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The Weekend Cocktail: A Toast to Friendship

BY GWEN KENNEALLY “What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.” - Aristotle The first Sunday of August is Friendship Day! I must say that not a day goes by where I don’t feel the love and deep gratitude for my friends! I can say that my life is rich and full because of them. I know first hand that great friends help ease the pain of life’s many bumps... (more)

More Free Concerts: Celebrity bands, 98.7FM Rockstar Finals and Classic Acts

BY MY DAILY FIND STAFF Free concerts have been turning up all over this summer.  Check out the latest in a continuing series  in Sherman Oaks and Universal City, where household names may be born and familiar celeb names are popping up.  Who remembers Frankie Muniz from Malcom in the Middle?  From TV to race cars, he’s now rockin’ the drums in a band. Universal... (more)

Tantalizing Thai at Sri Siam Cafe

BY KAREN YOUNG I’m starting to think that some the best food I’ve eaten in the San Fernando Valley lately is coming out of restaurants located in strip malls or off the beaten track. Rather than a dining experience, these kind of eateries are for the food experience only. I’m used to going to various “name” Thai restaurants, however, none... (more)

Bentley’s Bandstand: Marc Cohn Listening Booth: 1970

BY BILL BENTLEY Marc Cohn, Listening Booth: 1970, Saguaro Road Records Turning a song by Bread into something so soulful it sounds just this side of Al Green is no easy feat. But that’s exactly what Marc Cohn does on this intriguing concept album of songs which were originally hits in 1970. A lot of the kudos should also go to producer John Leventhal, because the... (more)

Thirsty Scientist Mixes Up Cool, Fresh and Ingenious Cocktails

BY JO PERRY Hot? Thirsty? Looking for a way to make your next birthday party, anniversary, barbecue, bar or bat mitzvah, Halloween or holiday celebration or corporate event memorable and entertaining? Studio City’s Jason Dobrowner’s Thirsty Mixologist mobile mixology service will invent a cocktail in honor of a special someone or occasion, and will serve up the freshest... (more)

Empanadas and international street food at Johnny Pacific Eats

BY KAREN YOUNG John Walquist  took his love of travel, food and surfing and combined it into one small, but mighty surprise in Canoga Park in the form of Johnny Pacific Eats. Located in a run down strip mall on Winnetka and Saticoy,  the rather hip frontage  makes you want to stop in.  The banner declaring it as having the #1 Empanadas in Los Angeles doesn’t... (more)

Back to the Kitchen: Have a summer luau party!

BY  GWEN KENNEALLY Where did the Luau come from and where does Hawaiian food get its influences? Hawaiian chefs are accustomed to mixing and matching a multitude of Polynesian, Eastern and Western flavors. Flawlessly and bravely creating a unique cuisine mixed with the amazing local fruits, nuts fish and vegetables and yes, the world’s finest coffee. In ancient Hawaii,... (more)

The Fry Girl: Mini-Doughnuts and more at your door

MY DAILY FIND STAFF Shelly Beals is the Fry Girl.   This past Tuesday morning a pink van pulled up in front of Jennifer Evans Gardner’s Little Feet in the Kitchen cooking school in Studio City, bringing with it a very welcome “guest chef” to eight students ages 10 to 13 — The Fry Girl, Shelley Beals, was in the house. Beals did a live demo of the... (more)

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