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Nightlife: T. Boyle’s lives up to tavern name, with pub fun and games on tap
>>PLAY By Claudia S. Palma THE PLACE: The name alone intrigued me: T. Boyle’s Tavern. It’s been a while since a pub-style bar has opened in the area. I love the look and feel of a bar that makes you … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, cocktails, dining, nightlife, pub, review, T. Boyle's Tavern, Troy Boyle
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Dining: iX tapa Cantina is a boisterous, urban watering hole
>>EAT Food writer Merrill Shindler recently tackled the phonetically-challenging iX tapa Cantina, a newcomer to the Colorado Boulevard dining scene. He, first, found that the eatery’s name brought out his inner grammar curmudgeon: Look: You’ll forgive me if I spell … Continue reading
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Tagged cocktails, dining, iX tapa Cantina, margaritas, Merrill Shindler, Mexican, nightlife, Old Pasadena, review
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Nightlife: The Chalet’s shift to The Black Boar is no identity crisis
>>PLAY THE PLACE: An Eagle Rock standard, The Chalet, was closed down in the summer to undergo a metamorphosis. The result was The Black Boar, a British-style pub with lots of cheap, craft beers on draft. The shift was met … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, cocktails, Eagle Rock, nightlife, review, The Black Boar, The Chalet
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Lavender fields forever: Harvest festival at The Langham
>>GO We love free stuff. (A demonstration of that love is our soon-to-launch sister site Freebie Finds. Bookmark it now. Thank us later.) Free stuff is even better when it comes from The Langham Huntington Spa. Tomorrow from 4-8 p.m. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajne, beauty, cocktails, dining, freebies, Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa, lavender, Lavender Harvest Festival, manicure, pedicure, shopping, The Langham
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Nightlife: Bringing the soul of Cuba alive in Alhambra
>>PLAY THE PLACE: At the gateway to the San Gabriel Valley — the city of Alhambra — you’ll also find a gateway to Cuba. Cuban Bistro off Main Street offers a taste of Cuban culinary delights as well as live … Continue reading
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Tagged Alhambra, cocktails, Cuban Bistro, dancing, dining, music, nightlife
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Nightlife: Let’s go Home for that drink
>>PLAY THE PLACE: It may feel nothing like the place you grew up in, nor where you currently hang your hat, but somehow the welcome mat at Home is one-size-fits-all. The Silver Lake location proclaims in neon letters its breakfast, … Continue reading