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An adult’s way to celebrate a five year old’s birthday

Tomorrow afternoon (Sunday 5/31) at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, there will be a food event called the GOURMET FIVE YEAR OLD PARTY.  It’s a gathering of over a dozen of LA’s hot and chic dinner spots as they offer up samples of their cuisine.

Guests include the restaurants owned by [...]

Pinks: Those Famous LA Dogs

Traveling or living in LA, there’s almost no doubt that you’ve heard about Pink’s Hot Dog stand on La Brea and Melrose.  It’s famous for two things: its ridiculous hour long waits and their delicious hot dogs.

This is the typical scene on a Saturday night just past midnight.  Don’t be fooled by the photo, the line [...]

5/21 Memorial Day Weekend Rundown: Strawberries in the OC and Crawfish in NY

The long weekend is here!  Go out and have some fun in the sun!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

If you’re in the OC, there’s a strawberry festival happening in Garden Grove.  The 51st running of this annual family-friendly festival is happening throughout the weekend.  It’s free and wholesome fun.  Excerpt below taken from the web:

The four-day event, which is the [...]

5/13 Weekend Rundown: Art Walk and Bay to Breakers

The weekend is near! Here’s a rundown of upcoming goodies:

Thursday night – Downtown Artwalk

This great monthly event held every second Thursday is a regular draw for thousands of people to wander the usually empty streets of downtown.  All of the 50+ galleries in downtown open their doors for free and extended hours, which you can find [...]

UMAMI: Japanese for “damn, this is a tasty burger”

This fancy burger joint has been hotter than Megan Fox on the Yelp charts for the last two months.

My foodie friend from NY came down a month ago and had read all about this place (even across the country), so we decided to come down on a Friday and grab lunch.

Down the 10 and [...]