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Monique Lhuillier Sample Sale!

Attention Brides!

There is a Monique Lhuillier Sample Sale THIS SUNDAY in downtown LA!

Her dresses are just gorgeous! Here is your chance to own one yourself!

Happy Shopping!

Suzanne

From Daily Candy:

Monique Lhuillier Sample Sale
What: Find ready-t0-wear and dreamy bridal samples and overstock frocks at 40-90 percent off.
Why: Get that vow factor.
When: Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: 1201 S. Grand Ave., at W. 12th St., 2nd flr., Downtown.

Friday Feature: The Foundry on Melrose

One of the most fun weddings that I have ever been to was in a restaurant.

When we entered, our coats were whisked away, a cocktail was placed in our hands and appetizers circled while while chatted up the guests and mingled with the bride and groom.

After we were all pink-cheeked, all of the guests gathered on the back patio for the ceremony, and stood around the bride and groom, while family and friends all shared their stories and declared their love of the couple. Then the couple declared their love for each other. It was so touching and sweet.

Afterward, we all sat at tables and enjoyed amazing food served family style followed by dancing and yummy deserts and more sparkling conversation. It was a blast!

The Foundry on Melrose has the perfect set up for a fun event such as this!

The Foundry has indoor and outdoor spaces to host your event. The restaurant has a modern, Art Deco meets Zen vibe. It is a really fun atmosphere to soak in over a delicious cocktail. (Their cocktails are the BEST!)

The Foundry on Melrose open air patio. Image courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose.

They have a beautiful outdoor space that is tented in the winter, but right now the tent is down and you can enjoy LA's beautiful, sunny weather and dine under the stars and a clear sky!

Front Entrance Bar in the Lounge. Image courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose.

Inside the Foundry on Melrose dining room. Image courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose.

If your event is on a scale that is too large for the restaurant itself, you're in for a treat. For all brides, grooms and party-throwers, chef Eric Greenspan and his team also cater. Yea!

Here two of the amazing desserts they create:

Image courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose.

Pictured above: Raspberry mousse with fried berry muffins and marscapone cream.

Image courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose.

Pictured above: Turkish coffee cake with baklava and chocolate covered espresso beans.

If you, like me, can't decide which one looks yummier, try both!

The Foundry on Melrose restaurant is sort of like a cool mullet: Party in the front, business in the back.

Well, actually, it is more like: Live music and cocktails with belly laughs coming from the kitchen in the front and awesome food, tranquil evening sky and more cocktails in the back.

Their Calendar (see here) sounds like so much fun, too:

Every Sunday is Scotch and a Song Sundays: Enjoy Scotch cocktails and Singer Songwriters in the lounge from 8:30 - 11 pm.

Every Tuesday is Bluesy Tuesdays: Enjoy Chef Greenspan's Southern fried chicken, waffles, sides of creamed corn, grits and greens, green tomatoes, and corn bread pudding (all at amazing prices) while enjoying a healthy does of Blues from 8-10 pm. (My mouth is watering just writing this!)

Live music also plays nightly in the lounge. If that is not enough for you, every day (except Mondays, as they're closed) you can check out their new Market Menu with 3 courses for $39 per person. Chef Greenspan will cook up new items for you to try using fresh market fare. You'll be a well-fed Guinea Pig (of the best order, of course)!

Their food is always amazing, so every day is the perfect day to drop in. Plus, their cocktails are out of this world, so no matter which part of the restaurant you dine in, you simply must get at least one.

The Billy Parks is soooo crazy good. Hendrick's Gin, fresh cucumber, chili and lillet blanc. We had two of those!

The Pooty Tang was so delicious, we were giggling (and not just because it is called Pooty Tang). Grey Goose, triple sec, mango and, yes, Tang. So yummy.

The Consigliere was another. This one we ordered because we wanted to feel like Consigliere. Woodford's Bourbon, Amaretto, and fresh grapefruit. We were rolling our eyes back in our heads because this, too, was delicious beyond words.

I would report on more cocktails, but seriously, I think that four was more than plenty because these drinks are the real deal. Just fresh juice and hard core, high quality booze. The way a cocktail was meant to be!

Chef Eric Greenspan not only shakes up a great cocktail, he also cooks up amazing food. He is a blast to be around, too. Those belly laughs coming from the kitchen. That would be him.

Chef Eric Greenspan. Image courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose.

I can't even talk about the food. It is so good that I couldn't even put it into words. You just have to try it for yourself. I mean: Cheddar Glazed Short Ribs with creamed corn, mustard greens and tempura onion rings; Roasted Hanger Steak with brown butter mash, peppers and capers; Seared Tuna with baby carrots, daikon and oranges; Carmelized Diver Scallops with saffron aioli, fennel arugula salad and tomato confit; Mango Flan with curry frozen yogurt and pistachios; are you getting this? I'm about to eat my own fist. The menu is constantly changing so you are always in for a treat!

Oh, and I want you all to know that I chose to write about The Foundry because their food is to-die-for-super-duper-amazing. They didn't even ask me to write a post. I did, of course, ask for permission to use their photos because I am a nice person with integrity and that is just how I roll.

They aren't paying me to say that. In fact, my entire blog is a collection of things to find, see an do based on things I have found, seen and did.

You will understand once you eat at The Foundry on Melrose, that once you bite into their delectable, mouth watering, totally amazing food that you will be compelled to tell EVERYONE to eat there, too!

So, read this and then, if you don't normally splurge on out-of-this-world food, save your pennies for a night out at one of the the yummiest spots in LA. Then write to thank me for telling you all about it!

Also, think of them when you have your next event. Your guests will be forever grateful!

Make your reservation today! Call The Foundry on Melrose and tell Chef Eric Greenspan that The Party Girl told you that you need:

1) A Billy Parks cocktail in your hand and

2) His favorite new item on the menu on your plate!

For Events or Catering with The Foundry on Melrose, Contact:

Vera Wagman

events@thefoundryonmelrose.com

(818) 687.6615

For Reservations at The Foundry on Melrose:

(323) 651.0915

7465 Melrose Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 9046

Tues - Sat open at 6 pm

Sundays open at 5:30 pm

Closed Mondays

http://www.thefoundryonmelrose.com

Bon Appetite and

Party on!

Suzanne