Friday, October 21 Neat’s Distilleries Series 1 Aidan Demarest has managed some of the best bars in L.A. and in turn formed great relationships with distilleries. Now that he has what he calls the “hottest little Fotomat in Glendale” he’s kicking off a distilleries series at his new bar Neat. The finest distillers from all…
Category Archives: Dining
Last Night at Firestone Walker’s Deconstructed LA Debuts XV Anniversary Ale With Culinary Flair
Firestone Walker Deconstructed LA had one of the most brilliant themes for a beer paired food event ev-uh! Take the eight beers that comprised its XV 15th Anniversary Ale and pair them with food by Homebrew Chef, Sean Z. Paxton, a culinarian well-known for cooking and pairing with craft beer. Genius! This had to be…
This Weekend: Golden Road Opens, Booze & BBQ, Zombies Attack Hollywood & Highland
Feel like a beer this weekend? You might wanna check out all the fun LA Beer Week events going on here, including Beer Float Showdown 3. So much good beer to be had, peeps! Friday, October 14 Los Angeles Food & Wine: Dan Dunn’s Booze, Blues & BBQ This sold-out event at the Pebble Beach…
Twice the Vice Spirited Chocolates: So Good It’s Illegal
Twice the Vice Spirited Chocolates, a chocolate company that just started last year in Santa Monica, has got my number. Belgian chocolates with a rich chocolate ganache infused with high-end liquor. Yes and oh yes! They’ve been touted by UrbanDaddy and Food Republic as the box of chocolates for men of taste but I say…
This Weekend: Macallan Open Bar, Allagash Beer Paired Dinner, Food Truck Racetrack
Thursday, September 29 Buffalo Trace Distillery Tasting at Wood & Vine Restaurant K&L Wines is hosting a Buffalo Trace tasting of delicious proportions at Wood & Vine. For $45 at the door you get to partake of Buffalo Trace White Dog & Straight Bourbon, Elmer T Lee Bourbon, Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon..deep breath…Blanton’s Bourbon,…
Beer Belly Kicks Off a New Brunch With Lucky Charms Pancakes & Foie Gras Hollandaise
This Sunday, Beer Belly in K-Town is kicking off its new Sunday brunch, “The Beer Belly Brunch of Shame” with a crazy menu by Chef Wes involving the likes of Lucky Charms pancakes, foie gras hollandaise and a pork belly Eggs Benedict! And if that’s not enough to tub up your own beer belly, owner…
This Weekend: Beer Chicks' Oktoberfest and The Big Lebrewski
Thursday, September 22 Wurstkuche Venice Now Open Taking the space of ye old Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice is the new Westside location of downtown sausage fest Wurstkuche. From the Grubstreet photos, the joint looks like a nice, airy, industrial place to enjoy an exotic sausage and a stein of your favorite German beer….
Eating My Way Through San Francisco, Day 2 & 3
After the way my uber-indulgent Day One in San Francisco went, I was in Ziggy Piggy heaven. Eating and drinking without remorse. Thoughts of diets and exercise could wait til I got back in L.A. For now, every craving was sated, food babies be damned. Fortunate considering my two favorite bar/restaurants of the whole trip…
This Weekend: 50 Liters of Free Beer, Silent Disco Party, Free Pie for All
My blog doesn’t seem to be loading but I wanted to get this out. Here’s all the fun stuff that’s going on this weekend! Thursday, September 15 Joe’s Restaurant’s 20th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner Specials This Venice restaurant is celebrating the big 2-0. That’s actually 140 in L.A. restaurant years so it’s a huuuge reason to…
Eating My Way Through San Francisco, Day 1
Since I grew up in NorCal I feel like I’m past the point of being a tourist in San Francisco, preferring beloved local eateries in SoMa to tourist traps in Fisherman’s Wharf. So this past Labor Day weekend when I went to visit my bff Jennifer she had carefully researched a list of local favorites…
