Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette is "Out & About" in Boyle Heights, featuring The Urban Oven Food Truck, Un Solo Sol Kitchen and La Casa del Mariachi on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (11/14/2012).
Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features Hurricane Sandy fundraising at the Barsha Tasting Room with indie alt band Monte Mar and others on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (11/07/2012).
Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette celebrates Halloween at One-Eyed Gypsy and Villains Tavern with escape artist Curtis Lovell and the Herbert Bail Orchestra on Fox 11 and Good Day LA (10/31/2012).
Even though I'm still in utter disbelief that my beloved Jimmy was offed from the show, I can't get enough of HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire." Naturally, the crooked politicians and bootlegging crime bosses of Prohibition-era Atlantic City are always in full force, but what I really love is all the glitz and glamour. If you want to live it up in true Boardwalk Empire style, take a look at this list of places inspired by the days of backdoor speakeasies, snazzy-jazzy tunes and burlesque babes.
Holy Wonder Bread! In case you hadn't heard, Hostess is closing up shop. Evidently, the (in)famous baker and maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Hostess cupcakes, Ho-Hos and Wonder Bread is in bad health with more debt than they can chew. So what's a commercial-grade, highly processed food-loving fiend with a yen for nostalgia supposed to do? Here are a handful of places in LA where you can still get your Twinkie and Hostess cupcake fix. At least for now.
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.
Why cook when you can make reservations? It makes perfect sense that on the official day of thanks, you should be having fun and not slaving away in the kitchen. Whether you’re looking to splurge or save, celebrate with friends, family or on your own, check out our list for restaurants, caterers and a few events around Los Angeles that are ready to serve you on Thanksgiving Day.
Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features the OC Trick or Treat Festival with Dragula and Coffin go-carts, and Phantom Coaches Hearst Club on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (10/26/2012).
Food and fun expert Mar Yvette features Halloween festivities with Son of Monsterpalooza, the Queen Mary Dark Harbor and music by La Santa Cecilia on the Good Day LA show (10/25/2012).
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).
Food and fun expert Mar Yvette features Style Fashion Week with JHaus Brand, national pizza month with Soleto Trattoria & Pizza Bar, and the Tritone Festival with music by Sonsoles on the Good Day LA show (10/18/2012).
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).
Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features the 5th Annual Semblanza Latinoamericana dance celebration at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood on Fox 11 and Good Day LA (10/12/2012).
Food and fun expert Mar Yvette features the Fantasy Girls of Luxor Vegas, Walter Reed Middle School's Student Talent Show, and the Patty Wagon food truck on the Good Day LA show (10/11/2012).
Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features celebrity makeup artist Napoleon Perdis and free makeovers at LA Live to celebrate the Madonna concert on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (10/10/2012).