Category Archives: Santa Monica

St. Patrick’s Day Round-Up of Round-Ups

I’ve been eyeing the St. Patrick’s Day specials going around Twitter all week and have finally decided on one – in Hollywood. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a ton of other options available. Whether you’re looking for a few special Irish menu items, a pub to knock back a couple ales, Irish music or happy hour [...]

Super Bowl XLIV Sunday in L.A.: The Round-Up

Got a place to watch the Super Bowl this year? If not, you have a few options around town. These are great if you’re the kind of fan who doesn’t like to clean up afterwards. And there are other great lists which include those I’ve forgotten (see notes) on teh internets LA food pubs so don’t [...]

A Neopolitan Tradition Continues At Marino

There are few Italian restaurants that strike me as having an authentic charm it can call its own. But now that I’ve been introduced to to the hospitality and cuisine of Marino – I can now point to a place that prides itself as much on attentive service as its food. Great conversation and the freshest ingredients: I can only describe it [...]

Pourtal Wine Bar Helps Haitian Relief Today As “Made In Malibu” Continues

Photo credit to Mr. T in DC on Flickr
Pourtal in Santa Monica is a must-visit for all vinos (even aspiring ones). Equipped with Enomatic machines designed to keep each bottle of wine fresh, Pourtal is able to let their visitors sample far more wines at their own pace, which are priced according to 1 oz. [...]

New Year, New Decade: The NYE Dinner-Party Round Up

Photo credit to Stephanie Hillberry on Flickr
It’s not even Christmas Eve but if New Year’s plans give you a fraction of the headache it gives me, you could use this list. Whether you’re simply looking for some celebration bubbly with the guys or gals or for a full-on (or not so full-on) dinner, I’ve got [...]

Code Ai Launch Celebrates Longer Lashes

A few weeks ago, I took a picture of my eyelashes. Never a fan of close-ups, I gave exception since it was documentation of the “control” leg of a science experiment. Code Ai’s hypothesis was that, if applied to the base twice per day – once in the morning and once before bed – lashes [...]

Fraîche Keeps Things Fresh in Santa Monica

All photos by Kevin Eats
Never having been to the Culver City location, I had my first experience at Fraîche  just a couple months after mine at Riva – the restaurant that was formerly housed where Fraîche stands now. It would officially be my second meal with Jason Travi’s protogee Sydney Charles Hunter III at the helm. [...]

Cocktails For a Cause at The Viceroy

It’s Tuesday, you’re at work and itching for that first, delicious sip of a refreshing cocktail in a relaxing, posh lounge. It’s also October and the month is colored pink with breast cancer awareness and you’re due to – quite frankly – kill two birds with one stone. Fortunately, SocialVibe and Noreen Fraser Foundation is [...]

Thyme Café and Market Opens Today

There’s that corridor along Ocean Park Blvd. on the Westside between Santa Monica Airport, quaint, well-kept Clover park and Lincoln Blvd. that doesn’t have a whole lot going on – perhaps except Mrs. Winston’s Green Grocery. Well, there’s another café and market that just might help add up to a mini-revitalization.
Formerly a catering-only company (Thyme [...]

Cabbin’ it in LA: It’s Text-a-Taxi

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 Los [...]