A new pop-up dining event is teaming up good work and good food and drink for where the 100% of the proceeds benefit a high-profile cause. "Food For Thought" kicks off tomorrow night with its inaugural event, pairing Echo Park's City Sip Wine Bar and Large Marge Sustainables with Medicines Global for a dinner at The Green Beacon Foundation in Elysian Heights, where each of the dinners will take place. more ›

Bar guru and mixologist Aidan Demarest, most recently behind The Spare Room, a swanky bar, bowling, and game lounge tucked inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, was deemed the master of the Mai Tai last night as part of the crowning event and celebration of all things Hawaii hosted by Los Angeles Magazine. more ›

The Supperclub in Los Angeles is preparing for an invasion of misfits and freaks. Inspired by The Limelight Nightclub in New York City made famous by Michael Alig and the Club Kids and featured in the 2003 movie Party Monster, Limelight Thursdaze is poised to bring the freaks, the beats, and the beautiful people deep into the heart of Hollywood. Revitalization and gentrification of the area into a vanilla tourist trap means less progressive outlets on the strip. Supperclub wants to change all that. more ›

For its sixth season, The Next Food Network Star was shot in Los Angeles, and among the 12 finalists vying for their very own Food Network show are 3 locals, including food blogger and LAist alum Aarti Sequeira. Each week, Aarti will give us her take on the episode, from her unique insider's perspective. Will she be named The Next Food Network Star? We won't know until the finale. Last week the competitors catered a swank dinner party at the Frank Sinatra estate in Palm Springs; here's how Episode 7 looked from inside the kitchen... more ›

The duo of chefs behind the underground Supper Liberation Front describe themselves online as "former fine dining chefs who love fancy kitchen tools but hate fancy airs." more ›

Trying a new restaurant can be like going on a job interview. You're hungry, you want--or need--something new, and you throw caution to the wind and hope it's a good fit. Maybe you dress up a little, put the proverbial best foot forward for that crucial first impression, and hope that the prospective place lives up to your expectations. Tune out your inner Trump foisting his finger upon you and declaring your doom! Fingers crossed...this could work out great. more ›

Gentlemen--and ladies--if there's one thing I learned from the evenings I spent with the Chicks With Knives, it's that they want you to know there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Yes, they wield sharp cutting tools...but they only use them for good, not evil. And when I say good, I mean good tasting. That's because Chicks With Knives is actually a duo of chefs, Rachael Narins and Suzanne Griswold, and the name of their monthly supper club that focuses on S.O.L.E. food. more ›

The Hollywood corridor dining scene is getting more exciting. First there was Kitchen 24, then Loteria Grill and now the soon-to-be Mediterranean Fresh that has popped up over the last month. Not much information is out there yet, but according to a waiter from the next-door Musso & Franks, the restaurant is owned by the same people opening the bawdy international chain Supperclub, which opens in December in the Vogue Theatre next door and will be a place where "patrons eat and drink on actual beds while watching edgy performers (dominatrixes, opera singers, midgets on bicycles, etc.) during lavish multi-course meals," according to the LA Times. more ›

LAist had the opportunity to attend Twiistup 3 last week in Venice at the Air Conditioned Supper Club and it was a geek fest you didn’t want to miss! Tech startups, their employees and followers were joined by Venture Capital firms, bloggers, news crews and even Perez Hilton to enjoy a night of hands-on demos by 8 pre-selected local startups called “showoffs” for the night all while mixing and mingling amongst each other. more ›

Twiistup is hosting its third event tonight at the Air Conditioned Supper Club on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice. What is Twiistup? It's the brainchild of Mike Macadaan who was seeking to fill a need for a fun, tech-focused event that would showcase up-and-coming companies, while providing a casual environment for discovery and networking. Geeks are cool. Southern California tech company startups are hot and Twiistup is the place to be to bring those elements together. The event is sold-out, but never fear, LAist will be there to fill you in on all the excitement and news to come out of the evening.
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Any ladies looking for a little do-gooding adventure tomorrow night? Men on the prowl looking to pick up those ladies? LAist suggests heading over to the Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice (the one on Lincoln not the one on Pico) tomorrow night for a Bachelor Auction. Eligible bachelors are being auctioned off to raise money for the Westside Tri and Marathon Team in Training teams benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. more ›