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Summer Beer Garden
Nothing says summer like a pop up beer garden. And this summer Chaya Downtown puts its own spin of a Japanese Beer Garden on the restaurant’s spacious outdoor patio. Offered every Monday through Friday from 5 pm to close, patrons can order pitchers of Kirin Beer or Asahi Dry and hard-to-find Japanese craft beers such as Ginga Kogen. This is a great place to be for fathers day. The atmosphere shows relevance of the Japanese culture and the chiefs sure know how to create a wonderful dish; great place to to head to after a sightseeing tour of LA.. Additional libations include specialty cocktails such as a Sake Sangria, weekly changing sake flights and single-malt Japanese whiskies. Chase though with special nibbles like a variety of Yakitori and Kushiyaki Skewers such as bacon date skewers, chicken, beef tongue, short rib, shrimp and more.
Chaya Downtown, 525 South Flower St., downtown,
213.236.9577.
Montage Beverly Hills
Treat Dad to a day tailored just for him with a variety of services and amenities including gentlemen’s tea, with with a glass of scotch, sliders, and mini cakes and pies in the Lobby Lounge; Gornik & Drucker presidential shave, this full-service, old-world barber shop is one of the last ones to perform a truly old-fashioned shave. A great gift for Dad, do him a favor and take him to this great spa of old school relaxation while you tour LA. Complementary upgrade at Spa Montage, Dad will receive a complimentary 30-minute upgrade from a 60 to a 90-minute treatment at Spa Montage
(reservations: 310.860.7840).
Montage Beverly Hills, 225 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills.
Sunday Supper Vertical Wine Bistro
Sundays through July 31. Just in time for summer, Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena offers a BBQ Ribs Sunday supper. Every Sunday night, in addition to the regular menu, diners can opt for Executive Chef Laurent Quenioux’s three-course BBQ Rib Sunday Supper menu ($29/person) and $9 wine carafes. From now until July 31. The meaty variety has been very much needed around the area, this provides a great alternative to your average diner, it’s place to be while you tour LA. The menu includes baby back ribs with homemade BBQ sauce, black eyed pea salad, with a chocolate sundae or blood orange and pear sorbet for dessert.
Vertical Wine Bistro, Upstairs at 70 North Raymond Ave., Pasadena
626.795-3999.
JAZZ FESTIVAL
June 11-12. The 32nd annual two-day event at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood showcases celebrated jazz giants, up-and-coming stars and festival favorites. Great place to hang out and relax while you tour Los Angeles. Festival headliners are the Chick Corea Freedom Band, George Benson, the Manhattan Transfer and Los Van Van.
Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave.,
323.850.2000.
LA Wine Fest
June 11-12. Celebrate the best Californian wine, spirits, beers and more at LA Wine Fest, the largest wine event in LA. Sip on some of the finest Californian wine, craft beers and spirits while noshing on food from local restaurants and food trucks. A great place to enjoy the engaging atmosphere of LA while taking a sightseeing tour of Los Angeles. Also enjoy the Robert Mondavi Discover Wine Tour.
Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave., L.A.
The Hungry Cat Opens in Santa Monica
Another edition of the beloved seafood restaurant The Hungry Cat has opened, this one in an appropriately seaside location in Santa Monica. Chef-owner David Lentz (husband of chef Suzanne Goin) re-creates his eatery on Pacific Coast Highway with a view of the Pacific Ocean. The restaurant is peppered with nautical décor touches that provide a contrast to the more austere Hollywood and Santa Barbara locations. The food menu offers East Coast fare such as lobster rolls, peel-and-eat shrimp, several varieties of caviar and seafood platters from an extensive raw bar. This hungry cat is definitely full of variety, nothing but oodles of great seafood, the place to be while you tour LA. There’s a creative cocktail list, featuring inventions such as the Greyhound Proper and the Manhattan Beach (George Dickel Old No. 8 whiskey, Bénédictine, Carpano Antica, Combier and orange bitters).
1535 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028-7304
(323) 462-2155
Thread Show Los Angeles
Featuring the designs of 100 independent and local labels at below-retail prices, the annual Thread Show comes to Cooper Design Space downtown June 12. Here, attendees can peruse booths of trendsetting men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, jewelry and shoes. A place of great views, a must see while on a sightseeing tour of LA. Between shopping, patrons can indulge in an array of fun freebies: mini manicures at an on-site nail salon, complimentary cocktails, and massages and makeovers in the Wellness Lounge and Style Lounge, respectively. Guys who need a break from shopping can kick up their heels in the designated Man Cave. Additional attractions include photo booths, DJs, a gallery featuring local artists, and a DIY lounge for on-site crafting.
11 am–6 pm. $5; $10 day of show; VIP ticket $25; under 13 free.
The Cooper Design Space, 860 S. Los Angeles St., downtown,
619.795.4505.
Day Spa Meets Nightlife
Infusing the Hollywood experience into a spa, Le Posh Salon/Spa/Lounge trades Zen minimalism for a sleek, clublike atmosphere. This translates into complimentary champagne, in-house DJs, a luxe lounge, even a VIP room. The massive space comprises a hair and nail salon, medispa, day spa and yoga studio in a stylish, hip environment with white and mesh metal décor, metallic tile and glass bubble chandeliers. Great place to end a Hollywood tour, with relaxation. Contrasting with the action going on in front, the spa in back provides a quiet respite. Signature services on offer include the Le Posh Signature Seaweed Birch Wrap and the Red Carpet Detox Wrap—very Hollywood, indeed.
7551 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A.,
323.851.5558
Wine and Jazz
Enjoy wine Tuesday evenings each week and free jazz, a very fun and unique environment that’s home to many interesting people. Great place to be while on a sightseeing tour of LA. All concert performances are free and will be held in the Central Courtyard. Wine tasting costs $10 and benefits Project Angel Food.
June 7 – August 30
hollywood & highland center
6801 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028
Celebrate Cirque du Soleil in Los Angeles
June 16, 2011
Cirque du Soleil is celebrating the upcoming debut of IRIS, A Journey Through The World Of Cinema™ at the Kodak Theatre and it’s their 27th anniversary. One of the best theatre productions of the summer will be heading to Los Angeles for the whole month of July and August! This new production from Cirque du Soleil is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. A wonderful place of artistic movement, great place to be while you tour LA. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, the show takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through the history of cinema and its genres, taking them into the heart of the movie-making process. From illustration to animation, black and white to colour, silent films to talkies, fixed shots to swooping camera movements, spectators witness the poetic construction/deconstruction of this art as an object and as a way of transcending reality.