Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week returns from Friday, May 29, to Sunday, June 7, with participating restaurants featuring special prix fixe menus and exclusive offerings.  Among the many participating restaurants are Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken’s Alice B in Palm Springs, Café One Ele ven in Cathedral City, Seven Olive Modern Gastropub in Indian Wells, and Double Date in Rancho Mirage, inspired by the Coachella Valley’s legacy as the Date Capitol of the World. There’s also Mole Mexican Kitchen in Palm Desert, the Coachella Firehouse Bar Grill, the colorful Delicias Mexican Cuisine in  Desert Hot Springs, and Jackalope Ranch in Indio.  Prix fixe lunch menus will be priced at $15, $25, or $35, and dinner menus at $29, $39, $49, or $59. Select restaurants will also offer restaurant week specials. For a complete list of participants, menu previews, and to make reservations, visit www.dinegps.com.  For every reservation made through dineGPS.com, $1 will be donated to FIND Food Bank, helping to fight hunger throughout the Coachella Valley. Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken at Alice B (Michele Stueven) The Hollywood Farmers’ Market celebrates 35 years this May, and Food Access LA is marking the milestone with a month of weekly activations starting Sunday, May 3, to celebrate one of LA’s largest and longest-running farmers’ markets, featuring more than 150 vendors and expanded food access efforts. Throughout May, the market will increase Market Match for all EBT customers, offering an additional $5 in matching funds to help stretch grocery budgets while directly supporting California farmers. 35th Anniversary Programming Schedule Sunday, May 3 – Kickoff Celebration – 10 a.m. – Speaker Program featuring Hugo Soto-Martínez (Council District 13), Jennifer Grissom (Food Access LA), Kathleen Rawson (Hollywood Partnership), and a representative from Lindsey Horvath’s office (Supervisorial District 3) – Chef demonstrations at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., and 11 a.m. with Nekia Hattley (My Daddy’s Recipes), Oscar Ochoa (El Machete), and Alexa Waldron (Häsi Bread) – Commemorative photo booth – “Memory Booth” featuring vintage Hollywood Farmers’ Market photos, inviting visitors to share what the market means to them Sunday, May 10 – Trash-sorting competition with prizes, hosted by The Dirt Girls in partnership with LA Compost – Food-eating competition with prizes Sunday, May 17 – Blind taste test comparing farmers’ market produce with conventional grocery store produce, highlighting quality and freshness Sunday, May 24 – Natural dyeing workshop hosted by Hecho by Caye Sunday, May 31 – Hands-on wax sachet workshop hosted by Serein Botanicals Matcha Master comes to LA (Courtesy Japan House LA) Today, matcha is enjoyed around the world, yet the tools behind creating a perfect bowl of tea, particularly the chasen bamboo tea whisk, are less well known outside Japan. The delicate art of chasen-making began 500 years ago in Takayama, now part of Nara Prefecture, where generations of artisans have refined the art using locally prized bamboo. The 20th-generation chasen master, Tango Tanimura, will travel from Takayama to give a talk and live demonstration at JAPAN HOUSE Salon | Level 5 on Sunday, May 31,  offering rare insight into this enduring, deep-rooted tradition. What’s Popping Up is a column in the L.A. Weekly that explores everything new in food and drink The post Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week And Hollywood Farmers Market Turns 35 – Here’s What’s Popping Up appeared first on LA Weekly. ...read more read less