How much do you think you can eat before you say, “Uncle”? I found out my limit at Wolfgang Puck’s 26th Annual American Wine & Food Festival held on the Universal Studios backlot over the weekend. Sure, the ticket for the highly successful shindig was $300 but 1) it’s for a good cause (raising over…
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Apres Summer Cocktail Recipe: Limoncello Vanilla Cocktail Punch
I decided to try my hand at mixing a cocktail when I was sent a bottle of Ventura Limoncello Originale ($14.99 for 375 ml) which is the first limoncello to be produced in Ventura County from locally grown fruit and is only available in Southern California. My new housemates and I were throwing a housewarming…
This Weekend: Free Ice Cream, Fairey and Festivals
If you can’t make it to the big Fred Segal sale or the American Wine & Food Festival this weekend, maybe I’ll see you at one of the following instead. Thursday, September 25 World’s Largest Ice Cream Social and Free Coldstone Ice Cream In celebration of the 7th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social participating…
American Wine & Food Festival's Kick-Off Party: Red Hot @ Red Seven
Flickr Shot by dotsara Tis the season of grand eating as we have food festivals going off everywhere in L.A. But one of the biggest ones is the American Wine & Food Festival which is celebrating its 25th year and will take place at the Universal Studios back lot this Saturday. However, if you’re thinking…
Wilshire Restaurant’s New Dessert/Cocktail Menus
It’s easy to take places for granted after they’ve been around for several years but when I heard that Wilshire Restaurant in Santa Monica was sporting a new cocktail menu AND dessert menu I had to revisit it. Last time I was there, I had gone for their very short 5-6:30pm happy hour, and the…
Free Bass Ale and Little Britain USA Screening
I didn’t know this was open to the public as I was invited to cover it for LAist but apparently it IS according to LA.MyOpenBar.com! Little Britain USA, the same show but taking place in America, will be screening at the Original Penguin Store in Hollywood tomorrow night. You’ll be one of the first few…
This Weekend: BBQ Meat! Beer Pong and Brauts! Booze Sale!
This weekend, all I wanna do is ride my Vespa all over the place! And this is where I wanna go. Saturday, September 13 LA BBQ Fest What a great way to end the summer…and try to hold onto it at the same time, bbq meat on Santa Monica Beach! Seems like everyone I know…
This Weekend: Lavender Gimlets, Deep-Fried White Castle, Operatic Fly
I like this weekend. It sounds fun. And I’m almost able to forgive it for being the first weekend of September. Friday, September 5 2008 Los Angeles County Fair Summer’s over, you don’t have to worry about maintaining that bikini body anymore! Why not go whole hog and snarf deep-fried White Castle burgers, muffin-size red…
The Wine House's BourBonQ Class: Bourbon Cocktails and BBQ
Oh my lawwwd, this sounds up my alley! The Wine House in West L.A. will be conducting a little something called BourBonQ where it will match a five-course gourmet barbecue menu with bourbon cocktails! And these scrumptious cocktails will be made with the likes of Knob Creek and Maker’s Mark (my faves) as well as…
Tart Restaurant (Re)Launch Party
We attended the relaunch party of Tart, restaurant of Farmer’s Daughter Hotel across the street from The Grove in West Hollywood, earlier this week where we were invited to sample the redone menu of new executive chef Lauren Kyles, formerly of Hollywood’s The Green Door. We had arrived at the party starving for dinner but…
