Since the Sex and the City movie is opening this weekend (woo!), I dedicate this weekend roundup to fine desserts and sample sales, and an art walk thrown in for good measure. Friday, May 30 Theodor Tea Tasting at Jin Patisserie Mmm, a tea tasting at fancy-schmancy Jin Patisserie. French tea taster Guillaume LeLeu, proprietor…
Category Archives: Nightlife
Dear Caroline on Crack: Cool Bars in Two Days?
Dear Caroline on Crack, My day job [in Seattle] is bringing me down to L.A. this Wednesday and I was hoping you — as the person from LAist (not to mention your own blog) who writes most fluently about nightlife — might be able to recommend some places or neighborhoods where I and my co-worker…
New 1930s Cocktail Menu at Lawry’s the Prime Rib
When you think Lawry’s the Prime Rib in Beverly Hills, I’d bet good money that you don’t think “cocktails!” But with the debut of the restaurant’s 1930s cocktail menu, created to celebrate Lawry’s 70th anniversary, that may change. The cocktail tasting my bf and I attended was to present the so-old-it’s-new list, with its collection…
This Memorial Weekend: Pool Parties!
Woot! The kickoff weekend to the summer is here (who cares if summer doesn’t officially begin til next month or if we’re looking at 60-degree weather). You want to celebrate summer so you’re probably going to check out Fiesta Hermosa at Hermosa Beach or the Jazz Reggae Fest at UCLA or Topanga Days or even…
Summer Special "WINE-ding Down Menu"
Make rush hour a happy hour by avoiding that dastardly bottleneck and enjoying a different sort of bottleneck. At downtown’s Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant from 4:30 to 6:30 nightly you can enjoy a glass of top-rated wine for only five bucks (normally $9-$12). This summer special “WINE-ding Down Menu” will change every month. The…
Hollywood Half Off: Food Specials
Just a little FYI, you can dine in Hollywood for cheap…or cheap-ish. Citizen Smith, swank celebspot, has friends and family Mondays where you can get food for 50% off all day. Allll dayyy! That’s lunch from noon to 3pm and dinner from 6pm to 2am. So you can check out that Smith Burger Royale that…
Drink & Surf: Roundup of Bars With Free WiFi
Photo by 2 dogs via Flickr It’s 6:30pm and you wanna hit the last bit of happy hour before it’s over, but you still have a ton of emails you need to send out. What’s a drink-happy working stiff to do? Or what if you wanted to use your iPhone to look up the next…
This Weekend: Steady as She Goes
This weekend there’s plenty going on: Venice Art Walk, Cuban Music Festival and that Cupcake Challenge that I’m doing. In case you still have lots of empty slots on your social calendar, here are the following. Friday, May 16 Planet Funk’s “Additional 50% Off Already Marked Down Items” Sale How does Planet Funk make a…
Insta-Girls' Night: ArcLight's Sex and the City Party
The moment we’ve been waiting for is here! The Sex and the City movie! Our girls are back and so is Mr. Big. AND it looks like he and beloved heroine Ms. Carrie Bradshaw are finally tying the knot! Or ARE they? Feels like I waited forever to see this on the big screen. (Can…
Duvel Beer Party at the Verdugo Bar
Flickr Shot by clappstar OK, this time I don’t care how far away from the Westside Verdugo Bar is. Tomorrow I have to have to go as that’s when the Glassell Park bar is throwing a special Duvel soiree! You know Duvel USA, don’t you? It’s the beer company responsible for such lovelies as La…
