I’ve always wanted to do a consistent happy hour post on here but since I’m neither disciplined nor consistent, I never did. However, when LA Weekly‘s Squid Ink enlisted me to help out with their new weekly happy hour series, I was able to rally. So far I’ve covered three different happy hours: Tin Roof…
Category Archives: Cocktails
Cinco de Mayo 2010: Mustache Airbrushing, Mexican Beer Pong, Umami & a Movie
Tired of the same old, same old for Cinco de Mayo? It doesn’t have to be about another margarita, another mariachi, another hangover. Here are five unusual ways to celebrate Mexico’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla, or as it’s commonly called, Cinco de Mayo. 25 Degrees’ Sonoran Hot Dog: 25 Degrees…
La Descarga's New Cocktail Menu Debuts Tonight + Recipes
So tonight is the launch of La Descarga‘s much talked-about cocktail, The Next Level. Mixologist Pablo Moix had hinted at its arrival when the East Hollywood bar first opened back in February. But since Josh Lurie of NBC LA’s Feast already did such a great job of covering this cocktail made of hollowed-out ice spheres,…
Q&A With Bobby Green, Co-Owner of The Thirsty Crow
Last week Silver Lake’s newest bourbon bar, The Thirsty Crow, opened its doors to a neighborhood eager to say good-bye to former occupant, Stinkers Truck Stop. Now, in the place of steaming skunk butts there are antique wall sconces, beer cans are cleared away for a bourbon barrel and the trucker-themed cocktails like the Diesel…
Breadbar's New Hatchi Mix Mixology Series Starts May 6
If you’re a fan of cocktails, you’re probably no stranger to paying over $12 for a decent cocktail at a respected bar. I know, I know, but that’s the price one pays for quality. Fortunately, starting on Thursday, May 6, Breadbar Century City’s brand-new monthly mixology series, Hatchi Mix, kicks off featuring some of the…
Win Tickets to Nights With Neve Cocktail Party
*****CONTEST CLOSED***** Win a pair of tickets to a “Nights With Neve Ice” cocktail party at Osteria La Buca. You’ll want these babies (worth $60). At this event in the cozy Italian restaurant on Melrose, not only will you get to enjoy that fancy, luxury ice by Michel Dozois (formerly of Comme Ca and STK)…
This Weekend: 25-Cent Tequila Bar, Free Mixology Class, Maker's Mark Dinner
Happy Tax Day. It ain’t so bad, especially if you already filed, right? Plus there are ample food discounts and drink specials abound. Check here and here for deals at Copa d’Oro, The Tar Pit and Bigfoot Lodge West. Yay, cheap drinks! Anyhoo, here’s what’s going down this weekend. Thursday, April 15 Coachella Weekend Kick-Off…
Ortega 120's Amateur Tequila Mixology Competition
It’s always easier to be a critic than a creator, right? That’s why anyone who enters Ortega 120’s Toma Tequila Mixology Contest will get my respect. This contest isn’t for pro bartenders or mixologists but rather amateurs, undiscovered talents, aspiring mixologists, which should make you feel better. Come on, I bet you have some yummy…
Shady Lady Saloon: My Fave Watering Hole in Sacramento
OMG, so happy that I found the Shady Lady Saloon in Sacramento. Ya see, my folks still live in Sacto so I have to visit on occasion but have resigned myself to breweries and dive bars for tippling. Not that there’s anything wrong with that; I just have to go without a good Manhattan during…
Sneak Preview of Drago Centro's Springtime Cocktails
So yesterday on Twitter, Drago Centro‘s sommelier/beverage director Michael Shearin mentioned how he’s going to debut the restaurant’s new springtime cocktail menu one special night very soon and only charge $6 for each one a la Rivera’s one-night cocktail debuts. First it was going to be this Thursday but that had to be pushed back…
