We'll get 'em next time...
It’s been several days since my last post and the Super Bowl Sunday debacle, and the onslaught of grief from my surrounding NY fans have yet to let up. Yes, yes I get it, you guys think you’re the greatest thing since the Snuggie. But it’s also important to keep in mind that New England sports teams have dominated the last decade or so while New York has time after time, come up short. Four teams with seven championships blows New York out of the water with their nine teams snubbing just three championships – three of which teams have won zero titles. But I digress…
This week is all about love, given Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. We put aside the sports rivalries, forgive the meter maids and throw a buck or two at a street performer trying to make it big, or make it to a liquor store to buy a big bottle of Jack. While this is traditionally the holiday that men dread and women squeal over, we’ve got some alternatives to the traditional pre-fixe dinners/chocolates/roses on the bed routines that’ll make your special day, well, more special. Insert sigh of relief. Check out these CitySip Valentine’s Day to-dos in Los Angeles, and avoid relentless American cinema cliches like these:
Love in Los Angeles: Valentine’s Day To Dos
This Tuesday the masses will flock to overpriced, pre-fixe candlelight dinners, or bicker with their loved ones in the doomed isles of IKEA until they inevitably break up– 30 Rock, anyone? But you’ve been there, done that and are looking to mix things up when the holiday that men love most rolls around: Valentine’s Day. Say no to the barrage of advertisements that make the wives and girlfriends salivate…chocolate, Zale’s commercials, roses, Lexus commercials… You’re much too creative (and rent is due in a couple weeks) to give in to such folly. This year the great people of the bar community in Los Angeles have come up with some alternative ways to celebrate (or hate on) love.
Make up for that lame prom experience you had in High School
Prom for adults is a way cooler experience, anyway. For the second year in a row, Big Bar is hosting a prom and the theme is “Midnight in Paris.” Complete with a Punch Garden, hor d’oeuvres, a caricature artist in the kissing/romance Artist Alley, a make-your-own-cocktail setup (partnering with Miracle Mile Bitters), mimes and accordions, French singers, a cheesy and “magnifique” prom picture station and of course, a 17-foot Eiffel Tower. While all of these elements are key for the perfect prom night, it wouldn’t be complete without dubbing a Prom King and Queen. There will be a judges panel voting for the winning couple, who will be whisked away by a romantic horse and carriage at the end of the night. Hosted by Eugene Lee and Dan Long of Big Bar, they’ve invited Aidan Demarest of Neat to return as MC. Long has also put together a hot mix of love potions to be served all night. The event runs from 7 p.m. to midnight. Check out Big Bar on Facebook for more information.
Big Bar
1927 Hillhurst Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027
323.644.0100
http://www.alcovecafe.com/bigbar/
