Category Archives: Shopping & Sales

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…

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…

This Weekend: Giving, Gobbling and Gluttony

Happy Thanksgiving! Since I have a persimmons crumble baking in the oven, I’ve gotta go but I threw the following weekend roundup together for you in case you were already looking past T-Day. Thursday, November 26 Donate a Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Through Goldstar For just $10 you can provide a turkey dinner for five people…

This Weekend: Goes to 11

G-dammit! So many fun things going on this weekend and I have to miss it as I’m going up north for the 24 Hours of Lemons at Thunderhill. Yes, I will be sporting my Harley Quinn costume in 50-degree weather. Anyway, don’t worry about me. You go have fun. Thursday, November 19 Good Luck Bar’s…

This Weekend: Fairey DJs, Fashionable Pop-Ups, All-Night Happy Hour

Hey, crackheads, thought I’d stop in and say hi and present this weekend’s to-dos. Hope all is well. Miss you! Thursday, November 12 Holiday Open House at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf In seasonless LA, winter is signaled by the arrival of winter-time hot drinks at the coffee chains. So welcome the chillier weather…

code.ai Launch at Fred Segal in Santa Monica

By fauxLAhipster When Caroline invited me to the code.ai beauty event at Fred Segal my initial reaction was “meh” until I heard a few words that DID catch my attention “cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.”  The event was the launch of code.ai, a new product that claims to extend lashes and brows. You might ask, “Isn’t…

This Weekend: Free Concerts, Year-Old Stinkers, Billion Dollar Babes

If you’re not hitting the Great Chefs event this weekend or that infamous Cougar Convention, here’s a bunch more for you to do. Thursday, November 5 Vanity Room Clothing Drive Clean out your closet for a good cause, free cocktails and the chance of winning a Hobo Wallet. My fave party frocks store is having…

This Weekend: Terrorizin' Y'alls Neighborhood

As a supplement to my earlier what-to-do-on-Halloween post, I present the following for your consideration. BTW, didja guys see my post about Halloween wine and candy pairings on LA Weekly? Eeeee! Thursday, October 29 Build Your Own BBQ at Zeke’s Smokehouse Famished but cheap? Zeke’s got you covered with its “Build Your Own BBQ Special”…

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…

This Weekend: Diva Costume Sale, Ghostbusters Cemetery Screening, Oompah & Brews

I’m still in NYC but was thinking about you guys and your weekend plans. I’ve got some ideas. BTW, I’ll be back in LA in time for Taste of Abbot Kinney. You going? Thursday, October 8 826LA’s Young Hollywood Party 2009 Fete it up with industry folk, tastemakers and celebs at the 7th Annual Young…