Food & Wine


Choose Choza Mama

Peru has such a long and rich history dating back to more than 10,000 years. You read that right, ten thousand years. Many know Peru for the mysterious Inca city Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The greater mystery today is culinary: Why isn't Peruvian food more popular?

Fast Service but not Fast Food

Service is fast, but the Original Tops is not a fast food restaurant; it's not just one of thousands of restaurants with the same look and the same food.

Iconic Gus’s Barbecue Gets a Makeover

Landmark Gus's BBQ in South Pasadena is under "new ownership," and here's a case where blending the old with the new results in pure, tasteful joy!

The Wine Detective Takes the Mystery out of Wine

Red wine,  white wine or both -- it’s up to you how many or how much and if you like what you taste it’s available for purchase

House of Delights

We've all walked by Aux Delices for ages, sampling its goods impulsively upon occasion. It's high time to get to know this quaint shop better!

The Local Legend in Mexican Cuisine
Noir: Mike Farwell Sets Another Jewel in Pasadena
Don Cuco: Delicious and Different
Just Plain Old Fashioned Delicious!
Stoney Point, A Hidden Treasure in West Pasadena
Farmers’ Market Comes to Robinson Park

Starting April 1st, the Pasadena Certified Farmers' Market will be open every Thursday at an additional Pasadena location: Robinson Park at 1081 North Fair Oaks Avenue. The market will be timed for late-afternoon and on-the-way-home-from-work shopping, from 3:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Red Carpet Wine:In Good Spirits

Red Carpet stands out, even in the sea of California wine bars, because of their vast selection of outstanding wines and spirits, as well as their exceptional service

Romancing the Olive

When Chip and Crystal Reibel tasted their first golden drop of California olive oil, their love affair with the olive began

Sobieski Infuses Two New Flavors into Vodka Market

Cytron and Vanilia flavors were introduced during a cocktail party at Spago’s Beverly Hills

A Little Corner of Italy, Here in Pasadena

Roma Italian Deli & Grocery has been offering authentic, hard-to-find Italian food items from the same corner location since 1953

Noir: Mike Farwell Sets Another Jewel in Pasadena

Mike Farwell is at it again. After creating Wine Bar 112 at Restaurant Halie and then Old Pasadena's Vertical Wine Bistro, Farwell has teamed with Chef Claud Beltran to fashion Noir Food and Wine in an intimately petite setting on Mentor Avenue.