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LA Mart All-Access Wednesday
02.24.14
The showrooms at LA Mart Design Center will open on Wednesday, Feb. 26 from noon to 7 p.m. for an opportunity to shop from more than 25 designer home furnishings showrooms and save on floor samples and special orders. The all-access shopping day happens during the last Wednesday of each month.
The LA Mart Design Center is SoCal’s source for nationally branded, designer-licensed and custom-manufactured furniture and accessories. Design-savvy shoppers will find one-stop shopping access to an extraordinary range of traditional through contemporary furnishings and design inspirations including access to Bernhardt Furniture Company, Corsican, Magnussen, Palacek and Tommy Bahama Home.
Admission is free, on-site parking is available for $10.
LA Mart is at 1933 S. Broadway in Los Angeles. 800.LA-Mart4
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El Adobe Restaurant to Host Taste of San Juan
02.20.14
By Natalie Aronson
Restaurants all over Orange County are prepping their kitchens for Sunday, Feb. 23rd, the launch of OC Restaurant Week. One city however, will be enticing taste buds just days before the official food frenzy. Tonight, the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association will be hosting its annual Taste of San Juan fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m.
At El Adobe De Capistrano Restaurant and will feature fine cuisine samples from local restaurants and caterers. For $20, attendees will enjoy tastings throughout El Adobe’s open atrium and adjoining garden area, and will receive voting ballots to rank their restaurant favorites.
Categories include Best Main Course; Best Original Dish; Best Appetizer and Best Dessert. To pair nicely on the palette, El Adobe will have happy hour prices the entirety of the evening at a no host bar. Proceeds from the festival will be used for various community events including the 56th Swallows Day Parade held one month after the Taste, on March 22.
Some of the restaurants sampling their finest culinary masterpieces include: Slater’s 50/50, Sun Dried Tomato Café, The Vitange Steakhouse, Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, San Juan Hills Golf Club, Donna B’s Bakery, Cedar Creek Inn, Thai Juan On, El Adobe, Ruby’s Diner and Marie Callender’s to name just a portion of the participants.
Tickets will be sold at the door as well as in advance at the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce (31421 La Matanza Street). Cash and check are welcome, and credit cards will be accepted at the door. El Adobe Restaurant is located at 31891 Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano.
For more information about the Taste of San Juan or other events of the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association, call 949.493.1976 or visit swallowsparade.org.
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