Author: Gil Diaz

Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. Neighboring The Broad art museum, Otium is a contemporary restaurant that draws from the rich culinary heritage of Chef Timothy Hollingsworth. The social restaurant—with an open kitchen merging indoor and outdoor spaces—strips away the rigid formalities of dining while focusing on the quality of food, warm service, and relaxed casual ambience. LGBT News…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. The old city vibe and flavors of Tel Aviv’s Jaffa neighborhood are imported to L.A.’s eclectic 3rd Street district. Chef Anne Conness’ modern take on Israeli cuisine—together with Pastry Chef Natasha MacAller, Lead Bartender Aly Iwamoto, and restaurant partners Nancy Vrankovic and Brad Conroy—integrates spices with a deep focus on diverse, locally grown,…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. Opened in 2016, Salazar is changing the landscape along the LA River in more ways than one. The outdoor taco and Mexican meat grill is located just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the revitalized neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Atwater Village. True Angelenos know the hood as Frogtown. Experience all-day…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. Scharffenberger Cellars has been pioneering super premium Mendocino California sparkling wine for nearly four decades, with grapes sourced from its own 120 acres of vineyards, as well as select vineyards in Mendocino County. Today, Scharffenberger Cellars is under the new management of Maisons Marques & Domaines. LGBT News Now: We’re looking forward to…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. Located in the Silver Lake neighborhood, The Black Cat is a gastropub that has deep roots to the LGBT civil rights movement. What occurred at the historic establishment in 1967—a precursor to the Stonewall Riots in New York by two years—is a testament that LA’s LGBT community was ahead of its time and…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. According to its owners, BADMAASH is a term of endearment—a Punjabi and Hindi word that translates roughly as BADASS. With one dad and two brothers at the helm, the gastropub BADMAASH is not your typical Indian restaurant—a combination of Bollywood, Biggie, and Butter Chicken. LGBT News Now: How do you come up with…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. Located inside The Manufactory, Tartine Bianco is an all-day restaurant in one of LA’s hippest districts known as ROW DTLA. Its menu takes into consideration the many cultures that represent Los Angeles. The name Tartine Bianco stems from the collaboration between Chad Robertson, Liz Prueitt of Tartine, and Chris Bianco of Pizzeria Bianco.…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. Introducing the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits, Seedlip is a nature company on a mission to change the way the world drinks. Three unique and complex blends—Spice 94, Garden 108 & Grove 42—simply served with tonic or mixed to create sophisticated non-alcoholic cocktails. LGBT News Now: The name “Seedlip”…what exactly is it? We’re…

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Meet our food and beverage partners for this year’s Simply diVine, as they answer four of our burning questions. We look fourward to seeing you on Saturday, April 27, at Hollywood Forever! Purchase your tickets today at simplydivinela.org. Use code CAMPUS19 to receive $25 off FOODIE tickets. This premium quality tequila is produced and co-owned by the Aceves family of Arandas, Jalisco in Mexico with over 100 years of experience. Extracted from The Highlands of Jalisco, Angelisco Tequila’s naturally sweet, tropical flavor was brought to Los Angeles by a group of five local bartenders who now comprise Team Angelisco: Ben…

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