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Quick Bites: Café de Leche, Highland Park

Thursday, March 7, 2013

5000 York Blvd., Highland Park · Neighborhood: Highland Park I happened upon this super cute little coffee shop while touring the neighborhood with a friend. It’s nice to…

Knackig + Eagle Rock Brew + Backyard Bite Event

Hops & Brats! Presented by Knackig, Eagle Rock Brewery and Backyard Bite

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

I am so excited to be co-sponsoring this super fun food and beer event with the sausage kitchen, Knackig and my new favorite L.A. craft brew house Eagle…

Christopher Elbow Chocolates

Top 10 Best Valentine’s Day Chocolate Ideas!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

It’s Valentine’s Day! Being a big fan of artisan chocolates, I ran a quick poll on Backyard Bite’s Facebook page to see what sorts of chocolate/ chocolatiers are on…

Golden Road Brewery

Winter Situational at Golden Road Brewing, Glendale

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

5410 W San Fernando Rd · Los Angeles, CA 90039 · Neighborhood: Glendale Last month, I was able to check out the super brew gem, Golden Road Brewing Company while attending my first…

VIDEO: Ep. 1: A Japanese Food Story

Monday, February 11, 2013

On today’s episode, I’m in Downtown LA. Being that I never went to culinary school but always wanted to go, I love taking the occasional cooking class. When…

Foodstory: Authentic Japanese Cooking

Food Story: Japanese Cooking Classes with Yoko Isassi

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Neighborhood · Downtown, Los Angeles Usually when kitchen novices decide to do a cooking class, they look for something easy. A chicken dinner perhaps? Maybe some sort of…

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Spazio Caffe, Santa Monica

Monday, January 28, 2013

1511-C Montana Ave · Santa Monica, CA 90403 · Neighborhood: Santa Monica Time to get out your Rosetta Stone and start practicing Italian. Well, at least if you’re a coffee lover make sure…

Flan de Queso

Old San Juan, Atwater Village

Saturday, January 26, 2013

2830 Fletcher Dr · Los Angeles, CA 90039 · Neighborhood: Atwater Village My mother once visited me and asked me to take her someplace where she could get a Budín, a Puerto…

Inside Clover

Clover Juice, West Hollywood

Friday, January 25, 2013

342 S. La Brea Ave · Los Angeles, CA 90068 · West Hollywood, CA As with any independently owned business owner, it always starts with a dream. For…

Chef Christianne cutting up an onion as the class looks on.

Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories — Knife Skills Class

Friday, January 18, 2013

I can’t begin to tell you how empowering it is to know how to properly wield a knife… in a kitchen, that is. Just a week before I…