I had arrived too late! The Eat My Blog bake sale at Zeke’s Smokehouse in West Hollywood was scheduled to last from 10am to 4pm and I figured that if I got there around noon I’d still be able to get some of that bacon brownie goodness with bourbon caramel sauce that I kept reading…
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Holiday Cheer: Winter Cocktail L.A. Roundup With Recipes
Shopping, holiday cards, family dinners, parties — you could probably use a drink right about now. Below is a list of L.A. bars/restaurants that have just the thing, with several cocktail recipes thrown in for you to try at your own holiday soiree or a quiet night at home. Bigfoot Lodge: This Atwater Village’s holiday…
Persimmons Crumble Recipe: So Easy, a Crackhead Can Do It
I love love love to eat but am not all that crazy about cooking up my own stuff. Lazy, ya see. But since my parents have a couple of persimmons trees, my last visit with them left me with two huge bags of Fuyu persimmons. What to do? I wanted to make something desserty with…
Pinky-Up Beer Drinking: Essex Public House's Beer Cocktails
Post 1 of 25: OK so way back in October 26 I was invited to check out the beer cocktails at Essex Public House. Something I was looking forward to trying ever since they were first mentioned on the restaurant’s grand opening press release. I’ve been to Essex a couple of times before and while…
Absolut Boston: Why Boston Is Luckier Than L.A.
It’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of vodka; bourbon being my spirit of choice. But when I received a bottle of Absolut Boston to try out, I was pleasantly surprised. The third in the series of American city-inspired flavored vodkas by Absolut, it’s flavored with elderflower and black tea and possesses a…
3rd Annual White Trash Tasting: Bacon-Wrapped Lemonheads and a 10-Year-Old Madeira
Man, I LOVE these white trash wine tastings that Colorado Wine Company in Eagle Rock puts on every year. It’s a chance for everyone to dust off their overalls, comb out their mullets and enjoy wine, not from a box, paired with 7-Eleven fare. This year’s sold-out event was another one for the books. And…
Fuego at the Maya: Spiked Horchata and Mexican Ice Box Cake
El Presidente Cadillac Margarita “You came all the way down here for my birthday?” my friend Sarah asked me after the cocktails just arrived at our table at Fuego in Long Beach’s Hotel Maya, formerly Coast Long Beach). “Of courrrse!” I replied. We’ve been through a lot together, dressing up like French maids in Buttonwillow’s…
Lychee Cocktails Poolside: The Liquid Muse and Kai Vodka at Viceroy
Since I’ve become a big bourbon drinker and in turn a huge cocktail snob, I’m not so much the fan of flavored vodkas anymore except for the rare vanilla vodka with gingerale. But leave it to Natalie Bovis-Nelsen aka The Liquid Muse to open up my eyes. Natalie runs the site The Liquid Muse but…
La Grande Orange Cafe: All Aboard for Brunch in the 'Dena
I love brunch soo much that I could have it for every meal of the day. That’s why I was more than delighted when the PR girls representing La Grande Orange Cafe in Pasadena invited me as well as other food bloggers — Lindsay of LAist, estarLA, Shop Eat Sleep and “Harlow Quinn” of Eater…
Who's the Best? Tequila Launch Party & Cocktail Contest at Malo
Who says there are no good female mixologists in Los Angeles? Because there were plenty of them at the Gran Centenario Rosangel launch party and competition Wednesday night at Silver Lake’s
