Last night started out at La Palapa, where Jenn and I discovered that during happy hour, this quite large and delicious thing costs only $4.
Incredible. The guacamole ($3.85) at La Palapa leaves much to be desired, but after two of these, trust me: you won’t care much.
After La Palapa, we headed over to Kingswood for the B5 Media party (above, I’m with TheGloss.com’s Lilit and Daily Candy’s Jenn; photo via RandomNightOut). I wish you could see my outfit better: I’m wearing a leopard-print H&M romper (yeah, yeah) that I bought earlier that day for only $9! It had a tiny rip in it, but hey…that’s what safety pins are for, no?
I was very impressed by the party’s drinks menu (kudos to Lilit and Jennifer):
The Kate Moss: Diet Red Bull and vodka with sugar (white, of course) around the rim
The Karl Lagerfeld: Ice with a splash of Diet Coke
The Bitch Please: Pineapple juice with vodka
The Lust Object: Strawberry Bellini (had a couple of these; yum yum yum)
The Retro Snap: Vodka and tonic or ginger ale, with an umbrella in it
Strawberry Bellinis are super-simple to make. All you need is about 1 1/2 to 2 cups pureed fresh strawberries per bottle of champagne or prosecco; just combine in a frosty pitcher and stir. Serve in champagne glasses or coupe glasses (pictured above) with a slice of fresh strawberry or a mint sprig for garnish.
Tip: go cheap on the champagne when making strawberry bellinis; no need to spend much when all you’re going to taste is sparkly berries, anyway. I like Friexnet, which goes for about $9 in most liquor stores (it’s the stuff in the opaque black bottle).
