Sunday may have been the inaugural LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade food event for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation — a charity dedicated to fighting childhood cancer — but you wouldn’t have known it was the first time by sauntering around the beautifully laid-out event. Unlike most food fests which are usually crazy feeding frenzies and absurdly…
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Dominick's New Fall Cocktails: Respectable Girl Drinks
You’re hanging out with your pallies and they’re looking to you to call the next drink destination. But it’s gotta be something low key, none of this frou-frou stuff. Just because you’re a lady doesn’t mean you dig on the sugar water. I’m thinking Dominick’s in West Hollywood. They just kicked off their new fall…
Win Tickets to 24th Annual Great Chefs of LA
Top 5 reasons to attend the 24th Annual Great Chefs of LA Go Green, Go Organic event on Sunday, November 7? You get to sample nommy culinary creations from the likes of Celestino Drago of Drago Centro, Jimmy Shaw of Loteria Grill and Mary Sue Milliken of Border Grill. In addition to the 19 or…
Villains Tavern's Fall Drink Menu: He Said, She Said Cocktail Review
Last week, Downtown’s Villains Tavern debuted its new fall cocktail menu to some media types. And since I couldn’t go I asked my friend John of Social Domain if he could check it out for me. As I told the PR peeps for Villains, I trust John’s tastebuds. But turned out they said I could…
The Edison's Andrew Meieran Retells Clifton's Cafeteria's History
The other week I was lucky enough to not only score an exclusive interview for LA Weekly’s Squid Ink with Andrew Meieran, owner/designer of The Edison downtown, but a personal tour of all five levels of his newest conquest, the iconic downtown restaurant, Clifton’s Cafeteria. This legendary eatery has occupied that space on Broadway and…
Magnolia Bakery LA's Cupcake & Prosecco Party Debuts New Fall Flavors
Last night, I, along with several bloggers and media types, converged on Magnolia Bakery in Mid-City for a cupcake and prosecco party which previewed the new fall flavors. It was the dessert party to end all diets as we were told that we could ask for whatever we wanted: cookie bars, mini cheesecakes, icebox cakes,…
The Imbiber Show Podcast: Raunchy Cocktail Talk at Its Best
It was bound to happen. Larger-than-life pro drinker, booze author and spirits writer for Playboy, Dan “The Imbiber” Dunn was bound to get his own show. His personality is too big to be contained in one medium. I should know. I’m lucky enough to call him a friend…OK, Facebook friend but that counts, right? I…
Table 20 Best LA Bartender Winner Plus Party Photos
As one of the judges of the Table 20 Best LA Bartender contest, having to name just one bartender as “the best” was like Sophie’s Choice?minus the death camp. I mean, I LOVE the final contestants for different reasons. One could work a busy bar without breaking a sweat, another could turn a classic cocktail…
10 Tips on How To Throw an Awesome Blogger Prom
Word on the Tweet says that last week’s 2010 Blogger Prom: Hollywood Confidential at Yamashiro was a smashing success. And while the glamorously dressed blogger attendees that night enjoyed the beautiful venue, the yummy nosh, tasty drinks and each other’s company and thanked us for putting on such an event, they might not really know…
Win Exclusive Invite to Table 20's Cocktail Punch Party With Best LA Bartenders
***CONTEST CLOSED*** So I have the skinny on a must-do event for cocktail enthusiasts. It takes place next Monday at Takami Sushi downtown and will feature six of L.A.’s best bartenders and their never-tasted-before cocktail punch recipes. Guests will be able to try all the concoctions (each serving is 4-5 ounces) for free and mingle…
