Flickr shot (detail) by elavats Do you love salt so much that you carry around little salt packs around with you, that you listed “salt” on your list of things you must have with you on a deserted island and would never throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, not even for luck? Well have…
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Magically Delicious: St. Paddy's Day Treats
When I was a wee one, my idea of St. Patrick’s Day treats were the marshmallow charms from my Lucky Charms cereal and Shamrock shakes — not consumed at the same time. Fortunately as an adult there are other yummy ways, apart from Irish whiskey, to celebrate being and not being Irish. Bellacures Scrub and…
This Weekend: Pinch Me, I'm Not Irish
The idea of wedging myself into a pub with 200 drunken revelers doesn’t appeal to me but at all. On Monday, I’ll probably just toast a tumbler of Jameson to you from the safety of my living room. And this weekend of events is pretty Irish pub-free. Friday, March 14 Pasadena ARTRide Get some culture…
Premiere Marquee Club: Get Special Treatment at Greek & Gibson
Flickr Shot by Matthew Field The Greek Theatre and Gibson Amphitheatre are launching a special for all you live music fans this month. The club is called Premiere Marquee Club. You don’t have to pay a membership fee or purchase a prepackaged group of shows to become a member. Instead, your level of membership is…
St. Patrick's Day: Pubs Open in the A.M.
Flickr Shot by cwage All right, you alchie lads and lassies, your day is near, the one time of the year where the bars open up for breakfast and people won’t look at you twice for having a little whiskey with your morning cuppa. Take the day off so you can start drinking early to…
NeoMeze's Cocktail Menu: More Man Drinks Please
I’m a sucker for a specialty cocktail list, especially a cocktail list that has 35 drinks. My friend Nancy told me about NeoMeze’s cocktail menu and I had to check it out. Sure, this Mediterranean restaurant/lounge is way the hell across town from me in Pasadena but I couldn’t resist. At first glance, it looks…
blue on blue's New Happy Hour: $6 Tapas, $8 Drinks
With new executive chef Scott Garrett (formerly of The Viceroy’s Whist) taking over kitchen duties at the Avalon Hotel’s blue on blue, the restaurant launches its new “kick the blues” poolside happy hour. From Monday through Friday 4 to 7pm, you can skip rush hour traffic by sitting in a white cabana enjoying the tapas-style…
My Extra Girly SoCal Snow Day
Flickr Shot by dotsara If you got a “Snow Day” from work, what would you do for your unexpected day off? That happened to me last Thursday when I got the call in the morning that our building had shut down due to loss of power and wouldn’t be back up til 9pm. Oh darnnn!…
Nike Women's Half Marathon: Join Team Crackhead!
Now that the marathon is over and done with, I’m ready to sign up for a half marathon! And the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San Francisco in October has caught my eye. Unfortunately the event is so popular that they do a random lottery picking who gets to participate. Anyway, I’m rounding up a…
This Weekend: Well, Really, This Saturday
Flickr Shot by dotsara Sorry so late with this, folks. I know you were probably really concerned about your weekend plans. Heh. Saturday, March 8 FIDM Scholarship Store Sale The first I heard of this store and apparently it’s having a huge sale. You can buy cutting-edge fashionable clothes that normally retail for $300-$400 and…
