August 07, 2008
The Weekender
The Weekend Starts Here
The weekend is carrying the torch.
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THURSDAY SPICE
Ninth Hour at Katsuya
After a dry run at
Foxtail, the "ninth hour" happy-hour concept (theoretically that which follows an eight-hour workday)
is now at the Katsuyas, too. Baked Crab Hand Rolls and Burning Mandarin
cocktails are priced down to—yes—nine bucks apiece. Here's hoping for a lunchtime "fourth hour"
soon.
411: Mon-Fri, 5-7pm, Katsuya, 6300 Hollywood Blvd (at Vine), Hollywood, 323-871-8777 |
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THURSDAY SALE-ING
Airplane hangar, no dressing rooms, top designer goods marked down by up to 75 percent—the city's
biggest sale (at least in terms of square footage) is back...411: Aug 7-17, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Air Center, 3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, 310-777-5700 Summer Sessions at Oliver Peoples ...as is the annual month-long blowout at your go-to emporium of Paul Smith and Mosley Tribes shades, with DJ Raul Campos providing your evening a respectable soundtrack. 411: Thursdays in August, 7:30-10pm, 8642 W. Sunset Blvd (between Sherbourne and Sunset Plaza), West Hollywood, 310-657-2553 |
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FRIDAY MEDAL
Olympic Kickoff at West
If during opening ceremonies Friday you're stuck in Westside traffic—stranger things have
happened—pull in to watch them here, with $8.88 fare like a Stuffed Mushroom Discus and some
Chicken Javelin Throws (the meat's on a skewer). The USA Gold is vodka-based, as all
medals should be.
411: Aug 8, West at Hotel Angeleno, 170 N. Church Lane (N. of Sunset), Penthouse Level, West LA, 310-476-6411 |
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SATURDAY SMACKDOWN
But if you prefer your sports a little less civilized, bask in the spectacle of WWE wrestlers
body-slamming each other on the beach. And you thought sand in your shorts was uncomfortable.
411: Aug 9, 11am-5pm, Venice Beach |
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SUNDAY STRIP
New Happy Hour at Katana
Take a seat inside at the bar (sure) or out on the patio lounge overlooking the Sunset Strip (better)
for $5 options, including beer, sake, skewers and Tori No Kara Age (that's deep-fried
chicken). Because it's your duty to support all seven-day-a-week happy hours.
411: Mon-Fri, 5:30-7pm, Sat-Sun, 6-7pm, Katana, 8439 W. Sunset Blvd (E. of La Cienega), West Hollywood, 323-650-8585 |
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