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03/08/12
It’s official: the new weekend will have a better camera.
PERK ALERT
A Sexy Set of Knives and Other Perks
You’ve got your ordinary kitchen knives. And then you’ve got ones forged from German steel and tastefully
balanced with carved teakwood handles—that we’re sending you exclusively (cutting board included). Plus,
we’re getting you 30%
off magical beans/coffee stones scientifically calibrated to optimize your cup of coffee.
HAVE YOUR CAKE
In Case of Cupcake Emergency...
It’s 3am. Someone very special in your life is craving Sprinkles, and it can’t wait until morning. Good
news: the Beverly Hills shop now has a cupcake vending machine out on the sidewalk, accessible 24/7.
Sometimes chivalry means 3am cupcake vending machines.
- 411:
- Now dispensing next to Sprinkles Cupcakes, 9635 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills
PROPER FIT
Proper Suit Is Coming
This just in: swimsuits are not appropriate office attire. So you’re in the market for a new
summer-friendly suit, and Proper Suit is coming to town for three days of fittings—with LA-friendly linen
and lighter cottons to help keep you cool. Also, they’re bringing a tape measure.
- 411:
- Booking appointments now for Mar 23-25, Proper Suit, 7083 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 855-776-7376
STRIP SEARCH
Hey, Look, a 30-Foot Stripper Pole
There’s a gleaming new Downtown strip club called Déjà Vu. There’s a gleaming new Downtown strip club
called Déjà Vu. Anyway, the girls arrive via a glass catwalk far overhead, then slide down a 30-foot pole.
You’ll probably just enter through the door.
- 411:
- Opens Mar 9, Déjà Vu on Main, 1800 S Main St, 213-747-5555
GENTLE RIBBING
A Racetrack Full of BBQ
Maybe you’ve heard: there’s a fierce battle for votes happening right now. Things are getting ugly. Yes,
there’s a huge barbecue showdown going down at Santa Anita Park this weekend, and it’s your patriotic
duty to support your favorite candidate.
- 411:
- Mar 10, 10:30am, Winner’s Circle BBQ Championship, Santa Anita Park, 285 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, 626-574-7223
YOU’RE GOLDEN
A Big Beer Festival at Golden Road
We’ll keep this one simple: drop $20 on Sunday at the city’s biggest new brewery, and you’ll get to
sample cheese, oysters and their secret new cask beer. Oh, and more beer. (The ticket covers the food and
first two brews—each additional is $4.) They had you at secret beer.
- 411:
- Mar 11, 2-5pm, $20, Golden Road Brewing, 5410 W San Fernando Rd, Atwater Village, 213-373-4677, tickets here
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