I’m still floating. This past Saturday’s 28th American Wine & Food Festival at Universal Studios Back Lot was an orgasmic food-wine-booze fantasy from which I never wanted to wake up. Every year I look forward to going because as I had said before, it is the mutha of all food festivals and if I had…
Category Archives: Nightlife
This Weekend: Zombies or Glamour, Beer Me, Fancy Night Football
I’m so behind! Sorry, crackheads. This Blogger Prom is taking up all my time. But if you’re not going to the fantastic Port of Los Angeles Lobster Fest, here are some other things to do. Saturday, September 18 Barnsdall Screening: LA Confidential Co-Blogger Prom Committee member HC and I will be getting in the mood…
The Mutha of LA Food Fests: 28th Annual American Wine & Food Festival
Now usually I shy away from posting events with high-priced tickets on my blog because first and foremost, I’m a cheapskate. But next week’s Wolfgang Puck’s 28th Annual American Wine & Food Festival is really THE food festival you (and I) should have been saving up your (my) money for. It’s the mutha of LA…
Drink Deals for Mexican Independence Day Celebrations
What is Mexican Independence Day and why should we celebrate it? It’s the day Mexico gained its freedom from Spain — that’s right, Cinco de Mayo is for something else — and, hullo?, drink specials! Here are some bar events going on around town this Wednesday and Thursday in case you need an excuse to…
Xino Dim Sum Blogger Cocktail Party
Last Friday, local bloggers, myself included, were invited to check out the cocktails and hand-made dim sum at Xino (Sign-Oh), executive chef Chris Yeo’s Chinese restaurant that debuted last month with the newly renovated Santa Monica Mall and Dining Deck. We started off in the bar/lounge area and then were moved onto the outdoor patio…
Drink Night: Red Rover Throwback at Schmeven Schmand
You may not know this about me but I can hold a grudge. Especially when it involves kicking me off my favorite bar stool in L.A. However, since I love the bartenders who came together to open up a certain downtown whiskey bar back in 2007, I have to tell you about their special drink…
This Weekend: Fashion's Night Out LA, Unlimited Beer Tasting, Underground Dining Society
Shout-out to my sister, Jennifer, whose birthday is tomorrow. Too bad she doesn’t live in LA else I’d take her to all of the following. Yeah, Jennifer, you missed out, heh. But have a happy birthday! Friday, September 10 Fashion’s Night Out via Racked LA OK, I’m not going to even try to compete with…
Giveaway: Bored to Death Wine Detective Challenge Blind Tasting at Pourtal
Yes, yet another giveaway. Well, what better way to show that I love you crackheads than by giving you the chance to win stuff? This giveaway will win you entry to an exclusive event at Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar in Santa Monica. It’s so exclusive that only 70 lucky people get to go. Ten of…
McNuggetini Vloggers Alie & Georgia's New Cocktail Web Series on Food2.com
You’ve probably heard of Alie & Georgia before. They’re the Los Angeles cocktail vloggers, Alie Ward (LA Times staff writer) and Georgia Hardstark (journalist/blogger), who in 2009 created the McNuggetini and a how-to video to go with it. Now, personally I thought this cocktail, which involves a chocolate milkshake and barbecue sauce, sounded erptastic but…
Help Me Pick Who's the Best LA Bartender for Table 20
So I don’t know if you knew this but I’m one of the judges on Table 20’s contest to find the best bartender in Los Angeles. For several weeks, Table 20 had asked Angelenos to submit their nominations for their favorite booze pushers. And now the list has been narrowed down to just six bartenders….
