Rare Weekend 10.9.08

Fashion Week and a long weekend. How perfect is that?



The chefs at Chez Mélange have cooked up a new gastropub for your dining pleasure… introducing Bouzy. Carved out of the front of the restaurant, expect hearty comfort food taken to the next level. Unwind with a nice red, some truffle Parmesan fries… you know the drill.

Bouzy Gastropub at Chez Mélange, 1611 S. Catalina Avenue (Ave. I), Redondo Beach, (310) 540-1222, chezmelange.com

Honor Fashion Week with a hot sale from Built by Wendy. Take up to 80% off jeans, shirts, sweaters, and jackets. The hunt starts this weekend.

Built by Wendy, 7938 W. 3rd Street, Mid-City West, (323) 651-1902, builtbywendy.com

D.J. Restaurateur. And now, boutique owner. Yes, That 70s Show’s Danny Masterson can do it all. Hit up his new store Confederacy this weekend for some Zac Posen, Alexander Wang, Band of Outsiders, Thom Browne, and Rag & Bone.

Confederacy, 4661 Hollywood Blvd. (East of Vermont), Los Feliz, (323) 913-3040, shopconfederacy.com

Thank Columbus for Brooks Brothers’s latest sale. The noted label will be marking down outerwear by 25% this long weekend. Starts tomorrow.

Visit BrooksBrothers.com.

Refuel from all that shopping with a solid Tillamook cheddar burger and twice-fried steak fries at the just-opened Laurel Tavern. Wash it all down with an artisanal beer, cherry-picked by the Beer Chick herself, Christina Perozzi.

Laurel Tavern, 1938 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, (818) 506-0777, laureltavern.net