THE TASTE’S LABOR DAY CULINARY CELEBRATION

Awaiting Angelenos this Labor Day weekend is what promises to be a tremendous four (yes, four!) day citywide culinary event, appropriately titled “THE TASTE.” Presented by the Los Angeles Times and Food&Wine, this food festival promises a whopping 4 days, 3 locations, and 9 events of unlimited tastings from over 200 local eateries as well as from top vintners and mixologists, cooking demonstrations from celebrity top chefs, wine tastings/seminars, panel discussions, and, perhaps, the opportunity to meet some of your favorite stars of the culinary world. Celebrity hosts will include Roy Choi, Duff Goldman, Ray Garcia, Giada De Laurentiis, Scott Conant, Art Smith, Ludo Lefebvre, Michael Voltaggio, Claire Robinson, Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos.

From the kick-off event on Friday evening, “Burgers and Beer,” to the more family-friendly “Picnic in the Hills,” hosted by Giada De Laurentiis on Labor Day, THE TASTE seems to have captured and combined the varied culinary and cultural landscape of Los Angeles. Events are creatively themed — see “Taco Tequila Tryst,” and “Street Eats” taking place in Hollywood; “Fashion Bites Brunch” in Beverly Hills (yes, with “free-flowing Bloody Marys, Bellinis and Mimosas” alongside brunch – to me, the best-meal-ever); “Food Noir” in Downtown (where you can enjoy “noir” inspired dishes paired with screenings of film noir shorts and classic newsreel prints). There’s enough of a variety of events that will cater to all and reward attendees with unique culinary memories before summer’s close.

** An easy way to offset ticket prices is to “Check In to THE TASTE” by participating in a special week long happy hour promotion running now until August 25th. Go to regular happy hour at participating restaurants such as BOA Steakhouse, STK, Akasha, and Napa Valley Grille, check-in via Foursquare or Facebook and receive 20% off tickets to THE TASTE. More information and a complete list of participating restaurants is available at http://www.facebook.com/THETASTELA.

For more information on THE TASTE, please visit http://events.latimes.com/taste/

Tickets are available here . Proceeds will benefit the Los Angeles Times Family Fund, Share Our Strength, Los Angeles Conservancy, Beverly Hills Education Foundation, and Cal Poly Pomona.

FRIDAY, September 2
Beverly Hills
Burgers & Beer
Presented by Peroni and Eater LA
Fri, 9/2 | 7-10 pm

Hollywood
Art of Mixing
Fri, 9/2 | 9 pm-12 am

SATURDAY, September 3
Beverly Hills
Secrets from the Kitchen & Cellar
Presented by Infiniti
Sat, 9/3 | 11 am-3 pm

Hollywood
Taco Tequila Tryst
Presented by Hornitos, Buick and GMC
Sat, 9/3 | 7-10 pm

SUNDAY, September 4
Beverly Hills
Fashion Bites Brunch
Presented by Ciroc and Infiniti
Sun, 9/4 | 10 am-2 pm

Hollywood
Street Eats
Presented by Buick and GMC
Sun, 9/4 | 4-8 pm

Beverly Hills
Desserts After Dark
Presented by Ciroc
Sun, 9/4 | 8-11 pm

Downtown
Food Noir
Presented by Peroni
Sun, 9/4 | 8 pm-12 am

MONDAY, September 5
Beverly Hills
Picnic in the Hills
Presented by Target
Mon, 9/5 | 12-4 pm

Roy Choi (left), the godfather of the food truck movement and owner of Kogi and Chego, helps kick off a citywide TASTE Happy Hour on August 17th at Montage Beverly Hills.

Photos by The Taste LA for Appetite for Good.

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