Hello Caroline! I hope this email finds you doing well. I met you during the Wine Tasting Tour and ever since I’ve had the fortune of getting your newsletter. Now, I need your help; my sister is planning her birthday party for Friday and she’s looking for a place, around downtown, with a patio where…
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How To Get to LAX for Cheap: LAX FlyAway
Flickr Shot by LilHils So as I was planning my trip to NYC my huge dilemma was figuring out how to get to LAX for less than $50. The last time I took a taxi from my place in West LA, the fare plus tip was about $60, and no I didn’t tip big. So…
I Heart Meat: NYC's 5th Annual Big Apple Barbecue
I can’t believe I still love meat despite spending a better part of the day smelling, looking at and devouring ‘cued-up brisket, ribs and pulled pork at the 5th Annual Big Apple Barbecue in New York. But I do, gawd help me I do. At first I was really nervous about attending this much anticipated…
FREE: Not for Tourists L.A. Guide
I thought this was pretty cool. But remember how Not for Tourists was having a release bash and gave away 100 of their L.A. guides to party attendees? Well, if you didn’t make it out to the party and still don’t want to fork over the $21.95 to get your own copy, you can actually…
Meatscursion: Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
Flickr Shot by joshbousel As soon as dotsara told me about this, I had to book my tickets to New York City asap. Did you know they have a special barbecue block party called the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party where you can enjoy finger-licking meat goods from 12 of the nation’s top pitmasters? Why don’t we have…
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $289 for 3-Night Mexico Vacation
Flickr Shot from dry the rain This just in from Travelzoo: This sounds divine! A Cinco de Mayo gift to you: Three nights in Puerto Vallarta for only $289 a person! Courtesy of Pleasant Holidays, the budget vacation people. Usually this is the price of airfare alone but you get accommodations, too. You must book…
Good Cheap Wine: McLaren Vale Kangarilla Road 2004 Shiraz
Gearing up for my fab wine bar bus tour, Dre and I acquainted our friend Jules with the wonders of Vinum Populi. After spending several hours there, Dre bought a bottle of one of her favorite wines she sampled to bring to her bf. Customers get 30% off any bottle bought at VP. But when…
Asstrolo-G's Random Horoscope
My bro Gerard, the asstrologer, felt obliged to inform you all why you are suffering from ennui today: “Mercury sits still at the end of Aquarius, a dry spell, finally out of retrograde…because it is motionless, we have a very slow news week. Venus and Jupiter and Saturn are all in fire signs but the…
Hiking Misadventures in Carmel Valley
Yay! I’m finally plugged in again! This weekend my quick holiday getaway took me up to the Monterey Peninsula where a Motel 6 in Salinas provided no Wi-Fi as well as no remote control for the TV or blow dryer or even a consistently hot shower. Anyway, went up there to do some hiking in…
Super Snowmobile Sunday in Mammoth
I had the best Super Bowl Sunday ever! I spent it snowmobiling around Mammoth. There was snow on the ground, no wind and not a cloud in the sunny sky. My friends and I had signed up through MammothMountain.com’s Snowmobile Adventures where, on Thurs-Sun, it’s $100 for your own vehicle and $120 when you double…
