicine Foundation.

$80 per person, tickets must be purchased in advance.

Contact: DioNicEss X

SummerTASTE Series at Santa Monica Place

Wednesday, June 13 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Come and enjoy great wine tasting on the second Wednesday of every month, May - October, at Santa Monica Place. June\'s event is Que Syrah Shiraz - A night for Rhones. There will be 10 winery guests pouring over 30 different wines. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to taste delicious foods and sip delectable wines in a relaxing setting.

Contact SummerTASTE

Third Wednesday Culver City Block Party with Ford\'s Filling Station

Wednesday, June 20 from 6:00PM – 10:00PM

Enjoy Smoked BBQ and a New Orleans band inspired by the swampy sounds of Louisiana rhythms. Downtown restaurants and retail stores will be participating in a \"Spiked Punch Contest\". Every vote counts! $6 Happy Hour specialty cocktails hosted by Death\'s Door Vodka and Gin.

Contact Ford\'s Filling Station or 310.202.1470

Big Daddy\'s Summer BBQ at Ford\'s Filling Station

Sunday, June 24 from 1PM until they run out

Memorial Day was the official beginning of Big Daddy’s Summer BBQ! Smoking the meats on the front patio helped make it the best BBQ yet. If you missed it, don’t fret. We will be offering Big Daddy’s BBQ on the last Sunday of every month culminating on Labor Day.

Contact Ford\'s Filling Station or 310.202.1470

Lobster & Clam Bake at TavernFind a Table

Sunday, June 24 from 3:00PM - 9:00PM

TAVERN, Suzanne Goin & Caroline Styne’s popular restaurant in Brentwood, presents a New England summer night with their first Lobster & Clam Bake. Expect to see TAVERN transformed into a seaside shanty with all the trappings of a fishery shack.

$65 per person

Contact Tavern or 310.806.6464

Farewell to Foie at mar’sel

Friday, June 29

Chef Michael Fiorelli bids farewell to foie gras with a multi-course dinner menu: Crudo of Pacific Albacore (cured foie gras, honeycrisp apple, baby fennel, lemon, soy); grilled sugarlip peaches (duck salami, foie gras terrine, Santa Barbara pistachio, dandelion greens); roasted Marcho farms veal loin (California artichokes, potato puree, foie gras veal jus); seared Hudson Valley foie gras (warm zucchini bread, Harry’s strawberries, 20 year old balsamic); foie gras crème brulee; rich chocolate cup cake with foie gras frosting; foie gras macaroons.

$125 per person without wine pairing.

Contact: mar’sel at Terranea Resort or 310.265.2836

July

Farm Dinner Series: Harry\'s Berries at FIGFind a Table

Wednesday, July 11

FIG\'s Farm Dinner series is back by popular demand for another year of collaboration between Chef Ray Garcia and local Santa Monica farmers and growers. Presented four times this year, Chef Ray\'s unique menu - available for one night only - combines specialty produce from a different featured farm with his inventive style Angelenos and Santa Monica visitors alike have grown to love from FIG. Enjoy deliciously creative menus celebrating harvest from Harry\'s Berries in Oxnard, CA.

FIG or 310.899.8595.

SummerTASTE Series at Santa Monica Place

Wednesday, July 11 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Come and enjoy great wine tasting on the second Wednesday of every month, May - October, at Santa Monica Place. July\'s event is BBQ and Wine. There will be 10 winery guests pouring over 30 different wines. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to taste delicious foods and sip delectable wines in a relaxing setting.

Contact SummerTASTE

5x5 Dinner at Angelini OsteriaFind a Table

Monday, July 16

5x5 features five extraordinary tasting dinners at five of the best restaurants in Los Angeles, as created by six top chefs. The participating chefs are Josiah Citrin, Mélisse; Michael Cimarusti, Providence; Gino Angelini, Angelini Osteria; Rory Herrmann; Bouchon; Michael Voltaggio, ink. Each participating chef will be present at the 5X5 dinners to prepare a course in the style of the Host Restaurant. This season, each restaurant has invited a special Guest Chef to join the group as an added attraction. Michael Tusk will be the special guest on July 16th. A portion of the evening sales will be donated to the Special Olympics.

$150 per person, taxes and gratuities not included. Credit card deposit required to reserve. Wine pairings available at a supplemental charge.

www.angeliniosteria.com or Phone: 323.297.0070

August

SummerTASTE Series at Santa Monica Place

Wednesday, August 8 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Come and enjoy great wine tasting on the second Wednesday of every month, May - October, at Santa Monica Place. August\'s event is Dry Creek Vintners of Sonoma County. There will be 10 winery guests pouring over 30 different wines. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to taste delicious foods and sip delectable wines in a relaxing setting.

Contact SummerTASTE

Farm Dinner Series: Weiser Family Farms at FIGFind a Table

Friday, August 17

FIG\'s Farm Dinner series is back by popular demand for another year of collaboration between Chef Ray Garcia and local Santa Monica farmers and growers. Presented four times this year, Chef Ray\'s unique menu - available for one night only - combines specialty produce from a different featured farm with his inventive style Angelenos and Santa Monica visitors alike have grown to love from FIG. Enjoy deliciously creative menus celebrating harvest from Weiser Family Farms in Tehachapi, CA.

FIG or 310.899.8595.

5x5 Dinner at BouchonFind a Table

Monday, August 20

5x5 features five extraordinary tasting dinners at five of the best restaurants in Los Angeles, as created by six top chefs. The participating chefs are Josiah Citrin, Mélisse; Michael Cimarusti, Providence; Gino Angelini, Angelini Osteria; Rory Herrmann; Bouchon; Michael Voltaggio, ink. Each participating chef will be present at the 5X5 dinners to prepare a course in the style of the Host Restaurant. This season, each restaurant has invited a special Guest Chef to join the group as an added attraction. Guest chef to be announced for August 20th. A portion of the evening sales will be donated to the Special Olympics.

$150 per person, taxes and gratuities not included. Credit card deposit required to reserve. Wine pairings available at a supplemental charge.

Bouchon or 310.271.9910.

September

SummerTASTE Series at Santa Monica Place

Wednesday, September 12 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Come and enjoy great wine tasting on the second Wednesday of every month, May - October, at Santa Monica Place. September\'s event is International Wine Night – World Wines. There will be 10 winery guests pouring over 30 different wines. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to taste delicious foods and sip delectable wines in a relaxing setting.

Contact SummerTASTE

5x5 Dinner at ink.

Sunday, September 16

5x5 features five extraordinary tasting dinners at five of the best restaurants in Los Angeles, as created by six top chefs. The participating chefs are Josiah Citrin, Mélisse; Michael Cimarusti, Providence; Gino Angelini, Angelini Osteria; Rory Herrmann; Bouchon; Michael Voltaggio, ink. Each participating chef will be present at the 5X5 dinners to prepare a course in the style of the Host Restaurant. This season, each restaurant has invited a special Guest Chef to join the group as an added attraction. Chris Cosentino will be the special guest on September 16th. A portion of the evening sales will be donated to the Special Olympics.

$150 per person, taxes and gratuities not included. Credit card deposit required to reserve. Wine pairings available at a supplemental charge.

ink. or 323.651.5866.

October

Farm Dinner Series: Coastal Organic at FIGFind a Table

Wednesday, October 10

FIG\'s Farm Dinner series is back by popular demand for another year of collaboration between Chef Ray Garcia and local Santa Monica farmers and growers. Presented four times this year, Chef Ray\'s unique menu - available for one night only - combines specialty produce from a different featured farm with his inventive style Angelenos and Santa Monica visitors alike have grown to love from FIG. Enjoy deliciously creative menus celebrating harvest from Coastal Organic in Santa Paula, CA.

FIG or 310.899.8595.

SummerTASTE Series at Santa Monica Place

Wednesday, October 10 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM

Come and enjoy great wine tasting on the second Wednesday of every month, May - October, at Santa Monica Place. October\'s event is CHOCTOBERFEST - Wine, Beer and Chocolate. There will be 10 winery guests pouring over 30 different wines. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to taste delicious foods and sip delectable wines in a relaxing setting.

Contact SummerTASTE

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Are you fond of news and gossips on movie celebs? Do you want to get closer to stars? Then go to Hollywood and have a walk along the Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Sign

Popular tourist places  
Hollywood Sign

Hotels in Los Angeles

Hotels  
Hotels in Los Angeles

Hotels in San Diego

Hotels  
Hotels in San Diego

House of Blues

World Culinary  
House of Blues

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

National parks, Nature reserves Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Humboldt Redwoods State Park is famous for majestic evergreen sequoia forests and a large variety of animals and birds

Jaws lake in Universal Studios

Lakes  
Jaws lake in Universal Studios

Joshua Tree National Park

National parks, Nature reserves Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park offers a developed network of hiking and equestrian trails (total length - 100 km. ). The park also has five oases – proper bird’s cities

Kings Canyon National Park

National parks, Nature reserves Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park is rich in granite mountains, lush green forests and incredibly beautiful canyons of the Ice Age. The deepest is Kings Canyon (depth 2500 m)

LA Auto Show

Events, Shows, amusement LA Auto Show

The Los Angeles Auto Show takes place in the middle/end of November. This annual event is of high importance for car manufacturers.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

National parks, Nature reserves Lassen Volcanic National Park

The dominant feature of Lassen Volcanic National Park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range

Legoland

Events, Shows, amusement Legoland

Legoland California is a toy world of fun and adventures made from Lego bricks. The park includes 9 theme sections and since 2010 even a water park

Lights of Los Angeles

Popular tourist places  
Lights of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Attractions

Popular tourist places  
Los Angeles Attractions

Mammoth Mountain

Mountains, caves, canons Mammoth Mountain

The ancient (57 000 years old) Mammoth Mountain volcanic complex is home to the modern Mammoth Mountain Ski Area – the popular Californian resort

Manzanar

Museums, historical monuments  
Manzanar

Melrose Avenue

Streets  
Melrose Avenue

Mono Lake

Lakes Mono Lake

Very salted and ancient the Mono Lake attracts travelers with bizarre tufa rock formations and large colonies of birds

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Animal World, zoos Monterey Bay Aquarium

The Monterey Bay Aquarium imitates a real ecosystem. Visitors get a unique chance to eye the “routine” dwelling of plants and animals of 623 species

Muir Woods National Monument

National parks, Nature reserves  
Muir Woods National Monument

Museums in Los Angeles

Museums, historical monuments  
Museums in Los Angeles

Napa Wine Tour

Wine, vineyards Napa Wine Tour

Napa Wine Tours are not only a way to taste up to 20 premium vines of Napa and Sonoma counties in one day, but also a chance to travel in a posh limo

Night Grove

Events, Shows, amusement  
Night Grove

Nightlife, Los Angeles

Events, Shows, amusement Nightlife, Los Angeles

Los Angeles nightlife is all about a great variety of places to dine or dance: from affordable cafes and sport bars to posh clubs and restaurants

Orange Market

Shopping: shops, markets Orange Market

The Orange County Market Place is really large: its parking area alone occupies a 40 acre space. More than 1000 sellers offer their goods weekly here

Restaurants in Los Angeles

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Restaurants in Los Angeles

San Diego Zoo

Animal World, zoos  
San Diego Zoo

Santa Catalina Island

Islands, archipelagos Santa Catalina Island

Santa Catalina Island is a brilliant destination for a romantic escape. Its main and the only town Avalon is a nice place to have a relaxed holiday

Scotty`s Castle

Museums, historical monuments Scotty`s Castle

Scotty`s Castle- a big house in the style of Spanish ranchero became a hotel back in 1930-ies. It is one of the most important tourist centers in Death Valley

SeaWorld

Animal World, zoos SeaWorld

The SeaWorld in San Diego is not just a dolphinarium. It is an amazing fusion of a theatre, a zoo and an adventure park interesting for all ages.

Sequoia National Park

National parks, Nature reserves Sequoia National Park

Big trees are the prime attraction of California's Sequoia National Park. The park has many easy foot trails that wind through woody groves leading to quiet undisturbed places

Shopping in Los Angeles

Shopping: shops, markets  
Shopping in Los Angeles

Silicon Valley

Popular tourist places Silicon Valley

The world famous Silicon Valley in Northern California is a region with very high concentration of largest technology corporations, mainly computer software and hardware firms

Street of Desperate Housewives

Events, Shows, amusement  
Street of Desperate Housewives

Sunset Strip

Streets  
Sunset Strip

Topanga Beach

World Resorts  
Topanga Beach

Transport in Los Angeles

Transport: airports, railway stations, seaports  
Transport in Los Angeles

Universal Studios Hollywood

Events, Shows, amusement Universal Studios Hollywood

The Universal Studios is a nice place for a family holiday: there are lots of rides, restaurants and cinemas, which show the latest Hollywood movies.

Venice Beach

World Resorts  
Venice Beach

Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular

Events, Shows, amusement Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular

Visiting the WaterWorld in Hollywood is alike to going to the cinema on an action film. The only difference is that the WaterWorld is real

Westwood Memorial Park

Parks and gardens  
Westwood Memorial Park

Wilshire Boulevard

Streets Wilshire Boulevard

Wilshire Boulevard ia one of the main Los-Angeles' streets, noted for its sky-scrapers, fashionable hotels, restaurants, boutiques, night clubs, theatres and museums

Yosemite Glacier Point

Popular tourist places  
Yosemite Glacier Point

Yosemite National Park

National parks, Nature reserves Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park - spectacular landscapes, clean rivers, lakes, waterfalls, rich flora and fauna. About 89% of the park is a wildlife area