Food – Page 7

OC Weekly Fresh Toast

OC Weekly is proud to present Fresh Toast, Orange County’s largest brunch event in celebration of our 2016 Happy Hour & Brunch Guide. Complete with delicious bites from the 40 local restaurants curated by the editorial staff, a bloody mary competition, drink samples, pop-up shops and live music, this is one weekend brunch you won’t want to sleep through!

What are you waiting for? Grab a TICKET and let’s brunch!

A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Ben Carlson Foundation and their mission to commemorate the brave lifeguard by granting annual scholarships and other positive work in his memory.

barcito

403 W. 12TH STREET, LOS ANGELES

(213) 415 – 1821

barcito, an Argentinian tapas restaurant is blowing up with delicious shared plates and tasty cocktails. Located in Downtown Los Angeles on 12th and Grand Ave. Just three blocks away from Staples Center.

Andrea ( General Manger, Owner) opened barcito with a vision of providing fresh shared plates at an affordable price for locals. Everything on the menu is under $15 with craft beers and cocktails under $11.

I tried a number of dishes and I can say all were excellent! My favorites were the chicken liver mousse, risotto a la sepia (squid ink risotto), pulpo ( crispy squid, fried egg, salsa verde), and the langostinos. Don’t forget dessert. Their churros are out of this world!

What a gem!

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE toasted baguette, house pickled crudité $9

PULPO crispy octopus, fried egg, salsa verde $12

RISOTTO LA SEPIA squid ink, arborio rice, grilled calamari, arugula $12

LANGOSTINOS smoked chili-garlic shrimp, plancha potatoes, remoulade $13

LA Mag Best New Restaurants 2016 Recap

LA Magazine Best New Restaurant 2016 Celebration was held this year at the beautiful venue 440 Seaton in the Arts District. This year’s honorees included Terrine, Love & Salt, Redbird, and Le Comptoir. Some respective names included were Faith & Flower, Union, The Bellwether, Cassia, Broken Spanish, and Jon & Vinny’s.

It was an incredible evening filled with delicious bites, libations, donuts, and a photobooth to capture the memories.

Special thanks to LA Magazine for having me a part of this special night. You guys throw a rockin’ party!

Here’s some photos I captured from the event.

LA Magazine Best New Restaurants 2016 Celebration

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Join Los Angeles Magazine for the annual Best New Restaurants event. Celebrate the Best New Restaurants of 2015 featured in the January issue as well as past honorees. The evening of culinary excellence will include gourmet tastings from the honored chefs at The Bellwether, Birch, Broken Spanish, Jon & Vinny’s, Le Comptoir, Love & Salt, Redbird, Terrine, and Union (more coming soon!), handcrafted Bombay Sapphire cocktails, beer, wine and live music.

Tickets are $70 (food & cocktails included) and available for purchase at http://www.lamag.com/lasocialevents/bestnewrestaurants/

*Must be 21 years or older. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
7-9 p.m.

440 Seaton
440 Seaton Street, Los Angeles
(Arts District DTLA)