Spilling the Beans About National Coffee Day

A marching band, a horse, a seven-foot-tall blended ice drink mascot and a lot of caffeinated early-risers: It must be Sept. 29. Oh, Sept. 29, for the uninitiated, happens to be National Coffee Day. And no one celebrates the bean-centric holiday quite like Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. National Coffee Day is to coffee-drinkers what St. Patrick’s Day is to drinky-drinkers. One difference between the … Continue reading Spilling the Beans About National Coffee Day

eatwritelaSeptember 30, 2015Leave a comment

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#soLA – Cali Cactus Water

LA may be short on water. A city built in the desert is craving every drop it can get, but we are not short on nouveau water. Heck, Los Angeles is one of the only places in the world you can find a water sommelier. The coconut water craze exploded in LA, so much so that even VOCO is a huge hit with their premixed … Continue reading #soLA – Cali Cactus Water

Melissa CurtinSeptember 29, 2015October 3, 2016Leave a comment

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Sonos Studio’s Sonic Garden, the secret life of plants

Sonos Studio opens Sonic Garden, the newest exhibition at Sonos Studio LA on La Brea, exploring the sensory world of plants through music. Sonic Artist, Mileece who performed with a live string quartet, showcased how plants can make their own music through bioelectrical signals harnessed from sensors attached to the leaves of the plants and played through Sonos smart speakers. Mileece has exhibited works globally for the … Continue reading Sonos Studio’s Sonic Garden, the secret life of plants

Melissa CurtinSeptember 27, 2015November 12, 2016Leave a comment