I know, I’m still on my road trip (we’re in Eugene, Oregon, and heading to Sacramento, California, today) but I wanted to post this awesome event asap. For Bastille Day next Monday, some of L.A.’s best in the food and cocktail community are coming together to help one of their own. The party will go…
Category Archives: Cocktails
Reinventing the Gin & Tonic: Cocktail Showdown at the Edison
Photo by James Weir Last week I was fortunate enough to be a judge for a gin & tonic competition sponsored by Martin Miller’s Gin at the Edison downtown. I know! The competing bartenders were from some of L.A.’s finest establishments like Comme Ca, Hungry Cat, Gordon Ramsay at the London and the Edison. Their…
Keeping Good Cocktail Company: My Fave L.A. Bartenders
Last night I judged a Martin Miller’s Gin & tonic competition at The Edison (fun!), more on that in a future post, but I ran into Marcos Tello and Michel Dozois, old friends/fave bartenders, after having not seen them since “the incident.” Anyhow they caught me up on what they’re up to and more importantly…
Malo’s New and Tasty Tequila Cocktail Menu
Flickr shot by drspam (detail) Wonder where all your favorite bartenders from Seven Grand have gone? Well, Aidan Demarest (formerly 7G and the Doheny’s GM) is now director of beverages and spirits at the Edison, Damian Windsor will be starting his stint at Gordon Ramsay at the London on July 2 (I’ll consider that an…
Do Play With Your Food: uWink Hollywood Debuts
The new 7,300-square-foot Hollywood & Highland location of uWink (its first location is in Woodland Hills) opened to the general public last night. But Monday my friend dotsara and I were able to get a sneak peek of the high-tech interactive restaurant at the media party on Monday. We had free reign over the food…
Save the Date: My 3rd Blogiversary Party
Flickr Shot by revolute (aka Crazy Andy) So the third anniversary of this here blog is coming up and I’m really excited about it. Not only because I’ve been blogging for three years (huzzah! and eek!) but also because I was able to score FREE booze for my crackheads who come out for the party…
New Happy Hour at KULA Sushi Bistro
Century City’s KULA Sushi Bistro has kicked off a brand-new happy hour Monday through Friday 5-7pm where half orders of any of the 18 sushi rolls on the menu can be had for half price. The selections include the spicy crunchy tuna, albacore, spicy scallop, caterpillar and king crab to name a few and vary…
Dear Caroline on Crack: Cool Bars in Two Days?
Dear Caroline on Crack, My day job [in Seattle] is bringing me down to L.A. this Wednesday and I was hoping you — as the person from LAist (not to mention your own blog) who writes most fluently about nightlife — might be able to recommend some places or neighborhoods where I and my co-worker…
New 1930s Cocktail Menu at Lawry’s the Prime Rib
When you think Lawry’s the Prime Rib in Beverly Hills, I’d bet good money that you don’t think “cocktails!” But with the debut of the restaurant’s 1930s cocktail menu, created to celebrate Lawry’s 70th anniversary, that may change. The cocktail tasting my bf and I attended was to present the so-old-it’s-new list, with its collection…
The Edison: Incandescence and Lucent Dossier
This past Wednesday, I checked out the Edison’s new weekly event, Incandescence Wednesdays. Vaudeville circus/dance troupe Lucent Dossier was performing from the rafters, the stage and even from the floor among the audience. I usually don’t do nightclubs, where I’m sure this sorta thing happens a lot, so to see a spectacle like this at…
