Jenny Peters
Freelance travel, entertainment and lifestyle reporter, editor, photographer
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Jenny Peters has covered the entertainment, lifestyle and travel worlds as a freelance journalist for many years. Her credits include writing on film, celebrities, events and parties, travel, restaurants, wine and spirits, design and architecture, beauty, spas, golf, automobiles and fashion for USA Today, National Geographic Traveler, New York Lifestyles Magazine, AARP.com, Variety, New York Magazine, Bask Magazine, the Los Angeles Daily News and many other domestic and international publications, websites and wire services. She was the editor in chief of Brentwood/Distinctive Living magazines (the Southern California luxury lifestyle magazines), and held the same post for Scene magazine. Before she became a full-time freelance writer, Peters was a manuscript editor at Random House Trade Publishing, working with authors ranging from Woody Allen to Carl Sagan. She is a founding and voting member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, who present the Critics’ Choice Awards every January honoring the previous year’s finest in cinematic achievement. Her favorite places to be are on the beach playing volleyball, scuba diving in warm tropical waters, sipping wine in the middle of a vineyard or simply strolling the streets and soaking in the atmosphere of one of the world's great cities. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New Orleans, two of the world's greatest cities.
A great way to spend the end of summer and Labor Day weekend is always at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, enjoying the annual Los Angeles Times The Taste culinary events. The intense Southern California heat mellowed each day after the sun set on the evenings of August 29, 30 and September 1, as many local foodies converged on the New York street scene on the studio backlot to indulge in delicious delicacies presented by fabulous area restaurants. Mica Ray from LN2 with chicken slider and brussel sprouts at LA Times The Taste on Saturday August 31, 2019. Andy J. Gordon, a Los Angeles-based marketing and strategy consultant, made his writing debut in “Brentwood” magazine in 2007.
If you’re in Los Angeles over the three-day Labor Day weekend holiday, there’s no better place to be than at the Los Angeles Times The Taste, held annually at Paramount Pictures Studio in Hollywood. The 21-and-over parties start on Friday night and continue on Saturday and Sunday evenings as well, as The Taste transforms the studio backlot into the ultimate epicurean pop-up and block party over three distinct evening events. On Friday night from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., choose from restaurants including Aquí es Texcoco, Bibigo Kitchen, Church & State, Gus’s Famous Fried Chicken, INKO NITO, Izakaya Osen, L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Lady M Cake Boutique, Le Grand, Love and Salt, Ma’am Sir, McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream, Noree Thai on Beverly, Otium, Pop’s Bagels, Salazar, Tacos 1986, Tar & Roses, Tumbi Craft Indian Kitchen, Wurstküche and more. (Photo courtesy Los Angeles Times) Tickets can be purchased at http://extras.latimes.com/taste/; they are $110 for general admission and $195 for VIP access, which includes the following: First in the door access to main eventConvenient and free parking inside the Paramount Pictures gates (savings of $15)A selection of highly-rated international premium wines and among the first to taste the west coast debut of the highly anticipated Mod Seléction Réserve ChampagneExclusive spirit samplings of Roku Gin, Haku Vodka, and Toki Whiskey by House of SuntoryExclusive dishes by chefs including David LeFevre of Manhattan Beach Post/Fishing with Dynamite (Friday), Curtis Stone Events (Saturday), and Phillip Frankland Lee of Sushi Bar (Sunday)Behind the scenes tour of Paramount Pictures StudiosAccess to furnished lounge during the entire event
A wonderful weekend of summer-inspired culinary bites, wine tastings, craft cocktails and DJ curated musical entertainment took place at the third annual Pacific Wine and Food Classic on Saturday, August 17, and Sunday, August 18, 2019. For those looking for light and refreshing choices, The Bubble Bar offered a variety of sparkling wines including selections from Scharffenberger Cellars, Wilson Creek, Gloria Ferrer, Argyle and G. H. Mumm. We also enjoyed the 2017 Pommard Clone Pinot Noir from Bouchaine Vineyards, the 2016 Sanford Pinot Noir, the 2016 Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2017 Justin Cabernet Sauvignon. The third annual Pacific Wine & Food Classic celebrated the great Southern California summer season, showcasing many of Orange County and Long Beach’s finest restaurants as well as first-class wines, beers and spirits from around the world.
It was a special night for the Los Angeles fans that love New Orleans music and funk in general (pretty much everyone in the house) as Dumpstaphunk’s guitarist Ian Neville joined the band for a portion of the show. Ian Neville grew up around his prolific musical family and was part of the now defunct Neville Brothers in addition to his current gig with cousin Ivan Neville in Dumpstaphunk. In addition to host Nikki Glaspie on drums and special guest Ian Neville, the band included Ty Coombs on percussion, Shaundrin “DRiN Elliott on keys, Steve Thurston on keys, Enrique Sanchez (Meghan Trainor) on trumpet, Alex Wasily (Isley Brothers and Dumpstaphunk) on trombone and Pete Ortega (Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder) on tenor sax.