What do bloggers do over a 3-day weekend? Well, Caroline on Crack hits the new Bodega Winebar in Santa Monica and likes what she drinks, eats, and pays. Eating LA undertakes the daunting, if delicious task of creating a guide to the food at Farmer's Market. And Jessica Ritz hops a plane to Spain and promises to write about the wine there. Losanjelous sends food intern Samosa Mel to Magees Donuts in West Hollywood;......

The quest for satisfying coffee is never-ending for true coffee fanatics. As a result of the vast wasteland of product served up by most coffee vendors, this search can also prove to be routinely frustrating. But thanks to local producers, including the Coffee Cellar/La Bodega de Café operated by Angel Orozco (located within Mama's Hot Tamales), we've got some exciting alternatives here to the Starbuckization of the world. The Coffee Cellar's superior product and......

Lovers of good food and doing good will revel in some new exciting businesses that recently opened. The Coffee Cellar (La Bodega de Café): Sustainable Coffees Community Roaster is the latest of the bunch. The Coffee Cellar is located at the MacArthur Park Sidewalk Vending District headquarters and inside Mama's Hot Tamales Café. An outgrowth of the Institute for Urban Research & Development, these projects merge progressive business philosophy with providing some damn tasty goods.......