Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend 12th annual Vegas Uncork'd in Las Vegas last weekend. Hosted by Bon Appétit Magazine and presented by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Southern Glazers NV of Nevada, Vegas Uncork'd is the premier culinary and wine event in Las Vegas featuring exclusive, one-of-a-kind experiences that capture the imagination of thousands of culinary enthusiasts from across the country! The festivities began on Thursday with a pop as...
LOS ANGELES – July 15, 2018 – The American Cancer Society held their annual California Spirit 33 gourmet garden party at the lovely Sony studios in Culver city over the past weekend. This year, the ACS the 2018 Impact award to Chef Ming Tsai for his inspiring work in the fight against cancer through his leadership in the national non-profit Family Reach. Celebrity Chef and TV personality Javier Plascencia, was the host for this years event with Chef Jason Fullilove, owner of...
Island Packers Cruises sends cutting-edge, environmentally-conscious vessels bearing experienced crew and curious guests to explore the unique wildlife of the Santa Barbara Channel, its islands and protected waters. The Ventura-based company offers a variety of guided trips, including summer and winter whale-watching, harbor dinner cruises, and disembarcations to explore the Channel Islands, with their endemic foxes and topographical natural-artworks such as the Painted Cave,...
There's something about being next to a swimming pool with a cold drink or joint in hand that makes everything feel right in the world. Being Poolside is an artform. The art of being absolute cool, with not a care in the world. From the earliest depiction of pool life (which date back to The Great Bath in modern day Pakistan estimated to have been built in the 3rd Millennium B.C.) to our modern day depictions in movies (Pretty much every Esther Williams movie, Fast Times At...
Just one firefly contains enough poison to kill a toad. Nevertheless, in a viral video, we see a frog glowing the dark after consuming a firefly. Veterinarians say that the genus Photinus pose a potential threat to lizards like bearded dragons. For years, there have been anecdotal reports, and now research into the toxicity of fireflies for certain animals, especially lizards. Most reports of poisonings have involved bearded dragons, but tree frogs have also eaten teh...
3 boys and a soccer coach are all out of the cave and safe after 17 days underground in Thailand. A dozen boys and their soccer coach are in isolation at a hospital in Thailand. Some have spoken to their medical care providers, of seeing an old bearded man in a white robe who told them not to be afraid, that life and death were the same, and that if they emerged from the underworld, they would one day return. One boy said the man predicted the end of the world and a coming er...
In the video, the woman walks up to a table at a grocery store, picks a banana, then does a split. Simple enough, ehh? Watch it for yourself, when your wife isn't watching you.Men cannot usually do the splits as easily as women, because women are more flexible, some gymnasts say. But who is she? In a video as full of charm as it is of unexplainable sexuality, a young woman and her BF or BFF, have created a viral GIF wherein she shops for a banana. Yes that Laurel and Hardy era...
This Award season, GBK, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2018 BET Award Nominees and Presenters by hosting a Nominees and presents Luxury Oscar gifting lounge. Held at gorgeous studio space nestled in Los Angeles, appropriately so, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. This Awards season saw luxury lifestyle brands being showcased. One of the main sponsors of this years lounge was 24K-Blue Nun, a...
"She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that's one of the reasons why they did." --Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda Fitzgerald was an American socialite, novelist, painter, and wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald; she was noted for her beauty and high spirits, and was dubbed by her husband as "the first American Flapper. She had one published novel (Save Me The Waltz), and many more of her writings found their way into F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels (she once...
Main Street Celebrates Solstice The annual Summer SOULstice block party event was held on Saturday June 24th. The event included live music, a wine garden, beer tent, local vendors and a petting zoo for children. Soulstice celebrate Ocean Park, and the longest day of the year of course, which occurred on June 21st. Main Street was closed from Pico to Ocean Park with side-street closures from Ocean Park to Kinney for Main Streets Annual Free Open Street Festival. There were 5...
"Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip for children; change the season in you veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in." Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine June 21st is Officially... THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. The First Day of beach trips full of lifeguards, longboards, and life preservers. The First Day of late nights sipping wine by the the pool and dancing till sunrise. The First Day of days that go on...
Top 20 things to do with the kids this summer! Summer is a great time of year, especially if you live in the north. It's a chance to be free from thick clothing and the hectic schedule that takes place during the school year. It's also a chance for parents to do a ton of fun things with their kids after work and on weekends. It's an exercise in bonding that is natural and will ideally create happy memories for your kids and with these suggestions; they don't take a lot of...
A few weeks ago, Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend an opening night celebration for the new restaurant 16 - A Handcrafted Experience. Perched on the 16th floor of The M Resort Spa Casino, this bar and restaurant's intimate space offers stunning, floor-to-ceiling windows and an outdoor patio. The result: vista views of the Las Vegas skyline paired with a intricate menu of handcrafted cocktails and interactive shared plates. We started out the evening with a round of...
Edible Skinny would like to take this moment to thank Dads (yeah, all Dads) for all they do! From being our rock to teaching us to rock it out! From teaching us the rules to teaching us the importance of breaking them. We never say it enough, but we are forever grateful for our forever lessons from learning to tie our shoes to the art of negotiating. And in honor of the original King of the Castle, here are some Father's Day suggestions for the OG man in our life! For the...
Fresh off the success of his last movie, the wild, grind-house comedy 'The Fury Of The Fist And The Golden Fleece,' which he directed and co-wrote with multi-talented Sean Stone and Produced with Peter Antico (producer of the critically acclaimed Rhonda Rousey documentary 'Through My Father's Eyes) one would think that Alexander Wraith would want to take a little time out. You would be wrong. His multi skill set which he started developing at the tender age of 8 years old, in...
In early Spring Edible Skinny was lucky enough to spend 8 days in The Netherlands. And while on our trek of this Dutch wonderland, we discovered this country far and wide. We saw it all in Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (aka the Kingdom of the Low Countries) from Amsterdam's fairy tale canals walks where we were trailed by local cats to the clandestine cannabis coffeeshops to Pancakes, Pancakes, and more Pancakes! (the Dutch LOVE their Pancakes!) to the solitude of the North Sea...
Cannes, France- May 19th, 2018-For the most glamorous film festival in the world, the Cannes International Film festival, DPA was the host of a celebrity-gifting suite. This year the premiere Media company set out to treat the stars to an array of exciting and cutting edge brands and products. Held in the legendary Intercontinental Hotel, Cannes a watering hole for many a star, dubbed as "Palace of the stars", the GAURA Cannes Gifting Suite was attended by number of...
What I find truly fascinating is that we as conscious beings, aim to be self-sufficient and evolved to the point we don't NEED others. However, communication and mastering true connection is definitely a major part of the soul's journey- and typically a challenging lesson to master. You live in a time when being able to 'connect' has never been easier. Yet, most people hardly experience true connection anymore. Why is this? Rewind 40 years. Imagine who you'd be around....
I sat down with the principals behind Welcome to the Men's Group, to ask them what the movie was about, other than a bunch of middle aged men taking their clothes off and discussing their feelings. OK, fine, actually I spoke to Joseph Culp and Scott Ben-Yasher by phone. Here our my notes from our conversation. Q. How did you become interested in men's feelings? Culp: Scott and I have participated in mens groups for many years and that's how we met. This was years before we...
With the BIG M-DAY on Sunday we here at Edible Skinny thought we'd celebrate your number one FAN in style. So here's a couple of suggestions for that last minute gift, because Life doesn't come with a manual, it comes with a mother! ;-) For the Glam Mom - FOREO LUNA GO Every Mom wants to look their Best-est! Well let her embrace flawlessly beautiful skin with the FOREO Luna Go. This facial cleansing brush combines T-Sonic cleansing and anti-aging technology in a device no...
Grimes and Elon Musk made their relationship debut at the 2018 Met Gala on May 7th. So we know he likes brainy chicks, and that she dresses Goth, and likes geeks. But who is Claire Boucher aka Grimes? 1. The woman who's real name is Claire Boucher, came to Musk's attention for a tweet about a character who named "Rococo Basilisk" for a video of her song "Flesh Without Blood." "I don't know if you've heard of Roko's Basilisk," she told Fuse. "[This character] is doomed to be et...
By Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny As you'll see from this interview, timing is everything in life. And so it was absolutely fitting that within hours of heading to Amsterdam for the first time, I sat down to interview David Wienir for his upcoming book: Amsterdam Exposed. Welcome to an intimate look at the world's oldest profession! Wienir's latest book, Amsterdam Exposed: An American's Journey into The Red Light District, is an original and provocative travel memoir detailing his...
It sounds sort of counterintuitive doesn't it? The idea that creating firm, clear boundaries will actually cause a BREAKTHROUGH in your life. But, if I boiled this concept right down and said: you only have a certain amount of energy to dedicate to your hopes and dreams. And that if people around you drain you beyond your metaphorical, tank balance minimum - and you're unaware, your in danger of running on empty. That highlights a dire need to measure your energy. Don't you...
Recently Edible Skinny was lucky enough to spend 8 days in The Netherlands. Between the canals of Amsterdam and the windmills of the North Sea, we discovered this country far and wide. And while on our trek of this Dutch wonderland, we utilized our time as kickass reporters to test out some travel items, Welcome to: "Let's Getaway: Dutch Edition Travel Product Review." So Cheers to exploring the globe! Or as they say in The Netherlands... Proost! BABBEL – DUTCH LESSONS Dank j...
Flair Cleaners, Southern California's leading eco-friendly dry cleaners, will host the third annual Flair Cares Spring Food Drive, May 1 – May 31. The food drive will benefit the Westside Food Bank. Flair will make a matching contribution of up to 1,000 pounds of food donated by customers and everyone who donates will receive a coupon for 50% off a future visit to Flair Cleaners. "Hunger is not selective. It affects all ages and socio-economic groups," said Gary Futterman, o...
