NIGHTLIFE > PERFECT DATE.Byline: MELISSA HECKSCHER>LA.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. If you're like most people, you've probably done the whole meet-for-a-cocktail date that ends with, maybe, a little woozy fun and a morning-after hangover. How about getting a little healthier for your next night out? You know, go with green tea instead of white wine or soak in a steam room instead of sitting on a bar stool bar stool n → Barhocker m . Need some more ideas? Try this HEALTHY DATE NIGHT: DATE LOCATION: South Bay TOTAL DATE TIME: 5 hours. TOTAL COST: About $100. TAKE A WALK >Where: Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. There's a reason "long walks on the beach" have become the standard when it comes to singles' ad cliches: They're one of the simplest (and cheapest) romantic excursions out there -- and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is obviously loaded with them. Take a stroll on the Redondo Beach shoreline, a clean and open stretch of sand that runs from the crowded Redondo Marina to the base of the Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] cliffs. More active types may want to try a few jaunts up and down the Avenue C steps, where 72 steps (roughly seven flights) connect the beach to the street above. >Cost: Free. GET A HEALTHY BITE TO EAT >Where: Green Temple restaurant, 1700 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. Just up from the beach, Redondo's Green Temple restaurant serves a plethora of healthy vegetarian foods in a tranquil garden setting. Meat-eaters, don't fret; the large portions and creative recipes are hearty enough to satisfy most carnivores. For a heavier meal, try the walnut loaf, made with brown rice, mushrooms, onions, walnuts, white cheddar cheese and eggs and served with mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. and steamed broccoli. For a lighter bite, try the "tofu tofu Soft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia. steamers," a steamed vegetable mix served over brown rice and topped with baked organic tofu. >Cost: About $15 per person. >Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 to 9 p.m. Sundays. >Information: www.greentemple.net. (310) 944-4525. GET A LITTLE DIRTY >Where: Glen Ivy Spa, 1601 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Every Friday, the Glen Ivy opens its doors to couples for its weekly "Date Night," a four-hour time span when the women's locker room becomes co-ed so that couples use the facilities, including a Jacuzzi and steam room, together. (Couples aren't allowed to use the shower together for, uh, obvious sanitary reasons.) After you're all soaked and relaxed, head for the Grotto, a simulated cave environment where couples can paint themselves (or each other) with mineral-rich clay and then lounge around Verb 1. lounge around - be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, arse about, arse around, loll around, lounge about, waste one's time, bum, loll in misty caverns long enough for the clay to leave their skin touchably soft (it is date night, after all). If that's not enough, the spa can modify most of its treatments to incorporate two, including a couples massage and side- by-side pedicures and manicures. >Cost: The Grotto is $35 per person and (on Date Nights) includes snacks, sparkling cider and the use of spa facilities (including the Jacuzzi, steam room, and lounge areas). Couples massages start at $200; manicures and pedicures start at $35. >Hours: Glen Ivy's "Date Night" is 6 to 10 p.m. every Friday. >Information: www.glenivy.com. (888) GLEN IVY. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (people on the sand) (2) no caption (Green temple restaurant) (3) no caption (people at the Glen Ivy Spa) |
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