I almost didn’t want to celebrate my birthday this year. Last year’s Freaky Tiki birthday at Saints & Sinners with its Hawaiian costumes, tiki decorations, special cocktails, expensivo birthday cake and raffles was enough to make me want to swear off birthday parties forever…or at least until my 40th. So this year, I thought I’d…
Category Archives: Cocktails
Table 8: Ted Raimi and Meh
Last night I met up with my blogger biatches, Nancy and Erin, again. This time at hip restaurant Table 8 on Melrose. I think it’s going to be our new thing: meeting up for drinks and drinks at various cool places around L.A. so we can offer our own take on it on our respective…
Feeding Frenzy and Dehydration at Muse's Culver City Artwalk After Party
How to survive a sold-out artwalk after party? When getting cocktails from the hosted bar with the unmoving line, ask for three cocktails instead of just one so you don’t have to go back in line for another 45 minutes. If you want appetizers, make sure to stand near the entrance where the servers come…
Whist's Guinness Cake: Still Waiting for the Bomb To Drop
Guinness Cake served with Bailey’s Irish ice cream, whiskey sauce and caramelized sugar. Are you kidding me? Brooke Mosley, the newish pastry chef at Whist in the Viceroy Hotel and former pastry assistant at Grace, created it and I of course had to check it out since it’s got all my favorite ingredients. So I…
Cocktail Reviews: Library Bar's Ode to the Cocktail
I love the Library Bar for its awesome beer selection, which was hand-selected by the Beer Chick herself, Christina Perozzi, the former bar manager of Father’s Office. But turns out they now have a brand-new specialty cocktails list. For me? You shouldn’t have. The good news? There are 10 lovely old-school-inspired concoctions to choose from,…
Nikki's Local 72: To Happy Hour or Not Happy Hour?
I’m torn because I think I just had the worst happy experience ever. But I can’t chalk it up to a place I’ll never go to again because of its AMAZING dessert, pretty tasty appetizers and unusual events. I dropped by Nikki’s in Venice for its happy hour: 1/2 off appetizers and two-for-one well and…
Stoli Hotel: The Lux-Faux Hotel That Vodka Built
Just what is that Stoli Hotel you see and hear about everywhere? I even saw it on an animated billboard near my apartment. At this point you probably already know that it’s not a real hotel, but rather an invitation-only hotel concept party that travels from city to city. Currently it has taken up a…
Seven Grand Opening Night Party
I wonder if anyone has fallen down those stairs at Seven Grand yet? It just opened last month with its official debut last Thursday, but mixing whiskey, scotch or bourbon with four flights of dimly lit stairs can’t be good. AND there’s no elevator. I guess that’s one way to ensure that people won’t drive…
For Yo Mama: Sheckys and Fashion Elements Sales
Flickr Shot by sweetpe184 Sample sales. I never understood why anyone would charge you good money to rummage through many piles of stuff. That’s why you gotta love Goldstar Events. You can purchase tickets or “purchase” tickets for some pretty cool sample sales for discounted prices. Sometimes you can get in for free! Just in…
Experimenting in the Woods Cocktail Lounge
Last night I did something I’ve never done before. I wasted a full glass of Jameson and ginger ale. I know, I know. I’m crying inside. I tried to palm it off on my drinking companions but they, too, already had their fill of cocktails at the Woods. It didn’t help that Jason, the tattooed-covered…
