Wolfgang Puck

Dana Farner of Cut answers 5 questions on wine

2013-03-27 10:00:00

Dana Farner has been beverage director of Wolfgang Puck's steakhouse Cut Beverly Hills for the past seven years. She came from the Blue Water Grill in New York, but by now, she's a real Californian. Our own Jonathan Gold has called her "the indie-rock...

Drake, Rachel Zoe and more celebrity Passover tweets and Instagrams

2013-03-26 09:52:00

Monday night marked the beginning of Passover. Families around the world gathered to celebrate the holiday and discuss why this night is different from any other night. Celebrities took to Twitter and Instagram to share their well wishes and post pictures...

What I'm Drinking Now: Jasmine Hirsch of Hirsch Vineyards

2013-03-26 13:00:00

Jasmine Hirsch is officially director of sales and marketing at Hirsch Vineyards, the Sonoma Coast winery founded by her father, David, who bought the property in 1978. "I was born in 1979, so I’ve been around the vineyard my whole life," she...

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Malibu Country' on ABC

2013-03-21 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Last Man Standing "Home Improvement'...

Kelsey Grammer tries lowering his asking prices

2013-03-15 14:24:00

Kelsey Grammer continues his whirlwind of real estate activity, popping properties on and off the market. The latest to rejoin the swirl is an estate in Malibu’s gated Serra Retreat community, listed at $14.995 million. Set on 4.75 acres in...

BBB's pay racket in Los Angeles lasted for years

2013-03-12 13:13:00

I'm not one to say I told you so. But just saying. The Better Business Bureau of the Southland, which oversaw the betterment of businesses throughout Southern California, was expelled Tuesday from the national organization. It can no longer use the...

Better Business Bureau L.A. chapter changes name after expulsion

2013-03-12 16:15:00

The just-expelled Better Business Bureau of the Southland has no plans to end its mission of fighting for southern California consumers. The former Los Angeles affiliate of Council of Better Business Bureaus has renamed itself the Business Consumer...

Better Business Bureau expels Los Angeles chapter, largest in nation

2013-03-12 08:26:00

The Better Business Bureau chapter that predominantly served the Los Angeles area is no more.� The BBB of the Southland was expelled Tuesday from the national organization, losing the right to use the BBB name and logo. The move comes after a 2010 ABC...

Peek.com, a tourist activities website, now features Los Angeles

2013-02-28 10:54:00

Peek.com, a new site that helps tourists find and book activities, has added Los Angeles in its latest expansion. The site is trying to do for tourist activities what Expedia.com does for booking flights and hotels. The site went live in parts of...

Oscars 2013: A joyful night at the Governors Ball

2013-02-25 21:13:00

On the elegant stairway up to the Governors Ball, a man was having fun with the name of the event he was about to attend, loudly proclaiming it — or, rather, a variation of it that suggested a part of the male anatomy — to anyone who’d...

Zagat fetes 30 under 30 in Los Angeles

2013-02-26 11:38:00

The inimitable Zagat has just released its 2013 "30 Under 30" awards, honoring the top young culinary talents in the Los Angeles area.� The 30 honorees were feted Monday night at a cocktail party at the Emerson Theatre with Zagat founders Tim and Nina...

In meatball derby, it's Ikea by a nose

2013-02-25 12:51:00

Horse meat in Ikea’s meatballs? Sorry, Charlie (wait, that’s tuna), but apparently the Swedish furniture giant is jockeying for position with Burger King, Nestle and Tesco in the tainted-meat derby. My colleague Tiffany Hsu reported Monday...

The Better Business Bureau's Los Angeles chapter gave Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant, which declined to pay the bureau's subscription fees, a grade of B-minus, while less prominent restaurants that paid the subscription fees received higher ratings.

2013-03-12 13:00:00

A man pours champagne as celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (not seen) speaks to journalists regarding food and beverages to be served at the Governor's Ball immediately following the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

2013-02-26 09:31:34

Wolfgang Puck

2013-02-24 15:00:39