Archives for August 2009
Taste of Eagle Rock Tomorrow, August 22
Sample the culinary bounty of our neighborhood at the first ever Taste of Eagle Rock event, sponsored by the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce and benefitting the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD). Fourteen local eateries will be offering tasty samples of their best dishes and crowd favorites. Festivities will also include live entertainment, activities for kids, and tours of the historic GLAD building.
Saturday, August 22 from noon to 4 pm
2222 Laverna Avenue, Eagle Rock
Tickets are $25.00/adults, $10 for children 6-12, and children under 5 are free
Click here for more info and click here to purchase tickets or call GLAD at 323-478-8000.
Participating restaurants:
• Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria
• Colombos’s Italian Steakhouse
• Colorado Donuts
• Dave’s Chillin’-N-Grillin’
• Jamba Juice
• Lemongrass
• Marty’s
• Senor Fish
• Swork
• The Capri Restaurant
• The Oinkster
• Tommy’s
• Trader Joes
The Chalet = The Black Boar
Once voted LA’s Best New Bar, The Chalet on Colorado Boulevard just west of Townsend is no more. The Swiss-Alps ski lodge has transformed into an English Pub called The Black Boar.
Judging from the pics, the interior decor is not much different than before, tho it looks like the comfy sofas have been replaced by tables and chairs, the lighting isn’t quite as dim, and there’s a flat-panel above the fireplace.
From Thrillist:
“Opening today from the guys behind Laurel Tavern and The Library Bar, The Black Boar’s a 1400sq ft bar patterned after timeless British pubs, with a fireplace presiding over a nearly all-wooden interior featuring banquette-abetted booths, simple bartop wood stools, and rectangular farmhouse tables imported from Jolly Ol’ England, all run by an extra-friendly staff — as the owner says, “no a**holes allowed,” so… see you outside! The boozy focus’s on beers, with eight $5 taps dedicated mostly to across-the-pond goodness: Old Speckled Hen, Strongbow, Fullers ESB, Fullers London Pride, Harp, and Murphy’s Stout round out the Brit suds, while Belgian Hoegaarden and Humboldt’s Lost Coast Downtown Brown Ale sit to the side, making orthodontist jokes under-their-breath. The brewy goodness doesn’t end there: bottles include Samuel Smith Lager, Fullers London Porter, and Wells Bombardier, all of which can be downed while watching soccer on the hard-to-find European sports channel Setanta on one of the three flat screens, or, more likely, while ignoring soccer from Setanta on all three of those flat screens.”
No pub fare, though patrons are encouraged to BYOPizza from neighboring Casa Bianca.
Photo credit: Thrillist.com.
Eagle Rock Block Party This Saturday, August 8
Meet your neighbors, support your community, and have fun at the Eagle Rock Block Party!!
Saturday, August 8 from Noon to 9 pm
All kinds of fabulous freebies:
• Rockin’ Kid tattoos & face painting
• Live DJ sets at Oinkster
• Free workouts at Curves
• Free massages at Backbenders
• Lots more!
Participating businesses hang illuminated Eagle Rock Block Party lanterns outside their doors and offer special promotions, discounts and entertainment. Start at the corner of Eagle Rock Blvd. and Colorado Blvd and pick up a map in any participating store.
The Eagle Rock Block Party takes place every month on the 2nd Saturday to coincide with NELA Artwalk. The purpose of the event is to provide a local business stimulus and reinforce community spirit so that small town walking areas remain a part of the Los Angeles experience.
Follow the Block Partiers on twitter this Saturday! http://twitter.com/
