Recent event covered: 04.14.11 Venice Art Crawl Happy Hour at Santino’s

Recent event covered: 04.14.11 Venice Art Crawl Happy Hour at Santino’s

Event Description: Many a cool person came out to the 04.15.11 Venice Art Crawl happy hour event at Santino’s. It was a super cool night of mixing with artists, Venice business owners, residents and art enthusiasts. People came out from Hollywood, the Valley, downtown L.A and all points in between and beyond to collaborate. Artists found other artists to form group shows, artists met with future pop up gallery spaces and there were talks of many a cool project. Santino’s food was easily the biggest hit of the night. Wow and yummy! They went off menu and made the most KILLER tacos ever!!! I sure hope they add them to the menu permanently.

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About the Venice Art Crawl: The Venice Art Crawl is a free monthly exploration of the Venice Beach area and the world famous Venice artist community and spirit. During the long history of the Venice Boardwalk area it has served as a home for artists, a haven of creativity, and the place to find many famous galleries. The Art Crawl is an event to help local artists show their art. Next art crawl event is April 21st. For more info and complete 04.21.11 event listing, visit http://www.veniceartcrawl.com

Check out the photo highlights of the night below.

Photo: Martin Linss and future Venice Art Crawl artists.

Photo: Garry Harris, Barbara, Gonzo and the gang

Photo: Mixing and mingling

Photo: Rick Duncan and friends

Photo: Mixing and mingling

Photo: Santino’s Hythum, Venice Art Crawl board member Lisa Crow and artist James

Photo: Center to right: Sparkwave Media’s and Venice Art Crawl board member Mark Rojas and artist Isabelle Alford-Lago

Photo: The Santino. Santino’s fact: The restaurant is named after the owner’s first-born son and because of its family friendly atmosphere it is not unusual to see kids enjoying themselves too.

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Santino’s Tapas and Grill

– Sandwiches, Spanish & Argentinian Cuisine!

Santino’s restaurant reminds us of that classic 80’s sitcom Cheers. Although it’s located in sunny Santa Monica as opposed to Boston, it oozes that familiar family vibe that enchanted the viewers of Cheers for so many years. As the well-known theme tune so rightly says, “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came.” If you not only enjoy good food and wine but feel that familiarity and hospitality are equally as important in creating a good night out, then you will not be disappointed with Santino’s.

Unlike other restaurants where very little interaction is made between the establishment’s staff and customers, or even between the customers themselves, everyone working at Santino’s has a name. Ricky and Pancho are responsible for the delicious menu, Sebastian and Colette for the friendly service, Tia for her warm welcomes, Hythum for his hands on entertainment and Sergio, the owner, is always there to make you laugh. Somehow their positive cheer rubs off on the customers who in return readily interact with each other. At Santino’s, people come together. It’s a little slice of spice right here in LA… Click here for menu.