Archive | Downtown LA RSS feed for this section

FOUR at Checkers- Thu, March 3

3. March 2010

0 Comments

FOUR at Checkers- Thu, March 3

For all you whiskey drinkers out there, Dig Lounge has a special treat for you. Checkers Downtown is proud to be offering a tour of the whiskey cocktail classics on Thursday night from 4-8pm. Choose either rye or whiskey then pick any of the 4 specialty cocktails, and pay only four bones each.
We first [...]

Continue reading...

FOUR at Checkers Downtown

25. February 2010

2 Comments

FOUR at Checkers Downtown

Happy Hour is the elusive hour for most. You work till six or seven, get home at eight after fighting traffic to get back from the West Side. Happy Hour has been over at most bars for two hours. Not so on Thursdays at the Hilton Checkers on Grand Ave and 5th in Downtown LA. [...]

Continue reading...

A Burger and a Blind Date

22. February 2010

0 Comments

A Burger and a Blind Date

It’s not your typical match up on a blind date. In-N-Out Burger and 20 different cabs. But yet Ian Blackburn’s LearnAboutWine loft in downtown LA is anything but your typical wine class. Ian’s knowledge of wine, it’s regions, makers, vintages, and grapes is astonishing. I envy his passion for wine and his love of sharing [...]

Continue reading...

The Frenzy of the LA Street Food Fest

18. February 2010

1 Comment

The Frenzy of the LA Street Food Fest

The idea of an entire area of food trucks and street food vendors sounds appealing. After all, who wants to drive all around town chasing down food trucks and carts? So in comes the (assumingly) First Annual LA Street Food Fest. Which really should have been called the Food Truck Fest, because as Hadley from [...]

Continue reading...

A Lesson in Wine, San Antonio Winery

1. February 2010

3 Comments

A Lesson in Wine, San Antonio Winery

Those looking for a fun day of tasting and wine education need not drive 90 min to Temecula, or 2 hours to Santa Barbara. Simply look in your own backyard. At San Antonio Winery, located just steps north of Downtown LA, is surrounded by light industry and artists lofts. Their quaint (and free!) tasting room [...]

Continue reading...

San Antonio Winery Tasting & Food Pairing – Enter to Win!

11. January 2010

1 Comment

San Antonio Winery Tasting & Food Pairing – Enter to Win!

A City of Los Angeles Historical Landmark, the San Antonio Winery was established in 1917 and it’s been serving up great wines to Angelinos ever since. If you haven’t been to experience it for yourself, this is the perfect excuse to finally check it out. As San Antonio Winery presents “Wine 101: Introduction to Wine [...]

Continue reading...

Blind Date – Wine and Burgers

4. January 2010

0 Comments

Blind Date – Wine and Burgers

It’s Cheap Date night at LearnAboutWine in Downtown LA. On Jan 8 taste 20 different kinds of Merlot while you enjoy In-N-Out Burger. Sample Duckhorn, Twomey, Markham and more. Then on Jan 15 it’s Zin night. Sample Hug Cellars, Turley, Cakebread, Peju and others. Both nights are only $69 each.
The funnest part of the night [...]

Continue reading...

Chicago Style Pizza at Masa of Echo Park

15. December 2009

5 Comments

Chicago Style Pizza at Masa of Echo Park

I’ve been craving an authentic Chicago Style pizza ever since I saw a special on the Travel Channel about Chicago’s famed pizza. A real “pie” when it comes to pizza, these aren’t anything like the “Chicago Style” pizzas I’ve had over the years in California. A cornmeal crust lines the bottom of a deep baking [...]

Continue reading...

A Night For the Rest Of Us

4. December 2009

0 Comments

A Night For the Rest Of Us

Celebrate Festivus on Wednesday December 9th at Crocker Club in Downtown LA. Featuring Guest DJ’s Jason Z and Dan Wilcox plus Holiday Cocktails in the Ghost Bar by some of the finest bar smiths in town, Steve Livigni and Daniel Nelson of Top Notch. Starting at 7pm, enjoy fine cocktails and great music, in one [...]

Continue reading...

15 Days of Lunch Downtown

23. November 2009

6 Comments

15 Days of Lunch Downtown

As part of my civil service duties I was summoned to Jury Duty. They weeded through the 40 or so jurors and I was one of the final 12. As much as I hated being there, I was set on making an adventure out of it. What better time to explore all the lunch options [...]

Continue reading...
Get Adobe Flash playerPlugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes