Thanks to the Drago Centro People’s Cocktail Contest last week, food blogger/photographer extraordinaire Jeni Afuso of Oishii Eats has just added “award-winning mixologist” to her list of accomplishments! Some may have considered Jeni the dark horse contender in this contest. After all, she was going up against dedicated drink bloggers and cocktail enthusiasts Matt Robold…
Category Archives: Cocktails
Red Hot Rover at Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica on July 12
Roving bar night Red Rover which had debuted this past March at First & Hope Supper Club will now be popping up on the Westsiide! Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica on Monday, July 12 to be exact. Yes, Marcos Tello and Aidan Demarest, aka cocktail consultation firm, Tello/Demarest Liquid Assets, will not only be bringing…
Roger Room's New Summer Menu Debuts Tomorrow
Last night I celebrated my birthday with a few of my buddies at Roger Room in West Hollywood with my fave mixologist, Damian Windsor. While there he gave us sneaky sips of the new cocktails that will debut tomorrow on the updated “Also” cocktail menu, a supplement to the regular 21-drink menu. Roger Room prints…
This Weekend: Tequila Magic, Poolside Pizza, Happy 4th
What you got going on this weekend? I don’t know about you but it’s gonna be my bday! Huzzah! Oh and here are some other things going on. Thursday, July 1 Huge Agent Provocateur Summer Sale Starts Today I’ve always wanted to shop at this sexxxy, upscale lingerie store but it was always just so…
DeKuyper Be Gone: A New Cocktail Program at Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse
I’ve got two bits of good news for you cocktail fans: 1) The very adorable Joseph Brooke, the director of beverages for the Edison, has joined molto bello Vincenzo Marianella of Copa d’Oro in his cocktail consultation business, MyMixology, making them possibly the sexiest cocktailing duo in L.A. And 2) Joe and Vincenzo have revamped…
Cocktail Paired Dinners: Malo's Tequila Appreciation and Wilshire's Whiskey Social
Can I tell you just how much I love, love, LOVE that there are more and more spirits/cocktail pairing dinners out there? Forget wine and beer, it’s all about the cocktail pairings! You can actually customize a cocktail to complement a dish instead of the other and usual way of pairing a dish with a…
People's Cocktail Judging & Summer Menu Debut at Drago Centro
For the past month, Drago Centro has been on the hunt for a new cocktail to add to its upcoming summer menu, conducting a “People’s Cocktail” contest that invited amateur mixologists in L.A. to create recipes around a secret ingredient and submit their winningest undiscovered concoctions. And this Wednesday the 30th at Drago Centro downtown,…
This Weekend: Grease Sing-a-Long, Return of the 35-Cent Cocktail, LA Street Food Fest Tickets
I have a good feeling about this weekend, especially when the weather is going to be in the 70s and sunny! Finally! Thursday, June 24, 2010 The Edison’s 35-Cent Cocktail and the $1 Centennial Cocktail Return They went away for a bit but are now back after the Edison won LA’s Downtown News award for…
My 8 Favorite Cocktails From My New York Trip
Being a huge fan of the cocktail I amassed a list of bars I wanted to visit during my long weekend in New York. Don’t get me wrong, we have great bars and ample master mixologists in L.A. but New York is where cocktails regained their popularity, especially the classic cocktail. Audrey Saunders (Pegu Club)…
The New Parlour Room of Hollywood's Cocktail Menu and Recipes
A brand-new bar opens in a really old space in Hollywood tonight. Some of you may remember Red Buddha Lounge (one of my first CoC blog posts ever!), Play or even Goldfinger. Well, now Craig Trager — the man behind The Well and NoBar, both long-standing establishments — has transformed it into the Parlour Room…
