Flickr shot by Lori Greig Duuude! Virgin America is just getting better and better in my eyes. Cool mood lighting, personalized in-flight entertainment, and Richard Branson just might steal Sully away from U.S. Airways. But $109 one-way airfare to NYC or Boston to boot? Oh, also $59 each way from LAX to San Diego, Las…
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Dear Caroline on Crack: Restaurant for Parents' Anniversary?
Dear Caroline on Crack, My parents’ anniversary is coming up. We are looking for a restaurant my whole family (10 people) could go to celebrate for probably like $75 a person anywhere from the Westside to downtown. Open to any cuisine, meat or fish. What do you think? Thanks, The Good Daughter
Love Potions: Valentine Cocktail Ideas
This content requires Flash Player 8 or higher. Valentine Cocktail Ideas Powered by ThisNext. Get This! Looking for ideas on how to seduce your cocktail-loving sweetheart. Here ya go. I just put together this list of booze and mixers along with some Valentine-inspired recipes to kick off your night of seduction. I know, I know….
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $550 Airfare + 2 Free Hotel Nights in London
Wanna go somewhere that actually has a winter? This just in from the TravelZoo newsdesk: British Airways has slashed its nonstop fares from LAX to London to $203 each way. But not only that, you’ll also get two free hotel nights at a 3- or 4-star London hotel.* This sale is for travel between January…
Kitchen Nightmares Wants Bad L.A. Restaurants
I usually don’t do this sort of thing on this blog but I just started watching Kitchen Nightmares, well the BBC version, recently and now it’s one of my many guilty pleasures. So I thought it was really cool that they asked me and other bloggers for nominations for bad restaurants to help out in…
Holiday Cocktails Roundup: Eggnog Martini, Spiked Apple Cider and Gingerbread Manhattan
Feliz Navinog photo courtesy of Casa Cocina y Cantina Looking for a little holiday cheer in the frantic last days of frenzied mall crowds, last-minute shopping and party hopping? Well, today is your lucky day. Christmas in a cocktail glass at the following bars and even a little recipe to try at your holiday party!…
Preggatinis: Cocktail Recipe Book for Pregnant Women (and Designated Drivers)
Cocktail photo by Claire Barrett Why should drinkers have all the fun this holiday season? And poor designated drivers, sitting there with their sad little sodas and chewed-on straws. Fortunately this month, Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (aka the Liquid Muse) — L.A. cocktail blogger extraordinaire and a certified mixologist — has come out with her first cocktail…
Thanksgiving Cocktails: Pumpkin Pie and Garlic Mashed Potato Martinis
Photo of Citrus at Social’s Apple Cider by Hazelnut Photography Yes, alas Jones Soda isn’t doing its special turkey and gravy soda for Thanksgiving this year. But never fear, you’ll still be able to drink your mashed potatoes, and in a martini glass at that, or one of the following holiday specialty cocktails. BTW, not…
Apres Summer Cocktail Recipe: Limoncello Vanilla Cocktail Punch
I decided to try my hand at mixing a cocktail when I was sent a bottle of Ventura Limoncello Originale ($14.99 for 375 ml) which is the first limoncello to be produced in Ventura County from locally grown fruit and is only available in Southern California. My new housemates and I were throwing a housewarming…
Why I Hate Some Radiohead Fans
RadioHEAD captured via cell phone camera (only shot I took during the concert!) OK, in truth this doesn’t have to mean specifically Radiohead fans. I could also apply it to Hollywood Bowl concert goers and maybe even concert goers in general. But I got to see one of my ultimate favorite bands play at the…
