Culture
Bravo’s ‘Top Chef: Texas,’ Big as Its Namesake
Oct 26th
Top Chef returns for it’s 9th season with a record 29 contestants and new judges Emeril Lagasse and Hugh Acheson. See what host Padma Lakshmi and judge Tom Colicchio have to say about the contestants.
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Interviewing Bruno Reinders, Head Brewer of Mort Subite from Belgium [VIDEO]
Oct 13th
As LA Beer Week rolls along, it’s prominence to craft beer culture grows as international beer icons start making appearances in L.A. To be specific, we are talking about Bruno Reinders, the man behind the Belgium Lambic brew, Mort Subite. We had a chance to sit down with Bruno, so we sent Drink Eat Travel host Jace Milstead over to talk shop about his brew, his life, and how he ranks beers in his book. More >
Chicago’s Pat Bertoletti Downs 264 Gyozas at the 5th Annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship
Aug 22nd
Eating contests are never pretty, just watch an episode of Adam Richman’s Man V. Food. Last weekend, in downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, top MLE (Major League Eating) competitors like Matt Stonie, Sonya Thomas and Patrick Bertoletti came to compete for $5,000 and bragging rights at the 5th annual gorge-fest that is the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship and joined by hundreds of spectators. The previous record was held by 2011 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, Joey Chestnut with 231 gyozas. And this time the record was broken by number two competitive eater in America, Chicago’s Patrick Bertoletti with 264 gyozas in ten minutes. More >
How Technology is Helping You Have a Better Experience While You Drink and Eat
Aug 16th
Drinking at Beer Belly, a craft beer bar in Koreatown, Los Angeles, you’ll see owner Jimmy Han looking down on his phone at times. No, he isn’t playing Angry Birds. Jimmy is connecting to a whole generation of customers that tweet, Facebook and check-in on Foursquare. Recently, Jimmy implanted a service that allows patrons to pay without having to even leave their seats. More >
The Entrepreneurship Spirit of Two Homebrewers
Jul 28th
It’s the tale of two men with their entrepreneurial spirit and love for craft beer. Homebrewers Mike Reinhardt and Nate Watson of Kansas City, MO are looking to fund their nano-brewery on Kickstarter, a website platform that allows people to find funding for their ventures. As of now, Mike and Nate have about $17,000 left to raise by August 4. We interviewed Mike and Nate about their endeavors, homebrewing and Jimmy Carter.
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Meet the Homebrewers of Los Angeles – Skipp Shelly
Jun 7th
Did you know the American Homebrewer’s Association National Homebrewers Conference is coming up in only two weeks? Last year’s festival in was in Minneapolis, MN with 1,200 homebrewers, professional craft brewers and beer enthusiasts in attendance. This year the conference will take place in San Diego, and L.A.’s homebrewers are readying their beer (and liver) for the three-day event.
For our fourth spotlight on L.A.-area homebrewers we were in for a treat when Skipp Shelly shared an abundance of his homebrewed goodness with us — including homemade mead and cheese — out of his quaint homebrewery and garden in Echo Park, CA. More >
Stone Brewing Co.’s Stone Farms in Escondido to Supply Local, Organic, Sustainable Produce [PHOTOS]
May 18th
Today Stone Brewing Co. announced the launch of another new adventure: Stone Farms, a new small-scale farm that will supply organic and sustainable produce to be used at the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens. The farm will also function as a source of educational field trips for local schools, a venue for special events and potentially as land for hop growth! (Hops would be more for fun, but hey, we could still watch them grow a bit today.) More >
3 Ways to Celebrate American Craft Beer Week — Passing Out is Not One of Them
May 6th
American Craft Beer week is May 16 – 22. We have some ideas on how you can celebrate! As much as we love to party, American Craft Beer Week isn’t about passing out somewhere. It’s about celebrating the hard work that goes into each glass. More >
Inside Look at the Oldest Homebrewing Club in America — Meet the Maltose Falcons
Mar 15th
The Maltose Falcons Homebrewing Club brewed at home before homebrewing was cool. The club was founded in 1974 by Merlin Elhardt and others who wanted European beer flavors. In order to have these beers in the U.S., they had to learn how to make it themselves! We visited the Anchor Steam building in San Francisco for an inside look at the Falcons as they celebrated their win for 2010 California Homebrew Club of the Year. More >
Southern California Food Trucks Help Drive Out Hunger
Nov 12th
Orange County, California’s first mobile food drive is off and running with 20 food trucks and will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. The drive runs until November 20 — and you can help! More >
New Belgium’s Tour de Fat Explained by Dallas Byerley, Beer Ranger
Nov 1st
New Belgium’s Tour de Fat came to an end this past weekend. The bike parade and festival tour wrapped up in Austin, TX Saturday after completing its inaugural stop in Los Angeles a week ago. The event was free to enter and featured a little beer, a little music, and a little oddball fun targeted to the biking community all for a good cause. We talked to New Belgium’s Los Angeles Beer Ranger Dallas Byerley (pictured right) about the ins and outs of the festival and how it came to be. More >
Firestone Walker Co-Founder David Walker Says L.A.’s Craft Beer Culture Is Coming Together [VIDEO]
Oct 13th
We caught up with David Walker of Firestone Walker Brewing Company at the Surly Goat in West Hollywood along with owner Ryan Sweeney and Firestone Representative, Certified Cicerone Jace Milstead. Here is what David Walker had to say about L.A’s beer culture.
Meet the Homebrewers of Los Angeles – The Bakofsky Brothers
Oct 1st
Did you know in the United States there are over 750,000 homebrewers? Neither did we. Los Angeles is quickly becoming home for multiple new breweries, but it has been home to homebrewers for decades. We will be spotlighting homebrewers around our home of L.A. Today we start with two brothers you may have seen here and there around town. More >
Photos: Venice Art Crawl Premieres in Venice Beach
Aug 19th
Guest blogger and artist Danny Heller tells us who was at the very first Venice Art Crawl on Thursday night!
The eclectic town of Venice Beach is steeped in history ranging from the early Beat Generation that filled its cafes to the legendary Z-boys of Dogtown. Venice has also been a hotspot for artists gathering in the town’s many studios, while having very few options to exhibit locally. All that is about to change with the brand new Venice Art Crawl, running every third Thursday of the month. More >
