Happy Holidays!
Need something fun to do during the holidays? Check out these sweet events coming up soon plus, find some awesome promo codes below just for The Episodic Eater readers!
- December 5th & 6th: Sugar Rush
- December 12th: Sips & Sweets
- December 27th: 7th Annual Indulge Los Angeles: LA Chocolate Festival & Pastry Show
- February 20th: The Essentials
When: December 5th & 6th, 12pm – 5pm (11am – 5pm for VIP)
Where: OC Fair & Events Center
What:
Sugar Rush will be a one-of-a kind dessert showcase and sweet market experience packed with entertainment, competitions, demonstrations, walk-about tastings of decadent and delicious sweet treats and shopping from dozens of the best pastry chefs and confectioners in Southern California. Foodie enthusiasts will satisfy their sweet tooth with an overload of artisan desserts in an unparalleledsugar shoppe environment as they prepare for the holiday season.
In celebration of National Cookie Cutter week, Sugar Rush is inviting both professional confectionary and pastry chefs along with amateur dessert artisans to participate in the Sugar Rush Cookie Competition. The Sugar Rush Cookie Competition will offer everyone a chance to put a favorite family cookie recipe to the ultimate test. In addition, the Sugar Cookie Art Display Competition will bring together a cookie, an artist and a cause to battle for the best sugar cookie art display. All entries will be put on display for the festivalgoers to bid on via a silent auction. 100% of the auction proceeds will be donated to a local charity.
VIP tickets are available and include one-hour early admission before general admission guests, a VIP swag bag, chocolate and spirits pairing and access to the VIP Sugar Lounge. For more information about this one-of-a-kind sweet experience, visit www.bigbiteevents.com/sugar-rush/.
Tickets: $10 for kids, $20 for adults, $50 for VIP. To purchase tickets visit this page.
Psst: Use the promo code “Frosting” for $10 off !
When: Saturday, December 12, 2015, 8 pm – 11 pm (7pm – 11pm for VIP)
Where: Magic Box @ The Reef
What:
This year’s pastry chef and baker lineup features sweets from Shannon Swindle of Craft LA, Clemence Gosset of The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories, Mariah Swan of bld Restaurant and ICDC, Ledlow, Luis Ayala of Broken Spanish, Paige Russell of Hatchet Hall, Elizabeth Belkind of Cake Monkey Bakery, Megan Potthoff of WP24, Sherry Yard of Helm’s Bakery, Courtney Reed of Belcampo Meat Co., Zenai Leal of Salt’s Cure, Monica May of Nickel Diner, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams and more to come!
Hand-made cocktails will be prepared by Mikki Kristola of The Varnish, Robin Chopra of Corazon Y Miel, Karen Grill of Sassafras Saloon, Ryan Wainwright of Terrine, Darwin Manahan of Osso and Cliff’s Edge, Ben Scott of Alexander’s Steakhouse, Avery Underhill of Butchers & Barbers, Christiaan Rollich of the Lucques Group, Josh Goldman of the Soigné Group, Michael Lay of Broken Spanish and B.S. Taqueria, John Kelly O’Hare of Sonny’s Hideaway, Gabriella Mlynarczyk of Birch and The Loving Cup, Jesus Gomez of 1886 Bar, Edwin Osegueda of Faith and Flower and Adam Nystrom of EP + LP, with more to be confirmed!
Curated by the L.A. Weekly’s own food critic Besha Rodell and Roxana Jullapat, this eating, drinking and shopping extravaganza is one not to be missed. A portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to Food Forward.
Tickets: $40 for GA, $60 for VIP (including early entry & VIP Gift Bag). Purchase at http://ticketf.ly/1MLJ5M9
**Flash sale alert** Friday, December 4th @ 7am – Saturday, December 5th @ 10pm: Get 50% off GA tickets!!! 
When: December 27, 2015, 1pm – 4pm
Where: Olympic Collection 11301 Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064
What:
Indulge is back for the holiday season complete with celebrity chefs and unique sweet treats. It’s the party of the year for dessert lovers! *New* VIP guests will be able to attend special champagne tasting event with world famous dating expert Brooke Lewis. She is available for media interviews before and during the event.
Celebrity food critique Sophie Gayot and Celebrity Dating Expert Brooke Lewis host the 7th Annual Indulge Los Angeles at the Olympic Collection. The event will feature celebrity & top chocolatiers, pastry chefs and confectioners from across Southern California, New York, Washington DC, and Las Vegas. They will come together to put on a visual heaven in Los Angeles filled with sweet delights paired with the world’s top champagnes, wines, and spirits.
Among the celebrity chefs this year are MOF World Pastry Champion Stephane Treand, and World Champion Chocolatier Jean Marie Auboine. In years past, Indulge Los Angeles has attracted thousands of chocolate and dessert lovers from across the country and we are expecting another great turn-out this holiday season. Indulge Los Angeles 2015 will also benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Tickets: $45 – $95, available at www.indulgela.net
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Twitter: @IndulgeLA
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About St Jude Children’s Research Hospital: St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center devoted solely to children. St. Jude Patients are referred by a physician, and generally have a disease currently under a study and are eligible for a current clinical trial. St. Jude is committed to caring for an supporting children with cancer regardless of the family’s financial or healthcare resources.
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When: Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 6 pm – 10 pm (5pm – 10pm to VIP)
Where: The California Market Center
What:
Curated by L.A. Weekly award-winning food writers, the event showcases signature bites
from restaurants featured in our 99 Essentials restaurant issue that hits stands the same week.
Along with great food, guests will enjoy wine from top-shelf wineries, cocktail samples from our
liquor partners, as well as non-alcoholic sips and shopping in our vendor village.

Guests can expect more of LA’s hottest chefs, wineries and homegrown Los Angeles vendors, all
in our expanded California Market Center Penthouse. Take in 360° views of stunning DTLA as you
enjoy samples of the best food and drink this city has to offer.

Confirmed restaurants include: Animal, a.o.c, Baroo, Bestia, Beverly Soon Tofu, Broken Spanish,
Cassia, Chengdu Taste, Chichen Itza, Coni’Seafood, Crossroads, Guelaguetza, Guerrilla Tacos,
ink, Jitlada Southern Thai, Jon & Vinny’s, Kiriko Sushi, Kogi BBQ, La Casita Mexicana, Le
Comptoir, Lucques, Luv2eat Thai Bistro, Mariscos Jalisco, Mélisse, Night + Market, Park’s BBQ,
Philippe the Original, Pot, Providence, Racion, RedBird, Republique, RiceBar, Rustic Canyon Wine
Bar and Seasonal Kitchen, Sotto, Spago, Sqirl, Szechuan Impression, Terrine, The Hungry Cat
and Wexler’s Deli with more to come!
Tickets: $60 for GA, $95 for VIP, from http://ticketf.ly/1SqR9ka