The other night after, or at least near the end of, Midnight Movies’ set at UCLA Hammer, my friend Shelley and I walked across the street to Palomino for its late-night happy hour. We had ducked in before the Hammer event at 8pm but happy hour was over and the wait staff neglectful. However, after…
Category Archives: Cocktails
Bar Nineteen12: $18 for a Cocktail? No Thanks!
Flickr Shot by Balaclava9 I was supposed to meet Erin and Nancy at Bar Nineteen12 in the Beverly Hills Hotel tonight. We had planned checking it out ever since we got wind of it from UrbanDaddy and Thrillist but it wasn’t until a couple of hours before our drinking date that I decided to actually…
X Bar Is a Hit and a Miss
It felt like Dre hadn’t had a chance to catch up in awhile so we decided to meet for cocktails, but at a place I’ve never been to before. That’s always the prerequisite. X Bar in Century City’s Hyatt is on my short list of places whose cocktails I want to check out. Even though…
Cocktail Review: Mint Chocolate Martini at Wilshire
It’s been awhile since I’ve last visited Wilshire Restaurant and Lounge. But I had figured back then that after a night of cougars and Purple Rain martinis, there wasn’t much more to see (although I do want to give Tuesday Sundae Night a visit). That is until the other day when a co-worker raved about…
New Cocktail List at Seven Grand
After the disappointing and overcrowded Interpol listening party at the Natural History Museum, my dude and I went to Seven Grand to see if we could still salvage the night. And sure enough, my fave bar didn’t let me down. Not only did I get to run into some of my crackheads who were in…
Cocktail Reviews: Fraiche's So Fresh and So Hee!
OMG, awesomely potent cocktails with fresh fruit juices can be found at Fraiche in Culver City. Nancy, Dre and I plopped down on the low sofas in the outdoor lounge area of the restaurant to enjoy these specialty cocktails we’ve heard so much about. Actually Nancy wanted to check out the food and Dre just…
Pink Taco: Brought to You by Ron Jeremy and Slash
When you hear the words “Pink Taco” what do you think of? I knowww! Pink. Tacos. Me, too! When I heard that this Mexican restaurant, which originated in Vegas, opened up in chi-chi Westfield Mall in Century City, of all places, I had to check it out. That name, that font.
Abode: No, I Will Not Drink My Vegetables
Abode’s Black Pearl may not be the $4,350 Diamond Cocktail at London’s Sheraton Park Tower (possibly the world’s most expensive cocktail with its 0.6 carat diamond garnish) but $300 is still quite a bit to pay for a martini. The Tahitian Black Pearl Martini to be exact, which is ultra-premium coconut Pearl Vodka and a…
Getting Drunk With Dignity at Seven Grand
I’ve got a hint of a hangover this morning as a reminder of my fabulous birthday party last night but I’m not complaining. It was s’wonderful! From start to finish I couldn’t have asked for a better night. Aidan, the general manager of Seven Grand, set us up in the huge corner booth next to…
Blue Velvet: Where To Take a Dip Before Downtown
Wait a minute, here I have been reading all about these tea-infused martinis at Blue Velvet but when I finally went there to check out this schwank downtown restaurant/lounge there were none to be found. In fact the specialty cocktail list only showed seven drinks ($12 each), none of which mentioned anything about Earl Grey…
