Archive | July, 2010

Dig Weekend Guide – July 30 – Aug 1

29. July 2010

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 30 – Aug 1

Welcome to the weekend. Reward your sweet tooth at Savor LA, take your mummy to see some mummies, get down in Chinatown, enjoy a slew of food trucks on the west side, eat drink and play at the years biggest block party, or take the family to Los Feliz for a summer fair. Then finally, [...]

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Phototasting at Cube

26. July 2010

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Phototasting at Cube

Yes, we food bloggers like to take pictures of our food. We are the glutenous paparazzi, amateur food stylists, and pork belly shutterbugs. It wasn’t too long ago when even we here at Dig Lounge were taking bad blurry photos in dark restaurants, without any knowledge of white balance and aperture. Over time we taught [...]

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Wine Spectator’s Grand Award Winners announced for Los Angeles

25. July 2010

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Wine Spectator’s Grand Award Winners announced for Los Angeles

Wine Spectator magazine has released it’s 2010 list of Grand Award winners, honoring restaurants around the globe for it’s extraordinary wine programs. This award, only given out to 75 restaurants around the world, was first established in 1981. Those that made the list in LA… Patina of course, along with Spago and Valentino. Other California [...]

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 23-25

22. July 2010

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 23-25

Welcome to the weekend. There’s lots of fun eatin’ and drinkin’ goings on around town. Celebrate the 20′s at Caña with classic rum cocktails, attend a barrel tasting at San Antonio Winery, blind taste 20 Rhone wines with In-N-Out Burger, check out the Long Beach Street Food Fest, or a movie and street food at [...]

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Goodness gracious, Great Balls on Tires

20. July 2010

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Goodness gracious, Great Balls on Tires

OK, get ‘em out of your system now. (Que the ball jokes.) But seriously folks… these balls are good. Testicular jokes aside, Great Balls on Tires was originally named after the rockin’ song by Jerry Lee Lewis. G-BOT for short, the truck was founded by friends Clint Peralta, Michael Brombart and Sharron Barshishat. They specialize [...]

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Win tickets to wine & cupcakes from Greer’s OC

18. July 2010

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Win tickets to wine & cupcakes from Greer’s OC

On July 24th (1-5pm) Keith Saarloos and Dig Lounge are headed south to the OC, serving up 5 of Keith’s new releases, and pairing them with 4 delectable bite size cupcakes from Enjoy Cupcakes. Like Chocolate Blackberry Syrah, Strawberry Delight, Meyer Lemon Chardonnay and Chocolate Cheesecake. You can win tickets to the event thanks to [...]

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 16-18

15. July 2010

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 16-18

Welcome to the weekend. Get your summer cycling fix at SUMMERFIX taking place all weekend long, chow down at a premier food event benefiting the Saban Free Clinic, and pay homage to “the dude” at the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest. Then on Sunday check out the first ever flea market at Dodger Stadium, attend a [...]

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Wine country dining at Hoover’s Beef Palace

13. July 2010

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Wine country dining at Hoover’s Beef Palace

There’s nothing I love more before a day of wine tasting (or the day after wine tasting) than a solid base of greasy spoon bacon, eggs, corned beef and hash. Every wine country destination has their own greasy spoon. You just have to go searching a little. Santa Barbara has the Cajun Kitchen, Napa has [...]

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A taste of the Farmers Market

11. July 2010

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A taste of the Farmers Market

The venerable Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax is bringing back the popular Taste of Farmers Market that debuted last year at the 75th anniversary event. This years event, taking place on July 13 from 5-9pm, will feature bites from over 45 restaurants and grocers of Farmers Market. There are three different price points for [...]

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 9-11

9. July 2010

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Dig Weekend Guide – July 9-11

Welcome to the weekend. Nurse your 4th of July hangover at the 5th Annual East LA Meets Napa. Then head on up to the ‘bu for a winery tour and tasting, or down South to the Walk With Sally Summer Party. Saturday night head downtown for the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest, then on Sunday celebrate [...]

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