JULY 26: 7th Annual Restaurant Awards and Chefs Night Out (TLR FEATURED EVENT)

Posted by Don Rose

The LA Report's Featured Event of the Weekend is the 7th Annual Restaurant Awards and Chefs Night Out on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Some of Los Angeles’ most noted chefs and restaurateurs will join several award-winning Napa Valley wineries for Angeleno magazine’s excellent event, taking place at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, just steps from the beach.

The magazine’s food critic Brad A. Johnson and Tasting Panel Editor Anthony Dias Blue (you may have heard his excellent "lifestyle minute" broadcasts on local AM radio) will honor L.A. chefs Josiah Citrin, Walter Manzke, Bruce Marder, Joachim Splichal and Adrian Vasquez and others. The event will also include cooking presentations and recognition of the “Best of Show” winners of the San Francisco International Wine and Spirits Competition. Guests will indulge in delicious cuisine, fine wines and all things delectable while benefiting the children of Children’s Institute.

Date: July 26, 2009
Time: 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm

4:30 – 6:00 pm VIP Reception (VIP Ticket Required);
6:00 – 8:00 pm Chefs Night Out Event

Where: Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows -
101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Purchase tickets before the event to ensure availability:
http://chefsnightout.eventbrite.com

$250 VIP Ticket includes: Chefs Night Out event plus a pre-event reception from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. with top chefs, presentation of Angeleno’s Restaurant Awards, and tastings of SF International Wine and Spirits Competition’s “Best in Show” winners.

$150 Ticket includes: Chefs Night Out event from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Guests will be treated to culinary creations prepared by top L.A. chefs paired with award-winning wines and spirits.

JULY 23: LA's LARGEST MIXER RETURNS TO SHRINE EXPO CENTER, DOWNTOWN LA (A TLR BEST BET EVENT, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

Meet and Mingle with Hundreds of Professionals and Dozens of Businesses and Chambers of Commerce from All Over LA County and Nearby Cities During One Amazing Night

Featured Event of the Week
Posted by Don Rose

Once again it is late July in Los Angeles, and that can mean only one thing: the return of Dave Linden's annual event aptly titled LA's LARGEST MIXER! This is one of The LA Report's best annual events, a Top Ten Featured Event and Best Bet. As an attendee at this "super" mixer, you will come away with more business cards and new connections than a dozen "mortal" mixers could provide. If you pick only one business or chamber mixer this year, this is IT. We cannot recommend LA's Largest Mixer highly enough.




But there's even more for attendees to enjoy, in addition to great networking. Many local eateries will be providing hearty samples of their food (all included in the price of your ticket), and drinks galore will be available as well.

The location for this ultimate uber schmoozefest is once again the SHRINE EXPO CENTER in downtown LA, across from USC, with plenty of parking available onsite as well as in the surrounding area.

In summary, we can boil all this down into one word: GO!

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Event Summary:

L.A.'s Largest Mixer XI. Thursday, July 23, 5 to 9 pm at the Shrine downtown. Price: $20 per person (no credit cards). For exhibitor or general information, please call 323.230.5656 or visit the official website at www.largestmixer.com. The Shrine Auditorium Expo Center is located at 700 W. 32nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007.

Mixer admission: $20 per person (no credit cards or checks at the door)
To pay by credit card, please visit: Buy Tickets Online
Parking: $5 in a Shrine parking lot — Parking lot locations

More Details:

Join Los Angeles area chambers and business organizations for The Ultimate Business Networking Event! Mix and mingle with thousands of business people representing hundreds of industries and companies in and around Southern California. L.A.'s Largest Mixer XI is a great opportunity to reach small to large companies, meet new clients and learn how the different chambers of commerce and business organizations can make your business grow.

APOLLO 11 ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME, HOLLYWOOD&VINE

APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN NEXT TO LUNAR MODULE (NASA Photo)

MICHAEL JACKSON BEHIND THE CAMERA (PHOTO OF MJ LOOKING INTO RED CAMERA) (Source: Birns & Sawyer)