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One last Champagne Brunch at the Proud Bird

Family fun, food, LAX, Local business, Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Photos, pictures, Proud Bird Restaurant, restaurants, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / November 11, 2013

Last week my Facebook feed lit up with the news that the Proud Bird Restaurant, an aviation-themed restaurant by Los Angeles International Airport for 48 years, will be closing effective November 21, 2013. Apparently they are closing because the landlords, Los Angeles World Airports, want to increase the rent to such an extent that the restaurant cannot afford to stay open. As the Proud Bird and I go back about 35 years and Tanya and I had been talking about going to a champagne brunch anyway, we decided that we would go for one last brunch at the Proud Bird …

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Business & Beer return visit to The Rockefeller

Business N Beer, craft beer, food, gastropub, Hermosa Beach, Local business, networking event, pictures, Southern California, The Rockefeller / 1 minute of reading / December 11, 2012

These photos are from our Business & Beer gathering last Thursday at The Rockefeller Gastropub in Hermosa Beach, CA. The Rockefeller has been one of our favorite destinations since we discovered them back in May. They offer a wide selection of craft beers on tap and have a food menu that seems to change with the seasons. You can always find something interesting on it. In addition, they constantly have wine and beer tastings and various food specials going on what seems daily. You should check them out if you haven’t, it is always a pleasant experience. Our group was …

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Business N Beer’s return visit to Tortilla Cantina

Business N Beer, craft beers, food, gastropub, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance, Tortilla Cantina / 1 minute of reading / November 30, 2012

Last night Business & Beer held their 20th gathering; this time it was a return visit to Tortilla Cantina in Torrance. Tortilla Cantina is a gastropub and taco bistro with up to 40 beers on tap. They offer a very wide selection of craft beers with many Southern California brewers represented; the food is pretty good too. It was a cold and rainy evening which seems to keep attendance levels lower; I am sure the return to Pacific Standard Time is not helping. We had a small group but that gives people more opportunities to talk and that is what …

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Business N Beer at The Rockefeller, Hermosa Beach

Business N Beer, food, gastropub, Hermosa Beach, networking event, Photos, pictures, restaurants, The Rockefeller / 3 minutes of reading / August 10, 2012

These photos are from our latest Business N Beer gathering; which was held last night at The Rockefeller in Hermosa Beach. The Rockefeller, for those unfamiliar, is a fine gastropub located on Pier Avenue. The term gastropub seems to be an up and coming catch-phrase and is frequently tossed around a little too liberally. Serving a few beers on tap with half of them being mainstream domestic brews like Budweiser or Coors and offering burgers and fries for food, does not a gastropub make. A gastropub serves upscale foods and craft beers. There are a few real gastropubs in the …

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Photos from the MBYP’s 2nd Annual Beer & Music Festival

American Craft Beer, food, fundraiser, Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach Young Professionals, MBYP, music, Photos, pictures, PS I Love You Foundation / 2 minutes of reading / July 15, 2012

These photos are from SummerFest 2012, Manhattan Beach Young Professionals (MBYP) 2nd Annual Beer & Music Festival which was held yesterday, July 14, 2012. The event, which was held at Raleigh Studios and was sponsored by Chevron, was a fundraiser for the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce and the PS I Love You Foundation. The event was a blast, seriously; we had so much fun. As you look through the photos you can see that everyone seemed to be having as good a time as we did. The great beer, food and music were surpassed only by the beautiful people, …

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Networking at Noon: Lisa’s Bon Appetit

Business N Beer, food, Lis'a Bon Appetit, Photos, pictures, restaurants, TACC, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce / 1 minute of reading / July 10, 2012

Today was the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce’s (TACC) July Networking at Noon; this time held at Lisa’s Bon Appetit located at 3511 Pacific Coast Hwy in Torrance, CA. Lisa’s Bon Appetit is a catering service that also has a cafe for dining in, as well as a banquet room (which we used) and a bakery. They have been in Torrance for 33 years, so obviously they are doing something right. I can tell you that their french dip was nice and I really liked the bread on Tanya’s sandwich. Everything is made there from scratch, so as you can …

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Tasting Allagash Brewing at The Rockefeller

Allagash Brewing, American Craft Beer, food, gastropub, Hermosa Beach, Photos, pictures, Southern California, The Rockefeller / 2 minutes of reading / July 3, 2012

Last night The Rockefeller in Hermosa Beach had a beer tasting featuring Allagash Brewing, from Portland, ME. Allagash specializes in Belgian style brews and I had tried their Allagash White on draught and really enjoyed it, so I did not hesitate in accepting the invitation to try five more of their brews. The downside was that the beers were brought in bottles, which [in my personal opinion] is never as good as on tap. Storing the bottles on ice just made the beer colder than I would have preferred, but the glasses were small and my hands are warm so …

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Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Long Beach

American Craft Beer, Beachwood BBQ, food, Local brewers, Local business, Long Beach, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 3 minutes of reading / June 28, 2012

Yesterday Tanya and I stopped by Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Long Beach. We were in Long Beach for the Chocolate Blues & Networking Festival and I knew there were a couple brewpubs in the area, so I figured after a long day of work a nice flight would be a good way to end the day. I recently met one of the bartenders at a local event and Dave over at Select Beer always speaks highly of Beachwood, so I decided to head over. I will be honest, as we worked our way over there I told Tanya there …

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Organic Berry Bash, Sponsored by Whole Foods Torrance

food, geek good girl, organic berries, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Southern California, Torrance, Whole Foods / 4 minutes of reading / June 25, 2012

These photos are of a Berry Bash we had Sunday, sponsored by Whole Foods in Torrance, CA. Since there are new laws about disclosure, I was contacted a couple weeks ago by a Marketing Supervisor at Whole Foods. I am not entirely sure how they became aware of me, but as I have featured photos of contributions they made to fundraisers I have covered, it is possible that this drew their attention. It could have been because of my social media presence. It is possible that they noticed I spend a lot of time promoting local businesses and non-profits; but …

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TACC Networking at Noon for June at Tony Roma’s

food, Photos, pictures, restaurants, Southern California, TACC, Tony Roma's, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce / 2 minutes of reading / June 20, 2012

Yesterday was the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) Networking at Noon for June; and this time it was held at the Tony Roma’s in Torrance. The Networking at Noon is held monthly at various restaurants in the Torrance, CA area and gives members of the Torrance Chamber additional opportunities to exchange business cards with other local business owners or their representatives. Every attendee is given 30 seconds to talk about who they are and what service or product their business provides. I took the opportunity to explain why it is I have my camera with me at all times …

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