• Free Chocolate tasting at Surfas 8/29/09, 12pm- 2pm, 8777 W Washington Blvd
  Culver City, CA 90230 - (Republica del Cacao Chocolate Magic Demo). Join us in the Test Kitchen at Surfas as we welcome Master Pastry Chef and Chocolatier Jean-Marc Viallet. Using Republica del Cacao chocolate, Chef Viallet will reveal the magic of working with this often tricky substance. For many home bakers, chocolate can be as fickle as it is delicious. For Professional chefs, they can experience the challenges daily; “One drop of water and the chocolate is dead” says Viallet.
  On the menu:
  -Chocolate Cookies with single origin chocolate drops, from Ecuador
  -Cookie sandwich with 75% Los Rios
  -Truffle Lavender with 75% Los Rios
  -Financier
  -Gelato Chocolate
  Of course, you will get plenty to taste as well!
• Millionaire Matchmaker Open Call @ Lush Santa Monica. 8/31/09 from 8pm- 10pm. 1404 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA- Doron Ofir Casting and LUSH Cosmetics are proud to extend an invitation to apply and participate in BRAVO’s hit series “The Millionaire Matchmaker”. Patti Stanger’s millionaire clientele are ready to meet their perfect matches. Are you?

Free small plate sampling, wine and beer at Chic Wine Bar in LA.

When: September 2, 2009

Time: 5-9 pm

http://www.chic-cafe.com/

via Sinosoul

And Tada!

For all you penny pinchers, here are a few more discounts I have managed to gather up. Thank to the help of my twitter and blogger friends! Save some money so you can play the penny slots!

Yes, penny slots make me feel powerful. So sue me.

Las Vegas Dining Discounts

• MGM Taste of Summer Valid until 8/30/09 – Participating restaurants with summertime prices. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon 4 course $75/pp, CraftSteak 3 course $60/pp, Diego 2 course & drink $32/pp, Fiamma 3 course $45/pp, Nobhill 3 course $39/pp, Pearl 3 course $49/pp, Seablue 3 course $45/pp, Shibuya 4 course $59/pp , and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill 3 course $45/pp. Via H.C.
• Palm Restaurant (Steaks) – Choice of soup or salad, entree and side dish. $39.99. Via CheapCheapCheap’s Twitter.
• Restaurant.com- I hope you people use Restaurant.com… You can pretty much buy gift certificates for restaurants at discounted prices and use them when you dine there (there are however, certain restrictions like the tab must be $X amt before the gift cert can be redeemed). Gift certificates for $50 for Mandalay Bay’s StripSteak — they do a early prix-fixe for $45/person via H.C. … Fleur De Lys $50 gift certificate for $20 use it for a $60 prix fixe, via Sinosoul.
• Las Vegas Restaurant Week – Begins 8/31/09- 9/6/09 via OishiiEats

Las Vegas Theatre Show Discounts

• Phantom of the Opera – 40% off Premium seats and select the show you want to attend, then click “Buy Tickets.” Enter the promotion code TZOO50 and click the “Submit Code” button. Select the number of seats you would like by using the drop-down menu marked “PP1TZOO50″ and make sure you change the number under “Internet” to zero. Select the seating level you prefer and click “Get Best Available” to see your seats. You can also call the Phantom Box Office at 866-641-7469. 
• Zumanity , Mystere , LOVE or KA – Buy 1 ticket and get 2nd for $25. Use code, SUMMER when calling 866.998.4833.
• Jersey Boys – Upgraded seats. Thanks to this offer from Best Of Vegas, receive a complimentary upgrade to Front Orchestra seats for $99 per ticket (reg. $147) for performances through Sept. 7. This deal is available for performances on the following days and times:
  • Saturdays and Tuesdays at 6:30PM and 9:30PM
  • Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7PM
  • For tickets an more information. Click the time next to the day you would like to see the show and use the pull-down menu next to “Complementary Upgrade to Front Orchestra Seating” to get your seats.

Anyone have any dining or entertainment discounts for Las Vegas?

I could only find these thus far.

1. Taste of Wynn - Prix Fixe starting at $29. Save $25 on tickets to Le Reve when paired with a Taste of Wynn menu. For reservations call 702.770.3463 and mention the special taste of Wynn menu. Restaurants that are participating: Alex, Bartolotta, The Country Club at Wynn, Daniel Boulud, Okada, Stratta, Wing Lei, Botero, Sinatra, Society Cafe, Switch and Wazuzu.
2. Alex 3 Course $89 - Served Wed – Sat before 7pm. Appetizer black truffle risotto or maine sea scallops. Entree hawaiian snapper or American Wagyu. Dessert toasted vanilla custard, or hazelnut caramel.
3. Bartolotta 3 Course $69 – Served Sun- Thurs from 5:30pm- 10pm and Fri – Sat from 5:30pm- 7pm. Oh lots of variety on this menu.
4. Daniel Boulud 2 Course $36/ 3 Course $42 – Only available until 7pm daily.
5. Okada Bento Box $36/ 3 Course $49 - Served Sun- Thur from 5:30 pm- 10pm and Fri- Sat from 5:30pm- 7pm. Appetizers sound appetizing, but the entrees sound uninspired Shrimp and Vegetable tempura, chicken teriyaki, grilled sake soy chilean sea bass. Well at least they have sea bass on the menu.
6. The Mirage Restaurants – 3 course Prix Fixe at $29.99: Kokomos (steak & seafood), Fin (Chinese), Onda and Stack. Out of all of the menus Kokomo’s menu looks the best. Appetizers, salad of roasted carrots, or wild mushroom pot pie, or panko crusted crab cake. Entrees, macadamia crusted daily special fish, surf and turf, or tomato and goat cheese stuffed chicken. Dessert salted butterscotch custard or 12 layer chocolate cake.

• Dine LA (Restaurant Week in LA)- Runs through October 4-9 and October 11-16. You know the drill, but again, here goes. Dining is available in three price categories, lunch: $16-$22-$34, and dinner: $26-$34-$44.
• Las Vegas Restaurant Week- Starts on 8/31/09- 9/6/09