SoCal Restaurant Show August 16, 2025 Hour 1

“The mouths and minds behind Lip Smacking Foodie Tours in Las Vegas have a true passion for great eats, fabulous restaurants, and memorable dining experiences. After working for years in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries, they used their knowledge and skills to create the best Las Vegas dining experience that not only showcases the best signature dishes at the most acclaimed restaurants in one convenient outing but entertains and illuminates along the way. To the untrained eye, Las Vegas’ Chinatown can seem like a bustling warren of Asian strip malls, grocery stores, restaurants, tea shops, and karaoke bars. But there’s so much more – if only you know where to look. Yet few do. Leave it to award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours to show the way with its newest tour that immerses guests in this hidden world of secret speakeasies that can be accessed only through code words, covert tunnels, and concealed doors.” Vegas Insider, Donald Contursi, the Founder of Lip Smacking Foodie Tours is our guest.“The short but abundantly flavorful Hatch Pepper season is here. Join The Salsa Grill in Pico Rivera for flavorful experiences like no other! Their trifecta of annual, exclusive Hatch Pepper events include the annual Hatch Pepper Roast, Brunch and Cooking Demo with Chef Marco Zapien (a Hatch Pepper authority) so everyone can enjoy the annual availability of the unique bright green, glossy and flavorful pepper. Chef Marco Zapien and The Salsa Grill host a Hatch Pepper cooking demonstration on Wednesday, August 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Salsa Grill. All guests will learn how to make several Hatch Pepper inspired dishes and will enjoy a delicious dinner while sipping on Lasorda Wines with raffles and door prizes.” Chef Marco Zapien takes a break from his busy kitchen to join us.