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3 Ways To Eat Your Way Through The Weekend
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The weekend is so close you can practically taste it. Here are the edible events going on in the next few days to keep you occupied—and sated, for that matter.
$1 Tacos at Komodo Venice: To mark the first anniversary of their opening, Komodo’s Venice location will be offering its entire “classics” taco menu for only $1 on Saturday. That includes options like the Komodo 2.0 (seared top sirloin steak, jalapeno aioli, Southwest corn salad), Asian Marinated Chicken (grilled marinated chicken, jalapeno stir-fried rice, green onions mandarin oranges, sesame seeds, sweet soy sauce glaze), or Soi (vegetarian fried soy tempeh, fresh tofu salad, bean sprouts, tomatoes, cucumbers, fried shallot, Thai peanut dressing), Blazin’ Shrimp (spicy Singaporean-style shrimp, sour cream salad, cilantro), and more. You can find out the vitals on their site here.
Bauer's Annual Pottery Sale: If you love taking shots of your plated dishes for your Instagram and are in need of some new goodies for styling, then this weekend's sale at Bauer Pottery is right up your alley. Whether you're doing gift shopping for yourself or for loved ones, there's bound to be something you'll dig -- and at a discounted price. Normally the showroom is only open on Fridays by appointment only, but this Saturday they'll be blowing everything out for 30% off sticker prices from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. You can find out more infohere.
Toast Culver Hotel's 90th With Bottomless Mimosas: The historic hotel is celebrating their 90th anniversary and recent revamp this weekend, and to toast it all, they're launching a daily brunch from 7-11 a.m. That's right, you don't have to wait til the weekend anymore, though on Sundays they do up the ante by adding live jazz to go along with your brunch comprised of an entree plus pastries, coffee, and bottomless mimosas for just $35. The bottomless brunch goes from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. You can find out more info here.
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