Please The Palate Newsletter April 2018

Written by Allison Levine on April 5, 2018

Travel Lifestyle Cocktails Wine

Spring is here! Well, after the snow storms on the East Coast and rain storms on the West Coast, hopefully it is time for the flowers to bloom and the sun to shine! The first quarter of 2018 has flown by with restaurant openings, winemaker meetings, winery region visits, wine events and multiple airplane rides! Now, with Spring comes longer days and lots of great happenings!

Upcoming Events

Pebble Beach Food & Wine (April 5-8)
Pebble Beach Food & Wine is the premier epicurean lifestyle event on the West Coast, matching 250 acclaimed wineries and 100 celebrity chefs to create a hedonistic four-day destination on one of the most picturesque strips of coastline in the world. Throughout the weekend you’ll enjoy intimate access to the pinnacle of culinary and wine talent at wine tastings, cooking demos, and some of the most exclusive, unique dining opportunities available in the world.

Oregon Wine Trail Los Angeles (April 24)
We’re hitting the trail with 50 Oregon wineries and our friends at Olympia Provisions, Salt & Straw Ice Cream and Stumptown Coffee Roasters for a grand happening of Oregonian wine, food and personality. No white table cloths, no orange cheese cubes. Instead, a generous pour of Oregon’s fine wines and pioneering spirit.

Vintage Hollywood (June 9)
Vintage Hollywood is an intimate outdoor event attended that showcases an exclusive group of wineries and features food from some of the area’s top restaurants. The beneficiary for the 2018 Vintage Hollywood event is one of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern, which was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles – OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty years of work in the community, The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives.

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Read the full April 2018 Newsletter.

The Henry – West Hollywood’s Neighborhood Restaurant

Written by Allison Levine on March 22, 2018

Food Cocktails Wine

The Henry touts themselves as the “greatest neighborhood restaurant” and it may achieve just that on Robertson Blvd in West Hollywood. Surrounded by celebrity-spotting trendy venues, including The Ivy, The Henry has a welcoming and friendly vibe.

The Henry is located in the former Newsroom Cafe space on the completely overhauled 100,000 square foot Robertson Plaza.

The Henry is owned by Sam Fox, the creator of True Food Kitchen, as well as numerous other restaurant concepts. Fox opened The Henry in Phoenix, where the company’s headquarters are based. A popular location in Phoenix, The Henry earned its title of “the greatest neighborhood restaurant” as they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, have a full coffee bar, a cocktail program and offer free wifi. Thus, as a result, many use The Henry as a work space.

Modern Israeli Cuisine in West Hollywood at Jaffa

Written by Allison Levine on February 1, 2018

Food Cocktails Wine

Jaffa, the oldest neighborhood of Tel-Aviv, has inspired Los Angeles’ new modern Israeli restaurant Jaffa. Located on West 3rd Street in West Hollywood, Jaffa LA is a bright space that includes stone walls and reclaimed wood, serving up modern Israeli cuisine.

Chef Anne Conness, who’s nuevo rancho cuisine I first tried at her El Segundo restaurant Sausal, fell in love with the cuisine of Israel after traveling there with business partner Nancy Vrankovic. At Jaffa LA, Chef Conness has taken the modern Israeli cuisine that she fell in love with and combined it with locally grown, fresh and seasonal ingredients, well-raised meat and sustainable seafood.

On my first visit to Jaffa LA for their “friends and family” preview, we took a seat on the patio where baskets of blankets were nearby to wrap ourselves in as it got chilly. We started with drinks, choosing from an eclectic international wine list, which includes Israeli wine, cocktails and mocktails. A glass of sparkling pink Bailly-Papierre NV Cremant de Bourgogne, France was the way to start. Read More +