The Episodic Eater

Looking down the barrel at the perfect burger is enough to make me give thanks! Just one of the amazing food options I had this weekend at the Patchwork Show! 😋❤️🍄🧀🍔🍟 #EpisodicEats 🍴 Original Beauty: Swiss, grilled onions, sautéed mushrooms, baby’s special sauce + Curly Fries 👉 @babysbbs 📍 #PatchworkShow in LB 👇👇 Tag a burger baby👇👇 (at Patchwork Indie Art & Crafts Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqbciYEF3QQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7itw52g8k26c

I’m getting a jump on all my Thanksgiving cravings with this delish sweet potato pie! P.S. - I’m not usually a PSL fan, but their Pumpkin Pie Latte is amazing! I’m already craving another one… 😋❤️🍠🥧🎃☕️ #EpisodicSweets ##ThePieHole #PieIsLove 🍴 Sweet Potato Pie 👉 @thepieholela 📍 5277 E. 2nd St. Long Beach, CA 90803 + 10 locations from LA to Tokyo! 👇👇 Tag a pie-lovin’ pal 👇👇 (at The Pie Hole) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYeevtFWHF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=st6csbibvhzo

Cooling off in @americanexpress ‘s #AmexGold Oasis at @infatuation ‘s #EEEEEATSCON on this gorgeous day with some H2O and a triple scoop! 😎❤️🍦🍃🍧🍓🥜🍫 #ad #EpisodicEvents #EpisodicSweets 🍴 Fresh Mint with Chocolate Chips, Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet, Peanut Butter with Chocolate Ripple 👉 @sweetrosecreamery 📍 #EEEEEATSCON at Barker Hangar 👇👇 Tag your coolest compadre 👇👇 (at The Barker Hangar)

Last night’s Taste of 4th Street Market was so much fun! I absolutely loved this mini shrimp sandwich from one of the market’s newest vendors, Supernatural Sandwiches. This was just one of FIFTEEN bites I had all night from all of the vendors! Too much fun! 😊❤️🍤🍅🍃🍔 #EpisodicEats #EpisodicEvents #TasteOf4SM 🍴 Mini Siren with Crispy Shrimp, Garlic Aioli, Italian Marinated Tomatoes, Guajillo Sauce, Pecorino Romano, and Crispy Garlic on a Brioche Slider 👉 @sprntrlsandwich 📍 @4thstreetmarket 201 E 4th St, Santa Ana CA, 92701 👇👇‼️ Tag someone who would smash this sandwich ‼️👇👇 (at 4th Street Market)

It’s not too late to indulge in OC Restaurant Week! But TOMORROW is the last day, so if you want your week to end as sweetly as this tower of desserts from Blackmarket Bakery, I suggest you get eating ASAP!!! ‼️ P.S. - The Doozie is available just during Restaurant Week!!! Here are the deets: drizzled heap of dark chocolate ganache, sweetened peanut butter, caramel, salted peanuts and torched marshmallow fluff in a chocolate tart shell 😍❤️🍰🍮🍋🍫🎂🍪 #EpisodicSweets #EpisodicEvents 🍴 Chocolate dipped marshmallow, The Doozie, Largo (lemon) tart, Triple Shot brownie, Blackstrap Betty cookie, Two Tone chocolate chip cookie 👉 @blackmarketbakery @OCRestaurantWeek #OCRestaurantWeek 📍 @thecampoc 2937 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 👇👇‼️ Tag your sweet-loving sweetie ‼️👇👇 (at Marriott Irvine Spectrum)

#TBT to last week’s Food Fare benefiting PPLA! Sooo many delicious bites like this gorgeous Honey Dipped Cornbread, and they’re even sweeter since they help to provide vital health care and education programs to the community. Can’t wait for next year! 😋❤️🍯🌽🍞🍴 #EpisodicEvents 👉 @thetuckroom @ipictheaters 📍 @friendsofpplafoodfare at @barkerhangar 👇👇‼️ Tag a woman for #internationalwomensday ‼️👇👇 (at The Barker Hangar)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year... time for the Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm! One of my faves was the boysenberry cheesecake, which I washed down with boysenberry boba and the decadently delicious boysenberry pie milkshake. They seriously blended up pie for a drink!!! ➕ Make sure to get the always yummy boysenberry chicken wings and fun bun, PLUS the new boysenberry pierogi, boysenberry elote, and slow cooked boysenberry short ribs which I had seconds of! I’m seriously in love with the new boysenberry menu items. 😋💜🍰🥤🍴 #EpisodicSweets 👉 @knottsberryfarm #BoysenberryFestival 📍 8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620 👇👇‼️ Tag your berry best eating friend ‼️👇👇 (at Knott's Berry Farm)

Back with another Taco Tuesday! This set of lovelies not only has delicious fillings, the tortillas are ridiculously good as well! Seriously, I suggest that you up your taco game ASAP with the beer battered shrimp taco on a squid ink tortilla. YES, I said squid ink! Check out the descriptions below and try not to drool on your phone TOO much! 😋💦❤️🌮🍄🍃🦀🍤🐙🍏🍍🐷🌶🐮🌽🍴 #EpisodicEats 1️⃣ Veggie/Vegan Taco: soyrizo, mushrooms, chirmol on kale tortilla 2️⃣ Shrimp Taco: jaiva slaw, beer battered shrimp on squid ink tortilla 3️⃣ Pork Belly Taco: green apple salsa verde, pineapple, cotija cheese on chile cascabel tortilla 4️⃣ Birria Taco: chipotle aioli, citrus slaw on yellow corn tortilla 👉 @_macheen_ #Macheen 📍 @smorgasburgla at @rowdtla 785 Bay St, Los Angeles, CA 90021 👇👇‼️ Tag the Tortilla to your Taco ‼️👇👇 (at Smorgasburg Los Angeles)

It’s OC Restaurant Week! At this weekend’s launch party, I tasted this fabulous bite from Twenty Eight, yum! From now until March 10th, over 150 restaurants across Orange County will be offering special menus with delicious dishes like these! #EpisodicEats #EpisodicEvents 😍❤️🐮🍃🍚 🍴 Beef & Broccoli Tartare 👉 @twentyeightoc @OCRestaurantWeek #OCRestaurantWeek 📍 19530 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92612 👇👇‼️ Tag an OC OG ‼️👇👇 (at Marriott Irvine Spectrum)

Sundays are made for sweets! I’m partial to cookie dough cones, especially with green tea & white chocolate chip dough! 😋❤️🍪🍦➼ #EpisodicSweets 👉 @doughandarrow 📍 3033 Bristol St Q, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 👻: episodiceater 👇👇 ‼️ Tag a cookie (dough) monster ‼️ 👇👇 (at Dough & Arrow)

It’s October, so you know what that means… Oktoberfest! I had SOOOO much fun at this weekend’s Oktoberfest at the Fairplex. So much beer (seriously, take a look at the giant steins! 😍), food, and live entertainment. The German band was awesome and I was totally rocking out with the Journey cover band outside too! One of my fave events of the year! 📅 P.S. - This is Oktoberfest’s LAST weekend so check it out before it goes away until next year! 😢 🎟 Get tickets ➡️ fairplex.com 😋❤️🇩🇪🍺🌭🍻 #EpisodicEvents 👉 #OktoberfestLA at @fairplex 📍 1101 W. McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 👇 Tag a beer buddy 👇 * * * * * #glocally_brand_ambassador #beer #beers #brews #fairplex #pomona #pomonafairplex #fairplex #drinks #cider #beerstagram #brats #bratwurst #pretzels #ad #giantpretzels #livemusic #october #weekendplans #thirstythursday #perfectpour #warsteiner #abc7eyewitness #lafood #dineLA #laeats #infatuationLA #eaterla #oktoberfest (at Oktoberfest at Fairplex)

I’m baaaack! I can’t believe it’s already fall, but I CAN believe how much I’m falling for this gorgeous dish of veal sweetbreads. I’ll be sharing a video of my entire dinner at the fabulous “Here’s Looking At You” tomorrow, but I couldn’t wait to share a sneak peek tonight! 📅 P.S. - HLAY will be one of the amazing restaurants at THIS SUNDAY’S 12th Annual The Food Event brought to you by @lamag ! See you there? 🤞 🎟 Get tickets here ➡️ lamag.com/thefoodevent2017 😋❤️🐮🍃🌱 #EpisodicEats 🍴 Veal sweetbreads, mirepoix, fennel, mustard, sesame 👉 @hereslookingatyoula 📍 3901 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020 👇 Tag your fave food fest friend 👇 * * * * * #lamag #lamagazine #hereslookingatyou #thefoodevent2017 #thefoodevent #koreatown #sweetbreads #beautifulcuisines #foodphotography #gastronogram #huffposttaste #zagat #yahoofood #eattheworld #eater #f52grams #forkyeah #buzzfeast #sundayfunday #ktown #eeeeeats #newforkcity #bestfoodworld #abc7eyewitness #lafood #dineLA #laeats #infatuationLA #eaterla (at Here's Looking At You)

It's Thirsty Thursday everybody! I'm at Steelcraft LB right now, so I'm posting this #TBT photo when @beerfacem and I checked out Smog City Brewing! (See the article here ➡️ http://bit.ly/Smogcity) 🍻 We're SO excited to head to Cheers at the #Fairplex on Saturday where they'll be pouring along with tons of other award winning craft beer and wine vendors, plus food trucks and more! 🎟 Get tix here ➡️ http://sales.ticketcostars.com/Cheers/tabid/1681/Default.aspx 📝 Event Deets here ➡️ http://fairplex.com/events/cheers 😋❤️🍝🧀🍴🚚 #EpisodicDranks #CheersLA #Glocally_Brand_Ambassador  👉 @fairplex @smogcitybeer @steelcraftlb 📍 1101 W. McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768 👇 Tag your cheers-iest chums 👇 * * * * * #thirstythursday #beer #drink #brew #ipa #smogcity #westcoast #bestcoast #beerpics #beertography #beerlife #beersofinstagram #beerstagram #beergeek #beernerd #beerporn #drinks #drinking #drinkresponsibly #drinkup #cheers #abc7eyewitness #eaterla #pomona (at Fairplex)