Although I regularly have my own private celebrations of vino, today our fair country formally recognizes the majesty of wine with National Wine Day. So start your Memorial Day weekend off right by observing the holiday with a vintage from one of these five very famous celebrities you may be surprised to learn have their own brands of California Jesus Juice. More»

Sometimes, especially in the middle of the week, you really don't want to have people over to your house. But then again, maybe I can only say that because Snoop Dogg has never been a guest at my place. For although it appears that he's been a weekly fixture at the Levi's Haus showroom/event space in West Hollywood since he played a show there in between Coachella weeks, I really can't imagine anyone has a problem with a weekly appearance from Snoop. Especially after reports have The Doggfather keeping the party rocking through a short power outage Tuesday night. More»

There's no point in sugarcoating it: it's been a rough week here at GofG L.A. headquarters. We've been sick, tired, busy and stressed out. By the time we heard about the Beerathon getting cancelled, nobody could blame us for wanting to try to lie down in the middle of Wilshire. But then, just when things are at their bleakest, you get something like this amazing Jon Hamm photoshoot from Esquire UK. I take it all back, you guys. Life is awesome. More»

Actually, why sell this short? This might be the photo of the month, or the year, or possibly forever. This wonderful, perfect photo comes to us by way of Selena Gomez' Instagram, and your eyes are not fooling you: you are, indeed, looking at James Franco basically doing a pitch perfect K-Fed impersonation, cornrows and all. More»

Guest of a Guest L.A.'s very own Alex Gilman has signed up to accomplish the unimaginable: he will attempt to consume 26 beers at 26 different bars in this weekend's L.A. Beerathon. Much like running an actual marathon, this is an extreme endurance test that will tax mind, body and soul, and might make you soil yourself. Therefore, a dedicated training regimen is paramount. Let's take a look at Alex's patented training system, while also learning a little more about the Beerathon. More»

It's always a massive disappointment when you meet a famous person who seems really nice on TV and they turn out to be a gigantic asshole. But it would have been an even bigger disappointment if our favorite television asshole of all time, the incomparable Larry David, turned out to be a milquetoast. Luckily, as a video of L.D. getting stuck in the Santa Monica Place parking garage and leaping from his car to kvetch to strangers proves, he's the same Larry whether the camera's rolling or not. We posted this earlier in the week, but we're just not ready to let this one go. MORE>>

We've never really made a big secret around these parts about our abiding love for Larry David. As the standard bearer for perpetually cranky, deeply neurotic Jews, he's basically the closest thing to a rock star that I could ever aspire to be. Which is why it's all the more delightful when we see examples of just how close he is in real life to his "Curb Your Enthusiasm" character—examples like this Sunday footage of an utterly perplexed, fatootsed David getting stuck at a parking gate the Santa Monica Place parking garage. More»

East coast transplants, caffeine tweakers and those who like their breakfast with rainbow sprinkles all have reason to rejoice, as the long awaited Pacific expansion of Dunkin' Donuts has finally proven to be more than a rumor with this week's confirmation that the first Southern California (anywhere in California, for that matter) Dunkin' Donuts is currently recruiting workers and will be opening soon. But don't call your endocrinologist just yet; since this particular DD is to be located at Camp Pendleton, you're gonna need military clearance to get at those sweet treats. More»

Sometimes, the work day, the traffic and life in general is just too taxing, and when 5pm rolls around, you need to head straight to the bar. Hey, we're not judging you. But with so many happy hour offerings in this great big city, it can be difficult to choose where to go, which is why we've put together a list of the best happy hour spots for your after-work rest stop.  From $2 PBRs to gourmet steamed mussels, 3D TVs to watermelon martinis, we've got the details on our favorite happy hour destinations in and around Los Angeles. More»

Fat Tuesday festivities leaving you not so chipper this morning? Hopefully it was worth it, but even if you only have some plastic beads and a bitchin' hangover to show for your school night debauchery, at least you have this straight-up glorious 80-degree day of what Accuweather describes as "brilliant sunshine," and nothing—not even regrettable behavior from last night—can take that away from you. Seriously though, I'm pretty sure I saw the neighborhood gardeners skipping along earlier this morning.

Now let's take a looksie at our gorgeous summer in February weather versus the situation in NYC today (what's the point of having awesome weather if you can't gloat about it?)... More»