While it may seem unexpected that speed dating would take off in L.A., it has a long history here. The first documented event took place in 1998 at a Peet’s Coffee and Tea in Beverly Hills.

Old-school speed dating is making a major comeback on Long Island. - Jay Rosensweig, owner of Weekend Dating, uses "old-school" as in 1998, the year a Beverly Hills rabbi looking to spice up a ...

"Let's put Axel Foley on the bus," former Paramount VP of Production Don Granger recalled of the possibility of Eddie Murphy's iconic character leading "Speed." The “Beverly Hills Cop ...