06/10/09

Dad to the Bone
For the Man Behind the Man

Come Father's Day, when most fathers around town will be getting something, you know, terrible, yours will receive the greatest gift of all—a day with you.

SPA & FLASK SERVICE

If he's been a little tense lately, a beer and an 80-minute deep-tissue massage ought to help him relax. If not, the included flask and take-home bottle of tequila should probably do the trick.

411:: $200, June 18-21, Argyle Spa, 8358 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, 310-623-9000

THE ULTIMATE COMME ÇA COCKTAIL

On the big day, you might even be okay with throwing down $23 on a cocktail. The fine barmen at Comme Ça will be slinging Rockefellers in dad's honor—a jigger of 23-year Rittenhouse rye, a pony of sweet vermouth, a dash of bitters and a brandy-soaked cherry. Make it two.

411:: June 19-21, Comme Ça, 8479 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, 323-782-1104

QUALITY PATIO TIME

Or you could always take him to the beach…in Culver City. The upstairs patio at Rush Street is being filled with sand for a weekend of surf-and-turf specials, margaritas and beer pong. You learned from the best.

411:: June 19-21, Rush Street, 9546 Washington Blvd, Culver City, 310-837-9546

BBQ, BEVERLY HILLS-STYLE

In Beverly Hills, even the barbecues are coursed out—this epic four-course affair, on one of the city's most striking rooftops, includes everything from Peking Duck Spring Rolls to grilled rib eye to a formidable dessert platter. For an extra $15, they'll throw in a whole grilled lobster.

411:: June 21, 4-9pm, $55 per person, Roof Garden at the Peninsula, 310-551-2888

CIGARS, CHAMPAGNE AND COGNAC

But to truly go all out, Pasadena's grandest hideaway will unveil an indoor-outdoor labyrinth of waffles, Chopin vodka Bloody Marys, cigars, Krug champagne, sausages, Hennessy XO cognac, sushi and plasma screens showing golf. It's like they see right into his soul.