Around the country, many people spent Labor Day weekend with friends and family, by the water or next to a smokey grill. Many people in Los Angeles spent their weekend traveling between Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Downtown L.A. for a four day food, wine and chef extravaganza otherwise known as The Taste. The event’s name is an understatement. In truth, it was a feast–a feast of food and drink from Los Angeles’ hottest restaurants, both new and well established, in addition to breweries, wineries and television food personalities. All across town, there were different events happening. It was difficult to choose which ones to attend, but it came down to the following:
Saturday
Hollywood
Taco Tequila Tryst
Presented by Hornitos, Buick and GMC
Roy Choi, the big name behind Koji BBQ and pretty much the inception of food trucks in L.A., hosted an evening of restaurants serving their taco on great tacos. KCRW’s Jason Bentley was the evening’s MC, and he introduced live music by Pollyn and Diego Garcia. Tequila from Hornitos and Don Q rum flowed into cups as soft and crunchy filled tortillas were popped into hungry mouths. Yamashiro wowed everybody with its duck tacos. Chef Ameera of L.a. Girls Do Cook and …
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