Category: Events

Asian American Expo Givewaway

Hey there losangelesfoodiegirl readers! I am giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the Asian American Expo happening on Saturday, January 16-17th at the Pomona Fairplex. To enter, head on over to my Instagram page for details.

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Asian American Expo is back to celebrate its 35th Anniversary. Come kick off the year of the Monkey with the largest Asian Trade Show with 1,000+ vendor booths, 6 large exhibition halls, 3 unique food courts featuring over 100 food vendors, and 8 non-stop performance stages. Hosted at the beginning of every year to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival, come join attendees from all different ethnic and work backgrounds both locally and internationally.

Cost: Payment required – Presale $11, General Adult $12, Children ages 4-12 $10, Seniors ages 65+ $10

LA Weekly’s Sips & Sweets

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Tomorrow is #NationalCookieDay and to celebrate, L.A. Weekly is indulging with a sweet sale on tickets to our Sips & Sweets event next weekend!
From 7am Friday, December 4th through 10pm Saturday, December 5th get 50% off GA tickets through our National Cookie Day Flash Sale!
Taking place on Saturday, December 12th from 8pm – 11pm at Magic Box @ The Reef, this event will feature samples of delicious confections, sips of handcrafted cocktails and shopping for amazing holiday gifts and trinkets.

Big Bite Events Presents Sugar Rush

Big Bite Events, creators of the sizzling Big Bite Bacon Fest in Long Beach, is pleased to introduce Sugar Rush, the sweetest event you will ever taste, on Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Star chefs, bakers and confectioners will come together to create an unforgettable dessert fest and marketplace to satisfy even the most decadent sweet tooth.

Sugar Rush is a one-of-a-kind sweet shoppe experience packed with entertainment, chef competitions, demonstrations, and tastings of delicious sweet treats and shopping from some of the best pastry chefs and confectioners in Southern California.

The event is sponsored in part by Baker’s Bodega and Wilton. A portion of event proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations Share Our Selves and Festival of Children.

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WHEN:
Saturday, December 5 & Sunday, December 6, 2015
VIP: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
General Admission: 12 – 5 p.m.

WHERE:
OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

SIGNATURE COMPETITIONS:
Sugar Cookie Art Display Competition – “A Cookie, an Artist & a Cause” is the friendly rivalry of talented pastry artists in an all out battle for the top sugar cookie art display. The winner will receive a $250 cash prize!

Sugar Rush Cookie Bake-Off – Are you ready to finally put that favorite cookie recipe to the ultimate test? Enter your cookie into the “Cookie Bake-Off” competition at the Sugar Rush Festival. The winner will receive $250 CASH!

TICKETS:
General admission tickets start at just $20 online. VIP and children’s tickets are also available.
Purchase tickets: http://SugarRushOC.com.

 

LA Weekly | The Essentials 2016

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On Saturday, February 20th, 2016 at the California Market Center, LA Weekly presents The Essentials, a food and wine event featuring tastings from the magazine’s 99 Essentials issue on their top restaurant picks in L.A., which will hit shelves the same week.

The Essentials, which is curated by LA Weekly‘s award winning food critic Besha Rodell showcases signature bites from restaurants featured in The 99 Essentials special issue, plus top shelf wineries and cocktail samples from our liquor partners. But since there will be libations, the event is 21+.

TICKETS

General Admission ticket includes:

  • Entry into the event
  • Unlimited food samples from over 40 Essentials restaurants
  • Beer, wine or cocktail samples
  • Access to our artisanal vendor village with 20+ vendors

Presale Pricing: $60 (November 17th @10am – November 22nd @10pm)

Super Advance Pricing: $60 (November 23rd @10am – January 3rd @11:59pm)

Advance Pricing: $65 (January 4th @12am – January 31st @ 11:59pm)

General Admission Pricing: $70 (February 1st @12am – February 19th at 5pm)

Door Pricing: $75*

VIP Admission ticket includes:

  • 1 hour early entry into the event
  • Unlimited food samples from over 40 Essentials restaurants
  • Beer, wine or cocktail samples
  • Access to our artisanal vendor village with 20+ vendors
  • Special VIP Gift Bag

Presale Pricing: $95 (November 17th @10am – November 22nd @10pm)

Super Advance Pricing: $95 (November 23rd @10am – January 3rd @11:59pm)

Advance Pricing: $100 (January 4th @12am – January 31st @ 11:59pm)

VIP Pricing: $105 (February 1st @12am – February 19th at 5pm)

Door Pricing: $110*

Participating restaurants include Terrine LA, Bestia, Connie and Ted’s , Maude, Jon & Vinny’s,  Animal, Ink, Republique, Redbird LA ,and more. See all of the participating restaurants here.

The event runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. VIP hour is from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.