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SILVER LAKE: More big news for LA Mill: The adjacent retail store opened yesterday. In it you'll find everything from LA Mill coffees and teas to the glasses and coffee accoutrements you use when dining next door. The bonus: The Barista Table, which is like a chef's table but with coffee. Seats eight, but the space can be configured for more, with Adrian Vasquez's five-course dessert menu and coffee pairings, maybe home-brew classes, private tea parties. Manager Christopher sounds very accommodating. The direct line for the retail side is 323.663.4442. [EaterWire]
BEVERLY HILLS: Because the recession doesn't affect everybody, JAAN at the Raffles L'Ermitage offers an exclusive fireside table for two or four on its renovated garden patio beginning May 1. Completely customized meal on comfy couches, with one option---caviar, lobster, truffles, and a saffron chocolate tart laced in 24K gold---going for a measly $2,500 per couple. [UrbanDaddy]
EVERYWHERE: It's no Scoops, but Baskin Robbins is honoring America's Firefighters by selling ice cream for $.31 cents per scoop next week, Wednesday, April 30th. 5pm-10pm. [EaterWire Inbox]