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Panera Presents a Passion for Pasta & Giving Back to the Community!!
March 27, 2013 | 
Author Passion for Pasta
For a limited time, Panera Bread restaurants invite you to try the three NEW Pasta items available now! These three signature pasta dishes will entice you to make a repeat visit quickly while Panera still has this on the menu!! The menu includes Premium Signature Pasta dishes: Tortellini Alfredo, Pesto Sacchettini and Rustic Penne Bolognese. These dishes will be on the menu in April as well.
Looking for a Great Easter Brunch? Hang Out at Zinc@Shades for Great Food & Fun!
It’s going to be EASTER soon and you need to make some plans PRONTO! Out here on the west coast, there are lots of places but nothing says So. California than a place near the beach! Hopefully sunny weather will make sipping champagnezinc@shade, the craft kitchen inside Manhattan Beach’s luxury boutique Shade Hotel welcomes guests and families gather for their multi-station gourmet Easter Brunch buffet feast beginning at 8 a.m. on Easter Sunday, March 31.
Hot New Lounge One Eyed Gypsy Lights Up the Night with Killer Cocktails & Exotic Ambiance!
The One Eyed Gypsy sounds like a really unique venue and is the latest bar from nightlife entrepreneur, Dana Hollister. Located in the Artist District building that can trace its roots back to the 1880s, the concept is the idea of a vintage traveling carnival.Talk about really pushing that envelope, Hollister has created an ambiance that is truly an excursion into the looking glass.
Unusual New Drinks for St. Patricks Day: Sambazon Healthy Smoothies + Beer or Whiskey!
One week ago I was at the Natural Products Expo West covering hot products and new trends but also networking with people that I have met/known but not seen in quite a while. The best part was seeing Rachel Kay of RKPR and meeting some of her clients. Wow!! Cool stuff– one of them being perfect for ST. Patrick’s day!! Nope not a spirit but essential to making a good cocktail is the array of ingredients that you get to create the cocktail beyond spirits. Typically you want the drink green but because the ingredients in this key ingredient: Sambazon’s SuperGreens Organic Smoothie!! This is a pretty new product and I tried it *(and 3 others– 2 not out there yet) and it was great! This has kale, ginger and lots of other great ingredients– and it tastes great! Read the rest of this entry »
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Celebrate St. Patricks Day EARLY with Lucid Absinthe Cocktails!!
For this long weekend for green partying.. you no longer have to drink green beer. Take it up a notch or 3 with Lucid Absinthe and find out what a fine liqueuer this is – and not one that is overly sweet either. It’s licorice taste and unique presentation is enough to catch anyone’s eye and tastebuds– and that’s no blarney!
Comments ClosedLA Peeps! Celebrate the Green & Make Plans Now for St. Patricks Day! Drinks, Eat, Party!
St. Patrick’s Day here in So. California is actually a holiday we take very seriously. There are a lot of Irish people and I think the camaraderie of an Irish pub (and flowing beer mixed with great food) brings out the “Irish” in all of us! Down by where I live, about 7 minutes away on two city blocks there are THREE Irish pubs! Go figure! It gets pretty crazy down there in the celebration.
Comments ClosedGordan Ramsay’s FAT COW Restaurant Launches Beer ‘N’ Bangers Monthly Prix-Fixe Dinners!
The Fat Cow at The Grove, Gordon Ramsay’s Los Angeles restaurant celebrates his unique take on classic American favorites with a touch of his British home-cooking, is launching Beer ‘N’ Bangers, a new monthly tradition kicking off on Wednesday, Mar. 13.
Planet Shark Fitness’ S. Hughes Lists “Popular Fitness and Diet Myths” + Contest!
It’s that time of year girls and boys! Time to get in shape. Whatever happened to that new years resolution, just toss it in the trash and start over. Here’s a great piece courtesy of Planet Shark Fitness on things & mindsets you need to junk or adopt.
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