Los Angeles

The first Tues of every month at Boe at the Crescent: 403 N Crescent Dr, Beverly Hills; 310.247.0505

This monthly recession-inspired fest takes half-off all of Boe's gourmet apps (eg, baked Brie w/sun-dried tomatoes, mini curry burgers), drops prices to $5 on select drinks made with Pink vodka, and brings in recruiting agencies, because drunken interviewing is supremely entertaining. This month, there's Swan Legal Search, restaurant-biz peeps DD Factor and Associates, the corporate-leaning AppleOne, and Robert Half Accountemps -- hiring out-of-work financial types, who've just discovered how the other Robert Half lives.

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