Amy T. Shuster
It’s holiday season, and many are looking to travel to someplace warm and sunny. Earlier this year, I had the good fortune of traveling to 3 Hawaiian Islands on a food-cation. If you would have asked me a year ago to recommend a hotel, resort or B&B I would have been useless to you. If you’ve never been to Hawaii before and are just starting to research, I can understand how confusing it can be.
Before my Hawaiian adventures, I couldn’t even tell you the difference between all the different islands, let alone recommend where to stay. Alas, 3 islands and 9 hotels later, I have a much better feel for where I might return to rest my weary head after a long day of adventuring.
In this post, I start with Oahu. Here are my picks:
Waikiki Beach.
Hip + Budget friendly: Hotel Renew by Aston
Why stay here: Just a 5 minute walk from the Waikiki drag and beach, I found this boutique hotel to be quaint and comfortable. Though small, the rooms are updated with modern amenities and sport a chic and hip decor. Most importantly, the beds were clean and comfortable. I loved being greeted at check in with a fragrant warm towel and POG juice too! Customer service was stellar and while their complimentary breakfast was pretty basic (coffee, juice and pastries) it was good enough to give us a head start to our morning. There is no pool or spa, but this hotel is clean and colorful and perfect for couples who are on a budget yet don’t want to stay at a place that “feels” that way. Click here to see newlywed specials and other packages. Rooms from $139
The modest and classy Hotel Renew by Aston.
Modern and comfortable.
Make sure you get lei’d when in Hawaii.
Center of it all + great views: Hyatt Resort and Spa
Why stay here: You are right in the center of all the food and shopping you could ask for. If you weren’t planning on renting a car, this would be a great place to stay and splurge for the room with the view – it’s stunning. There are multiple towers (I even got lost a few times!) but I never stayed too long in my room. You want to be on the beach and in the water anyway and this hotel puts you right there. Sure, the building, bathroom and rooms are a teensy bit dated (It could use a little facelift). But overall, it was a very nice stay. Rooms from $176
Pool with a view: Pool & hot tub and bar are on the roof!
The view from my balcony. Breathtaking.
Inside the Ocean View room.
Family Friendly Getaway: Aulani Disney Resort and Spa
Why stay here: If I had a bunch of little minions and wanted to park the family at a resort that has it all, I’d probably stay here. Full of safe and fun family activities like on-site kayaking, snorkeling and 2 really fun water slides, it’s a one-stop shop to a Disney inspired chill-zone. Even the sand is pristine and ocean waters are somehow perfectly cool and calm. If you’re looking to stay put for a while and let Hawaiian-themed Mickey keep your little ones occupied for a few days, it’s quite the treat indeed. Watch me go down the slide. Rooms around $399
Disney’fied rooms.
Aulani Resort and Spa.
A Disney inspired adventure.
Big and Beautiful: Modern Hotel
Why stay here: Full disclosure, I didn’t stay at this hotel, but I sure wanted to. I walked through the lobby and pool area during the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival’s opening event Under the Modern Moon. The place is georgous, has great views and is home to Iron Chef Morimoto‘s famous restaurant. I know of a few friends who did stay here during recent trips and they had nothing but good things to say about it. It’s sophisticated, modern and sexy. If you have the dough to splurge, I’d say, go for it! Rooms from $289.
The Modern pool during the Under the Modern Moon Hawaii Food and Wine Festival Event.
The view from the Modern at just after sunset.
Still wondering if you should go to Hawai’i? Watch a video recap from my Hawaii adventures in a previous post.
[I was a guest of the Hawai’i Visitors and Convention Bureau and their partners. Mahalo for having me as your guest. All opinions expressed are my own.]
Giving is good.
Feel like giving back a little this holiday season? Here’s an event you can give a little and get a little in return. This Sunday, December 8th, some of LA’s top chefs / restaurants and Filipino-American bartenders will come together for #LALovesPI an event located at the newly opened, The Church Key (8730 Sunset Blvd) in Hollywood, which I recently visited. This special food and cocktail event will raise $$ to support the Gawad Kalinga, a Philippine-based grassroots organization and non-profit who is currently assisting relief efforts on the front lines of Typhoon Haiyan disaster sites.
Participating chefs and mixologists include Eric Greenspan, Kris Morningstar, Ray Garcia, Anthony Carron, Steven Fretz, Steve Samson, Devon Espinosa, Nick Meyer, Ken Baranda to name a few, with additional participants to be announced on the event’s Facebook page.
General Admission tickets ($100 + service fees) include an all-inclusive food and cocktail reception and silent auction.
VIP tickets ($150 + service fees) add on a private champagne reception from 5-6pm, exclusive tastings and a gift bag of treats courtesy of Sherry Yard (Helms Bakery).
100% of the proceeds from #LALovesPI will be donated to relief efforts in the Philippines. All ingredients, gifts and staffing are being graciously donated for the event.
More information on Gawad Kalinga can be found at http://gk1world.com/.
More information and tickets for #LALovesPI can be found on Facebook and at https://lalovespi.nightout.com/.
Do it.
8730 Sunset Blvd · West Hollywood, CA 90069 · Neighborhood: West Hollywood
When I have out of town visitors who want to experience L.A. nightlife and see “Hollywood” I usually suggest we go to Sunset Blvd. I know better than to take my guests to tourist traps (see: Saddle Ranch or Cabo Cantina), both of which were once go-to spots when I first moved to Cali 9 years ago! These days, I let my tastebuds be my guide and prefer a night of classy eating and good drinking. Luckily, there plenty of spots for that on the Sunset Strip, and the freshly opened Church Key is soon to be a new favorite…
The Church Key on Sunset
The Church Key in Hollywood opened up late October and I was lucky to receive an invitation to sample the menu and experience what this hip and sexy new night spot has to offer; electric energy, stiff drinks and an ever changing menu. It can be as casual or intimate as you want it to be.
“Fashioned Chai” – Apple Jack Brandy, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Chai Syrup, Orange Peel
My first reaction: “Gosh, this place is cool.” Followed by “ooh, so cozy,” and “heeey, hello handsome!” Good looking servers (some donning Pan Am flight attendant uniforms), push around retro fitted Delta Airlines serving carts and serve up American-style dim sum.
Server/ stewardess makes “boozy” otter pops
They hand you plates and stamp your card and you relax on comfy couches decorated with crocheted quilts as you cheers your friends by the fireplace. Beverage Director Devon Espinosa (Ink, Pour Vous) has the Negroni’s canned in-house and the boozy Otter Pops (a.k.a. Fla-Vor–Ice a.k.a. popsicles) are frozen with liquid nitrogen. Yep. It’s that kind of place.
Sound like a good time? It is, and the food isn’t too shaby either. What I sampled…
“Spiked” Otter Pops made-to-order at your table
Can’t say no to popcorn. Especially seasoned with brown butter, salt and vinegar. Mmm!
Salt and Vinegar Brown Butter Popcorn
Inside the Church Key (just part of it… this place is huge!… and cozy.)
“Shot in the Dark” – Dolin Blanc, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, pineapple, Absinth Rinse
Frog hollow pear salad, manouri cheese frisee black walnuts, poached pear vinaigrette
House Made Parker Rolls, whipped sea salt, butter, bacon jam
Crispy Pork Belly, Gochujang Glaze, cashew butter, radish, sesame
Ahi Tuna Tartare, pomegranate greek yogurt, cucumber, pappadam
Chicken Liver Parfait, huckleberry, brioche, sea salt, chive
These pig ear Cheetos are weird, but cool, and oddly, they DO taste like Cheetos! Definately worth trying at least once. And more than once if you LOVE Cheetos!
Pig Eared Cheetos and fluffy guacamole dip
You could come here simply to drink some cocktails, grab a few items from the carts as they roll by and call it a night. Or you can go big and order entrees too. There’s also a really nice bar to hang around and pick up good looking loners. Drink up! and pucker up!
“Harlequin” – Bonal, Raspberry Gomme, lime & “Fretzy” Alto Resposado, St. Germain, Reagan’s Orange Bitters, Grapefruit Peel
Bite-sized dehydrated sallops from the cart
I loved the creaminess of this pasta. Hand-rolled and made to perfection.
Hand rolled Cavatelli Pasta, “truffled” Alfredo, crispy artichokes, castlemango cheese
Tuna on crispy rice, from the cart
This snapper is an insanely popular dish (for good reason) and is a specialty of chef Steven Fretz (Top Round, XIV) — a MUST get.
Tapioca Crusted Tai Snapper broccolini, white soy, vinaigrette
Stuffed “Peking Quail”, red rice, apple, parsnip, puree, sansho truffle jus
“Canned Negroni,” with of course, a church key! Made with gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth
This was Grrrrreat! (And btw, after this, I’m probably drunk at this point of the night)
“The Negroni” after it’s poured
So many stamps! Like a badge of honor having taken down all those plates. Whoa! Job well done teammates!
This is what your card will look like when you eat and drink too much! Ha!
These donuts are a MUST get. I was too full at this point to think clearly, so… when in doubt, we ordered two desserts.
Brioche Donute, brown butter glaze, cinnamon caramel
Chai Poached Pear Tart, Almond Streusel, Amaretto Sabayon
So much attention to detail, The Church Key is such a fun place. Even the bill is sexy.
“Come back and see me…” Don’t worry, I will!
Come with a friend or 5… or perhaps come on a 3rd date, to you know, impress your partner… She’ll think you were trying to put the moves on her… and might actually enjoy some of those moves…
[Special note: Thank you to the Church Key for hosting our dinner. All opinions are my own.]
When I first met Sheldon Simeon at the Maui Onion Festival in early 2013, I hadn’t yet seen his performance on Top Chef Seattle Season 10. The Bravo cooking competition show no doubt brought the young chef into the national spotlight, but the locals here in Hawaii were already fans of his hawaiian-filipino inspired cuisine. A local boy, family man, and Rising Star Chef, Sheldon is easily one of the nicest and most down-to-earth, chefs I’ve met.
At the Hawaiian Food and Wine Festival this Fall, I met up with the Fan Favorite who filled me in on what he had been up to since leaving Star Noodle. We chat about his experiences on Top Chef, his advice to aspiring chefs and Migrant Maui, his new restaurant opening this month at the Wailea Mariott.
Watch the video:
Uh, oh. You did it again.
You waited until the last minute to decide what you were going to do for Thanksgiving. If you are lucky, your friends have taken pity on you and have invited to their holiday party. Whew! Good. Someone else is taking care of cooking dirty work. If you are lucky, all you have to do is show up with a bottle of great wine or dessert and you’re set. If you are lucky…
But what if you find yourself miles away from family and your besties have skipped town? Or worse, what if you CAN’T COOK worth a damn!? What do you do!? What do you do!? Never fear, here are a few fun holiday inspired events and great local restaurants feeding the masses this Thanksgiving with all the fixin’s… some even for FREE.
Drink: Seven Grand Thanksgiving Eve Bash: Nov 27th. Wild Turkey Spiced Cranberry Punch Cocktail all night, for $6. Each glass of punch gets a raffle ticket. Door is free entry, however with each $1 donation they will be giving out a raffle ticket for prizes being given out throughout the night. All donations going to the LA Midnight Mission for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Seven Grand 515 W. 7th St. 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Cruelty free Turkey Dinner: Crossroads has prepared a 4-course plant based Thanksgiving meal designed by Chef Tal Ronnen. From 12 to 5 pm, guests will enjoy seasonal fall cocktails crafted by lauded bartender Jeremy Lake, including La Flaca (vodka or tequila, dandelion root, lime, cranberry, agave, soda), the New York Flip (Buffalo Trace bourbon, 10yr Tawny port, coconut cream, “egg yolk,” nutmeg), and the Hard Times (Breaker bourbon, apple brandy, lemon, maple syrup). Cost $75. Thanksgiving dinner menu will include: 1st Course: Cream of celery and parsnip soup
2nd Course: Arugula salad with shaved persimmons, pomegranate vinaigrette
3rd Course: Rosemary and hazelnut scaloppini with cranberry cabernet sauce, Mashed potatoes with porcini gravy, Classic dressing stuffing (gluten free option available), Brussels sprouts with pine nuts, currants, maple mustard glaze, Sweet potato biscuits
4th Course: Pumpkin tarts OR Apple cobbler
Crossroads Kitchen 8284 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Thanksgiving Day Bouchon. Turkey Dinner Service + Black Friday two-for-one drink deals. Classic Turkey Dinner from $38.00 per person/$20.00 for children 10 yrs and under will consist of beautifully plated sliced turkey, green bean casserole, sweet potato gratin, corn bread, and cranberry relish with turkey gravy. Bouchon Bistro will be open from 11:00am – 2:30pm & 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Bouchon Bistro 235 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA
Free Thanksgiving dinner: Cafe Gratitude. Free Thanksgiving meal on November 28th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (or until the last bite of stuffing runs out!), the restaurant staff, along with volunteers from the community, will be commemorating the spirit of the holiday by offering a complete vegan Thanksgiving supper including everything from garlic mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy to pumpkin pie.
Cafe Gratitude Venice 512 Rose Ave. Venice, CA
Thanksgivukkah: The Pikey on Nov 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., Hollywood’s favorite English pub, The Pikey is throwing a Thanksgiving/Chanuka dinner. Deep fried turkey legs, mac and cheese, herb stuffing, delicata squash, and roasted potatoes, at just $25 per person. Add on Matzo ball soup and latkes for the full effect.
The Pikey 7617 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.
More Turkey Dinner: L.A. Farm. Top Chef Stefan Richter will be serving a classic Thanksgiving, with a Top Chef twist. Take out available. 2pm – 9pm Adults $45, kids half price. You can expect, local organic roasted turkey, Honey smoked & glaze ham, Green beans almondaise, Classic stuffing, Cranberry sauce, Baked yams, Mashed potatoes, Roasted carrots & sweet corn, Pumpkin pie, Pecan pie.
LA Farm 3000 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404
Watch: Trains Planes and Automobiles: I love this John Candy, Steve Martin classic and somehow I end up watching it every holiday season. Before your feast, check it out on the Big Screen at the Aero Theaters Wednesday, November 27 7:30pm!
Wherever it is that you end up… I wish you and your loved ones a lovely, thankful, blessed Thanksgiving and Happy Hanukkah!
3833 Main Street, Culver City, CA 90232
In downtown Culver City, just off the main drag, The Wallace replaces the Brazilian BBQ Libra, and quite nicely offers up a fresh spot, and soon-to-be locals favorite. As with the typical California fare we’ve all come to know and love, here you can expect locally sourced, seasonal, sustainable plates – the bonus – a welcoming, unpretentious vibe and cool ambiance.
Helmed by husband and wife team, Carol Teich and chef Michael Teich (formerly of SBE), The Wallace soft opened to friends and family yesterday and is set to open officially to the public this Saturday, November 30th.
Come this weekend, when you’ve finally had enough turkey left-overs, step out and pay a visit to this new hip joint for some good food and a fancy cocktail or two. Bring a date or your best pals and come prepared to break bread and learn to love your veggies all over again.
The Grommit – mezcal, white rum, velvet, falernum, blackberry liquer, lime and
Five o’clock Shadow – cava, rye, amaro, ciociaro, honey, lemon
There are tables, communal seating, an outside patio and a long welcoming bar at the entrance. However, my favorite seat was in the rear of the restaurant with a perfect view of the working kitchen.
Instead of your traditional appetizer-entree-dessert standard menu, here they encourage you to order small, order lots, get a few dishes and pass them around. Here are some standouts from what I ate…
I started with the Braised White Beans, with sofrito, smoked paprika, and shaved parmesan.
A few small bites on toast – a delicious tease.
To wash it down…
Day Rate – coffee infused scotch, cognac, honey syrup, chocolate chili bitters and
Morning Sex – bourbon, chai fennel syrup, passion fruit, lemon, peychaud’s bitters (my fave drink of the night!)
Another lovely small dish was the Chicken Liver Mousse with balsamic onions and five spice. Good for 2 or 3 people to share.
A light and satisfying Salmon Belly, with horse raddish, beets, cucumber and pumpernickel…
More bite sized munchies… I just had to try the Salt Cod Fritters made with capers, lemon, roasted garlic aioli. I was expecting the saltiness of the capers and fish to be overpowering, but the flavors blended perfectly. It was crunchy yet soft inside.
Braised Pork Cheeks with lentils, apple, horseradish and red onion agrodolce. I liked the tenderness of the pork, but this wasn’t my favorite dish. Still, interesting and good.
Cauliflower is the new Brussels Sprouts. Yep.
Roasted Cauliflower, creamy parmesan, almond bread crumb, rosemary. Yummm.
Roasted Carrots, parsnips, cumin, honey, soy.
My favorite of the night. Short Rib Ravioli. Braised greens, parmesan butter, vinocotto.
Inside The Wallace.
A dessert worthy of saving room for. Almond Cake.
Also very nice. Salted Caramel Custard.
After a night of dining, the food left me satisfied and yet wanting more in the best possible way.
Current hours of operation are for dinner, seven days a week: Sun-Wed 5:30 -10:30p.m. Th-Sat 5:30 – 11:30p.m. Brunch and lunch will be available starting in January.
The LACMA is known for giving art lovers (like me!) and foodies (me too!) a chance to experience some really special events at the museum. One such event is called Cur-ATE which happens every other month and lets guests experience the museum after hours with their very own tour guide, followed up with a private dinner.
Art and food historian, Maite Gomez-Rejón, gives a walking tour and history of art as it was influenced by food through the ages. After the hour long tour, the second part of the evening takes guests to the Patina Group restaurant, Ray’s and Stark Bar to meet with executive chef Kris Morningstar who explains the inspiration behind a specially curated 4-course dinner.
Click to watch:
Our tour started with objects dating back to 1300 BC in ancient Egypt where the first record of beer surfaced. These ornate and decorative vessels held the “beer” which was believed to contain magical ingredients linking its drinker to the Gods. In other words, the more drunk you got, the more spiritual and closer to God you became!
Our tour then shifted toward wine around 400 BC as it started to become the elite drink of the times. Men would throw “ancient frat parties,” getting drunk and reading poems to each other as their servants would strain the wine, and feed it to them as they lay down. Of course, women were never invited to these parties… (So, not cool.)
Ancient beer can?
Coffee and tea make an appearance at the end of the 16th century and eventually wake everyone up from their drunken stupor. I wonder what an ancient hangover feels like?
This dude…
The philosopher and writer, Voltaire… is the type of guy who would have hung out at the ancient coffee houses – consider him the ultimate hipster.
Tea, which was introduced from China, was considered a luxury. England was way huge into coffee before they got into tea… but then they started to get fancy with it…
People would rent pineapples to put on their dinner tables as it was considered a luxury item – notice the crown on the top … it’s the “king of the fruit!”
We ended our tour in Brazil with the invention of rum. Yum!
On a side note, did you know that the first whiskey distillery came from George Washington after he left the White House? That’s how he made a living after his presidency!
After our lesson in food history, we were off to eat 4 amazing dishes at Ray’s and Stark Bar inspired by the artworks we discussed; coffee, tea, wine and rum… here we come!
Coffee: Beets, coffee infused cream, warren pears, roasted carrots, granola, mustard greens…
White wine: Black cod, chanterelles, gnocchi, beurre blanc, chives…
Black Tea: Liberty Duck, tea soaked prunes, parsnip puree, farro, pepper cress
Dark Rum: Vanilla batter cake, apples, Meyer’s rum-vanilla bean sauce
The 2014 cur-ATE season will begin on January 13th and the theme for that evening will be Parisian Café Culture.
Visit ArtBites or Lacma.org for info and tickets!
[Thank you Patina Group for hosting, and to Wagstaff and Tastemade for facilitating!]
My partner in crime used to have a 4-color silk screen press in his art studio for making T-shirts and art prints. I would laugh and make fun of him when he made a mistake or got paint on his clothes. I mean, how hard could it be? You put the screen down and pull some paint through… Sounds easy enough, right?
Karma came back to haunt me when I attempted to screen some totes for myself. After a few false starts (and paint everywhere!), I did indeed get the hang of the technique and… behold the fruits of my labor!
I’ve been rocking them everywhere I go – the farmer’s markets, grocery store, book store, etc., and people have been asking me how they can get one of their own.
Okie Dokie! My mother always told me to share so… why not!?
I’m giving away three Backyard Bite bags to a few lucky readers. Here’s how you can rock your very own BYB bag:
1st step:
Comment below that you want one!
Extra steps:
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Good Luck! I’ll pick winners at the end of the year. Happy Holidays!
Update: Winners Announced!
Kyla
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Randy
My bookshelf is lined with cookbooks that rarely get opened. The internet is all too quick to answer my immediate recipe questions and unless there is something really classic or specific that I am looking for, sadly, the books mostly decorate my cabinets. But when is a cookbook not just a cookbook? A memoir? A history? Sprinkle in a little humor, a little grit and a dash of inspiration – you get Roy Choi’s new memoir, L.A. Son My life, My City, My Food.
That title just about sums it up. An interesting, funny, often touching narrative about LA’s favorite Korean-American chef who is often referred to as ‘the guy who started the Kogi Truck.’ Though to those who know him on a more local level, he is so much more than that. Sure – he was indeed a big part of the team who helped to catapult LA’s food truck scene – you’ll also find him at his restaurants; Chego, A-Frame, Sunny Spot, or perhaps “feeding the streets” somewhere and cooking with his soul. He has an incredible life story and this book encapsulates his love for his food and his Los Angeles city and takes you along for the ride.
The hardcover book is thick, but it’s a quick and easy read. If you are a fan of his blog, RidingShotgunLA, then you are familiar with his writing style – which is pretty much how he talks – straightforward, honest and raw. It makes sense that Anthony Bourdain’s publishing company picked up the edgy bio-cookbook.
What you can expect: You get history – like how Old Hollywood became Koreatown and in the 60’s became home to the largest Korean population outside of Seoul. You get a glimpse into his Korean-American upbringing – a familiar story to what any immigrant in America must feel when trying to find his place in a strange land. You learn how he was “adopted by the streets”, was strengthened by the Fonze, and how his mom sold Kimchee like an Avon lady. You learn about the family restaurant, “dumpling time” and how the Choi family ended up with a lucrative jewelry business leading to Roy’s growing up in the O.C. in a house formerly belonging to Nolan Ryan.
But what great chef isn’t without his demons? Roy is no exception. His story has so many ups and downs, by the end of the book, you never again even think about referring to Roy as just the “Kogi guy.”
I love the inclusion of recipes after each chapter, some of his favorite dishes which were inspired by a particular time in his life. Choi, not only familiarizes you to his upbringing, but also with his Korean culture, and the dishes that define it. Jump to the end of the book for a lesson in “Cultural Shit.” Tips like: “Don’t point your chopsticks, eat all your rice, cook with your soul, taste with fingers, eat slow; drop the deuce fast.” You get the idea…
He describes some “rules” to Korean cooking and explains the importance of everything from soy sauce to tofu and spam in a Korean diet. He makes the simple process of washing rice a meditative experience. “Wash your rice to cleanse, not to clean,” he says.
There is so much more to this cookbook than recipes, and so much more to this biography than the story of his life. “A fucked-up, restless kid from L.A. who had morphed into a thug who had become a chef who had cooked his way up a ladder, only to fall into the arms of the streets.” Choi has good intentions in writing his story and hopes it reaches not just the food fanatics who have been following his culinary life, but will hopefully inspire people everywhere, from high schools to libraries to jails. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. It’s a good read and, heck, it may even inspire you to pick up a pan and cook something!
Hop on to his already on-going book tour; hear him talk, pick up a signed copy, or sample dishes referred to in the book.
Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the public.
11/13
DOWNTOWN L.A.
Roy Choi in Conversation with Evan Kleiman
Los Angeles Central Library
Mark Taper Auditorium
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles
7:15 p.m.
*Tickets here.
11/14
CULVER CITY [TICKETED]
L.A. Son: An Evening with Roy Choi
A-Frame
12565 Washington Boulevard
Culver City
7 p.m.
Tickets: $75 (includes dinner, drinks, meet-and-greet with Roy + signed copy of L.A. Son.)
11/15
WEST HOLLYWOOD
Roy Choi Discusses and Signs L.A. Son
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood
7:00 p.m.
*Kogi truck onsite.
11/16
IRVINE
Book Signing
Diamond Jamboree
2700 Alton Parkway
Irvine
11:30 a.m.
*Kogi truck onsite
11/19
LOS FELIZ
Roy Choi Reads From L.A. Son
Skylight Books
1818 North Vermont Avenue
Los Feliz
7:30 p.m.
*Kogi truck onsite
11/22
SAN FRANCISCO
Book Reading and Signing
Omnivore Books
3885 Cesar Chavez Street
Noe Valley
6:30 p.m.
11/23
NAPA VALLEY
L.A.merica: My Twisted Life: Culinary Demonstration with Roy Choi
Flavor! Napa Valley
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
2555 Main Street
Napa Valley
*Tickets: $95+
11/23
OAKLAND
Book Signing and Dinner with Chef Roy Choi and Chef James Syhabout
Hawker Fare
2300 Webster Street
Oakland
5:00pm – 10:00pm
*Pickled Cucumbers & Kalbi Plate w Mac Salad from L.A. Son
12/11
VENICE [TICKETED]
Tasting Table presents an Evening with Roy Choi
Sunny Spot
822 Washington Boulevard
Venice
6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $55 (includes sampling of dishes from L.A. Son, unlimited Belgian beer and Cidre, a meet-and-mingle with Roy + signed copy of L.A. Son)
12/12
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Cooking Class and Signing
Let’s Get Cookin’ Westlake Culinary Institute
4643 Lakeview Canyon Road
Westlake Village
6:30 p.m.
*Class: $95 (class only) / $115 (class + copy of L.A. Son)
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