The Wharton Club of Southern California invites you to a happy hour and networking event at Lanea in Santa Monica. Fees collected will be spent on light appetizers; no host cash bar. Enjoy street food & a wide choice of mezcal, tequila or classic bar drinks in a stylish, lounge setting. With our own space in the middle of the action inside, we are looking forward to bringing together alumni from the technology, media, and finance industries (among others).
Info About Lanea: This quote about Lanea is from the Jan 29, 2021, Santa Monica Daily Press by Clara Harter, "Lanea [is] a taco bar serving authentic family recipes from Puebla Mexico and what the owners claim are the best spicy margaritas in all of Santa Monica. ... Lanea was created in July, 2019 by local restaurateur Peter Trinh and taco chef extraordinaire Petra Zavaleta. Zavaleta grew up in Puebla and used her traditional cooking skills to launch Barbakush, a lamb barbacoa business, out of her family’s East LA home in 2018. The business became so popular that Zavaleta opened a food truck in under a month and a brick and mortar location in under a year. When Trinh was looking for a culinary partner to help transform the former Copa d’Oro bar in Downtown Santa Monica he was connected with Zavaleta by one of his partners and the two clicked right away. “There is nothing derivative about Lanea; it is authentic Mexican food generated and invigorated by a genuine and amazing Mexican family,” said Trinh. “I couldn’t be more honored to have them as partners.” The bright and airy Lanea bar took off right away, offering over 400 hand-selected mezcals and tequilas and selling thousands of tacos a week. ... Diners would be amiss to visit Lanea and not try a taco made with Zavaleta’s legendary lamb barbacoa. The Zavaleta family hand pick the lamb in Chino Hills and season it with cilantro, garbanzo, onions, and chipotle at their home. It is then wrapped in agave leaves and roasted in an underground pit for 36 hours to maximize the lamb’s flavor and succulence. The juice that falls off the meat is used to make a special consomme served with chipotle chickpeas. Other top selling tacos are the asada, pollo, pescado con mango, and camaron con mango, which are all seasoned with Zavaleta’s distinctive spices. “You’re going to need to order more than one taco, because you’re going to want more than one,” said Trinh. “I think it’s the same for the margarita, whether you like spicy one or not, you’ve got to try them because they’re pretty top notch.” Lanea’s craft cocktails are flavored with inventive recipes curated by bar directors John Neumueller and Connor McRaith. The margarita is sweetened with a unique dry Curacao and has much less sugar than a typical margarita."
Where: Lanea, 217 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401
When: Thursday, March 2, 6pm-830pm PST
What: Happy Hour and networking event. Appetizers will be provided. No host cash bar.
Cost: Members and their guest, $10 per person with rsvp; Non-members and their guest, $25 per person with rsvp. Absolutely NO WALK-INS ALLOWED; rsvp required to attend.
Number of guests per member limited to ONE GUEST at the member price. Additional Guests or non-members must pay the non-member price.
About The Host:
Brij Anand WG12
Excited to return to his entrepreneurial roots, Brij Anand WG12 is currently focused on ventures that combine his personal passions and business experience. Previously, Brij was Vice President, Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Wolters Kluwer, a Dutch software company. Prior to this, he co-founded Red Daga, a clothing company. Brij started his post-MBA career as an interest rates derivatives trader at Barclays, where he rose to run the USD Short Maturity Interest Rate Swaps business.