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Valentine's Day

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2013

    It's Steak and BJ Day! Should We Be Offended By That?

    See also: L.A.'s Best Steakhouse *10 Best Places in L.A. For a First Date So believe it or not, today is actually an obscure holiday; but we're not talking Festivus or National Pancake Day here, people... The increasingly infamous "Steak & BJ Day" doesn't require a whole lot of explaining. "Inven ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2013

    An Online Rave?! We Party All Day, At Home, By Ourselves.

    What did you do yesterday? Did you receive cards and flowers and chocolates and go out with someone you enjoy smooching? That's nice! But that's not quite what we did -- for Valentine's Day we went to rave. If you didn't hear about it, don't worry, because it was only online. The three day ele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2013

    The Hierarchy of Valentine's Day Needs

    Abraham Maslow's theory that we are motivated by five primary needs (survival, safety, belonging, esteem and self-actualization, where "the appearance of one need usually rests on the prior satisfaction of another, more pre-potent need") is something we played with last week in relation to breakfast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2013

    Coupons to Use: Food Deals on Valentine's Day

    You don't have to be in a relationship to appreciate savings and good deals on Valentine's Day. In some cases, the deals extend until tomorrow, a.k.a. Single Awareness Day, or through the weekend. Here's how you can bankroll the holiday with links to coupons (all offers apply only at participating l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2013

    10 Things to Do in L.A. on Valentine's Day If You Hate Valentine's Day

    See also: *8 L.A. Stores for Alternative Valentine's Day Gifts *Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A. *10 Bars Most Likely to Get You Laid in L.A. Yes, yes. We know. Valentine's Day is overrated. If you're single, it's a day seemingly created just to make you feel bad about yourself. If you'r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2013

    8 L.A. Stores for Alternative Valentine's Day Gifts

    "You always buy me the same shit." If you haven't heard that before, consider yourself amongst the lucky lovers whose significant others keep their thoughts to themselves. That one year your girlfriend ooh-ed and aww-ed over the flowers and cleverly-packaged chocolates you gave her? She might have ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    February 7, 2013

    Love, Actually: Our 2013 Couples Issue

    "You always buy me the same shit." If you haven't heard that before, consider yourself amongst the lucky lovers whose significant others keep their thoughts to themselves. That one year your girlfriend ooh-ed and aww-ed over the flowers and cleverly-packaged chocolates you gave her? She might have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2013

    5 California Winemakers On The Best "Ripe and Fleshy" Valentine's Chocolate Wine Pairings

    Chocolate and wine. Could there be a more classic Valentine Day's pairing? There's one small problem: "The flavors of [dark] chocolate and wine aren't always that compatible," as a Food and Wine article summarized. Sure, there's that tannins on tannins thing, a double hit of bitter acidity in the c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 7, 2013

    Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

    Chocolate and wine. Could there be a more classic Valentine Day's pairing? There's one small problem: "The flavors of [dark] chocolate and wine aren't always that compatible," as a Food and Wine article summarized. Sure, there's that tannins on tannins thing, a double hit of bitter acidity in the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2012

    U-Sushi Serves 1/2 Off Rolls for International Sushi Day

    International Sushi Day? Never heard of it. Perhaps it's a ruse set up by the sushi industry to make us purchase extra sushi like greeting cards on Valentine's Day. Who are we kidding though? We love sushi -- and will gladly take advantage of a questionable holiday to satisfy a craving. Kanpai!

  • Film+TV

    April 12, 2012

    Movie Studios Are Forcing Hollywood to Abandon 35mm Film. But the Consequences of Going Digital Are Vast, and Troubling

    International Sushi Day? Never heard of it. Perhaps it's a ruse set up by the sushi industry to make us purchase extra sushi like greeting cards on Valentine's Day. Who are we kidding though? We love sushi -- and will gladly take advantage of a questionable holiday to satisfy a craving. Kanpai!

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Foursquare Knows Where You Were on Valentine's Day

    R.E. Via the Squid Ink Flickr PoolRamen​Where were you on Valentine's Day? Did you go out? Did you stay home? Hit up a bar? While many of us were gorging on sushi or checking out the amazing Lauryn Hill concert, others were partying it up at the Key Club, or following our advice and getting "r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Post-Valentine's Day Edition: Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You": Why This Song Sucks

    [Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] Song: Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" History: Stevie Wonder wrote it. Everyone went crazy. It won some awards. Later, some other guy that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Oysters, Foodie Pick-up Lines Why We Infantilize Our Food

    Flickr/julesjulesjules moysters​Tasting Table: Slurping oysters at L&E Oyster Bar, newly opened in Silver Lake. ecosalon: 50 pick-up lines for foodies. ("I can last as long as a Le Creuset.") Daily Dish: 5 Questions for Tim Goodell. Zester Daily: The Infantilization of American Taste, or wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Valentine's Day Creep Alert: One-Third of Your Exes Will Check Facebook to See What You're Up To Tonight

    Hide your status today, Facebook fans. A survey by the Facebook dating app AreYouInterested finds that a third of respondents admit to checking the Facebook status of their exes determine if they have plans for Valentine's Day. Sad? When did Facebook turn into the Regal Beagle on a slow night? But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    6 Sexy Ways to Get Freaky With Food on Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day is here and if you're like most couples, you or your lover are scrambling for a dinner reservation somewhere -- anywhere-- about now. If you get one, the odds of it being great are slim though. Restaurants are at their busiest, there are fixed menus that limit food options, multipl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    5 Least Romantic Valentine's Day Dates in L.A.

    Rachel Roderman​ Caught in a bad romance? So bad that you can't even bear to think about chocolate or candlelight with your partner? Lucky for you, we have compiled a list of the five least romantic Valentine's Day dates in Los Angeles you'll go gaga over.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Top 5 Pink Sparkling Wines for Valentine's Day (or Any Day, Really)

    Bubbles are the spot-on match for Valentine's Day, and not just the holiday: Champagne and sparkling wine have the ability to elevate even the most ordinary moment. Kick that special moment up notches (Thanks Emeril!) with a rosé. From pale pink to rubyesque, rosé's signature light red color seems ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    gr/eats Giant Robot Cafe Closing

    Courtesy of gr/eats​It looks to be an un-lovey Valentine's Day for gr/eats. Even as the stretch of Sawtelle between Santa Monica and Olympic experiences a raft of restaurant openings -- ramen shop Tsujita, cafes Balconi Coffee Company and Coffee Tomo, shaved ice shops Blockheads and Brian's Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012

    Get a Peck on the Cheep

    Courtesy of gr/eats​It looks to be an un-lovey Valentine's Day for gr/eats. Even as the stretch of Sawtelle between Santa Monica and Olympic experiences a raft of restaurant openings -- ramen shop Tsujita, cafes Balconi Coffee Company and Coffee Tomo, shaved ice shops Blockheads and Brian's Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012

    Make Us Laugh, Funny Boy

    Kevin Nealon

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012

    Queen of Hearts Valentine's Ball

    Kevin Nealon

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Spend Valentine's Day With Hello Kitty, at Hooters Japan

    Headed to Japan this week? Hooters Tokyo location is offering a Valentine's Day special through next Tuesday: Two promotional ice cream desserts called the Volcano of Love and the Rock of Love, and the first 1,000 customers to order either will get a collector's edition pin of Hello Kitty as a Hoote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including the Grim Reaper's Bike Seat

    Great video is slated to screen Valentine's Day at the Hammer, and the inspired My Barbarian collective is moving into Human Resources' Chinatown space for a monthlong residency, which can only bring good things. 5. Art or lawn furniture? Diana Molzan's painting Untitled, shaped like a table and pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Kevin Nealon Hopes His Wife Is Reading This

    Kevin Nealon wants to spend Valentine's Day with you. He's even named his standup show King of Love to get you in the mood. It'll be at Largo at the Coronet on Tuesday. Here's our Q&A with Nealon: How much of a romantic are you? I am very romantic. In fact, I just renewed my vows .. although it w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Lingerie for All Women, No Matter What Skin Tone, Says L.A.'s Tara Raines (Amen)

    Okay fellas, here's what you're getting your girl for Valentine's Day: A bra that matches her skin tone! Ah!? No? Well, anyway, if you're in the market, you might have a hard time fulfilling that wish, even if the gift was going to be for yourself. That's because it's difficult to find bras that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    First Date Sex: Check The Type of Phone Your Valentine Has

    hotgirlswithiphones.com​Okay, guys. We know you're sizing up potential mates for that overpriced Valentine's Day meal. And we know you all want your investment to pay off. (Yeah, boys think this way. Really). Well, here's a little intel for you:

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Local Cookbook: Josiah Citrin's In the Pursuit of Excellence, or How to Snag a Mélisse Dinner for Under $30, Ingredients Not Included

    To offset the joyous deluge of promotional Valentine's Day dinner menus and Groupon chocolate deals that keeps our remote email accounts buzzing this time of year, we offer Mélisse chef-owner Josiah Citrin's new cookbook, In the Pursuit of Excellence, as a satisfying alternative. It's the sort of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Last Night: LudoBites 8 [Photo Gallery]

    This isn't technically from last night or even the night before. It's from Tuesday night, when we lived under the haze of a Lemon Moon. Today is Friday, and that means it's time for some gratuitous food porn, courtesy of LudoBites. In case you didn't win the Valentine's Day resy contest, you can sti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    So Who Got LudoBites Valentine's Day Reservations? And the Winners Are...

    For all of you who commented over the last two days, hoping to get a LudoBites 8 reservation for Valentine's Day, we applaud you. The backstory: After we named LudoBites the best place to get a romantic dinner the other day, Krissy Lefebvre told us that she did indeed have two spots open for Valenti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Get a LudoBites Reservation for Valentine's Day: Make Your Pitch in the Comments Section -- You Have 48 Hours Starting Now

    Since we just named LudoBites as the most Romantic Restaurant in L.A., and thus perhaps the place to take your date for Valentine's Day -- assuming you have a date, assuming your date is not a PETA spokesperson -- it seemed kind of cruel and heartless not to enable this in some way. Thankfully Kriss ... More >>

  • LA Life

    March 3, 2011

    Keeping Bookstores Alive with Ken and Barbie Mummies

    Since we just named LudoBites as the most Romantic Restaurant in L.A., and thus perhaps the place to take your date for Valentine's Day -- assuming you have a date, assuming your date is not a PETA spokesperson -- it seemed kind of cruel and heartless not to enable this in some way. Thankfully Kriss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    L.A. Same-Sex Marriage Protest on Valentine's Day: Needless 'Theater' or Good Way to Make a Point About Prop. 8?

    equallove.info​A debate erupted following our preview of a Valentine's Day love-in of sorts in which same-sex couples lined up at the East L.A. county registrar's office to get married. Of course, they didn't. And that was the point of the Marriage Equality U.S.A. and Get Equal action: To bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    69 Things for Music Lovers to Do In L.A. on Valentine's Day

    Timothy Norris​ Don't sacrifice your Monday night music excursions into our fair city of Los Angeles, just to be a slave to the grueling whip of commercialized love. You can have your cake and eat it too, especially if that cake comes with a plethora of "ingredients" that help you get your ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Anti-Valentine's Day: 6 Bars Restaurants Help You Celebrate (A Relative Term) Being Single

    Mary Preston​ Screw Cupid. That's Oakfire Pizza's answer to the infamous February fete. And whether you think Valentine's Day is a holiday made in hell, you're happily unattached, or you're open to all possibilities, we've listed six bars and restaurants (in alphabetical order) that are celeb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Boing: Valentine's Day Inspires Spike in Viagra Prescriptions

    NBCJustin Timberlake demonstrates the steps for a proper Valentine's Day gift.​What's the American guy's popular choice for a super-awesome Valentine's Day gift? Chose one: A) Chocolate B) Roses or C) Dick in a box? The modern man is so sensitive, romantic, and tuned into the feminine psyche ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Art of Love

    NBCJustin Timberlake demonstrates the steps for a proper Valentine's Day gift.​What's the American guy's popular choice for a super-awesome Valentine's Day gift? Chose one: A) Chocolate B) Roses or C) Dick in a box? The modern man is so sensitive, romantic, and tuned into the feminine psyche ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Valentine's Day Round-Up, Part 1: Prix-Fixe Menus

    Flickr/Bakerella​ These days, every time we walk into a supermarket, pharmacy or even drive past certain intersections of town, we're faced with an explosion of red and pink, well, everything: "Be My Valentine" cards, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, fake long-stem roses, and endless tins of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Valentine's Day Round-Up, Part 2: A La Carte Menus Desserts

    Flickr/Lana's Dazzling Desserts​ While they should probably just rename Valentine's Day's Restaurant Prix Fixe Day, we understand not everyone is into a rousing (and often wildly expensive) multi-course dinner. Perhaps you don't have a sweet tooth, are chicka-pescetarian (yes, there is such a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Marriage Equality U.S.A. and Get Equal Call For Gay Marriage 'Counter Actions' on Valentine's Day

    ​Marriage Equality U.S.A. and Get Equal want to shake things up on Valentine's Day this year in the name of full marriage equality. The two gay rights groups are calling for a national "counter action," in which gay folks go to a local county or city clerk's office in states where same-sex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Top 5 Reasons to Stay Home and Cook on Valentine's Day

    ​Saint Valentine's Day is coming up, a holiday meant to commemorate your love through the purchase of mass produced greeting cards, written by someone who probably hates her job. It is also a very big night in the restaurant business, with most restaurants in the country being forced to contri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Be Sweet, Not Cloying: More Valentine's Day Treats

    Cake Monkey​Can the stereotypes of L.A.'s diet food obsessions please go away already? We've got so many local confectioners to prove otherwise, evidenced by a quick look at who's making indulgent sweet stuff for Valentine's Day. You never need an excuse to eat Cake Monkey desserts. But it h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Squid Ink Top 10: Why You Should Avoid Eating Out This Valentine's

    Love is a wonderful thing, but when more than one-quarter of all Americans jockey for a dinner reservation on Valentine's Day, its reason enough to celebrate romance in the comfort of your home. Though we're the first to admit our affection for restaurants, Valentine's Day may be the one holiday we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Bite the Bullet: Give Him Chocolate Weapons for Valentine's Day

    For the man in your life with a subscription to American Rifleman, this Valentine's Day, we suggest chocolate weaponry. Yes, pistols, bullets and grenades, molded from chocolate and packaged in wonderfully authentic-looking tins for your sweetie. Because even though you may disagree with his ethics ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    From Hearts to Skulls: Valerie Confections Does Valentines Day Recipe for Scotch Truffles

    Local chocolatier Valerie Confections offers plenty of dainty heart-shaped options for February 14, along with some cliche-busting chocolate creations. "Because my homme has a significant love of Scotch," explains co-owner Valerie Gordon, "I integrated single malt scotch truffles" into the holiday g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2010

    Seven Chances

    Local chocolatier Valerie Confections offers plenty of dainty heart-shaped options for February 14, along with some cliche-busting chocolate creations. "Because my homme has a significant love of Scotch," explains co-owner Valerie Gordon, "I integrated single malt scotch truffles" into the holiday g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Valentines Day Restaurant Round Up: San Fernando Valley Edition

    If the proliferation of pink and red everything at your local grocery store hasn't given it away yet, Valentine's Day is right around the corner. If you're looking to impress your sweetie without having to cook dinner yourself, we've rounded up a few spots in the San Fernando Valley where you can wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2006

    Happy Valentine's Day

    This will be the second Valentines Day in a row I have no official object of affection. But this year, February 14th singledom feels perfectly OK,  compared with last year's Valentine's Day trauma. Back then I was stuck in the middle of a horrible unrequited love affair, my first of that kind. ... More >>

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