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Bell Wine Cellars Dinner at Morton’s Woodland Hills Friday Night (June 25)

I must admit I have been indulging in the Happy Hours at Morton’s quite a bit recently, and it has come to my attention that tomorrow night the restaurant is holding a special Bell Wine Cellars Dinner where patrons can “Enjoy 5 courses of Morton’s signature cuisine paired with artisinal wine from Bell Wine Cellars.”  The dinner will be held at 7pm on Friday June 25th, and is $125 inclusive of  tax and gratuity.  The event is actually being hosted by the co-founder of the winery, Anthony Bell.  Give Morton’s a call at 818-703-7272 to reserve your spot.

Bell Wine Cellars Dinner
Happening on June 25 (Friday)

Join Morton’s for an evening of fine wine, great food and excellent company!

Enjoy five courses of Morton’s signature cuisine paired with artisinal wine from Bell Wine Cellars.

Friday, June 25
6:30pm Reception
7pm Dinner

$125 per guest
Inclusive of tax and gratuity

For further information, please contact Matthew Prince at 818.703.7272 or matthew_prince@mortons.com

Menu for the Evening

First Course
Broiled Sea Scallops, Wrapped in Bacon, Apricot Chutney
Miniature Crab Cakes, Mustard Mayonaise
2007 Chardonnay, Napa Valley

Second Course
Roma Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella and Basil Salad
2009 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

Third Course
Grilled Lamb Chops with Caramelized Red Onion
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Fourth Course
New York Strip
Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus
2006 “Clone 6″ Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford

Fifth Course
Morton’s Legendary Hot Chocolate Cake
2007 Vintage Port, Lodi

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TGI Friday’s Celebrates 30 Years In Woodland Hills Tonight

As blogged earlier this week, Friday’s is marking 30 years in Woodland Hills with a weeklong celebration.  Tonight, however, is the official birthday party, being marked by a ‘flare show’ – Office Space fans would be proud – Happy Hour from 3pm to close, and a DJ from 7pm til close.

Happy Anniversary Friday’s!

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“Supercar Sunday” Returns At New Site, Westfield’s Topanga Promenade Mall

Dustin Troyan posts on his Facebook account and on DrivenWorld.com:

Supercar Sunday is back and is here to stay. This Sunday and every Sunday! The location is the Topanga Westfield Promenade on the corners of Topanga cyn and Erwin. The times are from 7am to 10am.

I have worked very hard to make this happen and Tony Schwartz and Harry Grey from the LA Auto Gallery played a most important role in this come to life. They wanted the event back for the community and stepped up in a major way. THANK YOU TONY, HARRY AND THE LA AUTO GALLERY. I would also like to thank Westfield for the opportunity and the new relationship.

Guys, we have a home on Sundays where we are wanted, where we can be! The location is great, there is a Corner Bakery that opens at 7am for all of your coffee and dining needs. Also, The Auto Gallery will be buying coffee for everyone! Thats right! Free regular coffee thanks to the Auto Gallery.

I will get www.supercarsunday.com back up and running with all the information, event updates, calendar and Sponsors.

I hope you all can come and support this event and help us get it back to where it was.
I would also like to stress that this could not have happened without the AUTO GALLERY!

Please help spread the word! Thank you all and I am so looking forward to seeing everyone and having a lot of fun!

All the best,

Dustin
Connected Media Group
818.516.5053

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TGI Friday’s Woodland Hills Kicks Off Week Of Celebration For 30th Anniversary

Congratulations to TGI Friday’s Woodland Hills as they celebrate their 30th Anniversary this week!  Check out all of the special events noted in the advertisement card above, including Thursday’s flare show and an invitation-only black tie event on Sunday!

Does anyone remember when Friday’s first opened?  Any other early memories? Please post them in the comments!

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DineLA Winter 2010 Restaurant Week Participating Restaurants Announced, Including Woodland Hills Participants

Participating restaurants for DineLA’s Winter 2010 Restaurant Week have been announced.  The Woodland Hills establishments are Fleming’s Prime Steak House, Morton’s The Steakhouse (A/K/A Arnie Morton’s), Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion, and Ruth’s Chris Steak House.  All are participating for dinner only, and all but Roy’s will be at the $$$ price level ($44).  Roys will be $$ ($34).

DineLA’s Winter 2010 restaurant week event will takes place Jan 24 thru 29 and Jan 31 thru Feb 5, 2010 and features a special prix fixe menu which differs for each establishment.  Simply visit the site and select Woodland Hills as your neighborhood, then click on the preferred restaurant to see the menu selections.

There is also a special offer for American Express cardholders:

GOOD TASTE SHOULD BE REWARDED! Register any eligible American Express® Card and get a $20 statement credit when you dine out three or more times at any participating restaurants during dineLA Restaurant Week. Click here to register.

Enjoy!

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Thanksgiving Afterparty At Friday’s In Woodland Hills

While enjoying some chicken wings at T.G.I. Friday’s this weekend, I noticed an advertisement on the table that I found interesting:

Apparently after 9pm on Turkey Day, Friday’s in Woodland Hills turns into a club of sorts for one glorious night.  I wanted to get a few more details, so I wrote to the e-mail address on the card.  Mark Joaquin, the store’s General Manager, wrote back:

Hi Girard,

The so-called “after party” is something that this Friday’s has done for quite some time now.  Traditionally, Friday’s has been the only restaurant/bar open in the West Valley on Thanksgiving day and it may follow suit that as soon as people are done with their families they look for a bar that’s open!!  For these reasons, Thanksgiving has always been a busy night for us.

We are open @ 3pm and serve full menu, but no Thanksgiving specials.  Around 8 pm is when we do our last seating and we start clearing out furniture.  Except for our VIP section located at the top level, there are no tables or chairs in the entire restaurant.  At 9pm we open to guests that are 21+ and the place gets packed.  We are also having a DJ that night and there’s not a dance floor per se, but people definitely do dance.

In the 2 years that I have been GM at the store there have been lines to get in, but I guess that’s normal according to the employees who have worked there for years.  For the VIP section, anyone can make a reservation and the two bottles of booze come with mixers and the kitchen is open specifically for those tables.  We just have this available because in the past we have had some celebrities come through – not to mention names because they might be here again this year.

Anyhow – a great time is had by and all and this year we decided to promote it more than just tradition or word of mouth and we have had some great response even from people who have been living in the “Hills” area for years.  We are also excited to celebrate the store’s 30th birthday in January!!  Hopefully we can meet in person and thanks for the support!

Well, anyone looking to escape the family after their feasting is done, should check this out.  For more information, table reservations, or to get on the guest list e-mail afterpartyinthehills09@gmail.com. Pretty amazing that this Friday’s location has been open for 30 years!  Was 1980 that long ago already?

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