Man, lots of things going on this weekend! If it’s not the TarFest, it’s the Red Bull Soapbox Race and the 25th Annual Abbott Kinney Festival. OR you got the following must-dos as well. What to do? What to do? Thursday, September 24 Buy Tickets to 27th Annual American Wine and Food Festival One more…
Category Archives: Cocktails
7 Tips for Sinless Drinking + Skinny Cocktails
Lately I’ve been obsessed about losing weight and just recently decided to see what would happen if I went on a cocktail diet. After all, Americans drink about 20 percent of their calories on average (according to Fitness magazine). But instead of limiting my cocktail intake, why not just drink skinny cocktails? And I’m not…
This Weekend: Legalize Cachaca Barhop, Noir Tour, Rosemary's Baby
Can you smell it in the air? Fall. Blah. Thursday, September 17 End of Summer White Party at W Los Angeles Damn, we saw it coming: the end of summer. Why not go out with a bang at this special white wine tasting event poolside at the W’s Wet Pool? It’s $20 for 10 tastings…
Comme Ca's D'Affaire Love Affair Menu: $2 Oysters, $7 Aphrodisiac Cocktails
Find yourself midtown after a midafternoon tryst or just need to kill some time till rush hour dies down-ish? Comme Ca on Melrose has just the thing, its Defaire Love Affair menu which features discounted nibbles like $2 oysters and $7 “petites assiettes” like steak tartare, crab cake and Croque Monsieur. And the bartenders will…
Akasha's Tru Organic Cocktail and Indian Dinner Pairing
Awesomeness! And FINALLY! A dinner that pairs food with not wine or beer but cocktails! I’m so excited! Chef Akasha Richmond of Culver City’s Akasha Restaurant, along with Litty Mathews and Melkon Khosrovian — the owners/creators of Tru Organic Spirits — is behind this very special and rarely seen food event. Chef Akasha, a fan…
FoodDigger Blogger Dinner at BondSt
This past Wednesday, foodie Web site FoodDigger invited me and nine other lucky bloggers to BondSt in the Thompson Hotel Beverly Hills to not only discuss the site’s new and evolving FlavorMatch feature (think Match.com dating survey for foodies; more later) but to experience an ambitious 11-course dinner created by BondSt Executive Chef Brian Redzikowski….
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…
Under One Umbrella Event: Chef Tastings and Molecular Mixology
Event production group Salt of the Earth and event catering company Epicurean Umbrella present an unusual night of collaborative chef tastings and molecular mixology at the Mark in West L.A. this Thursday. Unlike most food events, this one will be set up like a gallery exhibition instead of food festival or seated dinner. Every hour,…
Cocktail To-Do List: Providence, Essex's Beer Cocktails, Tasting Kitchen
This is more for me than anything, just so I can get it in order in my head. A list of cocktails and bars I’ve been meaning to check out. Ah so much to drink, so little time. And if you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them. Beer cocktails at Essex Public House:…
This Weekend: Detox/Retox, Julia at Comme Ca, Brainnnnssss!
I’ll be up in Bumfuck, California, dressed up as a French maid in 90-degree heat. Jealousss? But, hey, you have fun this weekend. Thursday, August 13 Barneys Warehouse Sale at the LA Convention Center The good news is that the Barney’s Warehouse Sale is in an even bigger space this year. The bad news is…
