Balboa Strawberry Festival among food events this week in the Los Angeles area

EVENTS

Dunkin’ Donuts: Opens, 5 a.m.-11 p.m. June 9. Hours: 5 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. 4920 Balboa Blvd., Encino. www.dunkindonuts.com

Los Angeles Food Policy Council’s Good Food Gala: Cocktails and food tastes, 6-9 p.m. June 11. Cost $159.24. Reservations required. Check website for celebrity/local chefs. Vibiana, 214 S. Market St., Los Angeles. goodfoodgala.eventbrite.com

Dining in Outer Space: Author Richard Foss discusses the topic at a meeting of the Culinary Historians of Southern California, 10:30 a.m. June 13Saturday. Los Angeles Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St. www.chscsite.org

Balboa Strawberry Festival: Strawberry desserts, children’s rides, food trucks, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 14. Free admission. Wristband for Kid Zone activities, $15 in advance; $20; individual tickets will also be sold on day of event. Ventura Boulevard, from Amestoy Avenue to Balboa Boulevard, Encino. 310-473-3070. www.balboastrawberryfestival.com

Cuisines in Los Angeles: The Skirball Cultural Center holds a lecture series: “Indian,” with Aarti Sequeira, 7:30-9 p.m. June 23; “Korean,” with Cecilia Hae-jin Lee, July 14; “Thai,” with Jet Tila, Aug. 11. Fee $35 each; $90 series. Reservations required. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. 310-440-4535. www.skirball.org

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