So you didn't make it to DC. Or Sundance. You might think LA would be a little ghost town-y today, but you'd be wrong. At least, not if you know where to properly ring in today's piece of history.
Doors open at 7pm for half-price drinks until 9pm, and you can guess what'll be on the TV screens. Later, DJ Pesce drops in for a post-Sundance gig—we're pretty sure her tunes will be cranked loud enough to drown out the endless deconstruction of Michelle Obama's outfit.
For a toast to the future at a no-fuss happy hour, the men at Taste on Melrose (that little spot that looks like a house, complete with front porch) have dutifully decreed theirs will run all day today. You know what that means—you're already late for your five-dollar martini.
The chef here is paying tribute tonight to Rick Bayless' Frontera Grill, Obama's favorite Mexican restaurant in Chicago. For you that means Oaxacan Margaritas, made with pineapple and chiles, and some shrimp and grits.
Just across the street, the Chicago-inspired Rush Street will be pairing its hot dogs with half-price bottles of wine all night, and drink specials after 9pm upstairs. Yes, you can...get them all the way until closing time.
Of course, the future always looks great at...your house. You've been hearing good things about the newly reopened Talesai, and—tonight only—they'll give you Thai Boxing Chicken and Bags of Gold to take home for $10 apiece.
