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March 24, 2011

This Weekend: New Cocktail Menus Abound, Wine Riot, Boozy Hunt

Sorry, Eastsiders. I don’t know how but this turned into a primarily Westside weekend roundup. Is it enough to get you to finally come to our side of town?

Thursday, March 24

New Cocktail Menu by Death & Co Guys at Rosa Mexicano
Alex Day and David Kaplan of Proprietors LLC and formerly of Death & Co. in New York strike again. If you loved what they did for Bar & Kitchen in the O Hotel, you’ll love their revamp of this downtown restaurant’s cocktail menu — beer cocktails, stirred, shaken. Way to make the previously meh list mo betta, boys!

Rosa Mexicano, 800 W Olympic Boulevard, Downtown (map).

Tiny Bandit Sample Sale at Malo
If the 50-75%�discounts off clothes aren’t enough to entice you to this sample sale maybe the DJs, $3 tacos and happy hour drink prices til 10pm are.

5-10pm. Malo, 4326 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles (map). (323) 664-1011.

Wells4Wells Happy Hour at Mom’s Bar
Wells4Wells has a fun strategy for raising $5,500 to build a well at a school in Africa: throw a series of happy hours across the country. The LA event will feature free apps (while supplies last), raffle prizes and food trucks, which includes Manila Machine. The Filipino food truck will date $1 from every chicken adobo to the charity, while the bar is donating 15% of everything purchased from 6-9pm.

6-9pm. Mom’s Bar & Lounge, 12238 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles (map). (310) 820-MOMS.

Friday, March 25

Michael’s Farm to Glass Cocktail Menu Debuts
Sounds like the Westside just got yet another reason for cocktail enthusiasts to cross the 405 border from the Eastside: farmer’s market fresh cocktails concocted by Jason Robey of Bar & Kitchen and Les Deux Estate. The cocktail menu ($12 a drink) goes crazy with produce, like the Karai Karai with jalapeno/red bell pepper simple, lemon, cilantro, jalapeno, grapefruit, chipotle Tabasco and Yamasaki 12-year single malt. That’s a lot of ingredients. There are also bar bites like $8 sage and lemon popcorn and a slider duo with foie gras and Wagyu beef.

Michael’s, 1147 Third Street, Santa Monica (map). (310) 451-0843.

Second Glass Wine Riot
This wine event at the Santa Monica Place sounds perfect for the younger generation of wine drinkers. Rock out to DJ Andie Cassette while sipping and sampling over 250 wines from all over the world. Each day of the two-day event will also feature 20-minute “Crash Courses” like “Riesling Rocks” and “Price Whore No More” so you can learn and stuff. Afterward, flash your Wine Riot ticket at participating SaMo Place restaurants to score discounts. BTW a $1 of every ticket purchased goes to 826LA.

Friday-Saturday. Santa Monica Place, 315 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica (map).

Saturday, March 26

Booze Clues Santa Monica Pub Crawl Scavenger Hunt
When pub crawling, the most activity I’d be willing to do is walk three or four blocks to the next pub. But this particular boozy event sounds like a lot of fun. The spirited scavenger hunt will have you searching for clues and challenges at four bars on Main Street in Santa Monica. Motivating you to move on to the next bar challenge, as if you need a reason? A free drink at each of the destinations.

3:30pm. $40 single, $140 group of 4. World Cafe, 2820 Main Street, Santa Monica (map).

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December 2, 2010

This Weekend: Bacon/Wine Tasting, Scavenger Hunt, Repeal Day Parties

Bummed that I’m going to be out of town this weekend because check out all the cool things going on around town. The asterisked events are the ones I’m gonna talk about on Carson Daly‘s “AMP Mornings” radio show today.

Thursday, December 2

*Tiny Bandit Pop-Up Sample Sale at Malo
This pop-up sample sale is made all the more special because in addition to offering discounts of 50-75% off fab men’s and women’s clothes like Molla Space, Tylie Malibu, Jessica Elliot, and Riviera Club, they’ve got $1 tacos, happy hour drink specials, and a dj. There’s also going to be a coat drive for the Los Angeles Mission so please donate a coat for the less fortunate. Cash only.

5-10pm. Malo, 4326 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles (map). 323-664-1011.

American Rag’s The Great Abandoned Treasures Sale
Score 50%-80% of designer clothes, home furnishings, accessories, footwear and more at this awesome sale which starts today and runs through January 30. You can shop labels by the likes of Christian Lacroix, Rag & Bone, Helmut Lang, Comme des Garcons, Paul Smith and Raf Simons. Cash/CC.

December 2-January 30. Abandoned Treasures Pop Up Store, 159 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles (map).

Friday, December 3

Vintage Enoteca’s Bacon and Wine Tasting
Mmm bacon. So sinful and savory and it will be made even better when paired with wine, no? Vintage Enoteca’s unusual tasting will feature four bacon-focused dishes like bacon deviled eggs, sweet and spicy bacon candy, bacon mac & cheese and chocolate bacon. Each paired with wines from respected wine regions like the Loire Valley and Napa.

December 3-5. $30. Vintage Enoteca, 7554 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles (map). Reservations: Online or call (323) 512-5278.

Saturday, December 4

Eat My Blog Bake Sale
Bouchon bakery nutter butter cookies, The Manila Machine‘s ube cupcakes, smoked salt toffee…so many goodies to choose from! What are you going to buy at this blogger bake sale? It’s all for a good cause: LA Regional Food Bank.

10am-4pm. Tender Greens, 8759 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood (map).

FYF’s Return of LA Scavenger Hunt
It’s going to be a gorgeous weekend and what better way to enjoy a sunny winter’s day than going on a scavenger hunt around L.A.? Teams of 2-5 people are charged with finding about 100 items. Last year’s items consisted of anything from a life-size cut-out of Freddy Mercury to a photo of a team member kissing a drive-thru employee of a fast food restaurant. Fun! And it’s for a good cause as it will also help gather material goods like dry food and shoes for downtown LA’s Union Rescue Mission and the LA Food Bank.

2-8pm. $10. Signup. Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave, Los Angeles (map).

*200 Years of Mexico’s Cuisine
Celebrate Mexico’s bicentennial by enjoying unlimited tastings from some of the best Mexican food in the city from restaurants like Guelaguetza and Frida Mexican Cuisine. Naturally there will be tequila and mezcal to fuel the festivities as well as Oaxacan dancing and mariachi bands.

5-10pm. $75-$100. Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, 214 S. Main Street, Downtown (map).

Sunday, December 5

Repeal Day at Comme Ca
To celebrate this important day in drink history, Comme Ca Bar will feature five cocktails ($8 each) which will be available at Comme Ca Las Vegas. The bar will be open from 11am to 10pm and the happy hour food menu will be available all night starting at 5:30pm.

11am-10pm. Comme Ca, 8479 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood (map). (323) 782-1104.

*The Edison Celebrates Repeal Day
For an old-timey celebration hit up The Edison’s Repeal Day Party for $6 punch cups all night. Featured guest bartender is San Francisco’s Erick Castro, formerly of the Rickhouse. Live music by blues/rock band Vintage Trouble will keep your feet moving.

8pm. The Edison, 108 W 2nd Street, Downtown (map). (213) 613-0000.

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November 11, 2010

This Weekend: Sharks, All-You-Can-Drink Tequila, Nerd Party

If LA doesn’t blow away today — eesh it’s windy out there — here are a bunch of things you can do this weekend. I also cover some of these weekend’s goings-on on Carson Daly’s “AMP Mornings” AMP Radio show right here.

Friday, November 12

Guelaguetza Tequila Tasting
This monthly tasting series is made even tastier with all-you-can-drink Meloza tequila shots and specialty cocktails. But don’t worry, you also get a five-course Oaxacan tasting menu to coat your stomach. Tickets are $45/person and are all-inclusive.

7-9pm. $45. Guelaguetza, 3014 W Olympic Boulevard, Koreatown (map). (213) 427-0608.

Rock & Republic Sample Sale
Premium denim is now discounted up to 90% off at this sample sale. There will also be shoes ($25-$100), makeup ($5-$15), tops ($5-$30) and even kids clothes ($5-$30).

Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 11am-4pm. 3525 Eastham Drive, Culver City (map).

LA Tamale Throwdown
All things tamale! A tamale judging contest, a tamale eating contest and lots of delicious food and drink, art displays, live music. Everyone is encouraged to bike to the event and there will be free bike valet provided by Flying Pigeon. Admission is one can food item. Tamale contestants include Oaxacan tamales, chile rellenos, vegan/veggie tamales and strawberry/pineapple tamales.

Friday 2-10pm, Saturday 10am-10pm. Parking lot of Lady of Guadalupe Church, 4522 Browne Ave, Los Angeles (map).

Los Angeles Athletic Club�s Swim With The Sharks
Float on an inflatable shark in an indoor Olympic-size pool at this historic athletic club while watching Jaws, the scariest man-meets-shark movie ever. Poolside there will be “bloody” cocktails like an inspired “Chum,” a red sangria, as well as Rob Roy (in a nod to lead actor Roy Scheider) and of course the Bloody Mary. It’s only $15 and that includes one cocktail.

8-10pm. $15. LAAC, 431 W 7th Street, Downtown (map). Reservations: (213) 630-5255.

Saturday, November 13

Sanrio�s I Heart Nerds Party
Sanrio’s All the Small Gift LA art show, curated by JapanLA, kicks off this weekend. And on Saturday is its “I Heart Nerds” party for fans of that geeky Hello Kitty line. There will be live music, a costume photo booth, a retro arcade, mini golf, a pop-up shop, food trucks/snack booths and even a Ferris wheel. Attendees get a free limited edition Hello Kitty nerds-themed crown and glasses!

8:30-11:30pm. $15. Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica (map).

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November 4, 2010

This Weekend: Beer/Tequila Tasting, Vegan Beer Fest, Sassy Sale

Lots of drink-friendly events going on around town this weekend, including the Great Chefs of LA event that I’m giving away tickets to. What to do? What to do? You can also hear me talk about this weekend roundup on Carson Daly’s “AMP Mornings” radio show.

Thursday, November 4

Four at Checkers Downtown: $4 Partida Tequila Cocktails
This week’s Four at Four will feature Partida Tequila cocktails for only $4: Tequila Old-Fashioned, Disco Diva with cucumber, Paloma with grapefruit juice and Michaelmas with aged Partida Anejo and blackberries.

4-8pm. Checkers Downtown, 535 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown (map).

Sassy City Chicks Holiday Fashion Bash
Find your holiday cocktail attire discounted anywhere from 30-80% off at this sample sale which features designer labels, cocktails, swag bags and a lounge with complimentary mini spa treatments! If you sign up and come early, you can even test drive GM cars like the Camaro and Buick LaCrosse.

5:30-10pm. $10-$25. Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

Friday, November 5

POSTPONED: Los Angeles Taste of the World Festival
Update: Due to “last-minute unknown costs” the festival has been postponed! Glob trot without leaving LA. At this food fest in Los Angeles Center Studios, you get to try cuisine from five continents, including countries like Romania, Holland and Chile in addition to Singapore and Brazil. Restaurants and food trucks will serve tapas-size plates from $1-$7.

Friday 5-11pm, Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-9pm. Los Angeles Center Studios, 1201 W 5th Street, Downtown (map).

Saturday, November 6

Vegan Beer Fest
This inaugural beer festival will feature 50 beers from over 20 brewers like Eagle Rock Brewery, Stone Brewing and New Belgium. There will also be lots of vegan food vendors and food trucks as well as live bands.

1-5pm. $35-$55. The Roxy on Sunset, 9009 W Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood (map). (310) 278-9457.

Savor the Flavor Beer and Tequila Tasting
Taste beer from 10 local breweries and four types of tequila from 1800 Tequila. There will also be live music, dancing, Mexican food and a raffle for an iPad.

5:30pm. Tickets: $30-$40. The Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Hall, 2515 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach (map).

Sunday, November 7

LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade
Great chefs like Food Network’s Giada de Laurentiis create their signature dishes right before your eyes. There will also be star mixologists mixing up their tasty cocktails. In addition to the culinary stars, actress Jennifer Garner will lend her support to the event as an honorary chairperson and Jim Belushi will be the master of ceremonies. All for a good cause: Alex’s Lemonade Stand for childhood cancer research.

12-4pm. Tickets: $150-$350. Culver Studios, 9336 Washington Boulevard, Culver City (map).

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August 12, 2010

This Weekend: Kawaii Sales, Bloomfest LA, Blue Palms Beer Party

Whoa, there’s wayyy too many things going on this Saturday, it’s so intense. Too bad I gotta pack for my move.

Friday, August 13

L.A.M.B. & Harajuku Lovers Sample Sale LA
For the first time ever in LA, Gwen Stefani’s two lines, L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers, will be available at a sample sale. Normally her stuff is wayy too expensive for me to even consider, being “designer” and all but at this sale, everything will be up to 75% off. Kawaii bags, rocker-style clothes, hot shoes. RSVP here. BTW, credit cards only.

Friday, 8am-8pm; Saturday, 10am-6pm. Siren Studios, 6063 West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood (map).

Saturday, August 14

Rilakkuma Weekend
More kawaii stuff! A whole weekend with photobooths, djs, free gifts, Sapporo beer, food trucks and a pop-up store curated by JapanLA owner Jamie Rivadeneira. Even Umami Burger gets kawaii’d up as all four of its locations will be themed for the promotion through August 22. For the fan party on Saturday, the first 100 guests get goody bags and Lil’ Rae cakeballs.

Saturday, 11am�11pm; Sunday, 11am�7pm. 7326 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles (map).

Bloomfest LA 2010
Jonesin’ for more art after tonight’s Downtown LA Art Walk? Fortunately for you the Arts District will open the doors of its caf�s, galleries, performance venues, and 40 studios for this summertime event. Tour the lofts and galleries after checking out the live bands, booths and food trucks at the nearby Bloomfest street fair. After party will be at e3rd from 11pm to 2am.

12pm-11pm. Arts District, 714 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles (map).

Blue Palms Brew House’s 2nd Anniversary Party
This Hollywood beer haven is celebrating its 2 years with a 200-pound pig, a 400-pound rib roast, 30-plus beers on tap, a cigar lounge and live music. For $40 you get 10 tastings of delicious brew like The Bruery’s barrel-aged Coton, 10-month aged Allagash Curieux, and even special limited kegs from Alesmith, New Belgium and Greenflash.

Doors open 2pm. $40. Blue Palms Brew House, 6124 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

John Cusack Double Feature: Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer
“Gimme my 2 dollars!!!” Growing up, I loved these movies. Such great one-liners, including that one with the relentless paperboy going after his fee. And who could resist poor John Cusack, the adorable loser of these ’80s movies? Special guests will show up at the end of the screenings. No, not JC, although maybe. Rather, the writer/director of the films Savage Steve Holland as well as Curtis Armstrong, Bobcat Goldthwait and more.

7:30pm. $12. The Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles (map). (323) 655-2510.

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June 10, 2010

This Weekend: $1 Tacos, $5 Jameson, Free Tequila

Woo hoo! I’m going to NYC this weekend for the Big Apple BBQ Block Party as well as an s-load of barhopping. Wish you could go, too, but don’t feel bad as there are lots of fun things to do in town.

Thursday, June 10

Tiny Bandit Sample Sale at Malo With $1 Tacos and Happy Hour Cocktails
Find food, cocktail and designer clothing deals at this pop-up store. That’s right, enjoy $1 tacos and happy hour drink specials while browsing designer men and women’s clothing — like Jenny Han, I Heart Juliet and Threads for Thought — that are marked 50-75% off. Cash only though. And it’s a party cuz DJ My Shimoda will be manning the turntables.

5-10pm. Malo, 4326 W Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

Lina Lecaro’s LA’s Best Dive Bars Booksigning and Launch With Free Tequila
“It” bars come and go but dive bars are forever and LA Weekly‘s nightlife columnist Lina Lecaro has catalogued L.A.’s diviest in her new book Los Angeles’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the City of Angels. This is definitely a tome that you want to keep handy; best part is that it’ll probably hardly ever need updating. Get your copy signed at La Luz de Jesus and enjoy the free tequila provided by Sino Tequila. There will also be food and some other booze.

6-9pm. La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

Friday, June 11

Bigfoot Lodge’s 11th Anniversary Party
Wow, can you believe it’s been 11 years since the Bigfoot Lodge in Atwater Village first opened its doors? That’s gotta be like a 100 years in nightlife years. To celebrate, the bar will be serving up Jameson for $5 all night long. No cover!

5pm. Bigfoot Lodge, 3172 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

Sunday, June 13

4th Annual No Cookie Left Behind Bake Sale at Scoops
This charity bake sale will not only feature baked nomminess but a raffle with prizes like a tour of the Glee set, bootcamp sessions, tickets to a Dodgers game, Rachel Pally dresses, 10 drink tickets to Cha Cha Lounge and restaurant gift certificates. And to balance out all those sweet treats you will inevitably buy, the Frysmith truck will be on hand with its variety of fries.

2-5pm. Scoops, 712 N Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles (map).

Sushi Sundays at Chaya Brasserie
Chaya Brasserie kicks off a new dinner promotion for the summer. Every Sunday, the sushi bar menu will feature a la carte sushi rolls for $3.50 or 2-for-1 for $5 and large Kirin Beer for $5. In the dining room, you can enjoy an Omakase menu for $35 and that includes a half-portion of edamame, one cut roll, nine pieces of sushi, and a small sake.

5-9pm. Chaya Brasserie, 8741 Alden Drive, Los Angeles (map). (310) 859-8833.

The Wine House Rooftop Party
The roof is on fy-ah at the Wine House Rooftop Party this Sunday. Lots of classic cocktails like Macallan Penicillins and Tito’s Vodka Moscow Mules, food created by Upstairs 2′s executive chef Todd Barrie, live music and even dance instruction! So much fun! Tickets are $75 a person or $100 for two.

5-10pm. Wine House, 2311 Cotner Avenue, Los Angeles (map). (310) 479-3731.

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May 20, 2010

This Weekend: Silver Lake Jubilee, Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale, The Bruery Party

Damn this weekend is going to be so fun. Festivals, sales and, more importantly, a beer celebration.

Friday, May 21

Rebecca Minkoff LA Sample Sale
At this sample sale, get the same hot handbags that you see Hollywood starlets toting around on TMZ for 50-70% off. How is that possible? These babies are samples from past and current seasons and overproduction. And if you manage to spend over $700 you get 10% off. Cash and credit cards only.

Friday-Saturday 10am-7pm. Confederacy, 4661 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

LA Weekly LA Weekend
Comic book burlesque, J Gold discussing the finer points of hot dog meat and a slap booth featuring Lucha VaVoom’s Poubelle Twins. Sounds like a party you need to be a part of, right? This two-day event brings together all that’s right and good about our city, combining speaker panels, food, art, politics and theater in the Saban Theatre. Proceeds go to benefit the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center in Watts.

Friday-Saturday. $12.50 each day. Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

Saturday, May 22

Silver Lake Jubilee
Remember when Sunset Junction was cheap and humble? Well that’s what this new, neighborhoodie, eco-friendly music and art fest is. It will feature over 35 musical acts for only $5! There will even be a mini microbrew fest inside with two beer gardens hosted by Good Microbrew and Firestone Walker Brewing Company. Enjoy food from 30 food trucks and browse the wares of local vendors.

Saturday-Sunday 10am-10pm. Myra Avenue between Fountain Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles (map).

The Bruery’s 2nd Anniversary Party
OMG I’m SO excited about this one. One of my fave SoCal breweries is celebrating its 2nd bday and they’ll not only have tastings of their standard and limited release brew but will also release their 2nd Anniversary Ale, Coton, which you can buy a bottle of at the party. Guests will also get stuffed on Seal Beach’s Beachwood BBQ and The Bruery’s own Liege waffles. The celebration is split into four 3-hour sessions with tickets costing $40 (includes 10 beer tasters) or $20 for the designated driver.

Saturday-Sunday. Tickets: $40. The Bruery, 715 Dunn Way, Placentia (map).

Sunday, May 23

4th Annual Flavors of Los Angeles
This culinary gala isn’t a food fest where you walk from table to table sampling a bunch of random dishes — not that there’s anything wrong with that. This one features renowned chefs who design and prepare their five-course menu table-side, complete with paired wines and a specially designed table setting for a table of 12 guests. Featured chefs include Top Chef Michael Voltaggio, Drago Centro’s Celestino Drago, Rivera’s John Sedlar and more. Proceeds go to benefit the American Liver Foundation.