I found the most darling clothing store ever! OK, I didn’t find it. I had actually driven past the Vanity Room on Washington Boulevard several times on my way to In N Out when I used to live in Mar Vista but never stopped by because it looked like one of those expensive boutiquey stores…
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Face-Stuffing at the Dessert Decadence Tasting
Red velvet cupcakes, banana-pistachio cannolis, tiramisu gelato, caramel pecan crunch cheesecake. That was just a small sampling of the sweets available for face-stuffing at the Dessert Decadence dessert and wine tasting at Loews Santa Monica yesterday. Sponsored by CozmoCard, the same folks who brought you the swanky fun Casino Night at Barker Hangar last summer,…
Feeding Frenzy and Dehydration at Muse's Culver City Artwalk After Party
How to survive a sold-out artwalk after party? When getting cocktails from the hosted bar with the unmoving line, ask for three cocktails instead of just one so you don’t have to go back in line for another 45 minutes. If you want appetizers, make sure to stand near the entrance where the servers come…
This Weekend: Must Be That Blue Moon
It’s going to be a special weekend what with the rare blue moon (the second full moon in a calendar month) making an appearance. Hopefully if it’s a clear night you can spend it moongazing with friends or that special someone. But what to do after? Thursday, May 31 Once in a Blue Moon Dinner…
Whist's Guinness Cake: Still Waiting for the Bomb To Drop
Guinness Cake served with Bailey’s Irish ice cream, whiskey sauce and caramelized sugar. Are you kidding me? Brooke Mosley, the newish pastry chef at Whist in the Viceroy Hotel and former pastry assistant at Grace, created it and I of course had to check it out since it’s got all my favorite ingredients. So I…
Muse's Art Walk After Party at HD Buttercup
LACMA’s Muse Art Walk After Party at HD Buttercup looks like a must-do this Saturday. So much is going on what with live performances, djs spinning all night long, and lots of free liquor that I’m thinking of skipping the 2nd Annual Culver City Art Walk altogether just so I have enough energy for the…
Original Pancake House: Not Your Regular Flap Jacks
Just when you think you know pancakes…flap jacks…hotcakes…along comes the Original Pancake House. OK, it’s actually been around since 1953 but I just heard about it and visited the Redondo Beach location today. My friend suggested it since he was craving the oven-baked cinnamon-glazed apple pancakes. And before I could even think to compare this…
Katana's BBQ Party on the Sunset Strip
Katana has yummy, albeit super-pricey sushi and a chi-chi scene that’s so not my thing, but I must admit that this event sounds like a pretty cool way to spend summer Sunday evenings: the 5th Annual Red Sun BBQ Garden, which is the sushi restaurant’s hip summer patio party. The bbq shindig kicks off tomorrow…
Colorado Wine Company: Wine Taster's Choice
If you love wine but aren’t a wine expert, I’ve got the perfect wine store/bar for you where you can explore, learn, shop and taste: the Colorado Wine Company in Eagle Rock. Here, you don’t have little written descriptions of the wine telling you what it tastes like and why you should buy it, rather…
This Holiday Weekend: You'll Need One More Day
Yay! Memorial Day Weekend’s here, the holiday that kickstarts the summer! Of course it looks like so much is going on this weekend that you’ll feel like you need one more day to recover. Observe the following: Cinespia’s Cemetery Screening of Vertigo Hitchcock at the cemetery, now that’s what I’m talking about. Granted it’s not…
