Dakota’s chef Jason Johnston at last year’s Great Chefs. ******Contest is CLOSED***** How would you like to spend an afternoon noshing on dishes created by renowned L.A. chefs like Akasha Richmond (Akasha), Govind Armstrong (8 oz.) and Jose Chicas (The Bazaar – SLS Hotel)? You will at the 23rd Annual Great Chefs of Los Angeles…
Category Archives: Los Angeles
10 Halloween Parties: From Free to Flea
This year Halloween falls on a Saturday and is going to be kuh-rayzee! My friends kept asking me to come up with a list of events to help ’em sift through it all so here’s the following. And I picked ones that didn’t sound too douche-y. For your convenience it’s listed from “No cover” to…
Whisky Live: Drinking Around the World in 3 Hours
Creme brulee, caramel, espresso, pralines, prunes. Before I attended the Whisky Live event this week, my default descriptors for good whisky were “smooooth” and “yummy!” But after getting the chance to talk to the reps from such distilleries like Bushmills, Four Roses, Glenlivet, Johnnie Walker and Macallan, to name but a few, and try a…
Cirque du Soleil's Kooza: Stupendous Human Tricks
My first experience with a circus ever was seeing the PT Barnum one when I was a kid. It was the traditional circus with elephants doing tricks and clowns running around, but even as a kid I was none too impressed. “Poor elephants.” That’s why it took me this long to finally see Cirque du…
This Weekend: A Human Race, Chocolate Party, Rare Cognac Tasting
Looks like it’s going to be a busy weekend. I’ll be doing that Blogger Beach Cleanup, working on my Halloween costume and…I don’t which of the many following events. So many fun things! Friday, October 23 LF Warehouse Sale Nowadays folks need a really good reason to shop and this one is it. At the…
Booze News: Checkers' $4 Classic Cocktails and Essex Public House's New Beer Cocktails
Uh oh, I think Checkers Downtown got my beloved Copa d’Oro beat in the cheap classic cocktail arena! This Thursday from 4 to 8pm, the newly redesigned Hilton Hotel bar will be featuring $4 classic cocktails from Woodford Reserve. Yum! Old Fashioned: Woodford Reserve Bourbon, sugar cube, dashes of Angostura Bitters, club soda Beehive Cocktail:…
Join Me for Green LA Girl's Blogger Beach Cleanup
Flickr Shot by dotsara (detail) For Green LA Girl’s Blogger Beach Cleanup, do a good deed, beautify the beach, mingle with other do-gooders and some of your fave bloggers and win cool prizes! You really have no excuse not to participate unless you’re THAT lazy. I mean, come on, for the event this Saturday at…
Kahlua Dinner at Loteria Grill Hollywood
Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited, along with “other tastemakers” like Natalie of the Liquid Muse, to partake of a dinner where Kahlua coffee liqueur was incorporated into all four courses at Hollywood’s Loteria Grill. This wasn’t a meal where cocktails were paired with dishes, which I also love by the way….
Cheers, Slainte, Kampai: Whisky Live Los Angeles
Whisky enthusiasts, bourbon aficionados and fans of all the Glens will be swarming the Santa Monica Auditorium next Tuesday for the first Whisky Live in L.A. Up until now, this whisky expo has taken place everywhere but here — Paris, Barcelona, New York. It’s about time! And to think I was so sad about not…
This Weekend: Oktoberfests Galore, Free Coffee Drinks, Sasquatch Kills
Sushi, Maya of ShopEatSleep.com‘s pug, throwing a tantrum because Maya put her in this cheerleader costume. Just had to post it. Besides the exciting fact that LA Beer Week kicks off today continuing on through the 24th, there are a ton of other things going on this weekend. Oy! Thursday, October 15 TINI Grand Opening…
