Tag Archives: Pasadena

Parking space as commentary at Art Center’s Hillside Campus

Literal street art alert! Leave it to the pavement at Pasadena’s Art Center to get all sassy on us. Some faculty and staff parking spots at the Hillside Campus have new, playfully irreverent descriptors attached today. “Cat lady,” “jaunty,” “balding,” … Continue reading

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Your guide to Bring Your Own Wine Wednesdays in Pasadena

Through August 31, participating restaurants in Pasadena are offering corkage-free Wednesdays. The Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW) Wednesdays program is sponsored by the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau, and it aims to drum up dine-in business for local eateries on … Continue reading

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Pictured: Skies were gray, but they’re not gray anymore

Staff photographer Walt Mancini captured a panoramic view, above, of Pasadena yesterday with overhanging clouds, emerging blue skies and the statuesque San Gabriels in the background. An even-more-surreal scene-setter comes in this second image of the sky reflected in the … Continue reading

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Drink it up: San Gabriel Valley watering holes on Jonathan Gold’s ‘Best Cocktails’ list

The latest L.A. Weekly roundup of “L.A.’s Best” by Pulitizer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold targets the 55 best cocktails in the region. The Pasadena-based writer places a couple San Gabriel Valley institutions on the list. Here’s what he had … Continue reading

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Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week starts tomorrow

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week starts tomorrow. A number of Pasadena restaurants, bars and lounges will be hosting extended drink and grub specials from March 1-March 8. Getting in on the act are Vertical Wine Bistro, Point08 Bar and The … Continue reading

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DISH Bistro & Bar on Union Street in Old Pasadena reportedly shuttered

There are reports popping up on Chowhound and Yelp that DISH Bistro & Bar on East Union Street has shuttered. The restaurant’s website has been taken down, and the phone line is disconnected. The eatery opened in February 2010 and … Continue reading

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Pictured: The bird is the word at Debs Park

Over the weekend, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society got together for a promotion of the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which is crowdsourcing data about bird migrations and habitats. The Pasadena chapter of the Audubon … Continue reading

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Fields of gold: Rodarte spins an exquisite yarn at New York Fashion Week

Color us biased, but New York Fashion Week has ended, and that means it’s time to check in with our favorite sartorial contender: Rodarte, the high-fashion label founded by Pasadena sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy. Once again, Rodarte racked up … Continue reading

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Pasadena chef Laurent Quenioux garners James Beard Awards nod for Bistro LQ

Pasadena resident and Vertical Wine Bistro executive chef Laurent Quenioux is a semifinalist for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. He received the esteemed nod under the Best Chef: Pacific category for his restaurant Bistro LQ in … Continue reading

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Video: The scoop on Carmela artisan creamery in Pasadena

Rose Magazine writer Stacey Wang visited Carmela Ice Cream several times for our story on the Pasadena artisan creamery. Here’s a video of one of those visits with owner and flavor developer Jessica Mortarotti.

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