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3 Events: Raising a cup, end-of-summer picnic, foodie auction

By Betty Hallock
 and Mary MacVean
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Caffeinated birthday: Paper or Plastik Cafe is celebrating its first anniversary with a party that, like the cafe, is as much about performance and design as about eating or coffee -- even the Intelligentsia and Ecco coffee made in its steel pour-over bars. The party is set for 7:30 p.m. to midnight on Sept. 10, and will include performances by the Brazilian jazz band Out of Focus and of proprietor Yasha Michelson’s dance technique, plus exhibits of photographs and metalworking, the latter using leftover materials from the café’s construction. Sangria and snacks will be provided. Of course, there will be coffee. 5772 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 935-0268, www.paperorplastikcafe.com.

Dinner, with beer: City Tavern and brewery Ladyface Ale Companie host a four-course beer-pairing dinner for an end-of-summer picnic on Thursday, Sept. 15. On the menu: an amuse bouche of deviled egg, asparagus and roe with Trois Filles Tripel; orzo, crab, avocado and grapefruit salad and beet vinaigrette with Chaparral Saison; duck confit and crisps with Chesebro IPA; smoked cocoa-rubbed tri-tip sandwich and potato salad with Picture City Porter; and spiked watermelon and peppered strawberries with Sazerac-oaked Red Rye. $46 per person. Call for reservations. City Tavern, 9739 Culver Blvd., Culver City, (310) 838-9739, www.citytavernculvercity.com.

Bid for foodie-ness: Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Huckleberry Cafe are pitching in to present an online ‘Foodie Extravaganza’ auction that will run Sept. 1 to 30 to benefit Growing Great, a nonprofit organization promoting school garden and nutrition education. Auction items include: a private in-home dinner party cooked by chef Walter Manzke with wines paired by Gargiulo Vineyards; a special tasting menu at AOC from chef Suzanne Goin with pairings by wine director Caroline Styne; an in-home baking class and party with pastry chef Zoe Nathan; a handmade pasta course and tasting menu with Rustic Canyon chef Evan Funke; and a private “Swine Dinner” at the Village Idiot. Other items contributed from: Andrew’s Cheese Shop, Animal, Artiste Winery, Blue Plate Oysterette, Christina Perozzi, Cube, Gjelina, Hungry Cat, Justin Winery, Melville Winery, the Mercantile, Milo & Olive Milling Co., Misfit, Red Car Wine, Soho House, Son of a Gun, Sunstone Winery, Sweet Rose Creamery, Tar and Roses and more. Many of these auction items are for groups of 6 to 10 people. To see the complete list of auction items and to register to bid, go to growinggreat.dojiggy.com.

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-- Betty Hallock and Mary MacVean

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

Mary MacVean

Mary MacVean is the former Mind & Body editor at the Los Angeles Times. She’s a runner and a cook, and has worked at The Times as morning assignment editor, web liaison, food writer and copy editor. She was a national editor and writer focusing on food at the Associated Press and a features editor and a columnist in Moscow, where she also ran a children’s cooking school. She left The Times in 2015.

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