March 17, 2010 – 10:16 am
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 [...]
By e*star
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Also posted in Culver City, Deals, Downtown LA, Echo Park, Food, Glassell Park, Happy hour, Hollywood, L.A., Lists, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, West L.A., cocktails, eagle rock
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Tagged allston yacht club, Echo Park, Glassell Park, green beer, green cocktails, Hollywood, Hungry Cat, L.A., Lists, los angeles, Pourtal wine bar, Round-up, roundup, Santa Monica, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patty's Day, Verdugo Bar
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February 4, 2010 – 9:11 am
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 [...]
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Also posted in Deals, Downtown LA, Events, Food, Glassell Park, L.A., Lists, Los Feliz, South Bay, South LA, Venice, West Hollywood
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Tagged all-you-can-eat, BBQ, Chaya, Chaya Venice, Eater LA, February 7 2010, Grubstreet LA, Half-time, Hudson House, L.A., LA Times, LA Weekly, los angeles, Michael Mina, Pourtal wine bar, SBE, Spanish Kitchen, Super Bowl, Super Bowl party, Super Bowl specials, Super Bowl XLIV, Superbowl specials, The Lab, USC, USC campus, Verdugo Bar, XIV Restaurant
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January 25, 2010 – 4:17 pm
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 [...]
By e*star
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Also posted in Food, Hollywood, Melrose
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Tagged baked artichokes, branzino, Il Grano, Italian, Italian cuisine, los angeles, maccheroncini, Maria Marino, Marino, Marino Ristorante, Mario Marino, Melrose, Neopolitan, restaurant, ricotta cheesecake, risotto, Sal Marino, Sinatra steak, Southern Italian, veal
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January 19, 2010 – 10:51 am
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. [...]
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Also posted in Deals, charity, cocktails
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Tagged American Red Cross, Enomatic machine, Haiti, Haitian relief, Malibu wine, Pourtal wine bar, Santa Monica, wine, wine bar, wine tasting, wine tasting bar
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December 22, 2009 – 7:28 pm
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 [...]
By e*star
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Also posted in Culver City, Downtown LA, Highland Park, Hollywood, L.A., Lists, Malibu, Mid-Town, Pasadena
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Tagged 8 Oz Burger Bar, Bottomless bubbly, bottomless champagne, celebration, champagne toast, Charlie's Malibu, Dakota Chop House, Dinner, dinners, Little Cave, los angeles, New Year, New Year's Eve, New Years Eve parties, Nobu Los Angeles, Nobu West Hollywood, NYE, NYE 2010, parties, Petrossian, Pourtal, prix fixe, Rivera Restaurant, Roosevelt Hotel, Royal/T, Vertical Wine Bistro, Yamashiro
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November 20, 2009 – 12:42 pm
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 [...]
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Also posted in Events
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Tagged brow shaper, brows, Code Ai, Fred Segal, grow lashes, lash primer, lashes, longer lashes, Marco Ochoa, Santa Monica, StandUp2Cancer
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November 13, 2009 – 8:52 am
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. [...]
October 20, 2009 – 11:14 am
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 [...]
October 13, 2009 – 9:18 am
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 [...]
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 Los [...]
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Also posted in Beverly Hills, Central L.A., Century City, Culver City, Downtown LA, East LA, Echo Park, Hollywood, Koreatown, L.A., Melrose, Mid-Town, Miracle Mile, Pasadena, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, 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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