It’s baaack! Colorado Wine Company’s White Trash Wine Tasting where wine aficionados need to just get over themselves and surrender to the unusual pairings of tater tot casserole and Pinot Noir. This annual down-home wine event, brilliantly conceived by CoWineCo owners Jennifer and John Nugent, offers all of the education of a wine tasting with…
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This Weekend: Wine Fest in Bu, MJ Bday Party, Bacon Cocktails
Wah! The end of August. Next thing you know it’s Christmas! So how are you going to enjoy your last days of summer? Thursday, August 27 The Cocktail Hours Book Launch Party with Free Cocktails A cocktail party with free martinis, mini makeovers and special gifts for attendees? Swank! In honor of new novel The…
First Run of BottleRock Downtown Tasting Menu Mondays
Honestly, even though there’s a perfectly good chef and a perfectly good kitchen, I never really considered BottleRock Downtown a dining destination before. Wine, beer and beer floats, yes. Actual food food? Not so much. That is until its resident beer geek Alex Macy invited me to check out a food tasting the wine bar…
Under One Umbrella Event: Chef Tastings and Molecular Mixology
Event production group Salt of the Earth and event catering company Epicurean Umbrella present an unusual night of collaborative chef tastings and molecular mixology at the Mark in West L.A. this Thursday. Unlike most food events, this one will be set up like a gallery exhibition instead of food festival or seated dinner. Every hour,…
Hello, Dolly: Candy Land Lolita Party at Royal/T
When I was growing up, dolls used to creep me out. Blame all those horror movies I used to watch about them coming to life and biting people with their razor teeth. Except Chucky, though, that movie franchise was just dumb. But when I first saw those cool dolls at Royal/T Cafe in Culver City,…
This Weekend: Detox/Retox, Julia at Comme Ca, Brainnnnssss!
I’ll be up in Bumfuck, California, dressed up as a French maid in 90-degree heat. Jealousss? But, hey, you have fun this weekend. Thursday, August 13 Barneys Warehouse Sale at the LA Convention Center The good news is that the Barney’s Warehouse Sale is in an even bigger space this year. The bad news is…
Gjelina Restaurant in Venice: I Just Met a Girl Named Gjelinaaaaa!
OMG, I must have another bite of the above pizza. The mushroom, goat cheese, truffle oil pizza from Venice’s year-old Gjelina restaurant. Soo delicious! So savory. Droool! Sarah (The Delicious Life, Tastespotting) and I had split it at the locals/foodie favorite on Abbot Kinney after our oh-so luxurious Ritz-Carlton massages (courtesy of the gift certificates…
LA's Top Chefs at Sur La Table's Nespresso CitiZ Launch Party
It was so weird. One morning I was watching KTLA where one of the dudes from Animal Restaurant was preparing a yummy-looking tiramisu for the Nespresso CitiZ launch party at Sur La Table in Santa Monica and in the next moment I was attending said party thanks to LAist’s lifestyle editor Julie Wolfson. Score! The…
This Weekend: Mile High Club, KBBQ Cook-Off, Screening McQueen
Holy merde! It’s already the second weekend of August? That means you only have two more weeks to enjoy the summer! Fortunately, you may be able to fit in some fun summertime activities just in this weekend alone: street party, KBBQ, outdoor screening! Friday, August 7 The Lek’s “From New Zealand With Love” Party at…
Joy of Sake's Origin of Aroma Party at Katana
The Joy of Sake’s Aftertaste “Origin of Aroma” event at Katana sounds just so L.A. and I don’t mean that in a bad way. But what’s more L.A. than sipping 37 different sakes while seeing and being seen on Katana‘s patio overlooking the Sunset Strip? Swank! And yet this will be the first time an…
