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1. New Moon Premiere Beckons 10,000 People and 2 Live Wolves

2. 6 New Venues for Los Angeles Holiday Parties

3. $4 Million MOCA Gala Breaks Fund-Raising Records

4. Us Weekly Takes to Voyeur With Scantily Clad Models, Burlesque Feel

5. How Do You Make Staffers Feel Appreciated—at Little or No Cost?

6. Poll Results: Informal Nights Out Make Most Appropriate 2009 Holiday Parties

7. MoMA Gets Suitably Whimsical and Macabre for Tim Burton Tribute

8. Masked Raconteurs Tell Tales at Moth Ball, and I Have a Blast

FROM WASHINGTON

P.C.M.A. Honors Wardman Park, Fairmont at First Nighttime Annual Meeting

8 New Venues for Washington Holiday Parties That Won't Break the Bank

MSNBC and Rodale Fete Jeff Corwin's New Book and Documentary at the Occidental

Againn: A Modern Gastropub in Penn Quarter

Café Milano Offers Corporate Catering

More Photos From Fight Night/Knock Out Abuse: Stogies, Laser Shows, and a VW Bus Bar

Fight Night/Knock Out Abuse: Joan Jett for Men, Shirtless Hippies for Women

Award-Winning Washington Mixologist Offers Custom Cocktails and Classes

Birch & Barley: Neighborhood Restaurant Group's New Beer-Themed Venue With Private Dining

Long View Gallery: New Location in Warehouse Space for 400

FROM NEW YORK

Masked Raconteurs Tell Tales at Moth Ball, and I Have a Blast

Gap, Banana Republic, American Eagle Open Stores With Musical Performances

MoMA Gets Suitably Whimsical and Macabre for Tim Burton Tribute

3 New Hotel Restaurants for Business Entertaining, Private Groups

Nintendo Launches New Mario Game With Look Back at Franchise History

Scripted Models Play Up Key Notes at Victoria's Secret Fragrance Preview

Ad Age Looks to Boost Conference Interaction With Beer Tasting, Lounge Seating

More Photos From Louis Vuitton's Garden-Style Launch: Life-Sized Trees, Mounds of Mums

A Forest of Flora Marks Launch of Louis Vuitton's Saks Boutique

4 Made-in-New York Sweets for Gift Bags

News Archive for National Kidney Foundation

NEWS 11.06.08 5:29 PM

Weekend Festival Preview: Films in Ojai, Food in Palm Desert and Studio City

Southern California's weekend calendar includes a dense slate of festivals, including wine and food events in Los Angeles and the desert, and a burgeoning film festival to the north.

The National Kidney Foundation's 22nd annual Great Chefs of Los Angeles event will take to the CBS Studio Center in Studio City on Sunday. Gino Angelini is to be honored, and chef Govind Armstrong will host. Dakota and 25 Degrees chef Tim Goodall and Grace's Neal Fraser are among the more than two dozen participating chefs. American Airlines is a sponsor. MORE >>

Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert, American Airlines, National Kidney Foundation

TOP 100 EVENTS 02.29.08 7:15 PM

Southern California's Top Food, Wine, and Hospitality Events 2008

The 2007 Art of Food & Wine event in Palm Desert
Photo: Brian Maurer

1. American Food & Wine Festival
Wolfgang Puck and Barbara Lazaroff are behind this quarter-century-old foodie fest, which raises money for the Los Angeles chapter of Meals on Wheels. Every September, gourmands wind around the streets of the Universal Studios back lot to meet some of the country’s most prominent chefs. Joan Wrede coordinates the event. MORE >>

Southern California's Top 100 Events, Meals on Wheels, Share Our Strength, Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association, American Institute of Wine & Food, Los Angeles Free Clinic, New Friends, National Kidney Foundation, Break the Cycle, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Reed Exhibitions