July brings new restaurants and events to the City of Angels
DineLA is Back!
DineLA returns from July 12 through July 26. Angelenos can enjoy specially priced lunches and dinners from a variety of LA restaurants, more info and reservations at https://www.discoverlosangeles.com.
New Summer Dishes at SALT in Marina Del Rey
SALT at the Marina del Rey Hotel is offering a new summer menu including delicious bites and cocktails. New dishes include caprese burrata, grilled shrimp kushiyaki, seared scallops, grilled branzino, fire-grilled pork chops and Mexican street corn. They are also offering new brunch items and cocktails.
Celebrate July 4 in Marina del Rey
Celebrate July 4 with a BBQ Bash at Marina del Rey Hotel from 5pm to 9pm with live music and fireworks, or head to Jamaica Bay Inn for a BBQ party with burgers, hot dogs, drinks and fireworks, tickets at Eventbrite for both events.
ASADA FEST Comes to DTLA
ASADA FEST, bringing Mexican flavors and beats, will happen on July 13 in downtown LA. The event will feature food, drinks, tacos and music, for more information and tickets visit https://www.theasadafest.com.
Kinds of Kindness Pop Up at Kiosk-O-Theque
Celebrate the release of Kinds of Kindness at the July 5 -7 event, Friday July 5 from 5 to 10pm, Saturday July 6 from 11am to 9pm and Sunday July 7 from 11am to 5pm at the Kiosk-O-Theque located at 8224 Sunset Blvd. The event is a collaboration with Arman Nafee’s “Are we on Air?” and Searchlight Pictures and will feature sneak peeks of the film popcorn and merchandise.
Celebrate National Hot Dog Month with Dog Haus
July is National Hot Dog Month and Dog Haus is pairing with Prime Video’s new Sausage Party: Foodtopia series to launch limited-time menu items including their Naughty Dog and Naughty Burrito. Both are spicy and feature jalapenos. From July 11-14, there is a BOGO Naughty Dog promo through the Haus Rewards App and July 17 a free Haus Dog for Haus rewards members on National Hot Dog Day.
Voluspa and Pure Salt Interiors Host Endless Summer Event
Voluspa, the leader in home fragrance, and Pure Salt Interiors will host an Endless Summer Event on July 13th at the Pure Salt Showroom in Newport Beach from 11am to 2pm. Guests can meet designers, enjoy free Matcha, build charm bracelets, get ears pierced and more.
Candier Launches Summer Scents Playlist Collection
Candier is offering a new line of candles for their Summer Scents Playlist Collection including Lazy Daze in a Lavender Haze, Karma’s a Relaxing Thought and Meet Me in the Afterglow, all available at https://www.shopryanporter.com.
ButcherBox and Reynolds Wrap Team Up for BBQTerie Kits This Summer
ButcherBox and Reynolds Wrap have teamed up for the limited edition BBQterie Kits including heavy duty foil, ButcherBox meats, recipes and instructions for perfect chicken wings, baby back ribs, steak tips, apple chicken sausage and hot dogs, available at https://www.butcherbox.com.
MUNICIPAL Opens on Melrose
Mark Wahlberg’s new MUNICIPAL clothing store has opened in WeHo at 8609 Melrose Avenue, offering workout and leisure clothing and accessories.
Ludacris, C4Energy, 7-Eleven and Creamsicle Offer Acura Giveaway
C4 Energy will debut a summer-long program with Ludacris, tapping into the car culture of 7-Eleven and offering the chance to win a C4 yellow Acura Integra S delivered by Ludacris himself.
From June 26th through August 27th, consumers can enter to win an C4 Acura Integra with additional prizes including a year supply of C4 Energy, 7 Eleven Merch, and more. The winner will also receive an exclusive training session with Ludacris’s personal trainer and a year of C4 Energy. Enter at local 7-Eleven stores.
Van Leeuwen and UNREAL Offer New Ice Cream Toppings
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and UNREAL are pairing up to offer Red 3-free toppings to ice cream. Guests can now get dye-free gems on ice cream or mixed into milk shakes at Van Leeuwen Fairfax, Hollywood, Silverlake and the Arts District locations.
Kevin Costner and Green Mountain Coffee Launch Horizon Coffee Blends
To celebrate Horizon: An American Saga, Kevin Costner has teamed up with Green Mountain Coffee to launch Horizon Coffee Blend. They are also offering accessories including a coffee holster, view coffees at https://www.keurig.com/content/greenmountaincoffee.
Celebrate National Tequila Day
Celebrate National Tequila Day on July 24 with Dulce Vida Tequilas featuring Blanco, reposado and anejo varieties.
Amaro Tasting at The Arroyo Club
On July 16, Brucato Amaro is teaming up with The Arroyo Club for an Amaro Tasting. The event is free and will feature complimentary tastings of the brand’s three amaro expressions and will start at 6pm.
Cinespia’s Summer Film Series at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Cinespia will be hosting a free screening of Sausage Party: Foodtopia on July 10 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. August screenings include Bridesmaids, on Aug.3, True Romance, on Aug10 and The Nightmare Before Christmas, on Aug 24. Tickets at www.cinespia.org.
JW Marriott’s Savoca Launches Summer in Italy Menus
JW Marriott LA Live’s Savoca restaurant has launched several Summer in Italy special menus for the summer. Their Cucina Paradiso features film themed dinners including Eat Pray Love, Roman Holiday, Under the Tuscan Sun and more, weekends, $35 per guest. Additionally, they are offering Sicilian Suppers, family style meals every other Friday and Saturday night through August 31 at $100 for two guests.
DTLA Office Games in July
DTLA Office Games will take place July 23 to July 25 on Bunker Hill and will feature lunchtime competitions including free throw, mini golf, cornhole and pickleball.
Francis Ford Coppola Perfect Your Pizza Competition
Entries are now open for Francis Ford Coppola’s Perfect Your Pizza competition. The competition is open to home cooks to submit an original pizza recipe and wine pairing for the chance to win the ultimate pizza and wine lover’s trip to Italy or $25,000 in cash. Contestants can enter at www.coppolaperfectyourpizza.com.
Carando Launches New Premium All Natural Dry Sausage
Just in time for summer, Carando has launched Italian Dry Salami, Pepperoni and Genoa Salami packs made from all natural ingredients. The perfect for snacking packs are $5.99 and available at markets nationwide.
El Caminante Bar + Bungalows Opens in Capistrano Beach
El Caminante Bar + Bungalows has opened in Capistrano Beach. Located just steps from the beach the property offers wellness-focused activities including sound bath sessions, complimentary electric bik
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Shaena Engle is the lifestyle, food and travel editor for Perception Magazine and also writes for the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Magazine, M Magazine, Los Angeles Times Las Vegas Magazine, The Daily Meal, AOL, WeHo Times and other outlets. She has authored The Best Places to Kiss in Southern California, The Cheap Bastard's Guide to Las Vegas and other outlets. She writes about travel, food, welln...(Read More)