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Donut Snob and Humble Cup at Tweak, Black Friday specials, Philippines fundraiser

Berry doughnuts from the Donut Snob. Donut Snob doughnuts and Humble Cup coffee will be at Tweak for Small Business Saturday.
Berry doughnuts from the Donut Snob. Donut Snob doughnuts and Humble Cup coffee will be at Tweak for Small Business Saturday.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
By Betty Hallock
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For Black Friday, the Whisper restaurant and bar at the Grove is offering “The Longest Happy Hour,” from noon to 7 p.m. with menu specials including oysters with cucumber mignonette ($2 each), short-rib croquette ($5), crudité with marinated olives, hummus and grilled ciabatta ($7), Whisper fries with truffle ranch, blue cheese aioli and house-made ketchup ($5), house-smoked salmon crostini with avocado toasts ($7), Jidori wings ($7), Kobe beef sliders ($9) and more. Hangar One and Jack Daniels cocktails are $7, wine specials are $7 and beer specials are $4. 189 the Grove Drive, Los Angeles, (323) 931-0202. Meanwhile, Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills is offering two-for-one drinks all day on Black Friday. 235 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 271-9910.

The Donut Snob, purveyor of fancy doughnuts in flavors such orange-cinnamon-bacon and dark chocolate ganache with espresso glaze, teams with the Humble Cup, the “instant pour-over” coffee maker, at gift shop Tweak on Saturday. For, well, eating doughnuts, drinking coffee and buying gifts on Small Business Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 8384 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 653-6531, www.bestgiftstoreever.com.

On Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Church Key in Hollywood L.A. chefs and mixologists host a fundraiser, #LALovesPI, to assist relief efforts for Typhoon Haiyan disaster sites in the Philippines. Chefs including Eric Greenspan (the Foundry), Kris Morningstar (Ray’s & Stark Bar), Ray Garcia (Fig), Anthony Carron (800 Degrees, Top Round), Steven Fretz (the Church Key, Top Round), Steve Samson (Sotto), Perry Cheung (Phorage), Sally Camacho (the Jonathan Club), Kevin Luzande (Acabar) and mixologists Devon Espinosa (the Church Key), Nick Meyer (Bestia, Sotto) and Joey Bernardo (Harvard & Stone) will each create a dish or cocktail for #LALovesPI. 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets go on sale at midnight Tuesday at lalovespi.nightout.com.

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General admission is $100 (plus service fees) and includes dinner, cocktails, reception and silent auction. VIP tickets are $150 and include a private Champagne reception, exclusive tastings and a gift bag courtesy of Sherry Yard (Helms Bakery). All proceeds will be donated to Gawad Kalinga efforts in the Philippines.

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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