Bottomless Mimosa Guide: Sophie’s Place
After this slightly chilly week we’ve had, I, for one, am glad we’ll be hitting the 70s and 80s again this weekend – exactly what a weekend in LA should be. And, of course, the best place to head when it warms up: the beach. The best way to make your day at the beach 100x better ? A bottomless mimosa brunch – duh!
The Spot: Sophie’s Place (Redondo Beach)
Brunching hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 9am-2pm
Bottomless Deal: Bottomless Mimosas for $12, or Bloody Marys for $16
Menu highlights: Pretty standard brunching menu – pancakes, omelettes – but I’m going to have to go for either the veggie benedict, made with grilled portobello mushrooms and sauteed spinach, or the Cali benedict with grilled shrimp, bacon and guac.
Sophie’s Place. 1708 S Catalina Ave. (310) 540.8484. http://www.mysophiesplace.com/
DomaineLA+Santos Uy=Love
This Sunday, after you’ve finished your mimosa brunch binge, head to the Off the Clock’ tasting at DomaineLA. For those uninformed, they do great tastings+pairings every Sunday afternoon, and this week’s installment will feature some wines and bites of Santos Uy’s selection.
Photo via TC @ SinoSoul.com - Read His Review of Papilles by Clicking the Photo
We give Santos a lot of love on this blog because he is of Trojan heritage. And he also owns some amazing restaurants with fabulous wine lists and fantastic food (BacaroLA, Mignon, and most recently Papilles.)
The tasting is just $15 and you get to try five different wines paired with some bites inspired by the Papilles menu. The event is capped at 25 people, so make sure to buy tickets via DomaineLA’s website stat. Party goes from 2-4:30pm.
Here’s a list of the wines that will be featured:
2010 Batic Pinela
2004 Radikon Ribolla Gialla
2000 Lopez de Heredia Rosado
2009 Monpertuis Counoise
and a surprise red…
For a review on Papilles and what the food+wine is like there, so you can get an idea of how great this event Sunday will be, check out Sinosoul’s post here.
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DomaineLA / 6801 Melrose Avenue. Los Angeles / (323) 932-0280 / www.domaine547.com
Leap Day in P-Town
We have been showing a LOT of love for Pasadena lately. A lot. But there are just so many good deals going on over there that enable us to get cheaply drunk+fat that we simply cannot resist. Hopefully our easternly dwelling/working readers are appreciating the influx and change from the standard WeHo centric posts…
Today’s installment of the Pasadena love fest involves a couple Leap Day specials in honor of today’s lovely holiday that falls just once every four years, and both are pretty fabulous deals:
#1. Vertical Wine Bistro: Starting at 6pm, buy one glass of wine, get the second for just .29cents. If you don’t want a second glass (we seriously doubt any of our readers fall in this category), you can opt for a custom charcuterie & cheese pairing to go with your wine instead, also for just 29 cents. Obviously you weren’t going to stop at just one glass, so this buy-one-get-one-(nearly)-free deal should be a nice unexpected relief to your booze budget for the night… Leaving you room to splurge on a larger food option to pair with your two glasses of vino.
#2. a/k/a Bistro: In celebration of both leap year and their first anniversary (which obviously didnt fall on the 29th last year so they must just be fudging the dates a bit) a/k/a An American Bistro will be holding a fantasticly gluttonus dinner party tonight for just $50 a person. The event starts at 6pm and includes passed hors deuvres and cocktails (mojitos, blood orange cosmos, and wine), followed by a sit down three-course dinner (mussels to start, roasted leg of lamb for your entree, and a butterscotch pot au creme for dessert). And lest we forget about one of the most important parts of this meal, the libations: all you can drink Cotes du Rhone and Verdejo. Reservations are required so call now to score a seat. 626.564.8111.
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Happy Leap Day!
Free Pancakes!
This is all we’ve got to say today….
Free pancakes! Celebrate National Pancake Day @ IHOP with one free short-stack per guest, dine-in only. Yay for freebies.
Details here: http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/
Pub Days @ Waterloo & City
I have only heard glowing reviews of Waterloo & City, and if you haven’t been yet, we’ve got a great reason to check it out: Pub Days every Sunday and Monday night. Perfect your cockneyed accent (this is a British pub after all) and head on over for some prix fixe goodness.
Sunday from 5-9pm and Mondays (tonight!) from 6-10pm, warp into Restaurant Week mode and grub on a 2-course menu for $20 or a 3-course menu for $27. You’ll get your choice of appetizer and main, and if you opt for the extra course, end your meal on a sweet note with some delicious dessert.
The selections are always changing but here’s a peek at what you can expect for each course:
- Appetizer: Hearts of Palm Salad (with Avocado, Oranges and Chili Vinaigrette), Lentil Soup (with Balsamic Vinegar, Fried Brussel Sprouts and Bacon), or Cured Amberjack (with Pickled Lemon and Green Curry Dressing)
- Main: Waterloo Fish & Chips, Braised Beef Short Ribs with Polenta, or a Spinach, Ricotta, and Mushroom Calzone
- Dessert: Hot Chocolate Muffin with Peanut Brittle Ice Cream and Bananas, Sticky Toffee Pudding with Salted Caramel and Vanilla Ice Cream
If you make sure and show up early (before 7pm), you can also catch the tail end of W&C’s happy hour and score a $5 drink at the bar pre-meal.
Waterloo & City. 12517 W Washington Blvd. (310) 391.4222. http://www.waterlooandcity.com/
Bottomless Mimosa Guide: Cafe Entourage
Although it’s Hollywood locale and semi-douche-y name make us cringe a little, we’ll have to give Cafe Entourage a chance for one reason and one reason only: bottomless brunch cocktails…
The real breakfast 'club'....untz untz
The Spot: Cafe Entourage (Straight up Hollywood)
Brunching hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-3pm
Bottomless Deal: Bottomless Mimosas, Sangria or Bloody Marys for $12
Menu highlights: Chorizo burrito (scrambled eggs, chorizo, apple-wood smoked bacon and mozzarella), Bacon & Egg Burger (100% Angus beef, egg over easy, apple-wood smoked bacon, Swiss cheese, butter lettuce and spicy aioli, served with a choice of breakfast shoe string or sweet potato fries), and for those with a sweet tooth: thick-cut brioche french toast topped with mixed berry compote.
Cafe Entourage. 1600 Vine St. (323) 467.4200.http://www.cafeentourage.com/
Final Fridays at The Market on Holly
Scooting back on over to P-town (as V so fondly refers to it), we bring you a multi-dimensional tasting happening tomorrow at The Market on Holly in Old Town.
How cute/cool looking is this place?!
Why is it multi-dimensional? Well because it’s not just wine, and it’s not just wine+bites, but i’ts wine + bites + olive oil. Three pieces to the tasting puzzle = multidimensional, right?
Whatever it is, it sounds good and i’ts only $15 a pop.
The tasting goes down from 4-7pm every last Friday of the month (read: tomorrow) and this month’s tasting expedition features products from Sicily. Taste three Sicilian wines paired with three complimentary bites and three olive oils. Yum.
A perfect amuse bouche for your weekend of excessive eating and drinking.
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The Market on Holly / 57 E. Holly Street, Pasadena, CA / 626.844.8811 / http://themarketonholly.com/
JW Two-Year $22 Deals
Sometimes we come a little late to the scene. Case in point: the JW Marriott two-year anniversary deals, which end…. tonight.
But at least you can still go tonight and enjoy them! We didn’t COMPLETELY miss the boat!
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What are these deals we speak of so fondly and urgently? $22 menus at WP24, LAMarket, the Mixing Room & gLAnce wine bar.
Here are the delicious and affordable details:
The Mixing Room & gLAnce Wine Bar: $22 gets you two draft beers and one pizza to share. Or if you’re us, you’d get this deal just for yourself to enjoy.
LA Market: $22 two-course menu featuring a market salad to start and choice of entree (Flat Iron Steak or Roasted Half Chicken).
WP24 Restaurant & Lounge: $22 “Double Happiness” dessert special (for two). Includes two double fortune cookie desserts (chocolate with coffee mousse and a green tea with citrus moose) and two green teas. Available in the lounge.
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As previously mentioned, tonight is your last night to enjoy this deal. Maybe you can splurge and visit a couple spots tonight – LA Market for dinner, WP24 for dessert? Or Mixing Room + WP24? That’d average out to $22 – $33 per person (depending on if you split the pizza/beer or not…), not bad for such an indulgent dining experience…
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JW Marriott Downtown / 900 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles / (213) 765-8600 / http://www.lalivemarriott.com/
Fat Tuesday @ The Churchill
Work shmork. Let’s keep the holiday weekend vibe going with some Fat Tuesday celebrating tonight! Head to The Churchill today for some New Orleans style grub and cocktails. In addition to their regular happy hour specials, The Churchill will also be serving up an $8 Fat Tuesday cocktail – a mix of citrus vodka, cassis, and champagne – YUM.
Chow down on Shrimp Gumbo, Shrimp Hush Puppies, Fried Oyster Po’ Boys, and a Churchill Mufaletta. In true Mardi Gras form, they’ll also be passing out beads and masks, although we’re not quite sure what you gotta show to score some…
The Churchill. 8384 W 3rd Street. (323) 655.8384. http://www.the-churchill.com/
Happy Presidents Day!
….now let’s go out and celebrate our presidents by boozing it up and being thankful that this weekend’s got one extra day! How about a boozy brunch? A delicious lunch special? And, don’t forget to squeeze in a happy hour!
xx
V&K
