Frick! Summer is almost over and I feel like it hadn’t even really got started. What is up with this gloomy weather today?! Anyhoo, enjoy the barbecues, pool parties, summer sales, etc. while you still can…before temps drop 10 degrees. Saturday, August 25 Modular Pool Party at the Standard on Sunset Have you done a…
Category Archives: Dining
Exotica To Go: Mashti Malone's at Whole Foods
Flickr Shot by dotsara Every summer, I keep meaning to drive allll the way to Hollywood to try out Mashti Malone’s exotic ice cream flavors. But by every summer’s end, I find myself promising to check it out next year instead (I feel ice cream could better be appreciated when it’s hot outside). So as…
Dear Caroline on Crack: 1st Date Restaurant?
Hiya Caroline, I’m writing because I have a first date tomorrow night, and I want it to be a good one. I’m looking for a moderately-priced restaurant (up to $25-30 per entree) in the Westwood/Brentwood/Century City area, because that’s where my date lives. Any ethnic cuisine is good (I was thinking maybe Persian food since…
Cafe Zella: Feeling Lunchtime Mellow Zella
Since I get bored pretty easily, I’m always on the lookout for a new place to grab lunch during the work week. No more Mrs. Winston’s please! I had passed the little sandwich shop, Cafe Zella, a couple of times on the way to the hospital on 15th and Wilshire and was intrigued by its…
This Weekend: Taking It to the Xtreme
Celebrate this weekend with extremes by staying up late, blowing your paycheck on couture, gorging yourself on chili and spectating some Xtreme sports. Friday, August 3 Spider After Dark LA’s only Friday Night After Hours It’s 1:30am and you still feel like partying, gosh bless you. The Spider Club at Avalon offers an after-hours dance…
Poolside Happy Hours at Circa 55 & the W
Flickr Shot by kthread Want to class up your after-work gettogethers? Decompress poolside at these chic hotel happy hours. Although Circa 55 and Trader Vic’s Lounge at the Beverly Hilton serves up $11+ cocktails, on Thirstdays from 5 to 7pm for their Sundown summer series they also treat drinkers to free appetizers. Considering that their…
The Colony Cafe/Papa's Porch: Yay! Healthy Brekkie Around the Corner
Yesterday, Dre and I felt like taking a walk to breakfast. It was a gorgeous morning and some exercise would do us good. But instead of our usual standby, John O’Groats, we decided to check out the Colony Cafe. We had passed by it on our way to JOG the day before but were put…
X Bar Is a Hit and a Miss
It felt like Dre hadn’t had a chance to catch up in awhile so we decided to meet for cocktails, but at a place I’ve never been to before. That’s always the prerequisite. X Bar in Century City’s Hyatt is on my short list of places whose cocktails I want to check out. Even though…
Tokyo Fast Food: Awesome Cheap Sushi! Shhhh!
I think I’ve found my favorite sushi place ever. And my hairdresser Grant at Floyd’s is going to kill me since he told me about it but followed up this reveal with, “But you can’t write about it cuz I don’t want anyone to know about it.” And I probably wouldn’t have written about it…
Fancy Glace: Sundae Tuesdays at Wilshire Restaurant
Are your fancy taste buds screaming for something more exotic than Mashti Malone’s and yet aching for combinations more complex than Cold Stone Creamery? This summer, Wilshire Restaurant in Santa Monica has just the thing for you, you lucky ziggy piggy: Ice Cream Shoppe Tuesday Nights with pastry chef/soda jerk Danielle Keene. From LA Times…
