From Clementine You know what tomorrow is, don’t you? Yup! The first day of National Grilled Cheese Month 2009! Huzzah! And as always Clementine in Century City knows how to celebrate. This year they’re not doing the very fun Melt the Vote campaign they did for election year ’08 but rather a simple menu of…
Category Archives: Dining
Westside Tavern: Where Everyone Will Know My Name
Yes, West L.A.’s Westside Tavern is FINALLY open. Last year Chef Warren Schwartz’s California comfort food restaurant was supposed to open in June, then October, and then in time for the holidays. Oy! But after several menu changes and staff hirings, it’s finally here and much to the excitement of the crowd of diners and…
This Weekend: Anejo Manhattans, Free Vodka, Hangover Brunch
A trailer for Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are. Looks good! Lots going on this weekend, most involve drinking. Yay! Thursday, March 26 Westside Tavern Opens Finally! This place is open! Remember talk of it opening in time for the holidays last year? Anyhoo, I’ll let that go. I’m just looking forward to the…
Vegas Trip, Part I: Augustus Tower and Rao's in Caesars Palace
I swore off Vegas ever since that extremely annoying bachelorette party I was forced to take part in three years ago. “Vegas is for smokers, gamblers, people who can’t hold their liquor, loose men/women and senior citizens anyway,” I said. What sort of fun could I possibly have in Sin City when I don’t fall…
Craft Beer Fest LA: Beer Lover's Paradise for $30
The Los Angeles Craft and Artisanal Beer Appreciation League (created by local beer aficionados Ben Ling of Pure Luck, Alex Macy of Bottle Rock in Downtown, Bob Kunz of Father’s Office, Hot Knives and Kevin Kansy of Artisanal Ales) will be throwing its very first Craft Beer Fest L.A. on May 9 at the Echoplex….
The Lab Gastropub: Baby's First Gastropub
OK, I’ll give it to them, those USC kids are lucky. USC Hospitality’s Lab Gastropub that opened up near the campus is wayy too cool a beer bar for a college town. In Westwood, we got BrewCo. Wut up with that? At the Lab, you’ve got a cross between high school science class setup and…
This Weekend: $1 Luckyfish Dishes, Kogi BBQ Cooking Demo, Wine Fest
Yay! Spring equinox is here! How will you celebrate? Balance eggs on end? $1 dishes at Luckyfish? A Kogi BBQ cooking demonstration? Pagan dance in the forest? Thursday, March 19 $1 Dishes and Drinks at Luckyfish’s 1-Year Anniversary In celebration of its one-year anniversary, Luckyfish, conveyor belt sushi restaurant, is charging one dollar for every…
Manchego: New Spanish Tapas Restaurant in Santa Monica
What no one is telling you is that there’s a new Spanish tapas restaurant that just opened in Santa Monica. Actually Manchego has been around for about four months but it seems the only people talking about it online are Yelpers and even they are reluctant to sing its praises. We’re guessing it’s because they…
This Weekend: ArtCycle, Farmer's Market Food Tour, Designer Sales
I actually really enjoyed the opening number to last Sunday’s Oscars. Wolverine can dance! Looks like it’s going to be another lovely weekend in SoCal so there are some outdoorsy things to do in this roundup. Friday, February 27 Foley + Corinna Sample Sale OK, this sale sounds like one of those $200-sale-price sales but…
Huckleberry Cafe & Bakery: Homemade Done Right
What is going on with Santa Monica lately? It’s the recession and it seems like there are new restaurants popping up everywhere in the seaside republic — Riva, The Fig, Santa Monica Seafood. And add to that Huckleberry Cafe and Bakery, brought to you by Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan, the folks behind Rustic Canyon…
