What: High-end designer tag sale
When: Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m. -2 p.m.
Where: 466 East 18th St., Costa Mesa
How much: $10 to get in with amazing deals and consultations from top-tier SOCAL interior designers

The post mortem from August is below…

(Postdated August 10, 2009) : What’s not to love when your friends throw a not-so-secret interior design party in Venice beach?  Our Tag Sale last weekend was a resounding success, with lots of rabid early shoppers and sunshine a plenty.  Much props to Vanessa De Vargas (Turquoise), Vanessa Kogevinas, and Amy Swift (SMARTY) for keeping the mood light, and of course thx to Dj Stephen R, and Haizee for joining me on the decks overlooking the crowd. The NYTimes even showed up and wrote a succulent expose.

photos by AWOL (Always West of Lincoln)

Lidia’s Pupuseria may be one of those Venice Boardwalk 3′x3′ hole-in-the-walls, but two dollar bills and five minutes can be magically converted into a warm meat, bean, herb, and/or cheese-filled corn pancake covered in cabbage salad and hot sauce. And that makes this itsy-bitsy Pupuseria a regular A.W.O.L. haunt.

Two cash dollars can buy you a lot of grub. It’s the price of the chicken tamales, which are always ready on the spot and come wrapped in a corn husk. Or you can indulge with a plate of  fried plantains with cream for the same price.

If the leftist politics of Venice inspire you to “spread the wealth around,” a full Salvadorean breakfast is five dollars, while the rich chicken soup and flagship “pollo encebollado” are both seven dollars.

The just-off-the-boardwalk location, lack of seating options, and somewhat confusing menu keeps many of the tourists at bay.

Lidia’s Pupuseria

1301 Ocean Front Walk

Venice Beach, California 90291

p. 323-209-7316

f. 323-637-1818

This Saturday I’ll be holding down the turntables at this year’s Designer Tag Event in my favorite LA enclave (Along with Stephen R. and Haizee). Expect free food from vendors, giftbags, a special appearance by my friend Baiyina Hughley from A&E’s “Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design” show, and more.  Here’s the scoop from Vanessa De Vargas at turquoise-la.com.

The Designer Tag Sale is an interior designer yard
sale/tag sale organized by interior designer Vanessa De Vargas and
design editor Vanessa Kogevinas. Hosted by entrepreneur Amy Swift (SMARTY.),
the sale will feature over ten top Los Angeles designers selling items
from their personal inventories including small furniture such as
side-tables, lamps, rugs, pillows, art, accessories and more at
incredibly low prices! Nothing will be over $200 and prices will run as
low as $5.

Find out more at designertagsale.blogspot.com and  quirkylivingla.com

Saturday August 8th : 10am-4pm : 2500 Grandview Ave Venice CA : Enter through the alley