Last night, I was lucky enough to be invited by H.C. of LA/OC Foodventures to a “Secret Mondays” Festivus party downtown at the Crocker Club. But that wasn’t the lucky part. Rather it was that the much buzzed about Umami Burger truck was making its grand debut at said party. Apparently the party’s organizer and…
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The Edison's Repeal Day Skating Party: Facing Fears, Santa & Holiday Cocktails on Ice
Esther videos Shelley aka fauxlahipster and my roommate Kristina around the rink. Aidan Demarest, The Edison‘s director of beverages, has taken it upon himself to bring Christmas to downtown Los Angeles. Our city doesn’t get much if any snow and Angelenos track the seasons by what the local weatherman reports about the rest of the…
Seizing Great L.A. Deals: Blackboard Eats, Goldstar, Groupon, Los Angeles Circles
4 of 25: I attended Los Angeles Magazine‘s party for Rosa Mexicano in L.A. Live back in September and although the party was m’OK I was pretty excited when they gave us a free membership to their Circles consumer club. Excited not only because I didn’t have to pay the $48 membership fee to join…
Eat My Blog Blogger Bake Sale a $3,000 Success
I had arrived too late! The Eat My Blog bake sale at Zeke’s Smokehouse in West Hollywood was scheduled to last from 10am to 4pm and I figured that if I got there around noon I’d still be able to get some of that bacon brownie goodness with bourbon caramel sauce that I kept reading…
Holiday Cheer: Winter Cocktail L.A. Roundup With Recipes
Shopping, holiday cards, family dinners, parties — you could probably use a drink right about now. Below is a list of L.A. bars/restaurants that have just the thing, with several cocktail recipes thrown in for you to try at your own holiday soiree or a quiet night at home. Bigfoot Lodge: This Atwater Village’s holiday…
Pagoda Bar: Lost, Found, Mai Tais & Movie Night
3 of 25: Wayyyy back in July I met up with LAisters Farley and Emily at Pagoda Bar, the then-recently renovated outdoor bar at Yamashiro in the Hollywood Hills. We were inspired to do so after discussing the items on my 100 list when we each admitted that we wanted to check it out and…
Mazda Gave Me a Flip Video Cam
OK, there it is. Full disclosure. Marketing agency Rebel Industries reached out to me on Mazda’s behalf to help cover the reveal of the 2011 Mazda 2 at the 2009 L.A. Auto Show this week. It was pretty cool in that not only was our group of 22 bloggers, car enthusiasts and Mazda car owners…
5 More Fave iPhone Apps
See more of my My Fave iPhone Apps list at ThisNext. 2 of 25: After my interview with Dan Dunne, The Imbiber, at Pourtal on October 14, I swung by the launch party for new iPhone app WineDJ. The app is essentially a marketing tool for Hope Family Wines which pairs their wine with music….
This Weekend: Repeal Day on Ice, Bloggers Who Bake, Unique LA
Lots of cool things going on this weekend, filled with cheer and the giving spirit. Makes me like the holidays again. Thursday, December 3 New Happy Hour at Froma Froma on Melrose, the boutique European cafe, wine bar and gourmet marketplace in West Hollywood, kicks off its new weekday (4-7pm) Happy Hour today. Enjoy specials…
Persimmons Crumble Recipe: So Easy, a Crackhead Can Do It
I love love love to eat but am not all that crazy about cooking up my own stuff. Lazy, ya see. But since my parents have a couple of persimmons trees, my last visit with them left me with two huge bags of Fuyu persimmons. What to do? I wanted to make something desserty with…
