YEE: Musical Eats at Guitar Center

Ahhh I’ve been super lagging on reviewing this event. I had a great time because I’m a very musical person and play the piano but I have been wanting to learn guitar. I dabbled in it a while back but never took real lessons.
Each of the station had to do with different musical instruments. It was nice to see that the employees at Guitar Center were so passionate about their instruments and the music. They even offer free lessons on weekends.
They had different food at different stations. My favorite though is the Milkstache macarons. I wish they had a store front so I could go buy more. I’m not good at pre-​ordering. I also enjoyed the Pinks hot dog stand. They brought all the fixings and you could pick whichever topping you want including chili cheese.
They have a really large selection of instruments in the store. There are guitars that cost over $ 30k! There are also a huge inventory of affordable new and used instruments. I may have to come back for a guitar soon.

My husband & I were fortunate to attend the Musical Eats event & we enjoyed ourselves the entire time. As we lined up outside, we looked at the many different hand prints outside on the floor (kind of like the Grauman’s Chinese Theater), which really is unique to the location we were at (no other Guitar Center has that) & worth mentioning.
Anyways, after we got our name tags & said hello to the famous Katie B. (& later the famous Nitar L.) we were put into group #2 & told to grab something to drink while we wait for our group to be called. Beer & water were the beverages available & also candy, including pop rocks (pop rocks & beer is an interesting combination I might add. why not be adventurous).
We started off our group with a visit to the legendary Pink’s Hot Dogs. Between the 2 of us, we tried all 3 choices (vegan, turkey, beef) & each were great (the vegan was just standard vegan hot dog… but of course the real star was the beef hot dog, but as a true foodie, I had to try each flavor). Then we were off to our ukulele music lesson. Afterwards, we headed to another part of the store for a guitar lesson. The food pairing w/​this lesson was deviled eggs by Vintage Enoteca. Honestly, the deviled eggs weren’t really memorable for me or my husband. At the guitar lesson, it seemed a bit too complicated as the instructor, Christian, was trying to teach our group. The instructor for the ukulele (did not get his name) was better at explaining more of the basics. But teaching a group of newbs a music instruction in 15 minutes is really not enough time.
Anyways, off we went to the DJ jam session. The instructor I believe is 1 of the store managers & he actually is a DJ (DJ Apple One) & I thought that was great that most if not all of the employees we interacted with here actually play musical instruments (especially in the section they were working in) which is really important because they are really a more credible source instead of a standard salesman just trying to make a sale. Anyways, the food pairing with this section was The Frosted Petticoat, who made these awesome metallic looking old school boomboxes made of chocolate that had a spicy kick to it. I actually saved mine and left it on my dining table, unfortunately my Cocker Spaniel ate it (although chocolate is a no-​no for dogs, my dog seems immune to it… he has stolen chocolate from tables, high shelves and such before and he’s still just as active as he was when we 1^st got him 5+ years ago. He has an iron stomach).
After the DJ lesson, we walked over to the recording session with my favorite food vendor, Milkstache. They made these cute turntable macaron’s with a filling of chocolate and strawberry. I had 1 of each & enjoyed each 1. It’s incredible how detailed Milkstache’s macarons truly are & I really look forward to the next event I have so that it can be an excuse to make an order w/​Milkstache. But anyways, I really enjoyed learning about the iRig & putting together a music record with our instructor. I don’t recall the Elite Unilocaler who volunteered himself to record some vocals, but it was rather hilarious and interesting to see how added music really made a fun music track (fun as in really funny more so, not something you would dance to… you just had to be there. people in group #2 would know what I am talking about).
Lastly, we finished off our music tour with the drum session where almost everyone just jammed for a solid 10 minutes beating on drums, shaking maracas & shaking their heads to the beat. This was my husband’s favorite lesson of the night & now I think he wants to buy drums (which we can get at a discount because we both were given a sweet $ 20 gift card for coming to the event… thank you Guitar Center! We can now be that husband and wife dual with the 3 dogs band). The food paring w/​this lesson was bourbon & whiskey shots. Since this was a Sunday night & we both had to wake up wicked early the next day we both decided not to drink any because we didn’t want to get wasted/​messed up.
At the end of the event, there was a raffle to win prizes. And I didn’t win any but I was happy for the Unilocalers who did. Also Guitar Center was kind enough to offer an additional 15% off anything in the store purchased that day (discount would not work on any rentals).
I would have to say this is my 2^nd most favorite Unilocal event that I have ever been to (the 1^st being Unilocal prom that I went to this year). I am actually a musically inclined person (yes I know I don’t look like it… I really just look nerdy, as I really am) since I grew up playing a few instruments (piano, trumpet, violin, guitar & clarinet) because my parents made me (but I appreciate them for it). This Unilocal event really was quite interactive and wished all Unilocal events would be. It really helps as a conversation starter & easier to make new friends.
Bravo to Katie B, Nitar L, Guitar Center & all the Vendors for an amazing night out.

Another awesome Unilocal Elite event and a huge thanks to Katie and Guitar Center for opening it’s doors after closing hours to accommodate the influx of Unilocalers. And to the many vendors (Pinks, Milkstache, and a few others I can’t recall), thanks for providing the food and sweets.
As musically inclined people, my GF and I couldn’t tell the difference between a drum or a guitar. Well, okay maybe we’re not that bad.
So it was great that Guitar Center set up multiple station where everyone was able to try a few of the instruments after a brief lesson. My favorite was probably the ukelele and with the $ 20 GC they gave us as parting gifts, we’ve decided to come back and pick up a ukelele to start our musical careers. Look for us at a stage near you. :)
On top of the great musical lessons and hands on demonstration, Pink’s was on hand to provide their famous hot dogs and it was just as good as the ones you find at the stands. The owners, dressed in pink naturally, made an appearance as well. Very cool.
We had to leave after the last ‘station’ and as mentioned earlier, they gave us a $ 20 GC each and there was a raffle at the end of the night and the prizes include lessons and musical equipments.
Thanks again to Katie and everyone who made it such a great event.

(Attended 06÷01÷14 SU @ 8:00pm): Drummin’, grubbin’ and strummin’ to my own Unilocal Elite beat!
The YEE: Musical Eats At Guitar Center event was a mash-​up of two passions of mine — eating and music. It reminded me of that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza hit the pleasure trifecta of food, sports and sex.
. An exploration and mixing of eats and beats, here was a quick lowdown on this great event:
Beverages: Tubs of cold Bud, Coors
and bottled water (I normally wouldn’t drink Bud or Coors, but when it’s free — bring it on; I needed to stay hydrated!), as well as shots of Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Fireball Cinnamon Whisky served by an attractive woman whom I swore I met at another Unilocal event
.
Grub (sampling):
~Pink’s World Famous Hot Dogs — Not only did I get a picture with the family members
, but I threw down THREE fully-​loaded bow-​wows
! A true L.A. institution to be loved and cherished
!
~Vintage Enoteca’s Bacon Deviled Eggs — If you knew me, ANYTHING with bacon made that dish better and this was no exception. Hell, I loved deviled eggs already, but topped with crumbled bacon — come on, put your hands up in the air like you just don’t care! And another lovely woman worked this table
.
~The Frosted Petticoat’s Chile-​Infused Silver Chocolate Boomboxes — I didn’t realized there was chile in these, but it was an enjoyable kick of a surprise that lingered throughout the event. The women reps were very warm and friendly
.
~Milkstache’s Turntable Macarons — I’ve started to really like macarons, and when they’re designed in some musical vein, I loved these even more. I nice light crunchy outside and moist goodness inside. And again, attractiveness behind the table — wad up?!
Activities — Divided into groups of about 10 (Group 2 representing!), we were led on a musical journey throughout Guitar Center as we partook in intro classes on the ukelele
, guitar, Djing
, music editing, and drumming
. My skill-​set was basic to intermediate on most of these, so I still learned something. Plus, it was also about the comaraderie with your fellow Unilocalers s they demonstrated their talents or lack thereof!
Service — The entire event was ran to near perfection by the staff and vendor reps. Everyone couldn’t have been more helpful, pleasant and the pure passion they had about what they were doing really showed. Great job all around!
Parking (free) — Plenty on their own private lot. Just look for the entrance immediately past the front door as you headed west on Sunset.
Atmosphere, décor, ambience — It was a musician’s wet dream, nirvana, a kid in a candy store — you got the idea. You found yourself at the heartbeat of the store once you entered through the front doors, but then the awe and sensory-​overload of instruments and accessories in every conceiveable nook of the store was mind-​blowing. From this focal point, you had a variety of chambers and corners that each highlighted a specific aspect of music; namely, those previously mentioned. A shrine to musicology would be the best way to describe Guitar Center. There was plenty of electric but hardly any natural lighting. Although I didn’t recall any TVs, there obviously was music in the air.
Attire — Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-​shirt, boardshorts, and flip-​flops.
Overall, YEE: Musical Eats At Guitar Center was a total headbanger’s ball get together. A lit lighter held high up to the sky for the duo of Katie B. and Nitar L. who helped put this shindig together. Mad props again to the vendors for their time, treats and services. And a Grammy to Guitar Center for being such a gracious host… and the $ 20 gift card! I found total value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (total experience was $ 0.00; no opportunity for tipping either). No need for money, but they accepted my credit card of choice… AMEX! 5 STARS

Definitely one of the best Elite events! I’m always excited when there is an event that I am able to attend especially with my busy schedule! directions to the place was easy, finding parking in the back was a breeze. i always love going to places in the socal area that i’d never think of venturing to and guitar center was definitely one of them! oh! ai never knew there was a Rock Walk right front of the store! How awesome is that?!
The entire event was very well organized with everyone placed in different «groups», depending on what time you arrived. then each group has a guide who leads you to the various stations throughout the entire store. at each station, you get to learn about and how to play a specific instrument or musical equipment. Then in between each station are the various food and beverage vendors! There were samples from Fireball and Buffalo Trace, beers, water, three different hotdogs with your choice of toppings from Pink’s (Yes, PINK’s!!!), hand crafted chocolate bars from Frosted Petticoats, macaroons from Milkstache, and bacon deviled eggs from Vintage Enoteca! There was definitely no shortage of treats here!
Each musical station was taught by super nice and informative staff at Guitar Center. We learned how to beat drums, ukelelee, acoustic guitar, how to DJ and mix music on the ipad. And they encourage you to pick up an instrument to get a real hands-​on experience.
At the end of the event, they raffled off some really cool prizes, which I unfortunately did not win but congrats to those who did!
Thank you Katie and the staff at Guitar Center, along with all the awesome vendors for making this event a fantastic one!

FAVORITE Unilocal event that I ever attended, right here. Thank you Nitar, Katie and Guitar Center–
I don’t play the guitar, nor do I have any musical talent, but this evening was a complete and utter success. Perhaps I felt much more comfortable since this was my first +1 event, but the way we were divided up into smaller groups (#3) for traveling made this a very pleasant experience.
Frosted Petticoat provided the silver dusted boombox chocolates laced with Mayan Chili as we listened to Louis (Luis?) explain the complexities of the modern day DJ.
The sweethearts from Milkstache leveled our sweet tooth with chocolate or strawberry milk macaroons in the shape of turntables as Parker tuned us in to using the iRig.
Pinks provided our main course in the form of turkey, beef or vegan dogs. The owners were also present, which was cool since they were interacting with any guests who approached. This segued into our hands-​on ukelele lesson, and the enthusiastic instructor made this all the more fun. Here, my +1 Katie was able to grab one to test out her skills.
Vintage Enoteca served deviled eggs before entering the more mellowed out part of our tour, or as I like to say, where guitars go to die. This was one of my favorite sections of the workshops. Leroy made sure we all had seats as we marveled over the hanging guitars, some of which were within the 5-​digit price range. I’ll take three, said no one…
Bourbon and whiskey shots were offered before the epic final moment of our musical tour began: the drums. I guess ever since I wasn’t allowed to take up this instrument as a child due to the obvious noise, I always found them fascinating (and yes, I guess I now find the drummers in bands to be the most appealing to me as well). Several volunteers were able to participate in this one, and seeing there wasn’t much to learn or go by besides playing by ear, I think everyone had a smile on their face in this room. I know I did.
I believe there also might have been a recording studio stop, but I have no idea where my+1 and I disappeared to during that time???
Well done, LA East. I hope you don’t top this event, because I may not be accepted to it!

Cool event! Surprised to see Guitar Center hosting this private event!
Hopefully this review doesn’t sound like I’m ungrateful, because I am. But I kinda expected a little more interactions with the instruments for each lesson. A lot of it was just the instructor throwing information at us (which got a little boring).
Drum lesson — I was hoping for a full on drum set to play with, but they just had a bunch of bongos and hand drums to play with.
Ukelele lesson — I was lucky to play one hands on, or I’d just be watching. Pretty different from the guitar.
Guitar lesson — It was more of a lecture but the instructor said we could grab a guitar to follow along (and of course, I unknowingly grabbed one that was $ 1000… and I want one now).
DJ lesson — I couldn’t figure out how to work those DJ machines. Not sure if they’re not turned on or the speakers weren’t plugged in… An interactive lesson here would have been great.
Recording studio lesson — Interesting but too much information. Some of it went in my ear, but most of it went out. The only thing I remembered was that you can do mixes of different equipment tracks all on an iPad. I hope that was their takeaway point.
Lots of cool bites!
Pink’s Hot Dog — Full beef hot dog, topped with onions, relish, (skipped the chili which I regretted). The owners were there, and I got a picture with them!
Milkstache — Strawberry Milk Macaroons shaped like DJ turntable (Yum)
Frosted Petticoat — Spicy dark chocolate shaped like boomboxes
Vintage Enoteca — Deviled Eggs with BACON!!!
And whiskey shots.
Bit shoutout to Guitar Center for hosting the event, doing lessons, giving away prizes and $ 20 GC to everyone. Thanks Unilocal,Katie B, and Nitar for having us. Thanks to the vendors and their delicious bites. And to Wiz — group #1 guide — you were awesome.

2014 Unilocal 365 CHALLENGE — ²²¹⁄₃₆₅
Alright, so now that I’ve claimed FTR for this event, here’s my time to actually review it! :P
I thought this event was very interesting because it was very different from other Elite events I’ve attended in the past. Most of the other ones were mostly on socializing, but this one was great because it was more of a learning and observing experience! Really cool idea and definitely different than what I’m used to! I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this event, but I’m really glad I went because I had a great time!
We were put into groups of about 15 – 20 people or so, and each group cycled through the different stations/​instruments that were set up for us. It was very organized and I really liked that because it wasn’t stressful trying to make it to any booth before they ran out of food, and wasn’t super crowded because we were all dispersed throughout the nation’s largest guitar center location. The whole event felt much more relaxed, chill, and easy-​going as opposed to others which can be really crowded, loud, and rambunctious!
I was in Group 1. Thanks to our group leader Wiz for taking us around to the different stations! There were 5 different stations, and each station had a specific food/​drink vendor associated with it. Each of the teachers at the stations were really great Guitar Center employees!
1) Percussion/​whiskey shots
2) Ukelele/Pink’s Hot Dogs
3) Guitar/​Deviled eggs by Vintage Enoteca Wine Bar
4) DJ equipment/​Dark chocolate + mayan chili stereos by The Frosted Petticoat
5) iPad recording /​Turntable shaped macarons by Milkstache Cookies
Some of the stations were pretty interactive, like the percussion one where we all made a drum circle and got to play various percussive instruments, while others were more for sitting and listening/​observing, such as the guitar one or DJ station. It was a good mix of both, which I really liked.
As for the food/​drink pairings, the foodie in me had to explain my thoughts on them!
1) Whiskey shots @ Percussion booth: I don’t really drink, so I didn’t try them.
2) Pink’s Hot Dogs @ Ukelele booth: My favorite food provided that evening! I’ve only had Pink’s once in the past, and that was over 2 years ago. I was REALLY impressed with Pink’s setup. They had an awesome display of hot dogs with «PINK’S HOT DOGS LOVES Unilocal @ GUITAR CENTER» written in mustard, and another display where they created a ukelele out of hot dogs! It was super awesome and I really enjoyed it! Also, the owners of Pink’s were there, which I was thought was SUPER awesome because it showed how dedicated and passionate they are about their business. They were really sweet people and I highly regret not taking a photo with them! I was also REALLY impressed that they were serving full sized hot dogs with a bunch of different toppings! Normally people give small hors d’oeuvres/sample size food at Unilocal events, but Pink’s totally went all out and gave us huge hot dogs! I was really impressed!
3) Deviled eggs from Vintage Enoteca Wine Bar @ Guitar booth: My second favorite food vendor! The eggs were SUPER good, and my plus one, Shannon, would not stop eating them haha. They were topped with a little piece of bacon, which gave a really good kick of smokiness to them. I’m pretty sure I ate at LEAST 5 or 6 of them because my plus one and I came back for seconds! :P
4) Dark chocolate Mayan chili stereo shaped chocolate @ DJ booth: Very cute display! I also really appreciated the people working at this booth. They are mostly an online custom chocolate bakery, but their kitchen is located in Burbank. My plus one LOVED the chocolate (she’s kind of a chocolate connoisseur: P), but I thought the chili was just a little too spicy for me, especially because I didn’t have any water to go down with it. I was REALLY impressed by the decoration on the stereo. It HARDLY looked like chocolate and even had bedazzled stones on it! One of the women at the station said it took about 10 minutes to make ONE, which was super impressive because they probably made at least 50 of them for the Elite event! We also received coupon codes to get 10% off our next purchase!
5) Turntable/​vinyl player macarons from Milkstache Cookies @ iPad booth: As a macaron connoisseur, I was really excited about this booth since I’ve never had Milkstache before. I really enjoyed their macarons, and loved that they brought a display of some of their customized macs! I was a little bummed we could only have 1 per person, but I know that it’s because if it were free-​for-​all, everyone would have grabbed like 5 of them! :P
At the end of the tour, there was a raffle where Guitar Center generously donated prizes from each station!
MAJOR kudos to Guitar Center and all of the various food vendors for providing for this Elite event! Also, props to Katie B. and Nitar L. for once again planning a fantastic YEE!

My first Unilocal event. It would be hard to top this one!
I was so impressed with how friendly the Guitar Center staff was. especially since they probably had to stay «after hours» to work this event. They were super cool, personable and helpful.
It was a ton of fun to see Kaite B. in action. She’s as cool in person as she is when she’s Unilocaling. She adds a lot to the party!
All of it was great. For me though, the highlight was Pink’s being there. Not only did they have the best «bites» by far, the Pink family was actually there and they were really nice, genuine people. It was worth going it just for that.
The mini workshops were all well organized as were the way we were all split up into groups for the grand tour of Guitar Center.
It was also nice to see who the other Unilocalers out there are. And they are great folks… not a stranger in the bunch!
Can’t wait to attend another Unilocal event!

This was an awesome music tour; this guitar center is the biggest in the country. Supersized and got just about everything you can think of in a typical modern music equipment. No just guitar, but it is the main attraction.
The event is 2 hours, get to check it out the drum, ukulele, studio, DJ, and Guitar. Of course! This is not call YEE without some very delicious foods, sweet, and also drinks. Nice to see that Milkstache is here again, their camaroon are just aresome, no Unilocaler can’t resist those. The Pink’s Hot Dog is the main entrée here, I never try their dogs before, and was impressive by the size and quality. They were very cool staff, and even the owner was there for photo-​op.
Vintage Enoteca has the best Devilled egg I ever had, there’s even a bacon piece on top =) pork heaven ! One of surprise vendor was the Frosted Petticoat, wow their dark chocolate with maya chili pepper oil boombox was beyond word. Looks good and tasted even better !
All and all, this was very impressive even. Thanks to Katie and Nitar for hosting this aresome event. Last but not the last, nice to meet some great Unilocaler for the first time (Jacqueline, and Jeff) Both were as cool as I though. Unilocal event is about having fun and also making some friend in the process.

eh… How come I didn’t win anything lol
Fine…so I probably won’t have any idea what to do with those instrument even if I were to win any of those cool stuff… Luckily a few shots from buffalo trace down the throat it don’t matter no mo’: /​
We were part of the #1 group under Wiz’s supervision (or was it the other way around: P), he was super cool, just like all the instructors from Guitar center.
But honestly, I would give 5 stars just for free parking alone… And the pink’s hot dogs… And the booze… And the last macaron from milkstache made it a happy ending.
And of course the good folks making it happen again and again: Katie B, Nitar, Guitar center and all the treats~
Did I mention taking a picture with the Pinks ?! Yeah, take that!

I’ve been Elite for 4 years but have never been to an Elite event. The times and dates are usually inconvenient for me but I had to make an exception for this one because guitars and food are my porn.
The event took place at the Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd., the place known for Rock Walk (like Hollywood Walk of Fame but with musicians). After signing in and getting some beer and water, we were divided into groups and guided through different areas of the store for a short introduction and lesson in drums, ukelele, guitar, DJ, and electronic music apps (for iPad). Even though I only play the guitar, I still found some of the other lessons interesting, especially the DJ portion. It was cool to learn about how you can use certain software to add beats and make transition between songs seamless. Even though I don’t consider this a musical instrument it still sounds fun. I thought overall lessons in each area were basic enough to appeal to everyone, including non musicians.
No Unilocal event is complete without some food and this event was no exception. Each of the musical stations had a food vendor giving out some sample foods. Buffalo Trace was by the drums section and gave out samples of their whiskey and fireball whiskey. I loved the latter one. I’m definitely picking up one of these on my next trip to Total Wine & More. They also gave out Buffalo Trace guitar picks. Legendary Pink’s Hot Dogs was by the ukelele section and had beef, turkey, and vegan hot dogs with various toppings. I’m glad they were giving out full size dogs and not small sample bites because I was hungry when I got to this event. If it wasn’t for Pink’s Hot Dogs I would’ve been starving. The owners of Pink’s Hot Dogs were also present, which was really cool. Vintage Enoteca, which is a tapas wine bar not too far from here, was giving out deviled eggs with bacon. I’ve never been to this place before but these deviled eggs have piqued my interest. Since I have such a sweet tooth, my two favorite vendors were the dessert vendors — The Frosted Petticoat and Milkstache. Frosted Petticoat makes creative chocolates with a twist. For this event they had gun metal colored dark chocolate with Mayan chili in the shape of a boom box. This not only tasted excellent but looked amazing too. I wish I had taken a close-​up picture of these because the detail on the boom box was amazing. Milkstache makes custom designed macarons. For this event they appropriately made macarons in the shape of a turntable since they were by the DJ section. They had some in chocolate and strawberry milk. They only allowed one per person so I tried the strawberry milk which was absolutely perfect. These macarons had the perfect texture despite all the crazy design on them. The outer layer of the cookie had a slight crisp and the middle part was nice and soft, just the way a macaron should be. The filling also tasted like real strawberry. I’ve been disappointed by many macaron places that just use super sweet filling with no distinct taste. I think this place only does custom orders and there isn’t a storefront. I might have to come up with some random event to place orders for these because I’m curious what their other flavors taste like.
Raffle prizes were given out at the end and included an acoustic guitar, ukelele, iRig software, bongo drums, and one other item I can’t remember. I didn’t win any of them but that’s ok since I already have enough guitars at home.
I’m glad this was my first Elite event. It was the perfect combination of musical instruments, booze, food, and desserts, all in one place. Thanks to Katie B., Guitar Center staff, Pink’s Hot Dogs, Buffalo Trace, Milkstache, The Frosted Petticoat, and Vintage Enoteca, for making it all happen.

I had no idea that Guitar Center offered FREE lessons for various instruments on the weekends! Cool huh? Throughout this evening we had about a 10 minute taste of what would normally be about 45 minute lessons for ukulele, guitar, DJ and drums. Fun!
We also scored:
— Pink’s Hotdogs!
— Dark chocolate + Mayan chile mini boomboxes from The Frosted Petticoat!
— Macrons from Milkstache!
— Deviled eggs from Vintage Enoteca!
— Fireball shots from Buffalo Trace!
— Beer from Guitar Center!
— 15% off anything at Guitar Center!
— $ 20 gift cards to Guitar Center!
Congrats to my buddy Phillip N. for winning a GUITAR in the raffle!
Also won in the raffle: Bongos, ukulele, headphones, and a microphone thing for your iPhone.
Thanks Katie, Guitar Center and Unilocal for hosting this rad event!
SYOY!

Thanks to Katie B, Guitar Center, Pinks, Vintage Enoteca, Frosted Petticoat, Milkstache and Buffalo Trace’s whiskey for everything. It was a pretty epic night.
Guitar Center wanted to give us a preview of their music program. They had drums, guitar, ukelele, a dj set up and recording equipment for us to play with and for them to demo. And with that we got food to go with each of the stops.
Pink’s was out in full force. The owners were there and they brought the jumbo dogs for us to have with toppings.
Frosted Petticoat had some really cute Boombox chocolates they made. It was dark chocolate spiced with mexican chilis. Yum! The heat would sneak up on you at the end.
Milkstache brought macaroons in the shape of a record player. I tried the strawberry milk ones and they were so good.
Guitar Center offered up some awesome raffle prizes — one from each station, and a $ 20 gift card for all of us to use at the store, in addition to the 15% off they offered us.
Thanks Guitar Center for being such a great host and to Katie for such a great event.

This was one of the best ELITE events I have been too. It was organized will and there wasn’t any pushing or shoving to get a taste of the freebies. I always hesitate to go to Elite events because the members can be CUTTHROAT.
I liked upon arrival that we were sorted into groups and our tour guides made sure that people stayed in their groups. While waiting for the tour to start we got to get some light drinking on.
On my tour I went to the following in order:
DJ — Dark chocolate w/​Mayan Chili shaped like stereos
I-​RIG — DJ station macarons by Milkstache
UKELELE — Pink’s Hot Dogs
GUITAR –curried deviled eggs
DRUMS — Alcohol shots (lol, I don’t know the official names)
Each station was 10 minutes long and just served as a brief introduction to their music program and all of the facilitators were all informative of their instrument and gave spirited talks.
They also held a raffle at the end and they had some very cool prizes.
All in all, it was a great event. I hope all Elite events can be like this. Shoutout to Mike at the Guitar Center for being an awesome tour guide.
Thanks Katie B. and Nitar L. for a great event!

The Unilocal community has members who have honed various skills from acting to cooking, sewing to dance, fitness to miming (okay this hasn’t been proven but there MUST be a mime Unilocaler out there!); and everything in between. For those Unilocalers who err on the musical end of things, Katie B. and Unilocal presented the perfect Elite event: Musical Eats at Guitar Center.
Musical Eats was held at the large –and –in –charge Guitar Center in Hollywood. Guitar Center opened their doors merely for our private party, exposing their vast maze of rooms. Check-​in was smooth in which Unilocalers were given a group number in order to follow the flow of the event. How did it work? Basically, each room had a theme (guitar lessons, DJ-​ing, drums, etc) while being accompanied by a food or snack treat.
With some beer and/​or water (and Pop Rocks!) in hand, Unilocalers ventured on the Guitar Center tour. As mentioned, these included various stops on the Elite Guitar Center bus. Some of the «stops» were more like presentations on the instrument while others, such as the drum circle, were much more interactive. Either way, the Guitar Center employees were notable in their knowledge, upbeat personalities, and kindness. It was a great insight into what Guitar Center has to offer in terms of customer service and products (did you know they offer free 45 min guitar lessons on Saturdays? Now you know!).
What’s a Unilocal event without food?! Musical Eats stuck to its name offering various goodies for Unilocaler tummies. The famous Pink’s was on-​hand serving up turkey, beef, and vegan hot dogs with a plethora of fixins’ such as onions, cheese, relish, chili, and of course ketchup and mustard. Vintage Enoteca offered deviled eggs topped with bacon while Buffalo Trace upped the alcohol ante with shots of Kentucky bourbon and cinnamon whiskey (I am a new addict of cinnamon whiskey. Holy moly, it is delicious!). Desserts tied up the event with adorable boombox shaped chile pepper-​chocolate from The Frosted Petticoat which were incredible with a punch of heat and impeccable company reps/​owners while Milkstache served mouthwatering strawberry and chocolate macarons in the shape of turntables. Yummy!
After all the eating and learning, some time was alloted to stroll Guitar Center and play some instruments (and make some purchases with a lofty discount). Afterwards, Katie manned a raffle giving away such prizes as a Yamaha guitar, bongos, and headphones. Although I didn’t win, the suspense was still enjoyable. The night was wrapped up with photos in Pink’s hot dog cutout.
Overall, Musical Eats was a relaxing, well-​executed, and fun event where both the food vendors and Guitar Center employees definitely showed great business care. Thanks to Katie and all of the businesses involved: they certainly made great music together!

Tonight’s event was hands on fun! It was a great concept to have a vendor for each of the station (Guitar, Ukelele, Recording Studio, DJ, and Drums) instead of the usual long lines.
–Pink’s Hot Dogs = Ukelele
–Vintage Enoteca (Deviled Eggs) = Guitar session
–Frosted Petticoat (Spicy Chocolate Boombox) = DJ session
–Milkstache (Strawberry/​Chocolate Macaroons) = Recording Studio session.
–Buffalo Trace’s Whisky and Fireball = Drums.
Plus, there was 5 grand prizes tonight! A guitar, ukelele, bongo, headphone, and ipic. Congrats to all the winners! So lucky!!!
Thanks Katie, Nitar, and all the Vendors that made this happen! Love it!!!

Today totally started awesome when I woke up to read Katie’s email saying there was free parking!!! I can’t parallel park to street parking. Score!
Then I went to exercise at the Culver City Stairs just south pre-​event! Perfect for all the Pink’s Hot Dog and yummy treats from Frosted Petticoat and Milkstache. OMG they were so cute and delicious! Didn’t want to eat them but I did.
All the owners were so sweet and I loved the venue.
On my work checklist was to find a keyboard for my boss who wanted to get one for my other boss. Just killing birds with one stones today!
Then it happened!
I won the guitar!
Will be back for lessons and a keyboard. Think I’ll also get a hat. Saw a cute guitar one. Was looking for a hat that was not region specific. I love LA and SF and NY but this world is way too hater sometimes. Paranoid? Totally, but I’m getting the cute guitar hats here.
Thanks Katie B and Guitar Center of Hollywood along with Pink’s, Milkstache, and Frosted Petticoat!
Ohhhhh, and the Vintage Enoteca deviled eggs were amazing!

Had a fuhreakin blast! ! Thank you to everyone: Nitar, Katie, Guitar center, (our group #1 guide Wiz) the frosted petticoat, Pink’s, buffalo trace, and milkstache for such a fun and musically educational event!
Although I was robbed of my beloved bongos (lol 5 no winner raffle tickets) and completely obliterated my workout’s worth today, I had a lot of fun. It was pretty awesome getting to learn a handful of skills with different instruments (and even a laptop!). It made me want to proactively learn to use those fancy programs on my iMac and my hello kitty guitar haha.
My favorite part was learning about the digital side of music. Since I refuse to live without my overly decorated, sparkly nails, learning how to use the smart guitar on garage band made me feel pretty Damn good.
Big ups to Richard (for the +1 love!), Gary, Aya, and Sarah for making tonight fun as hell and helping me on my way to overeating bliss.

What a fun event at Guitar Center! We got some beer, Pink’s, Milkstache, chocolate, eggs, and I won one of the 5 prizes! I learned a lot from the different sessions that we got to go. Thank you Guitar Center for an awesome event and of course our lovely Unilocal LA East ladies Katie and Nitar!