Sexy Single’s Soiree GIVEAWAY

If you read this blog, or our twitter, regularly you would know that one of us is single and one of us is not.

But, both of us like socializing, and we DEFINITELY both love booze, so we’re both really stoked to attend The Minty’s Sexy Singles Holiday Soiree

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The Minty’s Sexy Singles HOLIDAY Soiree

Where: Pink Taco LA

When: Wednesday, Dec 1st 7-9pm

Tickets: $10 Online, $15 at the Door

Includes: One complimentary cocktail + lotsa single mingling

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.To enter to win just retweet the following:

@FinerThingsLA: i wanna win free tix to @TheMinty SexySinglesHolidaySoiree so I can get drunk+fat+LUCKY this holiday season! RT to Win!

Don’t have/use twitter? You can also enter the contest by commenting below & telling us your favorite ‘first date’ bar!

This contest ends Wednesday, Nov 24th at 5pm. The winner will be randomly selected & notified that evening.

In order to win – you MUST either be single, or promise to bring a single friend. No couples please!

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.PLUS: For those that don’t win – you can still get your tickets for a discounted price!

The Minty has offered to honor the online $10 ticket price AT THE DOOR for anyone who brings in a copy of their EventBrite ticket confirmation for our Christmas Kegger! So buy your tickets to the Christmas Kegger for just $10 (all proceeds go to charity) and get your Sexy Singles Holiday tickets for just $10 at the door!

(Sense some serious cross promotion there????!!)

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We went to the first Singles Soiree earlier this year and it was a blast. There were delicious cocktails, fun people, and some interesting games. Though I failed as a wingwoman and didn’t help V successfully find her mate (probably because we both got pretty boozed up BEFORE the event even started) – we did make some great friends!

A Fiery Fiesta GIVEAWAY

Our boozy amigos over at DrinkEatTravel have teamed up with some great companies to bring this fun event supporting Firefighters this Wednesday:

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The details are pretty straight forward:

Tickets are $12 and you get some beer, some Chipotle, and some good karma.

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We love any event that includes drinking+charity so we’re giving away a pair of tickets to this event to one lucky winner! Wanna attend for FREE? Here’s how you enter our lovely contest (obviously we’re going to make you shame yourself to win tickets):

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Either comment below, or send us a tweet @FinerThingsLA , or post on our Facebook page (or all 3!) telling us: what is the sleaziest thing you’ve ever done for a beer.

Sold your soul? Stole from a homeless man (Slim)? Hooked up with a HFFA? Attended frat rush events when you were already in a another house? The less classy, the better.

 

We’ll take entries until tonight (10/25/10) at midnight and announce a winner Tuesday morning (10/26/10).

LobsterFest GIVEAWAY!

We’ve found a reason for you to leave the comfort of the LA bubble and head down south to get drunk+fat:

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LobsterFest 2010

When: Sept 17 (5pm – 11pm), Sept 18 (11am-11pm), Sept 19 (11am – 7pm)

Where: Ports O Call Village, San Pedro

Tix: $9 Admission ($7 with online coupon)

Food: $18 for 1.25lb lobster dinner (Woah!) …. and if you’re hungry like the wolf: upgrade to 2.5lbs of lobster for $31!!!

Giveaway: Keep on reading you greedy goose! We’re not giving it up that easy – you have to at least pretend you like us/our writing first!

Groupon Giveaway!

Like getting drunk+fat without leaving the comfort of your home? You’re going to LOVE today’s freebie then!

Thanks to Groupon we’ve got 5 FREE GrubHub certificates to give away today – each worth $20!

For those not in the know: GrubHub is a website that connects you with restaurants that deliver in your area. Just search your zipcode and food preferences (i.e. Italian, Chinese, Etc…) and GrubHub will generate a list of restos that will deliver to your pad (many with free delivery!). Best part? Grubhub doesn’t charge a fee so you wont be paying anymore than you would if you called the restos up yourself, plus you can do it online… on your bed… in your PJs.

Groupon has teamed up with this great company to offer an awesome deal today for NEW GrubHub users – $10 for $20 worth of food delivered direct to your home. So, if you’re not already a user then sign up STAT to take advantage of this deal. The deal will only ‘tip’ if 750 people commit to purchase the certificate, but it’s already at 644 and it’s available through Sunday so it’s got PLENTY of time.

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Don’t wanna pay the $10 and would rather WIN your $20 GrubHub.com Certificate?

Just Twitter ‘ Hey @finerthingsla: I like getting drunk & fat in my underwear! Give me a free $20 Groupon for GrubHub.com damnit! ‘ – drawing ends at 5pm & 5 winners will be randomly selected.

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If you win – we’ll Tweet ya back with details on how to claim your prize (we’ll need an email address).

Please, just promise us you wont use it tonight – it’s Friday and that would be lame (plus I don’t think its valid tonight anyway – so you’re lame plans have been thwarted by the rules…)

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Full Details & Rules for this Groupon are available online.

Offer valid for NEW Grubhub.com users ONLY.

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Not a winner? It’s just $10 to buy your own Groupon certificate worth $20 at GrubHub – so buy away!

You Can Be a Weeeeener!

For those hitting up tomorrow’s Outdoor Cinema Food Fest screening of The Hangover, make sure you enter to win this freebie:

Trump International Vegas Package including:

• 2 night stay in a one-bedroom suite
• Spa treatments for 2 at The Spa at Trump
• Dinner for 2 at DJT

But you gotta be there to win – so buy your tickets if you don’t have them.

Great opportunity to re-watch a hilarious movie, enjoy some tasty food truck fare, and possibly win a lux vacay!

(P.S. We LOVE Vegas, its one of the few spots where it’s totally socially acceptable for us to drink all day long…)

Tweeting Dishes & Taking Names

Two weeks ago I (K) had the most amazing luck.

Just coming back from 4th of July vacay,  I won not one, but TWO, free dinners via online promotions. I was so shocked by my ridiculous luck that I was sure I was due a good car accident the next day, or a nice fall down the stairs, or something to balance out my winning streak back to even. Thankfully two weeks have passed and my car, and body, are still intact.

The coolest thing about winning both of these promotions was it was SO easy – I hardly had to do anything (God this is starting to sound like an infomercial….) Plus they are continuous promotions – so you have a chance to win them too!! Here’s the scoop on how to increase your chances for freebies:

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Win #1: BLD Tweet-A-Dish

Look – you can be like K!

Every week BLD Restaurant has a contest for their Twitter followers to name the specialty dish they will make each Thursday. Just tweet your dish idea to Chef Diana @BLDchefD (or email to diana@bldrestaurant.com) by Sunday night to enter. If your dish concept is selected – you win a 3-course dinner for yourself + a friend! My winning dish? Pork Chops & Applesauce.

My Dad used to make the dish for me as a kid and I always loved the contrast of cool and sweet applesauce to the savory pork chop, plus this all-American dish seemed perfect for the new-American style cooking going on at BLD.

Pork Chops & Applesauce Ala BLD

Chef Diana’s version of the dish: amazing (perfectly refreshing slaw, incredibly flavorful & savory chop, chunky and sweet applesauce). If you win you still gotta pay for your beverages + tax + tip, but that was fine with me! Ordered a nice bottle of wine + some after dinner drinks & made it a night…

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Win #2: West Hollywood Insiders Newsletter

Sign up to be a ‘West Hollywood Insider‘ and you’ll automatically be entered into that month’s contest for a free $50 gift certificate to a local WeHo business. Past certificates have been given out for $50 at Chez Bop, Peace Gallery, Lola’s, and Boxwood Cafe at the London, but I got Cecconis and I’m totally stoked to try it out!

Seriously, this one takes no effort to enter and the newsletter is only sent out once a month so you don’t have to worry about tons of WeHo spam filling your inbox. The WeHo Insiders website also features tons of other local dining & retail deals so it’s definitely worth checking out for those too.

Good Luck!

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P.S. I’m still on the lookout for other great dining/booze freebies – but I’ll probably wait til I’ve won them to tell you. Hey, I might be a super cool and fabulous blogger (ha!), but I still have to pay for 99% of my food – gotta increase my chances for free food/booze before I tell the lot of you!

Outdoor Cinema Food Fest + GIVEAWAY!

(To skip my nostalgic story & go straight to the GiveAway details – scroll to the bottom of the page…)

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When I was little my parents would take me and my brother to the drive-in movies on weekends.

We’d always pull up in Dad’s yellow Chevy pickup named Maurice & hook up to the drive-in speakers (all cars must have names – my current vehicle is ‘Edith’, as she’s an old dirty bitch).  Then we’d all pile in the bed of the truck, surrounded by giant pillows and pig out on snacks Mom made at home. I can’t be certain but I’d assume my ever-so-classy parents were enjoying a nice box of Franz as well.

Really – it was a great time.

Jealous of my childhood and want to enjoy a similar entertaining and cuddly time in LA? Hit up the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest this summer!

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Every Saturday over the course of the summer (July 10th – August 28th) the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest will be showing a new feature film at a local LA park (see the schedule below). Even better than my childhood cheeze-its and peanut butter apple slices: the movies will be accompanied by a slew of food trucks & a wine bar to keep you fat, tipsy, & happy while you enjoy the show!

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Tickets: $8 (Group Rate for 4+, $5/ea)

Times: Grounds Open 6pm, Show Starts at 8:30pm

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Schedule

July 10th            SWINGERS                               Grand Hope Park (Downtown)
July 17th             THE BIG LEBOWSKI             Exposition Park (Near USC)
July 24th            PULP FICTION                        Exposition Park (Near USC)
July 31st             MOULIN ROUGE                    Grand Hope Park (Downtown)
August 7th         THE HANGOVER                    Exposition Park (Near USC)
August 14th       THE BREAKFAST CLUB        Exposition Park (Near USC)
August 21st        THE PRINCESS BRIDE          La Cienega Park (Beverly Hills)
August 28th       FREE FAMILY NIGHT           Exposition Park (USC)

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Curious what food trucks will be featured? The list changes weekly, with over 60 different food trucks over the 8-week movie schedule, but you can expect to see Cool Haus, Komodo Food, Munchie Machine, Frysmith, and Barbie’s Q at opening night. The full list of participating food trucks can be found online.

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Want to go to the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest for FREE?! We’re giving away 15 pairs of free tickets to this Friday’s INVITE ONLY Preview in Downtown LA (7/9/10) featuring the film Walk The Line!!!

Yes, our very first attempt to throw exclusive free shit at you in return for some loyal readership 🙂

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What do you need to do to win tickets? Two options:

1. Comment on this article & tell us why you love us so much (yes we are totally vain). Make sure to also leave your email so we can notify you if you win!

2. ReTweet the following message : “ I wanna win FREE tix to OutdoorCinemaFoodFest’s INVITE ONLY Preview this Friday Nite so I can get drunk+fat  w/ @finerthingsla, RT to win! “

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We’ll randomly draw 15 people by Thursday evening (7/8/10) and let you know that you won – then we’ll need to get some contact info from ya so our buds over at Loft Marketing can send you the free tickets & event details, location, & times for Friday night’s preview!

There’s going to be some great food trucks there for this preview (including The Grilled Cheese truck, India Jones, World Fare & Others) so you won’t want to miss it (and general folk ain’t allowed in so you NEED our freebies to get entry!)

This seems like such a non-LA experience to us – and we love it! Can’t wait to grab our blankies (and hopefully some men) and cuddle up for the movie – plastic glass of wine & taco truck taco in hand. Yum.