Food & Spirits

Drink:Eat:Play Holds Gourmet 5 Yr Old Birthday Party

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Dan Silberstin’s Drink:Eat:Play, Cosmo Deck, Fiji Water and K and L Wine Merchant team up for the most lavish children’s party of the year, “The Gourmet 5 Year Old Party”, hosted at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood.

The event featured over a dozen delicious reasons why being a kid is so much fun. A mixture of “little kid” comfort food and over a dozen offerings of free-flowing wine.

Gus SodaGus Soda was founded in early 2003, Gus is a beverage; something not so sweet. But not so dull and lifeless like flavored seltzers and waters. Or artificial, like diet drinks.They’re distinctive sodas made with real juice and real flavor extracts, in refreshing flavor varieties.They’re 100% natural, pasteurized and kosher, with no caffeine. And they’re lightly sweetened with natural cane sugar, with only 90 – 98 calories in each 12oz. bottle. For more information, please visit: www.drinkgus.com

Luna Park is Los Angeles’ newest restaurant with casually hip decor, a lively bar scene, and delicious moderately-priced cuisine. The menu, mostly French and Italian with a few American and Asian accents, is simple without sacrificing excitement, highlighting flavorful ingredients and presenting food in a way that is comforting and nourishing to the soul. Signature dishes include a Warm Goat Cheese Fondue, Hawaiian Tuna "Poke " with Wonton Chips and Make Your Own S ‘mores for dessert. The cocktail list offers an award winning Mojito, a Maker’s Mark Manhattan and a "Kick @#/" Mai Tai with a little umbrella. Luna Park is open for lunch daily, brunch on the weekends and dinner nightly. For more information, please visit: www.lunaparkla.com

Dandy Don’s was founded by a music biz whiz who promoted (and garnered gold records for) artists such as The Beatles, Elvis, David Bowie, Cat Stevens and John Denver. Don Whittemore established Dandy Don’s HomeMade Ice Cream in 1981. Specializing in sundae bar catering and serving fine restaurants and markets in Southern California, Dandy Don’s Home-Made Ice Cream has been winning gold medals at the Los Angeles County Fair since 1996. They serve ice cream and sorbet to over 150 restaurants, hotels, and country clubs in the Los Angeles area. Great chefs and pastry chefs trust us to make their desserts something special.

Coming from a family of chefs, Parise started his own catering business in 2003 called Cannoli Kings. Cannoli Kings has been branded as LA’s favorite catering company and rated best of CitySearch 2007”. The Cannoli Kings have catered for many of Hollywood’s top celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Halle Berry. The Cannoli Kings have also been hired by high profile events such as The Emmys and Fox’s Reality Remix Awards. For more information, please visit: www.cannolikings.com

Plush PuffsPlush Puffs offers the highest quality, all natural, intensely flavored marshmallows ever. This is a marshmallow that is not only good enough to eat on its own, but amazing when melted in hot drinks, used in any number of recipes and/or roasting applications. Each flavor is actually intensified when it is roasted. Quite simply: they want to provide a product that delights the senses. www.plushpuffs.com

Nestle Nesquik is America’s favorite Chocolate Milk! It has been a family tradition for more than 50 years. Nesquik powder along with the Nesquic Bunny provides kids and families with a fun way to turn milk into an irresistibly delicious, extra nutritious drink. For more information, please visit www.nesquik.com

Tantra is the modern interpretation of Indian cuisine fusing traditional Indian foods and spices with the western appeal for it and presenting it in a fashion that satiates more than just the appetite. With a lavish ambiance that is specifically designed to stimulate all your senses, Tantra is a journey into the delectable new world of modern Indian dining in an upscale setting.  For more information, please visit: www.tantrasunset.com

Southern Girl Desserts is Los Angeles’ first choice for miniature and traditional sized southern delicacies that only can be created by the hands of true southern girls. Southern Girl Desserts believes that until now, “Hospitality Has Never Tasted So Good” that way you’ll never go wrong with a sweet potato pie cupcake, red velvet miniature cake or our signature banana pudding and Pineapple Obsession. SGD will add value to your meaningful celebrations, leaving your guest wanting more. We enjoy providing scrumptious desserts for every occasion. So add us to your guest list, we’re family too! For more information, please visit: www.southerngirldesserts.comSouthern Girl Desserts.

The Gourmet 5 Year Old Party was a tremendous success, thanks to the hundreds of attending guests, delicious foods offered and raved about wines. The one question on everyone’s ind: what amazing party will Drink:Eat:Play throw next?  For more information and updates, please visit: www.drinkeatplay.com

 

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