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Category Archives: Los Angeles
This Weekend: Wine Fest in Bu, MJ Bday Party, Bacon Cocktails
Wah! The end of August. Next thing you know it’s Christmas! So how are you going to enjoy your last days of summer? Thursday, August 27 The Cocktail Hours Book Launch Party with Free Cocktails A cocktail party with free martinis, mini makeovers and special gifts for attendees? Swank! In honor of new novel The…
First Run of BottleRock Downtown Tasting Menu Mondays
Honestly, even though there’s a perfectly good chef and a perfectly good kitchen, I never really considered BottleRock Downtown a dining destination before. Wine, beer and beer floats, yes. Actual food food? Not so much. That is until its resident beer geek Alex Macy invited me to check out a food tasting the wine bar…
Under One Umbrella Event: Chef Tastings and Molecular Mixology
Event production group Salt of the Earth and event catering company Epicurean Umbrella present an unusual night of collaborative chef tastings and molecular mixology at the Mark in West L.A. this Thursday. Unlike most food events, this one will be set up like a gallery exhibition instead of food festival or seated dinner. Every hour,…
Win a Pair of Tickets: Old School Jam Live at the Greek
Growing up, even though I had ratted out hair and wore Siouxsie black kohl eyeliner, I didn’t just listen to Duran Duran and Culture Club. I liked mixing it up with what is now considered old school jams. Gimme some “White Lines” and “Cutie Pie,” and ooh! Lisa Lisa’s “Head to Toe,” and I was…
Hello, Dolly: Candy Land Lolita Party at Royal/T
When I was growing up, dolls used to creep me out. Blame all those horror movies I used to watch about them coming to life and biting people with their razor teeth. Except Chucky, though, that movie franchise was just dumb. But when I first saw those cool dolls at Royal/T Cafe in Culver City,…
This Weekend: Meet Betsey, Fast Times at Devil's Drive-In, Cheap Gourmet Food
In case you don’t care about the end of Barneys Warehouse this Sunday or the Sunset Junction brought to you by The Man, here are a bunch of other things going on this weekend. Friday, August 21 Buy Tickets to Girls Only Cooking Class: Truffles and Toffee Grab a bunch of your girlfriends and head…
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: LA to Tokyo R/T $540
What’s this what’s this? Korean Air has a roundtrip ticket to Tokyo from L.A. for as low as $540 for a nonstop flight! You have to stay a minimum of three days (easy!) and the fares are valid for travel from September 1 through November 30, 2009. Best part? No blackout days and you can…
Places I'll Never Show My Face in Again: Wokcano Santa Monica
It was just last year when I attended the grand opening party of the Wokcano in Santa Monica. After being turned off by its sugary cocktails and high-priced sushi, I secretly vowed to never show my face there again. Eh, not really my thing but if it’s your thing then that’s OK. I just didn’t…
Electric Skate-aloo: Down & Derby Roller Disco at the Echoplex
When I was a kid I was big time into rollerskating and would often hit the local roller rink to channel my inner Kira (Olivia Newton-John’s rollerskating muse character in Xanadu). I may not have known how to do inverted spins or double axles but I could at least do the sprinkler while skating in…
