Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Local Kitchen and Wine Bar
Local Kitchen and Wine Bar in Santa Monica opened late last year, and like its sister establishment Thyme Cafe and Market, is perpetually packed with locals, no pun intended. Owner Maire Byrne has struck gold twice on Ocean Park Boulevard. A few weeks ago, on a unusually rainy Sunday morning, my family and I tried […]
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The Essentials 2016 by LA Weekly
On Saturday, February 20, 2016, The Essentials took place at the California Market Center in DTLA. With over half the restaurants from LA Weekly‘s recently-released 99 Essential Restaurants list participating, it promised to be a great time. The actual experience, though, was a bit bifurcated for VIP and GA ticket holders.
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Los Angeles Magazine Whiskey Festival
Last night, LA Magazine held its first Whiskey Festival at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. With over a dozen distillers including Balvenie, Four Roses, Glenmorangie, Kikori, it was quite an opportunity to try some really incredible whiskey, scotch, bourbon, and rye.
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LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show 2016
The second LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show took place on February 6-7, 2016. Expanded to two days, and moved into the much larger Los Angeles Convention Center, the sophomore show mitigated many of the issues that plagued the first show, mainly incredibly long times to enter the Pasadena Convention Center, and overcrowding on the […]
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The Essentials 2016 Ticket Giveaway
Since you’re here, I’ll call attention to another food event that’s happening just two days before The Essentials… View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Offalo (@theoffalo)
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