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Saturday, April 24, 2010

6th Annual Hollywood Assistant Beer Pong Tournament

6th ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANT
BEER PONG TOURNAMENT 2010

96 teams from over 20 different Studios, Networks, Production Companies and Agencies.
Last year’s winners were Aaron Rapke & Stew Kaye from ImageMovers!

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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
5PM ~ 2AM

BRAND NEW LOCATION!

Lucky Strike – Hollywood
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
(Hollywood & Highland Complex)
Prizes and Bragging Rights go to the winners.

*** In case you missed the event last year, catch the highlights here!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Meet Meline

I love my Dad!

Nikfish:

So when you become rich and famous....and can afford to buy your dear old Dad a new sports car (preferred color:RED)...it is FERRARI...as in its creators name: Enzo Ferrari...
Thanks for thinking of me...

Dad

ps - should I stop practicing throwing ping pong balls?

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

YooHoo

Friday, April 16, 2010

The Endless Night: A Valentine to Film Noir

Every once in a while you come across a really really well done montage clip film. Enjoy.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Great Marketing.

Monday, April 12, 2010

The Crepe Cake

While I normally post things that I would like to try & make, I feel like this one is just slightly out of my wheelhouse. I'm horrible at making pancakes, and have never tried my hand at crepes. Getting just 1 good one out of me seems nearly impossible, so a stack... no way.

What does that mean? Someone who's better at this kind of thing, please make me one!!!

Review: Happy Hour Red|Seven @ The PDC

Where do I even begin with this happier hour? I guess, first with the dets...

I'd heard about the Red Seven happy hour on one of my new favorite blogs, The Happy Hour Tour.

The happy hour (which is the only hour) goes from 5-8PM. Like the restaurant closes at 8PM. I talked to the host @ the restaurant & he said as long as we're comfortably there by 7:30PM we should have no problem getting in a couple of quick bites before they shut down.

(This is for us "industry" kids who rarely ever see daylight.)

It's just a game time decision on ordering food etc :-).

Drinks - $3 Beers/Wines || $4 "Fun Drinks"

Food - $2-4 priced Appetizers || Edamame, Garlic Fries, Baby Back Ribs, Chicken Crisps w/ Peanut-Butter Miso & Half-Spicy Tuna Roll

* Also 2-for-1 Patron Shots.

Side Note: They do Validate for parking... I believe the entrance is off Melrose?

REVIEW

When we showed up, the regular crowd of PDC workers who get off at a normal hour, had all cleared & the bartenders were shutting down, thinking they'd get to call it an early night. We'd sadly missed the party, but lucky for us, they were more than kind enough to stay open a little longer.

There's something to be said for getting to really explore a venue when it's not super crowded. It's like getting to see behind the velvet rope, and I loved it! The Baby Back Ribs were tender & fell right off the bone. The drinks were delicious (I recommend the Lemonade one...) and the service was impeccable.

I would gladly make this my new Thursday night hang-out... I just wish they stayed open a little later.

SweetSalt: The Red Velvet Cookie

In reading about SweetSalt and their Bacon Truffle Caramel Popcorn, I knew this was a must try, but I have to say, of everything we had, the Red Velvet Cookie was out of this world!

I had made it my mission to try their Lavender Duck Confit sandwich for my "list" as it absolutely contained both the savory & the sweet. Also, not one easily tempted by desserts, I figured I'd stick to my pursuit of the unusual, however these decadent cookies were just too good to pass up. And boy was I right. Two fluffy "cookies" of red velvet, were sandwiched around a yummy cream filling & topped with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar that just begged to be consumed while sipping a nice cup of espresso. (Which us cheap-o's did not purchase.)

That's why they made a "next time."

On to their Bacon Truffle Caramel Popcorn. Thinking it would be the sweet savory snack that would keep me coming back for more, I was severely disappointed by the results. Described as "Earthy" was the right fit. The truffle flavor threw me, and not in a good way.

Bacon. Good. Caramel. Good. Popcorn. Good. Truffles. Not so much. Sorry Mushroom, you're not welcome here.

Friday, April 9, 2010

The Great Bacon Chocolate Experiment

I just realized that I'd done this in the middle of my blogging hiatus, and never actually posted the results!!!

I started with some lovely applewood smoked bacon from trader joes. Covered it in a ton of brown sugar and then baked up a whole tray of them. I then skewered them on lollipop sticks to make them easier to eat!


After I'd laid them all out, I drizzled dark chocolate all over the top & let it harden in the fridge overnight.


The final product? A lovely little bacony-chocolatey pop, perfect for on the go munching! Albeit next time, I'll 1. let the bacon cook a little longer. While it was yummy & chewy it made it hard to take a bite out of the pop & instead found myself having to eat the whole thing. 2. I totally forgot to sprinkle sea salt on top of the chocolate before it hardened, but I feel like it would have given it a nice texture.


YUM.