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Nathans Closing, Cunin Threatens To Sue
Nathan’s (fast food place on Pico Blvd) has closed and will be replaced by a glatt kosher italian restaurant. Chabad/Rabbi Cunin is suing the Arnall estate for $18 million. Cunin claims Roland Arnall promised him the amount. When it did … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Kashrut
Tagged cunin, dawn arnall, food place, pico blvd, Roland Arnall
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Driving & Loving
I’m brutal and impatient. I don’t know how I manage to keep my license. I’m way to quick to toot my horn and push my way to where I wanna go. I’m a menace. I should be illegal. On rare … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged magic carpet, pico blvd, powerful women, rare occasions, Santa Monica, stu and lew
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My Worst Experience At Delice
I’ve been going there for two years. It’s a delicious kosher restaurant on Pico Blvd just east of La Cienega. It’s a popular hang out for frum Jews. I take my cheap dates there. I usually order the same thing … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut
Tagged bad experience, bakery, beautiful girl, cheap dates, cheese, clue, coke, correct answer, cucumber, customer satisfaction, delice, experiences, first person, five minutes, inconvenience, Jews, kosher restaurant, lunch, lunchtime, mini pastries, new friend, pico blvd, rocks, sandwich, several times, soft drink, tomato
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Initial reports on Delice Bistro are outstanding
It is located at 8581 Pico Blvd, just west of La Cienega on the north side of the street. It’s packed every night and people seem to leave there pleased. Glatt Mart next to Eilat Market is now open to … Continue reading
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Tagged initial reports, la cienega, pico blvd
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Jewish Journal Celebrates A Purim Party For Teens That Was Sober Only In Its Imagination
On Purim, the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) hosted a Purim party in Los Angeles that four security guards could not control. Two police squad cars had to be called in around midnight and a police helicopter to control … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, NCSY, Purim
Tagged drinking alcohol, effie, festive holiday, firecrackers, Jewish Journal, joyous purim, massive quantities, orthodox synagogue, Orthodox Union, orthodox youth, pico blvd, police helicopter, police squad, pravda, Purim, purim party, shul, squad cars, synagogue youth, west coast director
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Glatt Mart Opens Next Week
It is on Pico Blvd, a couple of blocks east of Robertson, next to Eilat Market. I’m not exactly sure what a "Glatt Mart" is but it sounds cool. Will a glatt place have something to offer a vegetarian? They’ve … Continue reading
Magic Carpet Out Of Business
It’s a kosher Yemenite restaurant on Pico Blvd. I had readers who gave me a combined $1200 tab there. I’ve eaten there about 50 times. I’ve had a ton of dates there. Sometimes they led to great things. My favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Pico/Robertson
Tagged baubles, bbc, discretionary spending, eight hours, favorite dish, going out of business, kosher restaurants, magic carpet, malibu, phone number, pico blvd, stomach, synagogues
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NCSY Purim Party Requires Two Squad Cars And Police Helicopter To Quell
The National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) held a Purim party Thursday night at an Orthodox shul in Pico/Robertson. There were four security guards on hand and they couldn’t keep the kids under control. They were racing around the shul … Continue reading
Posted in NCSY, Pico/Robertson
Tagged disaster, drinking alcohol, festive holiday, fire alarms, firecrackers, hard liquor, Jewish Journal, joyous purim, lanner, neighbors, opening doors, orthodox shul, Orthodox Union, orthodox youth, pico blvd, police helicopter, prodigious amounts, Purim, purim party, security guards, squad cars, synagogue youth, thursday night, water buffalo, west coast director
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Purimpalooza V – Party at the Palace!
Jconnect LA invites you to travel with us to the Persian Empire in the year 370 BCE, to the palace of King Achashverosh, where we will relive the Purim story and become a part of history. This will be a … Continue reading
Posted in JConnect LA
Tagged 12 tribes, achashverosh, costume contest, dietary laws, dj eric, eric rosen, Hillel, jconnect, jewlicious, legendary experience, light refreshments, megillah, meir panim, party at the palace, persian empire, pico blvd, Purim, purim story, purimpalooza, zoa
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I’m A Shark With The Ladies
I’d like to think of myself as a ruthless exploiter of the fairer sex. It helps my self-esteem and my street cred in Pico/Robertson. Sheesh, whenever I speak to a damsel for five minutes in a public place, the poor … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged damsel, exploiter, fairer sex, five minutes, lass, pico blvd, self esteem, shark, sheesh, sony, street cred
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