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Dear Caroline on Crack: Fun Birthday Recreation?
Flickr Shot by Vanlaar Dear Caroline on Crack, i have been an avid (if not silent) reader of your blog for awhile now. i LOVE hearing about things going on in LA. i’ve always had a terrible time finding things to do. and, you have made it possible to find fun and exciting things every…
Dear Caroline on Crack: Where To Throw a Surprise Party at a Bar?
Dear Caroline on Crack, I’m a longtime reader and thought you’d be the perfect person to ask this. A friend of mine is trying to throw a surprise party. She needs a space — preferably a bar, lounge, hotel bar, club, rather than a restaurant — that can hold about 50 people for about two…
Girls Love Whiskey, Too
Girls Love Whiskey, Too Shopcast powered by ThisNext The other day while I was waiting for a friend at South, I had ordered a Maker’s Manhattan. The trio of happy hour revelers sitting a few barstools down from me asked me what I was drinking as they were apparently intrigued that it came in a…
Novelties of the Northwest: Basshole, Coastal Kitchen and Sweet Life
During my lonnnng road trip to Seattle, I had hoped to stop off at various bars, restaurants, and even events along the way to see how the Northwestern towns do it. But turns out traveling 2,300 miles in six days means you don’t really have much time to do anything, especially when visiting family. However,…
Seattle or Bust: CoC Mini Blog Break
Flickr Shot by dotsara Hey folks, I’m going out of town for about a week on a lonnnnng holiday/birthday road trip to Seattle (about 2,300 round trip). That’s right, I’m driving. So I probably won’t be blogging too much, if at all. However, if I do come across a cool bar along the way, say…
Reinventing the Gin & Tonic: Cocktail Showdown at the Edison
Photo by James Weir Last week I was fortunate enough to be a judge for a gin & tonic competition sponsored by Martin Miller’s Gin at the Edison downtown. I know! The competing bartenders were from some of L.A.’s finest establishments like Comme Ca, Hungry Cat, Gordon Ramsay at the London and the Edison. Their…
Today's Stream of Consciousness
Flickr Shot by dotsara OK, not the way I want to start a Monday but I’m soo bummed about George Carlin. It’s not like he was a close personal friend but he made me laugh and cringe and go, “Ooooooh.” And I loved him as Rufus in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. May he rest…
Into the Wild: Rafting on the American River
Photos by P.S. Photos See that person falling out of the raft on the right side of the above photo? H’yeah. That’s our W.E.T. rafting guide, the one whose expertise we relied on to get us through some hairy class IV rapids and 19 miles of the American River (near Colfax in NorCal). It’s OK…
Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $380 Roundtrip to Oz
Flickr Shot by Gojca From the TravelZoo Newsdesk: This is unbelievable but you can book now to fly to Australia (Melbourne or Sydney) for only $380, and THAT’s roundtrip! Normally these babies go for over $1,600. This special is only available til tomorrow at noon PST or until sold out. And since there are only…
