Luxury Bargains

Through the year of 2009, Patina group has lifted their corkage fees in all restaurants except Patina downtown.  That includes Cafe Pinot, Market Cafe, eat on sunset, Nick & Stef's, and numerous other restaurants.  Bringing your own wine to a top notch dinner makes Patina group a luxury bargain.

Luxury Bargains: Tasting Menus Part I

With the economy in the crapper, Los Angeles restaurants are coming up with new, creative ways to draw customers. One of these is the value priced tasting menu. Some of the best restaurants in town are coming up with tantalizing tasting menus at very reasonable prices. First up, AMMO.

AMMO's "Simple Supper" tasting menu is $30 and includes your choice of soup or salad plus entree (pasta, salmon or chicken) and a build-your-own sundae with the very highly regarded house made ice cream.

http://www.ammocafe.com/
1155 N Highland AveLos Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 871-2666

Luxury Bargains

New on The Daily Lalee, it's a feature custom made for hard times in a decadent society: Luxury Bargains.  In Luxury Bargains, I'll present you with amazing deals on things you absolutely do not need.  But if you must splurge, better to splurge at a discount, n'est-ce pas?

First up on Luxury Bargains: 

Gilt Groupe.  Gilt Groupe is an invitation only luxury discount site that runs 2-day sales of beautiful designer clothes, bags, shoes, and accessories at up to 70% off.  Recent designer sales include Cynthia Rowley, Oscar de la Renta, Alexander McQueen, Vera Wang, and Isabella Fiore.  Send me your email if you'd like an invitation, but be forewarned: this site is DEADLY.  I've found myself sorely tempted to buy a $700 sweater simply because it was 50% off.  The $700 price was post sale.  

When you see the discount, it looks like SUCH A GOOD DEAL, until you realize that it's still insanely expensive.  Serious deals at ridiculous prices make Gilt Groupe a Luxury Bargain.