Yayyy! The L.A. Marathon is FINALLY over! After six months of having to go to bed early on Friday nights without a cocktail because of those long Saturday morning training runs, this Friday marathoners everywhere finally get to stay up late and drink to their heart’s content! And what better place to do that than…
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Cocktail Review: The Hungry Cat's Sourpuss
Want your date to pucker up? Take her to the Hungry Cat in Hollywood, well-known for its innovative and freshly juiced cocktails, and order her up a Sourpuss ($12). I had tried one on the recommendation of the bartender. She swore that despite its ingredients of 1792 Bourbon, fresh orange juice and lemon with caramelized…
uWink To Open in Hollywood & Highland Center
Guess what? uWink is opening up a location in the Hollywood and Highland Center in early May! I know! I’m so excited! I’ve wanted to check out this interactive restaurant ever since I first heard about it but since it’s all the way in Woodland Hills I never did. But now Hollywood barhoppers and tourists…
Thai Sabai: Is It Supposed To Hurt Like That?
“That lady hurt me,” was all I kept thinking today, my neck stiff and my back aching. I had gotten a Thai sports massage from Thai Sabai in Westwood on Monday after the marathon. At the time, even though the elbow pressing, taffy pulling of my limbs and firm rubdown were more painful than I’m…
My Longest Post Ever: The 2008 L.A. Marathon
After six months of training — aka six months of giving up cocktails on Friday nights, sleeping in on Saturday mornings and even some weekend trips — I was finally ready for my first marathon ever, the 23rd Los Angeles Marathon…or at least as ready as I’d ever be. In the Beginning Marathon morning my…
The Waffle: Hollywood's New Breakfast Joint/Bar
“hey, i wanna check out this new place daily candy wrote about today.the waffle. i checked out their menu and it sounds cool and they’re open til 4am on fri/sat nites.” My friend Shelley IM’d me this last week. I gave their menu a look-see, Googled them and found that not only Daily Candy wrote…
How To Spectate the 2008 L.A. Marathon
Photo by bossco via Flickr The 2008 L.A. Marathon is going to be my first one ever so on top of being excited, I’m really really nervous. Run 26.2 miles? Are you kidding me? Eesh! It’ll probably be the meanest thing I’ve ever done to my body so I’m going to need all the encouragement…
This Weekend: I'll Be Running My Ass Off
Frankly, what with the L.A. marathon this Sunday I can’t do any of the following fun stuff. Waah! I’ll be too busy freaking out, I mean, preparing for my run. Anyhoo, that shouldn’t stop you. Friday, February 29 Free Pink’s Hot Dogs Do you like Pink’s hot dogs so much that you’d eat one for…
FREE TICKETS for Grizzly Bear at Disney Hall
When I first saw the headline for this show, I was a bit confused. What’s a Grizzly Bear doing running amok at the Disney Concert Hall and why isn’t anyone concerned? But then I realized that Grizzly Bear is actually the name of an atmospheric quartet from Brooklyn. Cool! The L.A. Phil will actually perform…
Dessert Tasting at Patina: Spring Preview
A strange thing happened to me. I was invited to a dessert tasting at Patina to sample renowned Pastry Chef Ian Gresik’s spring preview dessert menu. It’s strange because I’m not a professional food critic, just a blogger with an insatiable, albeit picky, sweet tooth. And yet here I was in fancy-pants Patina downtown in…
