smorgasburg launches in LA.
brooklyn's popular weekly smorgasburg market opened in LA at the alameda produce market! the weather was over 100 degrees, but there were still lots of people out to get their bagels, lobsters, pizza, ramen burgers, coffee, noodle bowls, tacos, banh mi, hot dogs, poke, popsicles, etc!
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swine and wine at IDT.
a couple weekends ago, the institute of domestic technology hosted swine and wine, a hog butchery demonstration by mallet and cleaver's jered standing.
![swine and wine at IDT.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ff4fa6e4b048b3e7348ab4/1466554823078-95U62BJMCERSZ5M4ZJ5Y/swine%2Bdine.jpeg)
valentine's day winemaker dinner with roomforty.
wanting to try something a little different for valentine's day this year, we bought tickets for roomforty's annual valentine's day winemaker dinner.
![valentine's day winemaker dinner with roomforty.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ff4fa6e4b048b3e7348ab4/1455695004759-EMHWP1JZH68MWWEBAEGG/image-asset.jpeg)
jgold 101 at union station
jonathan gold's list of 101 best restaurants in LA was released by the LA times last week, and they threw a launch party at union station to celebrate.
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jonathan gold's bite nite at the LA Times printing plant.
i managed to snag two tickets for the first night! needless to say, it was an amazing night, filled with amazing food, and even a few celebrity chef sightings.
![jonathan gold's bite nite at the LA Times printing plant.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ff4fa6e4b048b3e7348ab4/1466555420572-U62LHN3UJKBVD9Z87ZXV/LAtimes.jpg)
artisanal LA 2015 spring show
i finally made it to artisanal la this past weekend! their spring 2015 show was atthe reef event space in downtown. in the past, i've really only been to craft shows, so it was a nice change of pace to attend an event much more heavily focused on local makers of food, beverage, and items for the kitchen and garden.
jeni's ice creams opens in los feliz.
i discovered jeni's ice creams at the gelson's in silverlake and quickly became obsessed. with flavors like goat cheese & cherries and middle west whiskey eggnog, how could i not?
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