Stories

Mar Yvette’s personal essays, reviews, interviews, and latest articles.

Oysters

Aww, Shucks: Half-Off Oysters & Lobster

So you love oysters and lobster, but aren't such a fan of how much these tasty morsels from the sea usually cost, right? (Especially on the Westside.) Well, good news is here. The Hungry Cat, one of the best places for sustainable seafood in LA, is now offering Half-Off Oyster Mondays and Half-Off Lobster Tuesdays at the new Santa Monica location right off PCH.
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Out & About: Echo Park

Out & About: Echo Park

Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette is Out & About in Echo Park, featuring Gringos Tacos Food Truck, The Brite Spot restaurant, EPIC (Echo Park Independent Co-op), and Peter Shire & Echo Park Pottery on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (10/24/2012).
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Teatro ZinZanni - Love, Chaos & Dinner

Teatro ZinZanni

Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features Teatro ZinZanni at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (10/17/2012).
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Out & About: La Brea Avenue

Out & About: La Brea Avenue

Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features La Brea Avenue in Mid City with the Asian Cravings food truck, Nick Metropolis furniture and props, Lab Art and Wirtshaus restaurant on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (10/03/2012).
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Watts Towers Festival

Watts Towers Festival

Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features the Watts Towers Arts Center with artists Mark Bradford, Artis Lane, Lili Bernard and Derrick Maddox on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (09/26/2012).
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Santos & Ruby of La Muerte Vive

Hot Stuff: La Muerte Vive Comes Alive

Translated as "the dead live," La Muerte Vive is a rock opera-meets-cabaret theatrical extravaganza celebrating the traditions of the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos. This year La Muerte Vive presents "Apocalypto: The Awakening," on Friday, November 2 at the historic and recently restored Palace Theatre in Downtown LA. The show is an explosion of color and culture with giant paper mache puppets, fiery music and sexed-up dancing.
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