Together with actor B.J. Novak, chef Tim Hollingsworth is putting a modern twist on a beloved fast food item. Chain and Paramount worked together to make The Stabby Meal, which comes out on February 24 and was made to promote the upcoming Scream VI movie.
By creating homages to childhood favorites in deserted alleys, Hollingsworth and Novak founded Chain during the pandemic. With a 10,000-person waitlist, it quickly became a local phenomenon. The Stabby Meal consists of Chain’s Throwback Fries, Woodsboro Orchards’ Warm Apple Pie, named after Woodsboro, and Chain’s Extremely Medium Sized Bone Marrow Chain Burger. A Bloody Buck Knife 120, Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barerra, and a NYC Subway to Blackmore University collectible pin are also included.
To commemorate the end of Black History Month, Oak Park Brewing Co. and People’s Beer will release a limited-edition, alcohol-free beer honoring Ray Charles in collaboration with The Ray Charles Foundation. It will be offered for a brief period of time at Fixins Soul Kitchen, the full-service soul food establishment owned by NBA star and 55th Mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson that honors African American culture and traditions. The pop-up at LA Live will feature artwork by Ray Charles and a playlist chosen by The Ray Charles Foundation.
As it celebrates “100 years of grandeur” this year, Afternoon High Tea returns to The Biltmore Los Angeles hotel in its historic Rendezvous Court, surrounded by Moorish-carved wood ceilings, gold-leaf accents, a rose marble fountain, and the vast Baroque stairwell. A reservation also includes a free glass of champagne for adults 21 and older, in addition to a selection of sandwiches, scones, pastries, and pots of fine-blended custom tea made just for the Biltmore by Chef Justin Bastian of St. Bastian Tea Company.
The following weekends are available for afternoon high tea dates throughout the year: February 25 and 26, March 11 and 12, March 25, and April 8 and 9. Both OpenTable and the front desk can be contacted to make reservations at 213-624-1011.
Yonnie Hagos, Ajay Relan, and Issa Rae, co-founders of South L.A.’s Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen, are currently opening new locations there between Seventh and Eighth Street in Downtown Los Angeles through the summer.
The Downtown menu will include classics like the Bangin’ Breakfast Sandwich, Soul Bowl, and Hilltop “Droptops,” as well as specialties like the Matcha Chata and Lavender Latte and locally grown coffees. The building at 718 S. Hill St., built in 1913, has a lengthy history in the food business. On the first floor, Sanford’s Nutritional Health Food Center and Juice Bar debuted in 1938, Schaber’s Cafeteria followed in the late 1940s, and Quality House Liquors didn’t open until the 1980s.
For a special event featuring recipe developer and New York Times best-selling cookbook author Molly Baz, Caldo Verde at the Downtown LA Proper hotel is partnering with Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization Regarding Her.
The one-night event will feature a four-course pre-fixe menu that highlights the straightforward recipes with big flavors that hail from Baz’s cookbook Cook This Book, along with a few favorites, in honorRegarding Her’s third annual 10-day RE: Her Festival, where nearly 100 female-owned restaurants and women-run food and beverage brands come together to offer events, special collaborations, thematic menus, one-on-one conversations with industry leaders, and beyond.
Market-driven cocktails and boutique wines will also be available, including the recently released chillable red from Baz’s Drink This Wine, with 20% of sales going to RE: Her Festival.
Grab a jacket: Wonderful® Pistachios and Major League Eating have partnered up to sponsor the “Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship” on World Pistachio Day, Sunday, Feb. 26. At the first competition, which begins at 10 a.m. at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, world champion competitive eater Joey Chestnut will compete against other top-ranked Major League eating athletes for the world record for pistachio consumption. Chestnut will have to overcome fierce opposition from other top-ranked eaters present, such as:
Geoffrey Esper, a competitive eater from Oxford, Massachusetts, who is ranked second.
Miki Sudo, a third-ranked competitive eater from Tampa, Florida
Nick Wehry, a competitive eater from Tampa, Florida, who is ranked fourth
Gideon Oji, a competitive eater from Morrow, Georgia, who is ranked seventh,
Along with watching the competition, attendees and spectators can take advantage of free giveaways like branded goods and, of course, bags of Wonderful Pistachios.
From Monday, February 27 to Thursday, March 2, Los Angeles residents can make a Truffle Table Reservation at the Santa Monica Shack. A new limited-edition sumptuous White Truffle menu is available at Shake Shack. Each night, there will be two seats, one at 6 p.m. and one at 8 p.m., with a total of eight reservations (each with two seats) available. The White Truffle Burger, White Truffle ‘Shroom Burger, Parmesan Fries with White Truffle Sauce, unlimited beverages/wine, a shake of choice, and a bottle of Regalis White Truffle Oil are all included in the tasting menu, which costs $20.
At Japan House LA, from Saturday, February 25, to Friday, March 3, explore sake through the tradition of “kaku-uchi” tasting. “Kaku-uchi” refers to the practice of tasting various sakes at a sake-shop seller’s itself, which has evolved similarly to how wine bars have spread throughout the world. Customers typically learn from experts while sampling a wide range of sake flavors along with straightforward snacks. Sake lovers 21 and older can sample and learn about 20 different kinds of sake during Sake Flight Week LA while taking in specially selected food pairings and panoramic views of Hollywood. This is a modern take on the traditional “kaku-uchi” experience.
