I got to see my boyfriend in person again! It’s been a lonnng time but I was finally in the same room with gasp! Keanu Reeves. OK, it was for Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies on Wednesday as he introduced The Matrix to an eager audience at the ArcLight, but still! And he…
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This Weekend: Music Fests, 10-Cent French Dips and Wiiine
My big weekend? My nontriumphant return to a certain downtown bar, the chocolate salon in Pasadena (anyone else going?) and attending yet another wedding. Oh yeah, and all these. I wish! Friday, October 3 Free Gelato from N’Ice Cream You scream, I scream, we all scream for free N’iceCream! The new natural gelato and sorbet…
Cast Your Cocktail Vote: blue on blue's Drink the Vote 2008
Photo courtesy of Avalon Beverly Hills In celebration of the upcoming election, today blue on blue at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills has kicked off a special Drink the Vote 2008 happy hour menu with campaign chow and special presidential candidate-inspired cocktails. Good! Cuz I need a drink! This election season is so stressful!…
Pigging Out at the 26th Annual American Wine & Food Festival
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…
2nd Annual Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon
Photo from Chocolate Salon How much do you love chocolate? Do you love it soo much that you can spend all day eating it, smelling it, learning about it…eating it? If you answered yes, best buy your tickets now to TasteTV’s 2nd Annual Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon going off this Sunday. There, you’ll be…
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…
Walking With Dinosaurs: The Live Experience
If you were big into dinosaurs when you were a kid, or even as an adult, I’m guessing you’ll get a kick out of the Walking With Dinosaurs show playing at the Staples Center this weekend. Even though I’m not exactly a dinophile, I checked out the show last night after having watched the making…
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…
How To Get in the Fred Segal Santa Monica Private Presale
So you know how Fred Segal’s big 50% off sale is kicking off this Friday? Wellll, my friend David over at Fred Segal Eyes in Santa Monica has invited me and my crackheads to check out the sale a day earlier at the private presale party on Thursday the 25th!”Is it open to the public…
