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Each month, HuffPost LA joins our friends at Tasting Table to highlight our five favorite finds from the city's sprawling culinary scene. After eating...

Head to Papilles Wednesday for a special natural wine dinner, which will feature wines made without sulfites. The four-course menu includes items like canape of brioche with poached foie gras, pickled cherry, and baby mustard greens.

Summer is a great time to splurge on big meals, sweet treats and tempting tipples, whether you're beachside or downtown. Peruse our picks for the trends you'll find this summer among the new eateries of Los Angeles.

The bottom line is that The Charleston is a great experience, but you need to check their website ahead of time to make sure you're planning a visit that fits with the experience you desire.

To send American Craft Beer Week out with a bang, Smog City Brewery and The Tripel are teaming up for an evening of killer food and brews.

Tucked away, off charming Main Street in Santa Monica, is a hot new restaurant serving modern American cuisine in an indoor/outdoor setting.

Because of her Crayola-bright red highlights and permanent smile, it's easy to spot Chef Kimmy Tang of 9021Pho in a crowd. Over handmade pot stickers, mini pork bao and her famous pho, I briefly caught up with her.

When I lived in Paris, my boyfriend and I would go often to A Douchka in the Marais and eat blini after blini topped with those glistening, steel-grey pearls. But it's been awhile since I've indulged in a true caviar-orgy.

Take in the stunning views at Wolfgang Puck's WP24 Lounge and try their new daily happy hour, which features a rotating selection of signature small plates (Peking duck roll, mini pork belly bao buns and shrimp and lobster spring roll).

Get into Cinco de Mayo mode early by checking out the Mariachi Dinner show at La Fonda. From 7-9 p.m. watch a live mariachi perform while you enjoy the full dinner menu that includes Mexican specialties like queso fundido and carne asada.

Together with her son, Nino Mier, Esther Cynmon Linsmayer created Food + Lab. She oversees the menu, and he's in charge of the day to day business. Linsmayer laughs, "He's the brain and I'm the muscle."

When I'm asked about my favorite restaurants, and inevitably I am, one of the first places that springs to mind is Michael's. I doubt I'm alone in that regard.

Each month, HuffPost LA joins our friends at Tasting Table to highlight our favorite finds from the city's sprawling culinary scene. After eating arou...

At first glance, Okiba Mozzarella Bar might not appear to be an authentic Italian experience. But look past that and you'll discover that the food is as real as it gets.

Mother's Day is just around the corner -- Sunday, May 13 in fact -- and you better get those iPhones out or log on to Open Table, because reservations...

The festival of Cinco de Mayo is on Saturday, May 5, but I celebrated it early, at Monday evening's El Cholo annual party of Mexican food and drink.

Don't let the name or the lack of square-footage fool you, Freddy Smalls is big where it matters -- on the plate and in the glass.

Through May 10, the various branches of Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar are offering a promotion where you can choose from a selection of seven dishes matched with a glass of a select group of wines. As they say, "Pick a pair, any pair.

You really can't go wrong at Locanda del Lago on any night, but the "whole animal" menu is something not worth missing.

Nick + Stef's executive chef Megan Logan continues her ongoing monthly series of Meat 101 classes Friday with a lecture and tasting of New York steak and ribeye.

The beef is carved right before your eyes -- sort of like Benihana's, only much slower and if you try to pick up one of these cuts of meat with chopsticks, chances are the most you'd get is a hernia.

The ancient tradition of macrobiotic eating has been seamlessly merged with a casual modern dining experience, making M Café a perfect blend of the past and present.

One of the most iconic of the Passover dishes is matzoh brei. If you can't get enough of it, consider dropping on by Jar, where chef-owner Suzanne Tracht is serving a different matzoh nightly from now till Friday.

Café del Rey means "restaurant of the king," and this delightful, picturesque venue is indeed regal and royal in its setting and approach, while offering a culinary dining experience which befits the spectacular location.