EVENTS
Call of Duty XP This fan event celebrating the military-themed Call of Duty video game franchise has transformed a nondescript hangar into a gamer's paradise, complete with previews of Modern Warfare 3, a $1-million tournament, live paintball in a replica level and a closing performance by Kanye West. Must be 18 or older to enlist. 5600 Campus Center Drive, L.A. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. $150. (201) 383-4222. http://www.callofduty.com/xp
Taste Eat your heart out at the Taste, a large culinary festival hosted by the Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine magazine. Over the span of the weekend, food and drink from some of Southern California's best restaurants and wineries will be served, in conjunction with a series of panels, cooking demonstrations and discussions with a number of L.A.'s finest chefs. Various times and locations. Sat.-Mon. (213) 237-6552; http://www.latimes.com/taste
The L.A. County Fair The largest county fair in North America runs for a month and boasts more than 600 vendors, horse racing, carnival games, the Chinese Circus of Beijing, pig racing and, of course, an abundance of fried food. Don't forget to wear comfy shoes (and perhaps pants with elastic). Pomona Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Sat.-Oct. 3. $12 weekdays, $17 weekends. http://www.lacountyfair.com
