You Won't Want to Miss This

An evening with Johnny Depp?  Dinner at Spago?

Not if the date is Friday, July 10. I'm heading to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles that night for the 4th annual East LA Meets Napa benefit.

It's a tasting of great Mexican food prepared by restaurants such as La Casita Mexicana, Casa de Moles "La Tia," Rivera Restaurant, El Tepeyac, Guelaguetza and many more.

Take a look at samples of what you'll get to taste: an oyster with green cucumber caviar from Rivera and a vegetable roll topped with nut mole and pomegranate seeds from La Tia.

Wines will be provided by Napa wineries with Latino owners and/or winemakers. Among them are Cobblestone Vineyards, Sequoia Grove, Karl Lawrence and Robledo Vineyards. So far, 23 restaurants and 20 wineries have committed.

The event benefits AltaMed  Health Services, a non-profit that provides medical care and other assistance to those who can't afford it. It's been operating in Southern California for about 40 years.

East LA Meets Napa takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. July 10 at Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Tickets are $125. To order, go to www.altamed.org. For more information, call (323) 889-7886.

Comments

[Clementina]

Hola, Barbara!
It's been 20 years since I moved away form my hometown of Los Angeles, but El Tepeyac was one of my favorites. Just recently, my viejo told me that he wanted to take a restaurant tour of East Los Angeles. Thanks to your post, we now know where to go. Any more suggestions?