Like voluntary tasings and constructive criticism, some meals are best when delivered in small doses. Snack in stride with today's Groupon to La Barraca Bar in Hollywood. Choose between the following options:
- For $20, you get $40 worth of Spanish fare on a Friday or Saturday.
- For $18, you get $40 worth of Spanish fare on a weekday. La Barraca Bar is closed on Mondays.
At La Barraca Bar, guests bond over shareable small plates of authentic, artfully presented Spanish and Basque fare. Hot and cold tapas plates adorn the menu, which sings sea shanties of grilled mediterranean octopus dusted with spanish smoked paprika ($9.75), queso manchego imported from La Mancha ($7.75), and cuts of Angus filet mignon with mushrooms ($9.75). For heartier appetites, couples can share heaping bowlfuls of freshly made paellas, including the paella del monte, a traditional Valencia recipe that stirs chicken, rabbit, and snails into rice infused with saffron broth ($17.95/person). Selections from the dessert menu provide a sweet finish akin to running through the licorice ribbon at the end of the Candy Land marathon. Sweet-tooth satiators can sample a traditional serving of old-style crème caramel flan ($5), or seal meals with a slice of homemade Galician-style chocolate cake ($6).
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Office Icebreakers
Icebreakers help new hires get to know more tenured employees, and vice versa, by encouraging everyone to share personal info—such as names, hobbies, and places on their body that bruise easily—in a fun way. Here are some games you can use to make new best work friends:
Two Truths and a Lie: Share three facts about yourself and let the rest of the group tell you which one they had hoped you were lying about.
Never Have I Ever: Each person in the group is given 30 minutes to talk about things they never accomplished because of a lack of self-confidence or a disease that makes joints stiffen into mannequin limbs.
Ball, Ball, Bread Slice: Quickly pass a football, soccer ball, and slice of bread around a circle. If someone gets stuck with all three at once, the game is over.
Uh-oh, Emergency!: One person lies on the floor, pretending to be unconscious, while everyone else tries to guess the "unconscious" person's name. The person who guesses the name correctly has to "wake" the "unconscious" person by administering real CPR.
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