so yeah black friday had a different meaning for us ... taste on melrose was having happy hour all day on top of their 3-course meal for $26 ... can't pass that deal up ... tortilla soup, chicken picatta, and pumpkin…

it's the most wonderful time of the year ... party after party after party ... first on the list was a mini-b-day celebration for renee ... still in her 20s ... ::grumble grumble:: ... but yeah late-night pizza fixes …

months in the making ... our third restaurant week outing involved craft in century city ... the restaurant of top chef judge tom colicchio ... and since we're all top chef fans, we had to give it a go ... very good …

who's 30 years old? not me ... but it's inevitable ... so we had pre-parties galore ... friends and family and favorite food joints ... bbc time at paco's for some of the good stuff ... i don't even remember how we …

so we're getting cultured and shit ... shakespeare in the park ... bring a friend, bring a dog, bring some food, bring a chair, have some fun ... the tempest ... about an old magic man and his kid on an island using …