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3.18.09

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Eat: Magnolia Downtown

825 James M Wood Blvd, Downtown; 213.362.0880

This second outpost of the mid-priced Hollywood favorite mirrors the original in every way, with a menu rocking classics like baked mac & cheese; rigatoni bolognese w/ pork, veal, and parmesan; and grilled wild salmon w/ asparagus & jasmine rice, all delivered amidst an interior boasting a glistening white marble bar and subway-tiled walls -- or, as you know them from living in LA, tiled walls.

Get hungry with the menu at MagnoliaLA.com
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Buy: ShopFlick Destroyer Vestal Watch Sale

'Til tomorrow, online deep-discounter ShopFlick's offering 60% off the water-resistant, rectangular-face, stainless-steel hole-punched-band Destroyer watch from Vestal, whose timepieces Flick claims're "worn by celeb surfers, snowboarders, and musicians like MSTRKRFT", who wore it once and proclaimed, "SHT, ILVTHSMTHRFCKR!".

The deal's at ShopFlick.com
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Eat Cheap: Luckyfish One Year Anniversary

Tomorrow, 11am-11pm at Luckyfish: 338 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills; 310.274.9800

To celebrate their first year in business, the Beverly Hills rotating-sushi spot's offering both booze (beer, sake, soju) and everything on the conveyor for just 100 cents/per, from traditional nigiri to more creative rolls like rock shrimp tempura w/ jalapeno, and spicy tuna w/ crispy rice. The only items not included're special-ordered hot dishes from the kitchen, so if you were hoping for cheap teriyaki, maybe now's the time to finally try Yoshinoya?

Prep with the menu at LuckyFishSushi.com
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Buy: The Ryde's Random Shirts Sale

For $25, this San Clemente t-shirtist will hit you with three random, unique tees from your choice of their well-stocked categories: "surf" (e.g., line drawing of a hitchhiking boarder), "art" (glow-in-the-dark disco ball), and "funny" ("Who Sharted?"), which is funny to neither the smelter nor the dealter.

They've also got sweatshirts and hats; check the whole deal out at TheRyde.com
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Vote: LA Taco March Madness

The LA Taco blog's organized a tourney to determine the city's best, via a user-voted 16-taco bracket. Nominees range from classic fare (Tacos Por Favor), to upscale (Loteria Grill), to Korean (Kogi); the one already-completed battle saw East LA's King Taco trounce the Westside's Tacomiendo -- c'mon Tacomiendo, don't you know you just need to punch him in his stomach-bandages?

Vote your favorite at LATaco.com
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