What could be the best SoCal date night deal ever, plus a new Santa Monica happy hour

1 month, 1 week ago

Best Valentine’s supermarket dine in deals 2025, compared

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

6 Restaurant Red Flags To Avoid On Valentine’s Day

Huff Post

Image Source via Getty Images If you insist on dining out this Valentine's Day, keep a few things in mind. Valentine’s Day is notoriously one of the worst days to dine out — ask any chef, and they’ll confirm — overpriced prix fixe menus, rushed service from overworked kitchen and front-of-house staff, and every couple in the city fighting for …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Applebee's highly coveted Date Night Passes are coming back, just in time for Valentine’s Day

Salon

Applebee's is bringing back its popular Date Night Passes in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Applebee's is hoping that won’t happen this year and will release a total of 3,000 Date Night Passes for a handful of lucky customers. “Our exclusive Date Night Pass is the perfect way to keep the celebrations going every month over the course of the year …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The M&S Valentine’s Day meal deal is already available to shop online - here’s my full review

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Best Valentine's supermarket meal deals 2025

The Independent

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Meal Valentine Deals 2025

3 months ago

Decadent dinners for New Year’s Eve in Orange County

LA Times

Why not celebrate the last day of the year with a decadent dinner from one of Orange County’s lauded restaurants? As 2024 winds down, there is no better time to visit a favorite local haunt like Newport Beach’s Fable & Spirit or a new addition like Darkroom in Santa Ana or La Vaquera in San Juan Capistrano. Drawing inspiration from …

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3 months, 1 week ago

One of L.A.’s most acclaimed restaurants just returned in a new space with high ambitions

LA Times

For two brief years, in-the-know L.A. diners gathered around a small U-shaped counter hidden within José Andrés’ now-closed restaurant the Bazaar to witness chef Aitor Zabala craft whimsical, avant-garde creations at Somni, one of the country’s most notable fine-dining experiences. L.A. Times Food critic Bill Addison called Zabala’s 20-plus courses “the headiest heights of luxury dining” and Somni appeared on …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Your first stop from L.A.’s 101 best restaurants? This weekend-only taqueria

LA Times

Our annual mega-project is live! Since 2013, The Times has published a yearly guide to the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles, though in the six years now that I’ve been plunging into the project for months the word “essential” has always been more of a guiding precept for me. The three magazine covers for the 2024 edition of the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Forget about fine dining: New survey shows that men are choosing this fast-food spot for first dates

Salon

There’s plenty of online discourse about first date do’s and don’ts — especially when it comes to where a first date should take place. A new survey from DatingNews.com asked 3,000 American men “from a geographically representative online panel of double-opt-in members” which fast food spots they would most likely take a first date to. Per the survey, Sonic was …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The best freebies and discounts for L.A.’s 50-plus crowd

LA Times

According to the census, nearly a third of Los Angeles residents are over 50. “In Los Angeles County, we have over 140 of them, so you’re not that far away from one of them,” says Trejo, who calls senior centers a “focal point” of the communities they serve. Catch a flick There aren’t any completely free movie screenings at the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Reservation Trick That Makes a Meal Extra Special

Slate

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Therefore, in order to make a memory, I will make a reservation, and in the section where they ask if you’re celebrating anything, I always select “Anniversary.” It might be Saturn’s return or simply luck, but I have done this on every dinner date since college. To prove …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras

The Independent

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10 months ago

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Todd Selby

LA Times

Skateboarders, creative directors, chefs and hip designers are all captivating subjects for photographer Todd Selby, who has traveled the world for more than 20 years, capturing creatives at home for his blog, the Selby. “It’s an interesting place for a person who likes to explore.” Selby travels less than he used to so that he can be at home with …

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1 year, 1 month ago

From PF Chang’s to Shake Shack: All the restaurants offering Valentine’s Day deals

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

National Pizza Day 2024: From Domino's to Pizza Hut, here are top offers in US

Hindustan Times

Gather around lovers of cheese and toppings, it's National Pizza Day! Here's what you need to know about the National Pizza Day offers and how you can avail them: National Pizza Day 2024: Here are best offers on pizza in US National Pizza Day special offers If you are a pizza lover, then this day is extra special for you …

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1 year, 1 month ago

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kate Berlant

LA Times

On the stand-up stage, comedian Kate Berlant is a lot — a lot of exaggerated faces, a lot of abrupt free-form physicality and a lot of on-a-dime thematic pivots. She’s brought that same frenetic theatricality to both the small and big screens, including last year’s Emmy-nominated sketch comedy special “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” co-starring her friend and frequent …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The best New Year’s hotel breaks with entertainment

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Open All Night – Ease Your After-Hours Hunger in Las Vegas

LA Times

Las Vegas may be known as a 24-hour town, but sadly, like many cities post-pandemic, round-the-clock dining options near the Strip are becoming as scarce as the beloved buffet these days. Flanker’s pretzel served up on “goal posts.” POST-GAME FARE THAT WILL LEAVE TASTE BUDS CHEERING Located inside Mandalay Bay, the recently opened Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar has a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

10 Amazing (And Affordable) Date Night Ideas For Young Couples In Dubai

The Hindu

Discovering romance in Dubai doesn’t have to come with an extravagant price tag. Where: Warehouse 1 Al Marabea’ St, Al Quoz, Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, Dubai Price: AED 160 Timings: 2 pm to 8 pm Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 10 pm Saturday and Sunday Unveil tranquility with aquatic sports Indulge in an active adventure with your significant …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Two New York icons open in L.A. with cocktails, pizza and legendary chocolate chip cookies

LA Times

Dante Beverly Hills A century-old Italian restaurant with a globally lauded cocktail program just touched down in Los Angeles, expanding beyond New York City for the first time. “We wanted to kind of adapt the concept to the produce and the way that consumers behave in that kind of environment, and not kind of make it a direct implant from …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Best USA experience holidays for your 2023 bucket list

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

You can now stay at Mariah Carey’s luxury LA holiday rental for £5

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Best hotels in Malaga 2023

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

3 spontaneous, no-reservations restaurants for great dining in L.A.

LA Times

Eating well in museums, SoCal power among Beard Award finalists and the joys of no-reservations dining. Though you can go full-on stoner with Katianna and John Hong‘s twice-fried chicken wings and biscuits with kare gravy, I shared a beautifully simple dinner for two: avocado and Shinko pear salad dressed in a wonderfully sharp vinaigrette followed by wood-grilled sea bream, which …

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2 years ago

Best boutique hotels in New York

The Independent

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2 years ago

Best hotels in San Francisco 2023: Downtown, Bay Area and more

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Aldi's best February buys for Super Bowl, Valentine's Day and sweater weather

Salon

This weekend, no matter if you're planning on watching the Superbowl, the Puppy Bowl, The Last Of Us, celebrating Valentine's Day or doing something altogether different, Aldi has some great options in stock for anything from a romantic dinner at home to a raucous time rooting on your favorite puppy athlete. This list adds to Salon Food's growing library of …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Two days in Valencia: Enter this Spanish foodie heaven

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Where to find the best dim sum in the San Gabriel Valley and beyond

LA Times

Dim sum is one of my all-time favorite meals. Many weekend mornings are spent at round tables in the grand dining rooms of Monterey Palace Restaurant, Atlantic Seafood and Dim Sum Restaurant, NBC Seafood Restaurant, Lunasia and Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant, to name a few. Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant is also a favorite for Lily Rosenthal and Olivia Sui, guests …

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2 years, 5 months ago

How to spend a day in Santa Monica, LA’s trendy seafront neighbour

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

How to spend a day in Santa Monica, LA’s trendy seafront neighbour

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the past, Los Angeles’ neighbour Santa Monica was seen as a sleepy beach town, with a sprinkling of grungy …

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2 years, 6 months ago

‘A constant in our lives’: Readers share their favorite classic L.A. Mexican restaurants

LA Times

What makes for a great classic Mexican restaurant? 31 N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre, 355-6060, casadelreyrestaurant.com — Domingo Torres-Rangel Food Old-school California Mexican restaurants, por vida Mocked, maligned and ignored, Cal-Mex dining is a testament to our state’s true history — and the food is glorious La Cabañita in Glendale. 6703 Santa Fe Ave., Huntington Park, 585-5055, avilaselranchito.com — Patty …

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2 years, 8 months ago

We ate a $295 weed-infused dinner. Things got really wild

LA Times

What’s it like to sit down to a $295-per-person, 10-course, fine-dining, weed-infused dinner? That’s how we found ourselves on a late spring Tuesday night, tucking our feet under the table at Chris “the Herbal Chef” Sayegh’s members-only Secret Supper Club and embarking on a globetrotting, time-traveling, history-inspired, horizon-expanding journey neither of us will soon forget — although we can’t recall …

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2 years, 9 months ago

An old-school Eagle Rock restaurant is now stylish aperitivo bar Capri Club

LA Times

Capri Club Eagle Rock’s former red-sauce joint the Capri has been reimagined as Capri Club, a new Italian aperitivo bar and restaurant from a trio of industry vets. 4604 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, capriclublosangeles.com Vascocu’s opening cocktail menu offers multiple variations on the negroni, plus frozen cocktails, spritzes and vermouth. Pizzana Silver Lake, in the former Vive Le Tarte …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Pizzeria Sei, from a Providence, Ronan and Pizzana vet, opens in Pico-Robertson

LA Times

Pizzeria Sei A pizzeria serving wood-fired pies along with salads, small plates and house-made tiramisu is now open at the corner of Pico and Robertson boulevards. Pizzeria Sei is open Wednesday to Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 8781 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 279-9800, pizzeriasei.com Chef Joo mans the wood-burning pizza oven at his new restaurant, Pizzeria Sei. …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Nine best bets for Presidents Day weekend: ‘Assassins,’ ‘Slave Play,’ Frieze and more

LA Times

A revival of a darkly comic Stephen Sondheim musical and the return of our fair city’s buzziest art fair lead our shortlist of cultural offerings this Presidents Day weekend. David Henry Hwang Theater, Union Center of the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Little Tokyo, downtown L.A. Previews: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; opening night: 5 p.m. Sunday ; pay what you …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Bound for the Bay Area? Here are 10 tips to know before you go

LA Times

Dress to dine outdoors A lot of us have wondered about the outdoor dining options that have multiplied during the pandemic, including “parklets,” those improvised eating areas in spots that once were parking places, perfect for those not yet comfortable with eating in enclosed spaces. There’s a new show in town For more than four decades, San Francisco’s goofiest, most …

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3 years, 5 months ago

The best dates — and where to find them

LA Times

If you’re in the mood for dates, your first stop might be a farmers market, where several fresh, in-season date varieties are now available. Food Recipes for dates and how best to cook with them Smooth, sweet shakes, tart lemon bars, crunchy slaw and an aromatic chicken braise — these are just a few of the wonderful recipes utilizing the …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Keizo Shimamoto’s Ramen Shack touches down in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times

Ramen Shack Chef Keizo Shimamoto’s highly anticipated Ramen Shack has arrived in San Juan Capistrano. 31761 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, ramenshack.com Ghisallo + Jyan Isaac Bread The owners of the Tasting Kitchen in Venice are set to debut a new pizzeria in Santa Monica on Sept. 23. Ghisallo will share the space with new bakery Jyan Isaac Bread from …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Five new restaurant openings to give you holiday vibes

The Independent

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4 years ago

Pop-ups. Merch drops. Events. Here are the 10 hottest things happening in L.A. this month

LA Times

This story is part of our issue on Remembrance, a time-traveling journey through the L.A. experience — past, present and future. The goods, including hoodies and hats, from $35 to $100, will be delivered carhop-style from 6 p.m. to midnight during the premiere of “North Hollywood” by Mikey Alfred, owner of skate brand and movie studio Illegal Civ, followed by …

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4 years, 1 month ago

New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend

NPR

New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend toggle caption Sally Herships/NPR Scottadito Osteria Toscana Restaurant is a typical Brooklyn neighborhood spot, with high ceilings and dark wood. What Minerva would really like to take is more reservations for Valentine's Day, which is normally one of the restaurant industry's busiest holidays of the year. Andrew Cuomo cleared them …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Private dining salons for Valentine’s Day in Covid-era

Live Mint

It's a Covid-era conundrum for Valentine's Day: how to eat out with your beloved when you live in a country where all restaurants are closed? The answer hit upon by a handful of hotels in Belgium's capital is to convert empty rooms into private dining salons for two, where a four-course meal with champagne and wine can be enjoyed without …

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4 years, 1 month ago

For Valentine’s Day, Orange County culinary couples talk about their shared successes

LA Times

Is there anything hotter than a culinary power couple? Orange County has a bunch, but to mark Valentine’s Day, we decided to ask three about their romance and what it’s like when your work partner is also your home partner. We talked with Amelia and Florent Marneau, who own Marche, the award-winning French restaurant in Newport Coast, Brian and Robin …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Party like it’s 2020: US braced for quiet New Year’s Eve

Al Jazeera

In a fitting end to what has been a nightmare 2020 for the dining industry, restaurants and bars will largely miss out on what should be one of the most lucrative nights of the year. “It’s going to be a dramatic loss of revenue,” said Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, which represents restaurants and bars in …

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4 years, 2 months ago

`Noon Year’s Eve': toasting the new year before midnight

The Independent

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4 years, 5 months ago

Swingers coffee shop will reopen on Beverly; Nancy Silverton debuts an Italian steakhouse in Hollywood

LA Times

This week in dining news: Swingers returns Beloved retro-inspired diner Swingers on Beverly Boulevard will reopen after announcing back in April that it would close permanently. 8020 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, 653-5858, swingersdiner.com The Barish The Barish, Nancy Silverton’s Italian steakhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt, opens Wednesday for outdoor dining. 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, 769-8888, thehollywoodroosevelt.com Helluva Time All …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Tired of working from home? Luxury SoCal hotels offer day use from $69

LA Times

Tired of working from home? Now you can set up your virtual office at a luxury hotel for a day or two without staying overnight. Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa in the Torrey Pines area of La Jolla is offering what it calls Zen Office rooms for weekday use from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., starting at $69. Rooms …

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4 years, 11 months ago

At-home date night essentials: How to create a romantic evening in when you can't go out

Daily Mail

Love under lock-down might mean that date nights look a little different right now, but it shouldn't mean romance goes out the window. From homemade pizza nights to getting competitive with board games and switching off with a new series, here we bring you eight great date night ideas. Whether you want to get creative or competitive and have your …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive first look at Socalo, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger’s new restaurant in Santa Monica

LA Times

A cherry wood long communal table is located near the bar inside of Socalo, the new restaurant from Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken in Santa Monica. Co-owners Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken at Socalo, their new Mexican restaurant in Santa Monica. “They explored regional Mexican cooking a decade before the idea became fashionable,” Jonathan Gold wrote last year …

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What could be the best SoCal date night deal ever, plus a new Santa Monica happy hour

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