Six years ago, Valerie Gordon and Stan Wrightman, Jr. decided to found an artisanal confectionery. With the finest and natural ingredients comprising delicious chocolates, toffees, petit fours and even jams – the sophisticated palate is further complimented by Valerie Confections’ minimal and artful signature packaging. I’ve found that a great way to give a part [...]
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Also posted in Deals, Downtown LA, L.A.
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Tagged 50%, 6th, anniversary, birthday, chocolates, confections, dessert, Downtown LA, Koreatown, petit fours, sale, toffees, Valerie Confections, ValerieConfctns
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February 5, 2010 – 10:10 am
The speakeasy isn’t dead. Due to fatigue induced by Mark Gold’s wonderful fried chicken over at Eva, I had missed a late reservation on opening night at La Descarga. Luckily, thanks to Mattatouille and the company of H.C. of LA-OC-Foodie and Fiona of Gourmet Pigs, I was able to avoid the rush and visit the new, under-cover, [...]
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Also posted in Hollywood, cocktails
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Tagged bar, cigars, Hollywood, Koreantown, Ktown, La Descarga, La Descarga LA, rum, rum bar, Santa Monica Ave, speakeasy, Western Ave
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January 26, 2010 – 9:51 am
Photo credit to BitchMagazine on Flickr The mind behind No Cookie Left Behind – who has held three bake sales for Share Our Strength – is now turning efforts towards the people of Haiti. On Sunday, January 31st, 2010, come to Scoops Ice Cream to help out, hang out and come together for a common [...]
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Also posted in Food, charity
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Tagged bake sale, charity, Cookies With Borders, Doctors Without Borders, Haiti benefit, January 31 2010, los angeles, No Cookie Left Behind, Scoops, Scoops gelato, Scoops ice cream
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September 4, 2009 – 9:41 am
Photo credit to elakerfan on Flickr I’m going to New York next week. Though I’m very much a subway girl while there, there will be a lot of taxis – and at that, ones you can hail. I doubt any of us ever instructed anybody to “hail a cab” as a means of getting around [...]
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Also posted in Beverly Hills, Central L.A., Century City, Culver City, Downtown LA, East LA, Echo Park, Hollywood, L.A., Melrose, Mid-City West, Miracle Mile, Pasadena, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Santa Monica, Silver Lake, South Bay, Studio City, Traffic, Venice, West Hollywood, West L.A.
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Tagged 777222, cab, GoFastCab, los angeles, taxi, text messaging, Yellow Cab
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So, in another fell swoop to inform my readers about the truth and oppression of mindless fadtastic trends which have duped all other members of the public, I felt it my duty to update you all that California has ruled that Pinkberry is not allowed to label their dessert “frozen yogurt.” (You can also view [...]
Roycifer and I have had a display, lately, of slightly masochistic behavior. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic. Let me explain. We’ve been visiting Korean restaurants in Koreatown, just the two of us, for about … lessee … 5 trips in the span of not more than a week. That is, while not having a Korean-speaking fellow [...]