For this year’s fun run, Nike decided to try something different. Leaving behind its Run Hit Wonder and Human Race formats, it went with a digital race, She Runs LA, where runners could run whenever and wherever they wanted within a 24-hour period by logging their miles via Nike’s GPS gadgets and uploading their runs…
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This Weekend: Drunken Singles Mixer, Hatchi Truck Stop, Street Beer Art
On this weekend’s itinerary: Drinking, and lots of it. Thursday, April 28 Fred Segal Santa Monica + Daily Candy Party This is a party that no fashionista on a budget will want to miss. We’re talking mini makeovers by Stila, an OPI manicure bar and blowouts by Fred Segal Salon, including styling tips from Fred…
Springtime, Drink Time: 1886 Bar’s New Cocktails Debut
The Raymond’s 1886 Bar debuts its new spring cocktail menu today! The new list is a collaborative effort by head barman Marcos Tello and his bar crew at 1886, plus esteemed mixologists like Alex Day (formerly of Death & Co.) and Vincenzo Marianella (Copa d’Oro). With the use of ingredients like strawberries and kumquats and…
Hangover Cure: 3 Beer Cocktail Recipes From LA Bartenders
Every pro drinker has a hangover remedy in their back pocket, be it Advil and lots of Gatorade, a pile of greasy bacon or, for the masochist, a morning jog. I’m a fan of the hair-of-the-dog remedy. Granted, I only employ this method when I have nothing to do for the rest of my day…
Today: Grilled Cheese Invitational 2011 Schedule
Just got the tentative schedule for today’s 2nd 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational! Yup! There’s more going on than eating grilled cheese sandwiches and indulging in the beer and wine garden! All the judging tickets are sold out but you can still enjoy the following events today. Schedule: 12:15 – 12:45 Alie Ward & Georgia…
This Weekend: Free Tequila, Bacon/Cheese Cocktail, Back-to-Back Beer Fests
Happy Earth Day weekend, people! What good deed are you going to do this weekend to help save the planet? You can do something easy like purchase special Earth Day cupcakes from Magnolia and Sprinkles or be a bit more giving and volunteer; you can find find a volunteer opportunity here. Thursday, April 21 3rd…
Blog Bite: Gloria's Cafe's Carne Adobada
Last night, I swung by Scoops Westside to see if my ol’ buddy, owner Matt Kang, wanted anything to eat. Sometimes he doesn’t get a chance to get out and fetch dinner, especially when there’s a crowd of foodies clamoring for brown bread ice cream. Anyway, we decided on Gloria’s Café, an authentic Mexican/Salvadoran food…
Real Chicks Drink Great Beers: Deschutes Brewery Beauty Night
Guess what? Women enjoy drinking great beers! Last week Deschutes Brewery from Bend, Oregon, teamed up with the Beer Chicks Christina Perozzi and Halle Beaune to throw an intimate beer and beauty party for local women bloggers as part of the brewery’s Base Camp Week promotion. Food, lifestyle and drink bloggers were lured to the…
Artisanal LA Spring Show 2011: Liquor Cakes, Peep Pies, Cracker Brittle
This weekend is Artisanal LA Spring Show 2011 and thanks to an invite to the sneak preview last night I was able to run around from vendor to vendor without having to muscle my way through crowds or fight for samples. It was glorious. The event is spread out in a space at Santa Monica…
Magnum Pop-Up's Bar Lounge at Royal/T: Where the Party's At
Traveling restaurant night, Magnum — by chef Joseph Mahon and “wine pimp” David Haskell — is finally hitting the Westside, taking over kawaii Japanese maid cafe Royal/T in Culver City for its third incarnation. A fitting setting not only because it complements the event’s drive to raise money for the Japanese Sake Brewers Association‘s (JSBA)…
