My bff Jennifer (the photographer at my blogiversary party) from San Francisco, who rarely visits me cuz she dislikes L.A., came down to stay for a couple of days this week and since she doesn’t drink I had to think of other ways we could have fun. Solution? Take her on a tour, albeit a…
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This Weekend: What's Happenin', Hot Stuff?
For once, my goal is to do EVERYthing this weekend. Thursday, August 7 La Perla Summer Sale Thanks to Billion Dollar Babes, glamor gals can get 75% off luxurious lingerie, swimwear and ready to wear. The sale starts today and ends on Friday. Thursday and Friday, 10am-8pm. 433 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills (map). Friday,…
Wokcano Santa Monica Grand Opening Party
Wokcano in Santa Monica (the fifth L.A. Wokcano restaurant) celebrated it’s grand opening with a huge party of complimentary specialty cocktails and passed appetizers. And of course we were there to check out the scene. Free drinks! Woo hoo! The new restaurant, located in the space formerly occupied by Akwa, is huge with two and…
L.A. BBQ Festival: Vegetarians, Steer Clear of Santa Monica
When I went to the Big Apple BBQ Festival in New York last year, I wished and wished with all my might that we had something like that in Los Angeles. Fortunately, Dan Silberstein of CozmoDeck and DrinkEatPlay was thinking the same exact thing and was able to actually do something about it since putting…
Blogiversary Giveaway #3 and #4: Gift Certificates for Citizen Smith and La Cantina
The uber generous folks at La Cantina and Citizen Smith have given me awesome gift certificates to give away at my blogiversary party. That one lucky crackhead whose name I pull out of the hat during the shindig at Bar Lubitsch will get a gift certificate for Hollywood’s La Cantina, The Hills’ girls’ fave Mexican…
This Weekend: Eat, Drink and Fly for Less — If That's What You're Into
Sucks that rent day coincides with all these sales going on. Friday, August 1 Virgin Airways Airfare Sale They’re at it again with the uber cheap airfare: $79 one way to Seattle, $139 to NYC. In light of crazy-high gas prices, this is quite the deal. But book your flights before August 7 cuz that’s…
Reminder: My Blogiversary at Bar Lubitsch
I can’t believe it’s less than a week til my big blogiversary party. Free booze for two hours generously provided by the fine folks at Martin Miller’s Gin and Partida Tequila. Damian Windsor, my fave bartender from Gordon Ramsay at The London, created a special cocktail menu for the occasion which the Bar Lubitsch bartenders…
8 oz. Burger Bar: A Burger Joint for Grown-Ups
Checked out the two-week-old burger joint on Melrose, 8 oz. Burger Bar, which is located in the former Table 8 space. I didn’t come for the burgers, however, but rather the cocktails. It’s a wonderful list of pre-Prohibition-style classics and some signature drinks made with fresh juices, mixers and herbs, and each one is only…
Free Cheesecake, Jamba Juice and Starbucks Day
Flickr Shot by {meagen} (detail) You like the free stuff, right? Well tomorrow — Wednesday, July 30 — there are three giveaways going on. $1.50 Cheesecake Slice from Cheesecake Factory: The biggie of the day is the $1.50 slice of cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory in celebration of its 30th anniversary (and National Cheesecake Day). Why…
Bluesy Tuesdays at The Foundry on Melrose
Flickr Shot by dcaseyphoto Your wife just left you? Your dog just died? No one understanding your problems? Maybe a visit to Bluesy Tuesdays, The Foundry on Melrose’s new weekly nights, will cheer you up some. Every Tuesday there will be a different live act playing some blues, roots and Southern-inspired music while you enjoy…
