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May 23, 2012
Bert Chan: These Shoes Were Made for Tapping
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Eight is considered a particularly lucky number in Chinese culture, so Bertha "Bert" Chan's 88th birthday on Feb. 8 should have signaled the beginning of her most fortuitous ye ... More >>
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May 1, 2012
Everson Royce: Silverlake Wine's Pasadena Spinoff Now Open
Opened last Saturday, Old Town Pasadena's Everson Royce is not quite a sequel to Silverlake Wine. Think character spinoff. Two out of three Silverlake Wine owners are involved; approximately 25% of the same small-production wine brands are stocked. Potential customers are greeted immediately at the ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Cookbooks: Eastbound and Down's Final Episode, The (New) White Trash Cookbook Tribute A Memorable Sandwich Recipe
How fitting, in a marshmallow salad sort of way, that 25 years after Ernest M. Mickler first published White Trash Cooking, the final season of HBO's Eastbound and Down has wrapped up. If you've missed "the best f--king show on HBO," as MTV's James Montgomery neatly summed up in Kenny Powers-appr ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
Lindsay Lohan's Venice Stalker Says He Was Only Trying to Tell Her to 'Drop the Marilyn Monroe Image'
Leave it to veteran Westside paparazzo Tony Vera (you know, the guy who Mike Tyson punched in the head at LAX, then lived to tell the tale) to pick Lindsay Lohan's stalker out of the Venice Boardwalk crowd. Getting him to talk was another story.
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January 23, 2012
The Fooducate iPhone App: Scan Favorite Foods At Your Own Risk
Does your New Year's resolution have you up against a wall yet? Introducing the Fooducate app, an app available for iPhones that helps the average food consumer shop for grocery foods. The app works like a scanner; it scans the barcode of foodstuffs and immediately produces a nutritional breakdown i ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
What Leap Year Means To Farmers Your 2012 Holiday Table Implications
Unless you happen to man a soda stand at Disneyland, the side effects of 2012 being a leap year probably aren't tops on your back-to-work frustration list (For the Mickey Mouse lollipop obsessed: The theme park is staying open 24 hours on February 29). And for many farmers who sell their produce at ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Cookbook Of The Week: Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food Is Really Good
amazonIf your New Year's resolution list includes something along the lines of eating more good food -- home cooked, farmers market-inspired, healthier or whatever your definition -- you're going to want to add Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food cookbook to your Amazon wish-list. If for no other ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Oro Blanco and Mellow Gold Grapefruit
Are you ready for your Trese Klase? Roughly translated to "13 types," the annual new year's practice in the Philippines requires collecting 13 different types of round fruit -- one for each month of the new year plus one in the next -- and putting them on the family table to be eaten on New Year's ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
10 Cheap Restaurants for New Year's Eve
Last week, we listed 11 new restaurants open for New Year's Eve. All will present special menus -- at "special" prices ranging from $46 to $475. Prefer to not break the bank for New Year's? We've selected ten restaurants where you can dine for less than $30 per person (not including drinks) past ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Drunk Driving Holiday Arrests Number 1,028 in L.A: Checkpoint Cheat Sheet For This 'Maximum Enforcement' Weekend
JeremyThe L.A. County Sheriff's Department today boasted that cops have taken down 1,028 alleged drunk drivers since Dec. 16, when a massive drunk-driving crackdown for the holidays launched throughout the region. That number is 104 more than for the same period last year. The operation is ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
10 Best New Year's Eve Events in Los Angeles
Flickr/ Bayasaa New Year's is upon us soon, and with that, the angsty debate about what to do in order to make it the most epic night of both the last and the new year begins (no pressure attached, of course). In order to take some of the stress out of planning the big party, here are LA Wee ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
11 New Restaurants for New Year's Eve
Anne FishbeinPiccaOn New Year's Eve, restaurants celebrate with live bands, festive décor, theme dinners, exceptional ingredients, multi-course meals, tasting menus and endless glasses of bubbly. How to choose the best spot? We've selected 11 restaurants that opened in 2011 to represent a ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Freaks and Frocks at the 34th 'Occasional' Doo Dah Parade
Lina LecaroWord bubble bunch at Doo Dah 2011 Uniformed marching bands, ma$$ive floats, robotic waving beauty queens... snooze. Parades can be so predictable. But Doo Dah is different (and we mean that in more ways than one). The self-proclaimed "twisted sister" to Pasadena's other more famou ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Carlos Ibanez, L.A. Homicide No. 4: Young Partygoer Gunned Down in Valley Glen Drive-By on New Year's Day
Google MapsA Latino man who died January 4 after suffering multiple gunshot wounds at a New Year's Day house party in Valley Glen has been identified as 28-year-old Carlos Ibanez. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ibanez had no gang affiliation; however, LAPD detectives think the shooters ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/21-3/25
Flickr/Lauren Manning In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "While waiting for Pho Minh to resurface (please, please, let it resurface), try Pho Filet, a couple of blocks away, which also has a delicious pho bac, highlighted by a slab of filet mignon that l ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Frisèe
Felicia FriesemaFrisee at the Hollywood market Anyone who is still avoiding French cuisine because they think its all heavy sauces draped over various seared meats (you've surely dropped your New Year's resolutions by now anyway, right?) needs to become friends with frisèe. Also known as cu ... More >>
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February 11, 2011
Arcade Fire's Secret Show for LA Fans: Here's Where You Can Get the Cheap Tickets (People Are Camping Out Already)
Arcade Fire Frontwoman RegineYeah, yeah we know: The Arcade Fire is playing a secret club show in LA. [UPDATE: We got the right locations.] You were probably monitoring Arcade Fire's Twitter feed all week awaiting details about the Montreal group's surprise show tonight. Last night, that fe ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
January Roundup of Restaurant & Food Truck Openings And Closures
Anne FishbeinRIP Beacon For those of us who've kept our New Year's resolutions, bravo ... and for the other 99 percent, we hope our favorite food spots continue to serve the stuff we love. Sit-down restaurants are nice, but who has the time (or money) for three-martini lunches anymore? Good ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Today Is The Most Depressing Day Of The Year: Welcome To 'Blue Monday' In L.A.
Here's one way to deal with the blues.Welcome to the most depressing day of the year. Statistics indicate that y'all are bummed out. Your bank account is drained after the holidays. You still have a post-ecstasy fog from that New Year's eve bender. And it's still almost six months until summe ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
I'M BOUQUET, YOU'RE BOUQUET
Here's one way to deal with the blues.Welcome to the most depressing day of the year. Statistics indicate that y'all are bummed out. Your bank account is drained after the holidays. You still have a post-ecstasy fog from that New Year's eve bender. And it's still almost six months until summe ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
dineLA Restaurant Week Returns
Anne Fishbeinbaby artichokes with buffalo mozzarella, watercress and goji berries at Fig If you're one of the few noble people who's actually kept your New Year's resolution, get ready to face a major hurdle. In just a few weeks, dineLA's Restaurant Week returns for its sixth season, serving ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Top 5 Easy Edible New Year's Resolutions
pixxiestails/FlickrNot eating it this year. This time of year, people are holding fast to fresh New Year's resolutions, many of which pertain to eating and drinking habits. Magazines and websites love rattling off good food-related resolutions, often suggesting lifestyle changes such as fewe ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Cookbook Review: Men'sHealth Magazine Takes On Your New Year's Resolution
If 2009 was the year of the baking books, 2010 was the year of the media cookbook. Sunset magazine, Bon Appétit and The New York Times (review coming later this week) all published their decades-thick reflections on the molten chocolate cakes of the 1990s and the bulgar pilafs of the millenn ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Ronald Reagan Library New Year's Eve Celebration
If 2009 was the year of the baking books, 2010 was the year of the media cookbook. Sunset magazine, Bon Appétit and The New York Times (review coming later this week) all published their decades-thick reflections on the molten chocolate cakes of the 1990s and the bulgar pilafs of the millenn ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Q & A With Lou Amdur (Part 2): Lambruscos, Blanc de Blanc Champagne and The Effervescent Cure-All Known As Alka-Seltzer
Anne FishbeinLou Amdur, of LOU: A Wine BarIn part one of our conversation with Lou Amdur, owner of Lou: A Wine Bar, we asked him for suggestions about what to drink on New Year's Eve, and he sang the praises of yeasty proseccos and fizzy red lambruscos (especially the ones made by third gener ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Ten Great New Year's Brunches (for the Hungover and the Smugly Sober)
Cecconi'sCecconi's breakfast pizzette If the day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year, then the day after New Year's Eve is the biggest hangover day of the year. And hangovers must be fed - and well. But since many restaurants shutter their doors on New Year's Day, and b ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
How to Have a Happy New Year: Top 5 "Good Luck" Foods
Gleek.net/FlickrIf you're the superstitious type, seize the moment. There's a huge handful of foods one can eat around New Year's which are thought to ensure good luck for the next 365 days. We've rounded up a list of a few "good luck" foods that, if for nothing more than karmic efficiency, ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Rose Parade Rules: No Tents, Fires, Horns, Pets, Alcohol, Drugs, Fireworks, Throwing Things, Unsupervised Minors, Suspicious Packages Or 'Unoccupied Chairs' Allowed
NASANASA's 2007 float: worth the waitBoy, the annual New Year's Eve campout along the Rose Parade route in Pasadena sounds like a barrel of fun this year! Police are warning they'll be stricter than ever on the exhaustive list of parade rules, including fun-extinguishing items like: "Throwin ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Q & A With Lou Amdur: What To Drink On New Year's Eve (Part 1)
Our colleague Jonathan Gold once pointed out that Lou Amdur, owner of LOU: A Wine Bar, "can probably talk more profoundly about biodynamic wines than anyone who hasn't actually buried a dung-filled animal horn at midnight during a full moon." So it only makes sense that with a tiny handful of 2010 l ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Best 2010 "Diet" Cookbook That Isn't A Diet Book: Mark Bittman's Food Matters
Diet may be a four letter word on a food blog, but eventually too much bacon really does catch up to you (or so we're told, as we have yet to reach our limit). But as it is perilously close to the New Year's resolution hour, we have been looking back on 2010, and the large amounts of cured me ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Let it Snow!
Diet may be a four letter word on a food blog, but eventually too much bacon really does catch up to you (or so we're told, as we have yet to reach our limit). But as it is perilously close to the New Year's resolution hour, we have been looking back on 2010, and the large amounts of cured me ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Eat and Drink Well for Auld Lang Syne on New Year's Eve 2011
So, it's time to plan New Year's Eve if you haven't already. Avoid the amateur's night problem by putting your 2011 celebration in the hands of restaurant pros who will handle the fine food and drink part. And save you clean-up troubles. Merriment, cheer, reflecting on the past year (which may or ma ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Disneyland's New 'Fairy Tale Suite' Might Still Be Available For New Year's Eve -- If You've Got $500 On It
Disney ParksChampagne-colored everything, for your puking pleasuresYeah, yeah -- Vegas is pretty tops for NYE, but keep an open mind. The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim has unveiled a fourth *magical* suite in its new series: the 750-square-foot Fairy Tale Suite. And let us tell you -- it is fu ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Tonight: Remy Zero, Macy Gray, Eels, the 88, Alice in Chains, Fran Healy, the Blakes
Cinjun Tate of Remy ZeroRemy Zero winds up a bittersweet reunion tour tonight, but it might not be the last fans have heard of the Alabama-bred, L.A.-based quintet. The band known best for the single "Save Me" (the theme for TV's Smallville) reunited earlier this year to play shows in memory ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
What Was Burning up Tune in Tokyo's NYE Dance Floor? Lady Gaga
For more photos from Tune in Tokyo, check out Timothy Norris' photo gallery "New Year's Eve 2009 Downtown Crawl." New Year's Eve, we made our way to Little Tokyo for Tune in Tokyo's party at Second Street Jazz. Though we were impressed by the mix of club regulars and local party-hoppers and complete ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
Over the Weekend: New Year's Eve Celebrations from Hollywood to Downtown
Once again, L.A.'s numerous party scenes finished the year in outrageous fashion. L.A. Weekly hit the town in search of New Year's Eve parties from Hollywood to Downtown. New Year's Eve Downtown Crawl GiantHotelTimothy NorrisPhotographer Timothy Norris spent New Year's Eve combing downtown ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
New Year's Eve in Los Angeles: A YouTube Snapshot at Midnight
Lord knows West Coast Sound can't cover everything, but why should we even have to when God YouTube is doing the heavy lifting. A lot of stuff went down in LA this weekend, for sure. Some crazy shit, actually. All that gunfire had to come from somewhere. The sirens, the tire squealing, the horns. Th ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
DIP, ANYONE?
Lord knows West Coast Sound can't cover everything, but why should we even have to when God YouTube is doing the heavy lifting. A lot of stuff went down in LA this weekend, for sure. Some crazy shit, actually. All that gunfire had to come from somewhere. The sirens, the tire squealing, the horns. Th ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
HAPPY KOTOHAJIME!
Lord knows West Coast Sound can't cover everything, but why should we even have to when God YouTube is doing the heavy lifting. A lot of stuff went down in LA this weekend, for sure. Some crazy shit, actually. All that gunfire had to come from somewhere. The sirens, the tire squealing, the horns. Th ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve Dining Roundup: Because 2012 is Only Two Years Away
January 1st will be the time for resolutions. For losing weight. For spending less money, and more time with your family. For getting a job, or quitting one. Yes, January 1st you will start again. And that's good. Because tonight, December 31st, New Year's Eve, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., the lovely peop ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve in LA: Top 5 Songs for Shooting Your Gun in the Air at Midnight*
Top 5 Songs for Shooting Your Gun in the Air at Midnight
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December 31, 2009
LA Chefs' New Year's Resolutions
As the final hours of 2009 tick away, Angelenos dash off their New Year's resolutions like grocery lists. Food lovers are known to promise eating better and exercising more, but what to do the food makers of our city decree on New Years? We checked in with some of our city's top chefs to find out ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/28 - 12/31
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. Happy New Year everybody. "Sweetened and condescended milk." Squid Ink Top 10: Foodie Typos. "I kind of lost a little faith in Spanish restaurants in L.A., because the quality wasn't nearly as good as I thought it could be. ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
New Year's Eve in LA: Bubbly and Bumpin' In the Clubs with Arabian Prince, Hang the DJs, Part Time Punks and More
The year -and decade- are done, and the city's biggest, most buzzed about New Year's Eve bashes (Hard, Giant, Gridlock) are either out of your budget or out of your comfort zone. The house party of a good friend -with lots of other good friends- might be optimal this Thursday night, but we think we' ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
New Year's Specific Cupkakes from SusieCakes
SusieCakesCelebratory CupcakesIt's your last chance to stuff your face with unhealthy goods before your inevitable "I'm going to try to start eating better" New Year's resolution. So to send you off in style, SusieCakes is rolling out a few date-specific goods just for the holiday. Available ... More >>
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December 28, 2009
Where To Spend New Year's Eve: In A Place Where Everyone Knows Your Name. At Least For One Night.
Logline for the proposed horror film, "Where To Spend New Year's Eve": Thousands of hallow-eyed would-be-revelers, in a desperate search for a party, comb the streets in their finest digs, racing against the stroke of midnight. This year, instead of staying home like a curmudgeon, or running aroun ... More >>
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January 1, 2009
Oshogatsu Family Festival
Logline for the proposed horror film, "Where To Spend New Year's Eve": Thousands of hallow-eyed would-be-revelers, in a desperate search for a party, comb the streets in their finest digs, racing against the stroke of midnight. This year, instead of staying home like a curmudgeon, or running aroun ... More >>
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December 25, 2008
Countdown -- Use Your FIngers if You Need To!
Logline for the proposed horror film, "Where To Spend New Year's Eve": Thousands of hallow-eyed would-be-revelers, in a desperate search for a party, comb the streets in their finest digs, racing against the stroke of midnight. This year, instead of staying home like a curmudgeon, or running aroun ... More >>
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