Confidential Beverly Hills is the brand new and ONLY exclusive nightclub / lounge fusion in Beverly Hills. It’s the epitome of luxury, with an all-white interior and a distinct “Old Hollywood” feel.

Confidential has been open since November and this Wednesday, May 16th, they are launching a weekly cabaret show entitled “Femme Fatale Wednesday’s: The Most Sophisticated Burlesque Show in Town.”

The premiere of “Femme Fatale” will be a sexy and interactive experience of music, dance and burlesque. This amazing production is going to put on by TOLEDO- the famed jazz singer, choreographer and burlesque extraordinaire.

Continental tapas and cocktails will be available throughout the night! Continental tapas and cocktails will be available from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

And the best part is, entry is free, so come out and enjoy the show! Femme Fatale Wednesday’s will be going on throughout the summer, 8 PM – 2 AM

Confidential Beverly Hills
424 N Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Please call 310.275.8511 to book reservations or email info@confidentialbeverlyhills.com

www.confidential90210.com

Summertime – Wine, Food and Song.
Set your agenda for The 6th Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival, which is back, bigger than ever!  A lavish, 14-day wine and food festival will begin on the warm beaches of Malibu on June 9, 2012, and will take attendants to the scenic hills of Calabasas where they will experience wineries from around the world, local restaurants, breweries, live cooking demonstrations by master chefs and, music! (See list of participants below)

The Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival combines two events: The Calabasas Food & Wine Festival and Malibu Food & Wine Festival. This event has been sold out 5 years in a row, so grab your tickets now! Click here to purchase tickets…

Celebrity Chef Demonstations
World-renowned Food Network Chef Alejandra Schrader, Adrian Giese of Mastro’s Steakhouse, Marcel Vigneron of Food Network, Kimmy Tang of Beverly Hills 9021PHO will be participating in live cooking demonstrations.

The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music!
Live entertainment will include the 17-piece Fabulous Esquires big band, USO-style performances by the soulful Satin Dollz and other skilled jazz bands.

A Charitable Cause
Produced by Barcelona Enterprises, the festival will raise funds for the Children’s Tumor Foundation, hoping to remind attendants that the joy and life found in a great dish and good drink can make a difference.

So, set your agenda for the following fun schedule!

Locations for the 14-day festival:

June 9  Malibu Beer Festival- Malibu Pier

June 16  Bubbly, Brews, Buns – Westlake Village

June 20 Calabasas Jazz Festival -  24181 Calabasas Road  Calabasas, CA 91302

June 23 Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival -  24181 Calabasas Road  Calabasas, CA 91302

June 24  Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival – 24181 Calabasas Road  Calabasas, CA 91302

For more information visit  www.malibufoodandwinefestival.com & www.calabasaswineandfoodfestival.com

Wineries, Breweries, Spirits, Restaurants and Vendors!

JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
Pacific Coast Vineyards
Calabasas Vineyards
Courtage Champagne
Saintsbury
Cielo Malibu Estate Wineyards
Ahnfeldt Wines
Hidden Oak Winery
Moreno BHLV
Ampelos Cellars
Chocolate Shop Red Wine
Ritual Wine
Fresita USA
Casa Torelli Imports
Giessinger Winery
Malibu Rocky Oaks
The Naked Grape
Bridle Trail Wines – CabIn
Calstar Cellars
Urraca Winery
Katarina Wines
Sunland Vintage – Giovinazzo Wines
Millesime Cellars
Bleu Saphir
Wades Wines

Breweries
Beverly Hills Beer
Eel River Brewing Company
SoCal Beer Company
Stella Artois
Leffe
Hoegaarden
Euro Brew (Yanjing Beer- China, Mortiz – Barcelona, Hobgoblin Beer – UK, Holy Grail Ale – UK, St. Sylvester 3Monts , Xingu Black Beer – Brazil)

Spirits
Patron Tequila
Boutique Sake
Ventura Limoncello
RND Vodka
Veev
PAMA / Hpnotiq/Harmonie Liqueur
Medina Brand Spirits
VnC Cocktails

Restaurants/Food
Mastro’s Steakhouse
Fresh Brothers Pizza
9021PHO
The Hummus Bar
Randy’s Brownies & Desserts
Kind Bar
Chef Alejandra Schrader
Pacific Cheesecake Company
Kira’s Kiss Desserts
Z Confections
Jinky’s Cafe
Got Kosher? (Sun)
Gladstone’s by SBE
Gamela Brazilian Grill
Sweet Arleen’s
Maria’s Italian Kitchen (Sat)
Bolani
Academia Barilla
Nothing Bundt Cakes Thousand Oaks
Frankie’s Biscotti
Stone Oven
NEW YORK PIZZA – Tony L.
GG’s Gourmet Toffee
OM Snacks
Normandie Bakery
La Cuisine with Chef Josette
Rustico
SaraJ Pastries
Koutoubia Restaurant & Bar
Cabot

Vendors
EcoWrist West
Cutco
Danmer Custom Shutters
Gourmet Blends

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Begining on March 27th, specially-priced menu features delectable drinks and amazing appetizers for $7. That’s  delicious cuisine for a great price all night Tuesdays from 6 p.m. until midnight, and will run for a limited time. Come to beautiful West Hollywood for critically-acclaimed Chinese cuisine in a luxuriant environment, which can be the perfect after work/pre-club restaurant to end a work day or start a night of fun!

Philippe brings his award-winning secret recipes from his famous flag ship New York restaurant to fabulous West Hollywood. Hurry in for this LA-insider tip for this extraordinary deal on Tuesdays while it lasts.

Cocktails for $7 dollars:

Midnight Mojito: made with pear plum vodka, mint blueberries, lime and club soda.

Philipptini: made with Kai Lychee Vodka, lychee syrup, Chambord and pineapple.

Lychee Martini: made with Kai Lychee Vodka, lychee and syrup.

Golden Grape: made with Absolut Raspberry Vodka, Peach schnapps and cranberry.

Red Dragon: made with Counjour Cognac, Peach Schnapps and Champagne.

Buddha’s Belly: made with El Mayor Tequila, Thai Chili, simple syrup and lemonade.

Chinese Summer: made with Pearl Cucumber Vodka, Canton Ginger Liqueur, mint, simple syrup and lemon.

Xante’s Inferno: made with Xante, strawberries, simple syrup, lemon juice and mint.

Appetizers for $7 dollars:

Chicken Satay: Succulent chicken skewers prepared in chef Chow’s famous cream sauce.

Beijing Chicken: Beijing chicken with walnuts, in sweet brown sauce.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Crisp lettuce wrapped around chicken with plum sauce.

Green Prawns: Green prawns with cashew nuts, water chestnuts, peppers, and black mushrooms.

Sea Bass: Drunken sea bass in white wine sauce.

Chef Philippe presents a haute Chinese menu with signature dishes including Chicken Satay, Crispy Beef, Peking Duck, Peking Chicken, and Green Prawns.

Philippe has garnered such recent praise as Best in Chinese Food by Zagat 2010 and named Best of the Best (2007) by New York Magazine’s Adam Platt (for the signature Peking Duck). Philippe by Philippe Chow is backed by celebrity partners Jerome “The Bus” Bettis (Former Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champion and NBC personality), Chauncey Billups (New York Knicks), Alonzo Mourning (Former Miami Heat), and Al Harrington (Denver Nuggets).

Philippe has an impressive list of celebrity fans including Barack Obama, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Lady Gaga, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Rupert Murdoch, Rihanna, Jay Z, Beyonce, and many others, and is a popular dining spot for noteworthy heads of state and sports, fashion, music, and media icons.

Get your fill of creative cuisine and inventive cocktails at these great Happy Hour prices on Tuesdays at Philippe by Philippe Chow.

For Reservations:   (323) 951-1100
8284 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046

www.PhilippeChow.com

Both properties have come together to offer The Best of The Londons package, unifying the style and sophistication that the brand exudes.

Live It Up like a VIP!

In true London style, guests who select the Best of The Londons package will enjoy glamorous suite accommodations as well as a signature cocktail called The London Red Carpet upon arrival.

Additionally, every morning a bountiful continental breakfast, featuring the finest European delicacies and coffee selections, is available at The Breakfast Table by Gordon Ramsay.

To complete the package, a $100 food and beverage credit from the accomplished culinary team of Gordon Ramsay is included, giving guests the choice of several sought-after dining experiences including MAZE or the private Chef’s Table in New York, Boxwood Café in West Hollywood or Michelin-starred Gordon Ramsay at The London and The London Bar in both properties.

The Best of The Londons Package includes:

$100 food & beverage credit

Daily complimentary breakfast from The Breakfast Table by Gordon Ramsay

The London Red Carpet cocktail delivered en suite

London Suite accommodations

New York rates from $489

West Hollywood rates from $359

About The London Hotels

Smart, sophisticated and with an incomparable energy, The London Hotels unite style with substance to embody the essence of their cosmopolitan locations. The London NYC is located at 151 West 54th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in New York City.

The London Hotel New York City

Sister property The London West Hollywood is perched in the Hollywood Hills just steps from Los Angeles’ legendary Sunset Strip and within easy reach of the shops in Beverly Hills.

The London Hotel Los Angeles Pool Cabanas

For more information on The London Hotels visit www.TheLondon.com.

For The London NYC call (888) LOND-NYC, for The London West Hollywood call (866) 282-4560.

Find them on Twitter @TheLondonNYC and @TheLondonWeHo.

Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show

The International Fiery Foods Challenge features local chefs representing travel destinations found at the show.  Literally you can eat your way around the world from sampling Frikadelle (a sort of German meatball), Spicy Tequila Marinated Prawns, Rendang Padang (Indonesian Caramelized Beef Curry), and Medjool Dates with chorizo, mascarpone and Tunisian harissa (a chili sauce).  Participating chefs are Kai Loebach of CurryWurst, Amir Thomas of Duo Dishes, SriAdriani ‘Jenny’ Martono of Indonesia Tourism, and Tracey Augustine of Cashmere Bites.

The Mark DeCarlo Interactive Cooking Class and Competition will follow the Fiery Foods Challenge.  Three lucky audience members will be picked from a drawing to prove their kitchen skills right on the spot, recreating a dish of Mark’s choosing.  The audience will vote for the best cook, who will win an all-inclusive Yucatan vacation.

Another highlight in Saturday’s line up is Andrew Zimmern of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods live appearance and talk. Make sure to stick around afterward to meet the influential TV host.

Sunday’s Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show-goers won’t leave hungry either.  The Taiwan Tourism Bureau is holding a “Taiwan Popcorn Chicken” demonstration with Chef Frances Lee of the Mighty Boba Truck.  Then, Ventura based Chef Jason Collis will host “Farm to Table—Luscious Lemon and Avocado Taste Sensations from 120-year-old, Sustainable Limoneira Ranch.”  And, see a top Herradura Tequila ambassador demonstrate Tequila pairing tips.

Also not to be missed is “Travel for Foodies – Tips, Trends, and Tools for the Culinary Traveler,” with food and travel experts Michael Cervin, Linda Kissam, Dr. Kathy Gruver, and Chef Allan Cragg.

With the new year, the world’s hotspot travel destinations are the talk of the travel world. Hear what some of the world’s most beloved travel personalities picks are, including Samantha Brown, Andrew Zimmern, Peter Greenberg, Pauline Frommer, Mark DeCarlo, and Patricia Schultz at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show.

Attendees can enjoy cultural performances and participate in a variety of activities including scuba lessons from Beadiver.com, a 25’ rock climbing wall, zip line, and children’s activities area.  The five-acre show floor will be packed with more than 400 destinations, tour operators and travel professionals providing one-on-one consultations on visiting destinations as near as Catalina Island and as far as Indonesia.

Tickets for seventh annual Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show at Long Beach Convention Center are $12 at the door or discount tickets online in advance at $9 with Promo Code: LAPR.

Ticket purchase information, a current schedule of speakers and more details are available at www.latravelshow.com.

For more information, visit www.tabernamexicana.com or call 310-858-7070.

Taberna Mexicana is located at 369 North Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills. For more information, visit www.tabernamexicana.com or call 310-858-7070.

Christmas Eve at Naya promises to be a culinary and celebratory journey. The elegant five-course menu features an Angel’s Delight cocktail, assorted Samosas, Green Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette, Black Lentil Stew, Ginger Curry and a Lamb Carving Station with Tandoor Ginger Cornbread and Naya Rice. The gastronomic experience is completed with Peppermint Mousse for dessert and Wassail to toast. The Christmas Eve menu is $30 per person. Reservations are being accepted now.

For reservations call 323-663-8268, email info@nayasunset.com.

On New Year’s Eve, guests can choose from two options. Those looking for a full night’s festivities will indulge in a five-course dinner with open bar, followed by belly dancing entertainment, live DJ and toasting the night away in the lounge, outdoor patio and restaurant. Alternatively, those looking for a perfect party playground, can arrive at 10:30 p.m. for drinks and dancing.

New Year’s Eve dinner reservations begin at 7 p.m. and cost $75 per person, including open bar and post-dinner party. Late night guests are invited at 10:30 p.m. for a fee of $60 per person, which includes open bar.

The New Year’s Eve menu starts with Cone Pappadum with Pickeled Carrot. The Second Course features a choice of Vegetarian Curried Sunset Soup or Mango-Feta Salad. The Third Course includes the option of Tandoori Blackened Chicken with Naya Risotto, Cumin-Coriander Dusted Seared Tuna with Avocado Raita or Spinach Roulade with Kidney Bean Samosa. The Fourth Course offers a choice of Butter Chicken Masala - cornish game hen served with buttery-tomato sauce and Naya rice, Cognac-Mustard Prawns - jumbo shrimp, onion-tomato masala, cognac and reduced balsamic glaze, served with Naya rice, Filet Mignon Curry with Garlic Mashed Potatoes fork tender filet in a traditional “breakfast” curry, or Coconut Moile Baby Eggplant with Naya Risotto – baby eggplant in mustard-chili coconut curry.  Dessert is a choice of Rose Donut with Chilled Pineapple or a Chocolate Ice Cream Filled Samosa.

For reservations call 323-663-8268, email info@nayasunset.com.

With a laid back vibe, eclectic lounge music playing, a variety of spaces to explore including a lushly landscaped and canopied garden patio with fireplaces, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve at Naya offer a new twist on the traditional. Come on the journey.

About Naya Sunset & Naya Lounge:
Naya Sunset and Naya Lounge are located at 3705 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles (Silver Lake), CA  90026. Naya Lounge is open daily from 4pm to 2am and Naya Sunset serves dinner from 6pm to midnight nightly. For reservations call 323-663-8268, email info@nayasunset.com. Connect with Naya Sunset at http://nayasunset.com/, and on Facebook and Twitter to see menus, learn about special events, and discover the latest news. For parties, filming, photo shoots, catering and private events, contact events@nayasunset.com

•       Strolling down Abbey Road with The Beatles at 3 p.m.
•       Samba dancing at Copacabana Beach at 6 p.m.
•       Dropping the crystal ball at Times Square at 9 p.m.
•       Countdown Beverly Hills style on Rodeo Drive at midnight

An a la carte menu will be served from 12 – 9 p.m.; a prix fixe final seating begins at 9 p.m. for $198 and goes until the clock strikes 2 a.m.

To RSVP, email JacquelineL@houseofan.com or call 310-205-8990.

We will stream live to the most spectacular New Year’s Eve festivities as the world over ushers in 2012.  Our extravaganza will also feature Brazilian dancers, spinning and dancing by a top Hollywood DJ, and Pop Violinist Yennie Nam, theoretical entertainment and themed cocktails.

For the first time our exotic soirée also provides the molecular selections of Crustacean’s sister restaurant, AnQi Gourmet Bistro and Noodle Bar in Orange County. The award-winning restaurant’s plates include Molecular Baguette Brunch Toast, Poached Egg on Bao, Sakemosa, Vietnamese Crepe, Duck Hash and Eggs, Breakfast Lobster Salad, Lox Towel, and many more.

Crustacean is located at 9646 S. Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. To RSVP, email JacquelineL@houseofan.com or call 310-205-8990.

The theme of the New Year’s Eve menu is “Several Tastes of Good Fortune”, and Chef de Cuisine Sara Johannes’s six-course menu allows guests to indulge in WP24’s signature dishes and upscale Chinese fare. Menu items include live Maine “angry lobster” with spicy Szechuan chilies, fried garlic, black bean dust and Lop Cheung sausage fried rice; and roasted duckling “pecking style” with traditional garnishes, winter wild mushrooms, fresh chilies, scallions and basil.

The six-course menu is $250 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations can be made for 6 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2011 by calling WP24 Restaurant and Lounge at 213.743.8824. WP24 Restaurant and Lounge is located at 900 W. Olympic Blvd in Los Angeles. 

Several Tastes of Good Fortune: New Year’s Eve Tasting Menu

Winter Squash & King Crab “Hot & Sour” Soup
Sweet Prawn Wontons, Kabocha, Thai Basil, Fried Ginger

  Dim Sum Sampling
Chive Crystal Dumpling, Dan Dan Chili Dumpling, Tiny Pork Belly Dumpling,
Shrimp and Lobster Har Gow, Curried Seafood Shu Mai

  Live Maine “Angry Lobster”
Spicy Szechuan Chilies, Fried Garlic, Black Bean Dust
Lop Cheung Sausage Fried Rice

 Roasted Duckling “Peking Style” with Traditional Garnishes
Winter Wild Mushrooms, Fresh Chilies, Scallions, Basil

 A Duo of Kobe Beef:
Grilled “Szechuan Style” NY Strip & Braised Short Rib Hot Pot

  New Year’s Eve Dessert

 $250 per person
Chef de Cuisine Sara C. Johannes

Screening details below:

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED
Saturday, December 10
AMC Burbank 16
125 E. Palm Ave.
Burbank, CA
11AM

To reserve and download your pass, visit gofobo.com/RSVP and enter the promotional code: LATHPLGN2P. The first 50 fans will be guaranteed seats for the screening.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED
Animated comedy-adventure
Release:  December 16, 2011
Director: Mike Mitchell
Written by: Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, based on the characters created by Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman
Producers: Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian
Cast: Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, and Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate

The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become ‘chipwrecked’ on a remote island.  As the ‘Munks and Chipettes scheme to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

For those who wish to “take an elevator home” and celebrate all night long, Shade Hotel is offering a special Casino Royale New Year’s Eve guestroom package for the night of December 31, which includes a Deluxe Spa Room, a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine, New Year’s Eve party favors and two tickets to the Casino Royale New Year’s Eve event. Guests will also receive a complimentary beach breakfast buffet, use of beach cruiser bicycles, Wifi and access to the nearby Equinox Gym. The package is based on availability and is $599 for double occupancy.

About The Zislis Group

The Zislis Group’s portfolio includes Shade Hotel, ROCK’N FISH Restaurants (Manhattan Beach, L.A. Live, and Laguna Beach), Rock & Brews restaurant and beer garden (El Segundo), Mucho Ultima Mexicana restaurant (Manhattan Beach), Brewco microbrewery and restaurant (Manhattan Beach), and its latest addition The Strand House restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Manhattan Beach.

Shade is located at 1221 North Valley Drive in Manhattan Beach. For more information about the event contact Alyssa Holden at 310.698.5560.

In addition, the patient that presents during those days with the most moving personal story or who is the neediest this holiday season will be gifted with completely free tattoo removal.  Likewise, the patient with the worst holiday related tattoo (i.e., Bad Santas, old Grinches, ridiculous elves all need apply) or most hilarious holiday related tattoo story will also receive ongoing complementary treatment.

The very generous Dr. TATTOFF’s Medical Director is television personality Dr. Will Kirby (winner of Big Brother and Dr. 90210 star).

The event schedule is:

•    December 5, 2011: 8500 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 105, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
•    December 6, 2011: 1441 W MacArthur Blvd, Ste A, Santa Ana, CA 92704
•    December 7, 2011: 17609 Ventura Blvd, Ste 201, Encino, CA 91316
•    December 8, 2011: 9197 Central Ave, Ste H, Montclair, CA 91763

http://www.drtattoff.com

Gordon Ramsay’s (Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares) own Boxwood Cafe has a delightfully festive seasonal menu, “Teas the Season“, which includes, but is not limited to, an assortment of afternoon tea pastries (Vanilla Macaron with Brunt Marshmallow, Chiffon Cake-Snow White Icing, Winter Spiced Financier), a selection of miniature tea sandwiches (Curried Chicken-Golden Raisins, Roast Beef-Red Onion Marmalade), freshly baked, traditional British scones (Devonshire Cream & Lemon Curd), and a selection of loose leaf teas & herbal infusions (Darjeeling Organic Peppermint, Tangerine, Fresh Mint).

The holiday afternoon tea served is offered from 2:30-4:30 PM daily and is $28/person, while the champagne afternoon tea is $40/person.

Enjoy the beautiful surroundings at the Boxwood inside the beautiful London West Hollywood, and in the spirit of the season, help those less fortunate.

A Place Called Home
A Place Called Home raises much needed funds for undeserved individuals to take ownership of the direction of their lives.

For reservations, please call 310.358.7788 or visit www.thelondonwesthollywood.com. Teas The Season will be ongoing through the month of January!
Boxwood Café by Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood: 1020 N. San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069

For more information on A Place Called Home please visit www.apch.org

invite you to celebrate this holiday season at our seasonal “soiree” sale event.

Thursday, December 8th

Calleen Cordero Designs

7384 Beverly Blvd (corner of Martel)

Los Angeles, CA 90036

323.934.5541

Store Hours 10am-6pm
Soiree 6-9pm

**Sale is all day**

25% OFF the entire store from 10am-9pm / 30-40% OFF select items.

Mingle with the designers and shop new styles!

www.calleencordero.com

On Thanksgiving Day, The Churchill will serve a special 3-course Thanksgiving prix-fixe menu for $35. Wine, cocktail and beer specials will also be available.

The Menu:

Guests will select one item per course.

Starter Course

- Roasted Tahitian squash soup with amaretto foam
- Arugula salad, candied pecans, pumpkin vinaigrette, pomegranate

Main Course

- Traditional plate: white/dark meat, chestnut dressing, spiced cranberry sauce, whipped potato, traditional gravy, blue lake almondine
- Braised beef cheek, confit carrots and shallots, bordelaise, gremolata
- Stuffed heirloom squash, red winter wheat berry, glazed carrots, creamed spinach, tomato sauce

Dessert Course

- Pumpkin cheesecake, candied pecan crust, red currant gastrique,  cinnamon chantilly
- Heirloom apple crustada,  vanilla ice cream, caramel

Featured Specialty Cocktail

- Spiced pumpkin infused rum, egg white, bailey’s, honey, cinnamon rim, fresh ground nutmeg  $12
- Daily happy hour $4 wells, select wine and craft beer 3-7pm

Wine specials

Incognito Blend- Lodi, CA 2009      $15 Bottle
Windmill Zinfandel- Lodi, CA 2007  $20 Bottle

The Churchill is located at 8384 W. Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Encompassing a restaurant, bar, sidewalk patio, newsstand and take away window, The Churchill is a vibrant addition to the West Third Street scene. Open seven days a week, The Churchill will serve continuously throughout the day. The take away window features a separate street-food specific menu. Happy hour will be held daily from 3-7 pm and Sunday and Monday feature late night happy hours starting at 10pm. Dj’s spin Thursday through Sunday nights.

Reservations can be made by calling 323-650-8384.  Find The Churchill at www.the-churchill.com

Read our article on The Churchill here…

Each bar, with a $500 budget, created a different Halloween theme, a $5 Zombie punch and most got deadly serious about bartender costumes.

After a three-hour devilish drink tour of Cedd Moses’ eight bars – Casey’s Irish Bar, Cole’s, Las Perlas, Tony’s Saloon, Cana’s Rum Bar, Golden Gopher, Broadway Bar, and Seven Grand – I had my favorites no doubt. My top four bars for best of Zombie show are Cole’s for overall execution (yes pun intended), Tony’s Saloon for most original decoration, Golden Gopher for best (and most disturbing) costumes and Seven Grand for best Zombie Punch.

LA’s the Place brings you the highlights of each so you, sporting your best dearly departed costume, can be the judge for yourself about which 213 Nightlife bar wins the Best Zombie Bar Award.

Casey’s Irish Bar brings you Hollywood Zombies with a body bag on the pool table, cobwebs, a mummified Elvis and Manager Gina Alcaraz’s Zombie Punch with Jameson, Apple Pucker, and cranberry juice.

Thoroughly raising the dead spirits of 1940’s gangsters, Cole’s bartenders are chilling with gaping gunshot face wounds sporting toy guns filled with a Tootsie Roll shot. Open your mouth wide and they’re happy to shoot you up. Grave Worms and Broken Glass Candied Apples are also part of the show. Cole’s Zombie punch was the Dead Rose Punch – a delicious, not overly sweet concoction of Hendrick’s gin, Maurin, rose water and blood orange.

Las Perlas was Day of the Dead themed with skull-faced muchacho bartenders. The Zombie Punch at Las Perlas, the Jalisco, features passion fruit puree, amaretto, tamarind pulp, orgeat, and topped with a splash of pomegranate molasses.

A visit to Tony’s Saloon is a way to experience Dexter’s murder scenes – albeit quite a bit messier and bloodier than the actual TV character would murder.  Continuing with the Dexter theme, the punch is the Etophin Chloride cocktail (the sedation tool Dexter uses on his victims) of vodka, champagne, strawberries and peaches.

What Caña Rum Bar lacks on decoration and bartender costumes is made up with the stellar “Fiending Frenzy” punch and staff initiation. GM Allan Katz showed up to chat with the cocktail journalists even though he had surgery that day! Also, the punch description was as creative as the libation – described as ‘a pagan threesome of Don Q rums, the freshest citrus on Dope Island, spices of temptation, a few drops missionary’s blood, garnished with broken dreams

Broadway Bar features Dead Rockstar Zombies. Back from the grave, Jimi Hendrix serves up Sympathy for Devil punch of Fresno chiles, tequila, tangerine, green chartreuse, fresh lemon and lime juices, and blood of the innocent (blueberry pomegranate).

Pinocchio was always a creepy character to me, but Golden Gopher takes the Disney theme to an all new level of childhood nightmares. The Dark Side of Disney’s gruesome animated Disney characters include Snow White (the scariest of them all because she kept wanting to eat me), Robin Hood, Pinocchio and a bludgeoned Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter Zombie Punch was made of Sailor Jerry spiced rum, raspberry liqueur and orange juice.

Great Scots! Seven Grand has a Braveheart Zombie theme with bare-chested bartenders sporting wounds and kilts, a decapitated Scotsman proudly displayed on the pool table and dead bodies hanging from the outdoor patio. Seven Grand’s The Undead Horde Punch was the best gory brew of all – Devil’s Cut Bourbon, pomegranate syrup and soda water.

The frightful nights at the trendy 213 Nightlife Downtown LA bars began Friday Oct 28th and continue on until Monday – October 31, 2011.  $5 Zombie punches and other Halloween drink specials available at all eight Zombie-ed out 213 Nightlife bars.

A celebrity-driven panel of judges, led by current Material Girl spokesperson Kelly Osbourne, will be searching the country to find the next Material Girls.

Material Girl is a fast-fashion junior collection inspired and designed in collaboration with Madonna and her daughter Lola, along with Iconix Brand Group’s in-house fashion department.

The “Lucky Star” model search will launch on Wednesday, November 2nd at Macy’s Herald Square in New York and will culminate on November 21st online at www.materialgirlcollection.com.

“Lucky Star” casting calls will be held at five of Macy’s flagship locations in the United States including:

Herald Square, New York – Wednesday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m.

Dadeland, Miami – Friday, November 4 at 6:00 p.m.

State Street, Chicago – Tuesday, November 8 at 5:30 p.m.

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Union Square, San Francisco – Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m.

Beverly Center, Los Angeles – Saturday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Material Girl contestants should bring a photograph of themselves and be prepared to tell the Material Girl judging panel why they should be the next Material Girl.

Contestants can also upload their photograph to materialgirlcollection.com and explain in 100 words or less why they should be selected as one of Material Girl’s “Lucky Stars.”

The judging panel will narrow all entries down to 36, which will be placed online at

materialgirlcollection.com to be voted on by the public, narrowing it down to 10 finalists.

The top 10 finalists with the highest votes will be flown to New York City, where Madonna and Lola will choose the winners and the new faces of Material Girl’s spring 2012 campaign.

The winners’ ads will debut in fashion and lifestyle magazines and be part of a digital and outdoor campaign and in-store Macy’s marketing collateral and receive a $5,000 cash prize.

To stay up to date with the latest news from Material Girl, follow @MaterialGirlCol on Twitter and use the hash tag #MGModelSearch.

Become a fan of Material Girl on Facebook at www.facebook.com/materialgirlcollection.

The 1st Annual National Family Pack Walk will begin at 2 pm on October 30, 2011 and feature a 1.5-mile pack walk around Lake Balboa Park with Cesar Millan and Scooby-Doo. Also in the events highlights are a Mutt-i-grees reading lounge and Scooby-Doo screening room, gaming room, photo booth, scavenger hunt, Halloween doggie costume contest, meet and greet with Scooby-Doo costume characters, and much more!

1st Annual National Family Pack Walk
Lake Balboa Park
6300 Balboa Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(Follow signs upon arrival)

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For more on Cesar Millan

This event at the Original Farmer’s Market, located at 6333 W 3rd St. in West Hollywood, will happen from 11am – 4pm. There will be raw food demonstrations by Chef Blythe Metz, an author, TV personality, and esteemed raw food chef.
“Now more than ever, our readers are relying on us to help them cut through the clutter of  claims to find products that really perform as promised, and one of the many ways we do this is with the Good Housekeeping Seal,” said Miriam Arond, Director of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute.  “As a Good Housekeeping Seal-holder, LG is an ideal partner for the Greener Living Tour because we’re confident in the quality products they provide for consumers.”
With LG’s New Refridgerator, It’s All About Capacity and Compressor Technology

The centerpiece of the Greener Living Tour is LG’s new super-capacity French-door refrigerator. With about 20 percent more capacity than the standard 36-inch width refrigerator – enough for 51 gallons of milk or numerous bushels of fresh produce – consumers can store more market-fresh fruits and veggies, and spend less time driving to the store. This ENERGY STAR-qualified refrigerator exceeds government energy standards by 20 percent, offers industry-leading capacity and a host of features to help keep foods fresher, longer. To maximize energy savings, LG redesigned the refrigerator’s compressor. Typically, the compressor is either running at full power or off completely; however, LG’s Linear Compressor can vary output depending on need, and has fewer moving parts, which creates less friction and saves more energy. This technology leads to fewer temperature swings, which means consumers use less energy and spend less money.  The new compressor also drives LG’s new Smart Cooling System, which is designed to provide superior humidity and temperature to help extend the life of fresh foods.

The Experts Show You How to Help Change the World
Chef Metz will perform live demonstrations using locally grown seasonal produce stored in LG’s new energy-efficient, French-door refrigerator. This refrigerator has 31 cubic foot capacity, which means tremendous storage that can easily accommodate plenty of local fresh foods for a variety of tasty treats during the demonstration, focusing on the theme of “Rawmazing Recipes.”

Visitors to the event will have the opportunity to join LG in taking the “Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR®” pledge, and consider behavioral changes that will save them money and help save the planet at the same time. This national campaign, sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, encourages Americans to join millions of others in taking small, individual steps that make a big difference in addressing climate change. Those that take the pledge will also be entered in a drawing for the chance to win the LG French-door refrigerator valued at $2,999. One winner will be chosen at the end of the tour.
“This tour is a great opportunity to educate consumers on how our refrigerators’ super-large capacity, freshness features and outstanding efficiency reduce energy consumption and help the masses live greener without sacrificing the convenience they’ve come to expect from the most important appliance in the kitchen,” said Peter Reiner, senior vice president, marketing, LG Electronics USA.  “We’re happy to be working with Good Housekeeping, who we feel is a perfect partner as its consumer-education track record speaks for itself.”

For more information on the Green Living tour, LG’s super-capacity refrigerator as well as tips and advice on how to live healthier and greener – including featured recipes from the tour, please visit http://www.lg.com/us/green-living/.
Original Farmer’s Market, located at 6333 W 3rd St. in West Hollywood

LG (Life’s Good) Electronics USA

LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $48 billion global force and technology leader in home appliances, consumer electronics and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home appliances, entertainment products, mobile phones, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions, all under LG’s “Life’s Good” marketing theme. For more information, please visit www.lg.com.

Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping Magazine, founded in 1885, is part of the fabric of our lives. We all remember this magazine in our households growing up. (www.goodhousekeeping.com) The magazine reaches nearly 25 million readers each month.  In addition to the print title, there is The Good Housekeeping Research Institute, the consumer product evaluation laboratory of Good Housekeeping magazine.  Founded in 1900 and continuing today with the same mission, the Research Institute is dedicated to improving the lives of consumers and their families through education and product evaluation.  Only products evaluated by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute can be accepted for advertising in the magazine, and thereby become eligible to display the Good Housekeeping Seal, the hallmark that provides assurance to readers that the products advertised in the magazine are backed by a two-year limited warranty against being defective, with specified exceptions. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front, with Good Housekeeping mobile (m.goodhousekeeping.com), at Goodhousekeeping.com and through its GH@Home iPhone app. In addition to its U.S. flagship, Good Housekeeping publishes 10 editions around the world.  Good Housekeeping is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com)

Barbara Van Orden, a singer and entertainer who’s career has spanned decades, and has opened for Sinatra and headlined at each of the Playboy Club, returns to the stage at the Catalina Jazz Club Bar and Grill on Sunday, Oct. 23rd, after a devastating accident that resulted in 18 surgeries. She has been well received by audiences and critics alike. Her mentor was the legend Frank Sinatra, and comedy greats such as Milton Berle, Buddy Hackett, Don Rickles and Shecky Greene – to name a few. She has appeared in many television appearances and films.

Red Hot Mama Returns will be presented with musical direction by Ron Snyder.

Oct. 23, 2011

Catalina Jazz Club Bar and Grill
6725 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 466-2210

Stacy London

The seasons are changing and so are the hottest Fall fashion trends. Luckily, Stacy London, star of TLC’s What Not to Wear, is one step ahead of us all. As co-founder of Style For Hire, Stacy and her crew of trained and certified personal stylists are bringing affordable in-home wardrobe advice and shopping assistance to clients just like you.

The company was born out of the belief that everyone, not just the rich and famous, should be able to get personal help with style.

“Fashion is an industry that thrives on insecurity,” says Stacy London. “Style is for the individual.”

Therefore, Style For Hire educates its stylists on how to help clients understand their own body type, work with what they have and optimize all of the beauty tools at their disposal to be the best version of themselves.

To kick off this concept, Westfield Topanga will play host to the Westfield Style Tour, which starts this weekend. This award-winning fashion experience will feature runway shows, beauty makeovers, complimentary professional style consultations and wardrobe fittings with top style experts from Style For Hire.  And the best part?  It’s all totally free!

Details of the Westfield Style Tour:

Saturday, October 15th (12-8pm)

• Talk Show with Stacy London (1pm)
• Trend Show with Stacy London (3pm)

Sunday, October 16th (12-6pm)

• Saturday, October 22nd (12-8pm)
• Sunday, October 23rd (12-6pm)

For those of you who can’t get enough of Fall’s latest fashion tips and trends, check out Stacy’s new how-to fashion manual (mag-ual in which Stacy prefers to call it), Westfield Style Magazine, with editorial features on the latest fall trends and profiles on Westfield retailers and their hottest product lines.

For more information on Style for Hire, visit http://styleforhire.com or to check out more details on the Westfield Style Tour, visit www.westfield.com/topanga.

Photo credit: Westfield

Helping Our Heroes, a non-profit community-based organization, is hosting a Catholic mass to bless and support troops who are heading to Afghanistan before the holiday season. Our Lady of Perpetual Help School will present the special mass to help prepare troops, veterans and family members before the deployment.

Additionally, five private Catholic schools are committing to help the troops while they are away. The five schools involved in this project are Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, St. Thomas, St. Jaamaes, St. Francis Desales, St. Hyacinth, and Notre Dame High School. Students and staff will commit to send care packages and messages to the troops to keep them in high spirits during the holidays.

Local businesses are also committing to help support the troops by pledging donations or shipping costs. Gift boxes will be sent in time for Christmas and again in the spring.

Date and time:

October 19th at 8 a.m., reception to follow in church hall

Location:

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

6686 Streeter Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
(951) 689-2125

Step-by-step instructions on everything from Classic English design to Exotic Tropical design arrangements. Retail price is $34.95 and will be available on November 8th 2011.
Celebrity Florist Michael Gaffney

So stop by the Grove and get an exclusive signed copy of author Michael Gaffney’s foolproof methods his new book Design Star, that brings readers into the world of the professional floral designer with secrets, tips, and formulae for great design, and step-by-step instructions on everything from Classic English design to Exotic Tropical design.

Retail price is $34.95 book will be available for purchase exclusively that night at Barnes & Noble.

Thursday, October 13th,  2011
7:00 – 8:30pm

BARNES & NOBLE at The Grove
189 Grove Drive Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Legends of die-hard fans of multi-platinum rock `n roll band The Rolling Stones will be transported back to the magical summer of 1978 in “The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas”. This rare, never-before-seen concert footage will be presented as a one-night, in-theater concert event on Tuesday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. (local time), at multiple locations (here at LA Live).

Unveiled for the first time in more than 30 years,  this phenomenal piece of music history was captured live in Fort Worth, Texas on July 18, 1978 and features an exclusive 20-minute interview with Mick Jagger, filmed in August 2011 as he reflects on the fabled 1978 U.S. tour.

“Fort Worth was an amazing night in a blistering hot July,” said Jagger. “Watching it now, the band was really intense and focused, but we were also having a blast with the fans who were really getting into the show and the new tracks from Some Girls. I think our fans will love the chance to see this concert movie for the first time on the big screen.”

Digitally re-mastered to HD with Cinema Surround Sound, this legendary footage includes a mixture of classic Stones hits such as “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Tumbling Dice,” paired with blues numbers and Chuck Berry covers, as well as songs from the then newly released Some Girls LP including fan favorites “Beast of Burden” and “Miss You.”

This tour has never been released via broadcast, cable television or DVD before. The special event will also include an exclusive 20-minute interview with Mick Jagger filmed in August 2011 where he reflects on the fabled 1978 U.S. tour, which is widely believed among fans to be one of the band’s greatest tours and strongest musically.

This Fathom Event will be showing at the following theaters in your area:

Los Angeles and Orange County:

Orange Stadium Promenade 25
1701 W Katella Ave
Orange, CA   92867

Huntington Beach 20
7777 Edinger Ave
Huntington Beach, CA   92647

Irvine Spectrum 20 with IMAX
65 Fortune Dr
Irvine, CA   92618

Aliso Viejo 20 with IMAX
26701 Aliso Creek Rd
Aliso Viejo, CA   92656

Valencia Stadium 12 with IMAX
24435 Town Center Dr
Valencia, CA   91355

Long Beach 26 with IMAX
7501 Carson Blvd
Long Beach, CA   90808

Temecula 15 with IMAX
40750 Winchester Rd
Temecula, CA   92591

Alhambra Renaissance 14 with IMAX
E Main St
Alhambra CA   91801

LA Live
1000 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA   90015

The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live From Texas will be broadcast to more than 300 theaters nationwide through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. Fathom and Eagle Rock also teamed up for the highly successful cinema presentation of Ladies & Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones in September 2010, which featured classic Stones performances from their 1972 tour.

Formed in London in April 1962, The Rolling Stones consists of members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood. Having released 22 studio albums in the United Kingdom (24 in the United States), nine live albums (10 in the U.S.) and numerous compilations, their worldwide sales are estimated at more than 200 million albums. Their most recent album of entirely new material, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 1989, the Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004, ranked No. 4 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked the Rolling Stones at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists, and as the second most successful group in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“It simply doesn’t get any bigger than bringing The Rolling Stones to music fans across the country,” said Dan Diamond, senior vice president of NCM Fathom. “Well-preserved for more than 33 years, audiences will be spellbound by this incredibly rare concert footage as it flawlessly captures the band during one of its most musically riveting periods.”

About National CineMedia (NCM)
NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology.  The NCM Cinema Network and NCM Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation’s largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater advertising network covers 175 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes over 18,100 screens (16,800 digital). During 2010, over 690 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters in which NCM currently has exclusive, cinema advertising agreements in place.  The NCM Fathom Events broadcast network is comprised of nearly 700 locations in 165 Designated Market Areas® (all of the top 50). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 42 entertainment-related websites, online widgets and mobile applications.  National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.7% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information, visit www.nationalcinemedia.com or www.ncm.com.

About More2Screen
More2Screen is a leading London-based alternative content distributor with more than 5 years of experience acquiring and distributing world-class opera, ballet, music concerts, theatre and special event films to cinemas across the globe – including 19 live broadcasts, over 100 different recorded productions and 3D/live content. Recent projects include a series of ‘world-firsts’: Giselle in 3D, the world’s first 3D ballet; the first Japanese live cinema relay to territories outsideJapan with L’Arc~En~Ciel in May 2011; and the world’s first LIVE 3D opera, ENO’s Lucrezia Borgia in February 2011. For more information visit www.more2screen.com.

About Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Germany, France & Toronto. www.eagle-rock.com

The 10k (6.2 mile) AIDS Walk Los Angeles route begins and ends in West Hollywood Park, and the crowd will take to the streets of West Hollywood and Los Angeles. Walk starts at 10 am, registration at 8:30 am on October 16, 2011.

Marking its 30th year since AIDS was first identified in the United States and for the 27th year that Los Angeles residents will again walk to end HIV/AIDS, 2011’s “I Walk” campaign is highly significant.

AIDS Walk Los Angeles is one of the biggest, most diverse, and highly anticipated annual events in Los Angeles. Last year, a passionate crowd of 30,000 walkers and 2,500 volunteers raised more than $2.8 million for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy programs. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $69 million to fight the disease in Los Angeles County, and the AIDS Walk movement has raised more than a half-billion nationwide.

Past Guests of AIDS Walk Los Angeles

Being a celebrity-centric city, the LA AIDS Walk has had these notable personalities attend in the past: Gillian Anderson, Sandra Bullock, Drew Carey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Willem Dafoe, Ted Danson, Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg, Kelsey Grammer, Bob Harper, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, David Hyde-Pierce, La Toya Jackson, Elton John, Ricki Lake, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, John Lithgow, Madonna, Ann-Margaret, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ryan Seacrest, Darryl Stephens and Maiara Walsh to name a few. Previous attending Los Angeles Mayors include Tom Bradley, James Kahn, and Antonio Villaraigosa.

About the APLA

As one of the largest non-profit AIDS service organizations in the United States, APLA provides bilingual direct services, prevention education, and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. With more than 26 years of service, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national, and global reach. For more information, visit apla.org.

History of AIDS Walk Los Angeles

It was founded in 1985 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists – MZA Events. Miller is the AIDS Walk originator and has produced hundreds of public service campaigns and fundraising events, generating more than $359 million for major AIDS organizations throughout the country. For more information, please visit mzaevents.com.

Join LA’s The Place Magazine and many other passionate Angelenos in solidarity of curing HIV/AIDS on Sunday, October 16, 2011. For more information, to donate and/or to register, please call 213.201.WALK (9255) or visit aidswalk.net.