Taking Notes

LA Date Night — Archive

#47 Let’s Eat America’s Most Famous Fried Chicken Together
(Farmshop, Diesel, Sweet Rose Creamery — Brentwood)

#46 3 Pools & 3 Burgers For the 3-Day Weekend
(Mr. C & Apple Pan — West LA, Hollywood Roosevelt & 25 Degrees — Hollywood, Montage & Bouchon — Beverly Hills)

#45 Pizza & A Headstand: The Perfect Night Out?
(Urth Caffe, YogaWorks, Stella Rossa — Santa Monica)

#44 Dinner & A Movie With Tim Burton
(LACMA, Ray’s and Stark Bar — Fairfax District)

#43 Do You Know About the 108 Flavors of Bread Pudding on the Venice Boardwalk?
(Poke-Poke, Schulzie’s Bread Pudding, Del Monte Speakeasy — Venice)

#42 First, Three-Course Dessert; Then, Clandestine Pizza in West Hollywood
(Dominick’s, Roger Room, Hollywood Pies — West Hollywood)

#41 Sunset Sailing in Marina Del Rey
(Mendocino Farms, Blue Pacific Boating, Burton W. Chace Park — Marina Del Rey)

#40 Get Drunk While Watching “Harry Potter” in Pasadena
(Pie N’ Burger, Gold Class Cinemas, 1886 Bar at The Raymond — Pasadena)

#39 Rock Cover Bands at the LA Zoo; Plus, a Free Canele
(Los Angeles Zoo, Canele, The Big Foot Lodge — Los Feliz/Atwater Village)

#38 Picnic & A Concert At The Getty
(The Larder at Tavern, The Getty, Bar Toscana — Brentwood)

#37 Fried Chicken & A Movie … in a Cemetery
(Paradis, Roscoe’s, Hollywood Forever Cemetery — Los Feliz/Hollywood)

#36 Wine, Pizza (& More Wine) in Los Feliz
(Silver Lake Wine at Barnsdall Park, Mother Dough, Covell — Los Feliz)

#35 Chimu Now Open; Angels Flight to Spoken Word
(Chimu, La Cita, Angels Flight, California Plaza — Downtown)

#34 Santa Monica’s Secret Happy Hour & More
(Fig, Michael’s, Musha — Santa Monica)

#33 Let There Be Nightlife on Canon Drive
(Scarpetta, Bar Bouchon, Maestro’s — Beverly Hills)

#32 A Grown-Up Evening on The Sunset Strip
(Night + Market, Eveleigh, The Rooftop Pool at The London — West Hollywood)

#31 The Intersection of Hollywood and Vine
(Cleo, Katsuya, Wood & Vine, Frolic Room, Bardot — Hollywood)

#30 Eat & Sleep in Manhattan Beach
(Simmzy’s, MB Post, Shade Hotel — Manhattan Beach)

#29 3 Reasons Why Thai Town Is Titillating
(Ruen Pair, Bhan Kanom Thai, Harvard & Stone — East Hollywood)

#28 Santa Monica’s Hungry Cat & Pier
(The Hungry Cat, Pacific Wheel, Chez Jay, Shutters on the Beach — Santa Monica)

#27 Before Prince, Eat Inglewood’s Shrimp
(Mariscos Chente, Randy’s Donuts, Scarlet Lady Saloon — Inglewood)

#26 Culver City Will Surprise You
(Surfas, Lukshon, Mandrake — Culver City)

#25 The Perfect Sunset & Seafood in Malibu
(Malibu Wines, Malibu Seafood, Cafe Habana — Malibu)

#24 Explore Southeast Asia in One Night
(The Spice Table, Mikawaya, Wurstkuche — Little Tokyo)

#23 Double Feature at New Beverly Cinema
(Angelini Osteria, Milk, New Beverly Cinema — Mid-City)

#22 Wind Up Cuddling in a Basement
(Venice Beach Wines, Ado, Basement Tavern — Santa Monica)

#21 A Classic Steak House in Koreatown
(Taylor’s, R Bar, Frank N Hank’s — Koreatown)

#20 Leading Up to a 2AM Croissant
(Mignon, Bar 107, Pete’s Cafe — Downtown)

#19 $100 Bowling at The Roosevelt Hotel
(Library Bar, 25 Degrees, The Spare Room — Hollywood)

#18 Finally, Make Eastside Luv
(Nina’s Food, Eastside Luv, Mariachi Plaza Gazebo — Boyle Heights)

#17 Use Your Hands to Eat, Play Shuffleboard
(A-Frame, Cozy Inn, Fraiche — Culver City)

#16 Echo Park’s Fine Wine & Tacos
(1642, The Park, The Echo & Echoplex, El Flamin’ Taco — Echo Park)

#15 A Japanese Tour of Abbot Kinney Boulevard
(Shima, Tortoise General Store, Elvino Wines — Venice)

#14 Before and After the Staples Center
(Caña Rum Bar, Rivera, Original Pantry Cafe — Downtown)

#13 Highland Park’s Bat Cave & Banh Mi
(Good Girl Dinette, THIS Gallery, Little Cave — Highland Park)

#12 Happy New Year, Tiki-Style
(Lucques, Tiki-Ti, Tiki No, Tonga Hut)

#11 Your First Christmas Together
(Canter’s Deli, Cinefamily, Little Ethiopia — Fairfax District)

#10 Wake Up & Hit the Farmers’ Market
(Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry, Santa Monica Farmers’ Market — Santa Monica)

#9 Get Chubby Together on Pork Belly
(Bigfoot West, Chego, Scoops Westside — West LA)

#8 It’s a Lobster Block Party
(LobstaTruck, Zingara, Roosterfish — Venice)

#7 Pizza As Aphrodisiac
(Pizzeria Mozza, Hatfield’s, Donut Time — Hollywood)

#6 Pick Your Meat & DIY
(McCall’s, Cookbook, Spice Station, Silver Lake Wine — Los Feliz/Echo Park/Silver Lake)

#5 It Begins With Beer Ice Cream
(Scoops, Jitlada, La Descarga — East Hollywood)

#4 Take the Omakase Sushi Splurge
(Kiriko, Giant Robot, Beard Papa’s — West LA)

#3 Taco-Grazing, Star-Gazing
Yuca’s, Griffith Park Observatory, Covell)

#2 Latin Adventure + Vegan Cupcakes
(Mo-Chica, BabyCakes, Las Perlas)

#1 Wine, Swine & Sexy Gelato
(Lou, Cinerama Dome, GelatoVino — Hollywood)