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This weekend my roommate turned twenty-two. We went to BOA steakhouse in West Hollywood. Birthday boy's mom was in town too, and since she was oh so happy to finally meet her son's friends (because despite any amount of spoken confidence, a mother always digs visual confirmation that her son hasn't been carving pentagrams alongside with the rest of the Manson family) she … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: A Snake in West Hollywood

I am embarrassed to confess that, after watching the 2007 Oscar-winning Irish musical Once, my optimism and giddiness towards the prospects of love were matched only by that of a Barbie-wielding ten-year-old girl. Not only does Once tell an achingly beautiful love story about a street musician and Czech immigrant, but its two lead actors, the musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: Damn You, Fickle Love!

I have to admit, I went into this place extremely excited. This cupcakery, the Frosted Cupcakery a) acknowledges a word I thought I made up, as a real word (Cupcakery for those who didn't get that right off the bat), and b) are known for "frosted" cupcakes - aka cupcakes with ice cream in the middle. If you don't get excited about this, I really don't know what you would get … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Frosted Cupcakery

Bo De Tinh Tam Chay 15352 Beach Blvd Westminster, CA 92683 (714) 891-4455 Bo De Tinh Tam Chay is hands down one of the best vegetarian restaurants I have ever been to. It’s also the only restaurant I know of that is regularly frequented by Buddhist monks. To me, there are a number of elements which make BDTTC something special (and worth the drive to Westminster!), … [Read more...] about Cheap Dates: Bo De Tinh Tam Chay

By Andrew Ramirez * I was shooting pool at Seven Grand, sinking all the right ones and letting the the ice melt in my whiskey, when I was reminded of that quote by Hemingway: “A good bar makes a man feel good.” I was feeling good. But there's that other quote by him too, and it got me worried: “Behind every good bar is a bad woman. Because if she were good, the bar … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Seventh Heaven at Seven Grand