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Escape in the City
08.27.12
Still looking for a place to escape to on Labor Day weekend? Chef Charlie Palmer’s new boutique hotel, Mystic at Union Square in San Francisco is offering a 20% off Labor Day special through Sept. 6. Rooms start at $179 to $349. The contemporary hotel boasts an ideal location at Union Square and is close to Chinatown and the Financial District.
Each of the 81 newly renovated rooms are cozy, designed in white with poppy-red-accents, exposed brick, mirrored headboards and on the second floor, you can the enjoy a signature Palmer bar and eatery. The Burritt Room is a speakeasy-style bar with a “Mad Men” vibe serving designer cocktails, and the Burritt Tavern restaurant focuses on classic American dishes and local seasonal ingredients
To take advantage of the special enter the Promo Code MHLD and book at http://www.mystichotel.com/Your-Stay-Your-Way Mystic Hotel by Charlie Palmer is at 417 Stockton in San Francisco. 415.400.0500
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LA Food Fest
08.24.12
Foodies won’t want to miss the LA Epicurean Festival on Sunday in historic Downtown Los Angeles. The casual event brings together culinary specialties and extraordinary wines and spirits, under one roof. It’s an opportunity for you to try products that are usually only available to chefs. You can pair and compare, taste and take home favorite selections.
There are two sessions to attend, from 3 to 6 p.m. or 7 to 10 p.m. Session one includes food and beverage tastings, a chance to discover 500 products, live entertainment, and sugar sculpture by master pastry chef Stephane Treand, a booksigning by Michel Richard and Bradley Ogden and more. Session two includes food and beverage tastings; a chance to discover 500 products, sugar sculpture by Master Pastry Chef Stephane Treand, live entertainment, signature engraving by Tom Bwarie, book signing by Michel Richard and Bradley Ogden, mixology demos by three of LA’s most renowned mixologists Aiden Demarest of Liquid Assets and BrianStewart, Petit Ermitage "Spirit Master".
Tickets cost $100 each. 214 South Main Street in Los Angeles. 310.968.2982
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