If you follow the yogurt news, you probably already know about the whole Red Mango vs. Pinkberry feud where Pinkberry is accused of totally copying the whole Red Mango concept from its kawaii decor to its Cap’n Crunch toppings. Honestly I really didn’t care. I don’t even like Pinkberry, or yogurt shops for that matter….
Category Archives: Dining
Table 8: Ted Raimi and Meh
Last night I met up with my blogger biatches, Nancy and Erin, again. This time at hip restaurant Table 8 on Melrose. I think it’s going to be our new thing: meeting up for drinks and drinks at various cool places around L.A. so we can offer our own take on it on our respective…
Face-Stuffing at the Dessert Decadence Tasting
Red velvet cupcakes, banana-pistachio cannolis, tiramisu gelato, caramel pecan crunch cheesecake. That was just a small sampling of the sweets available for face-stuffing at the Dessert Decadence dessert and wine tasting at Loews Santa Monica yesterday. Sponsored by CozmoCard, the same folks who brought you the swanky fun Casino Night at Barker Hangar last summer,…
This Weekend: Must Be That Blue Moon
It’s going to be a special weekend what with the rare blue moon (the second full moon in a calendar month) making an appearance. Hopefully if it’s a clear night you can spend it moongazing with friends or that special someone. But what to do after? Thursday, May 31 Once in a Blue Moon Dinner…
Whist's Guinness Cake: Still Waiting for the Bomb To Drop
Guinness Cake served with Bailey’s Irish ice cream, whiskey sauce and caramelized sugar. Are you kidding me? Brooke Mosley, the newish pastry chef at Whist in the Viceroy Hotel and former pastry assistant at Grace, created it and I of course had to check it out since it’s got all my favorite ingredients. So I…
Original Pancake House: Not Your Regular Flap Jacks
Just when you think you know pancakes…flap jacks…hotcakes…along comes the Original Pancake House. OK, it’s actually been around since 1953 but I just heard about it and visited the Redondo Beach location today. My friend suggested it since he was craving the oven-baked cinnamon-glazed apple pancakes. And before I could even think to compare this…
Katana's BBQ Party on the Sunset Strip
Katana has yummy, albeit super-pricey sushi and a chi-chi scene that’s so not my thing, but I must admit that this event sounds like a pretty cool way to spend summer Sunday evenings: the 5th Annual Red Sun BBQ Garden, which is the sushi restaurant’s hip summer patio party. The bbq shindig kicks off tomorrow…
Nikki's Local 72: To Happy Hour or Not Happy Hour?
I’m torn because I think I just had the worst happy experience ever. But I can’t chalk it up to a place I’ll never go to again because of its AMAZING dessert, pretty tasty appetizers and unusual events. I dropped by Nikki’s in Venice for its happy hour: 1/2 off appetizers and two-for-one well and…
Meltdown Etc.: It's the Cheesiest!
FINALLY! I made it to the coveted Culver City grilled cheese sandwich shop, Meltdown Etc. I would have gone sooner but for those crazy 11-3 weekday hours. Those hours are just mean. AND who displays a breakfast menu under your nose without it being available yet. Mean! Anyhoo, once I got my order of the…
FREE Scoop of Haagen-Dazs: New Flavor Day
Flickr Shot by CookieM Yup, free ice cream scoop at Haagen-Dazs today. But before you get too excited thinking that this is just like Ben & Jerry’s free cone day but for fancy people, you should know that you can only get a scoop of the new flavors which still sound awfully yummy, and you…
