$50 gift certificate for Bodega Wine Bar in Pasadena and Santa Monica.

http://bodegawinebar.com

Sure, we used to think Sam Malone was pretty cool, but it made us want to drive a Corvette rather than pour drinks for a living. It all started a few years ago when we were hanging out with some friends and wanted to find a casual place to grab a glass of wine. One with good music and a conversation-friendly atmosphere. Living room-ish. But we didn’t want to be somewhere that required us to be wine experts, spend a lot of money, or even talk about wine much (if at all). We looked hard. We found nothing. So we ended up drinking wine at a friend’s house. The more we thought about it (and the more we drank), we decided we should just open a place ourselves. It still sounded like a good idea the next morning, so we decided to try and make it a reality. This is how Bodega was born. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.