As many know by now, Ford’s Filling Station is owned by Harrison Ford’s son and former owner of Chadwick, Ben Ford. The Culver City restaurant, and L.A.’s first “gastropub” opened earlier this year to much fanfare, and because of that I decided to beg off until things died down a bit. But when I went there…
Category Archives: Cocktails
Rat Pack Martini Lounge: A Cure for What Ails Ya
Big: I can tell you one thing, I sure did miss you, officially. Carrie: Did you cry? Big: No, but I did listen to a hellava lot of Sinatra. ~ Sex & the City And ain’t that the truth? When you’re down in the dumps, Frankie does the trick. Maybe it’s because he delivers the lyrics…
The Voodoo Room Will Put a Spell on You
POST EDIT: Ferget it. This place went the way of its predecessors and is now CLOSED. So far, no word on what’s takng its place on this cursed corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Robertson. Maybe it’s because it’s summer or the fact that I didn’t get to go to Hawaii this year, but lately…
Stood Up by Hurry Date at Tangerine
Ever had a blind date where you pick a place and time, worry about what you’re going to wear and even almost chicken out, and then you get stood up anyway? Last month I wrote about Hurry Date’s Wine Tasting at Tangerine in WeHo. Dre and I got our tickets weeks ago. Unlike the dating…
Bodega Winebar: Keeping Wine Simple
No more Sugar, baby. Not that you were missing it all that much. The $2 dance club on Broadway and Lincoln has been replaced by a very sophisticated venue, Bodega Winebar. Opened just this month and sister to the established location in Pasadena, it’s already quite the hot spot for well-groomed singles. But here, you…
Lounge 217: Drunk Girl Central
Last night I checked out Lounge 217 in Santa Monica for the very first time. Yes, even though it’s apparently been around since the ’90s (eons in club years) I’ve never been so inclined to go. I guess it was all the bad reviews about extraordinarily rude doormen and bar staff that kept me away….
El Cholo: It's All About the Margaritas
Flickr Shot by dotsara (detail) I went to El Cholo in Santa Monica last night and all I really walked away with afterwards was the beginnings of a hangover and a “What’s all the fuss about?” I can appreciate how it’s an L.A. institution since it’s been around since 1923 and L.A. doesn’t keep anything around for…
El Rico Cinco de Mayo: Moneyed Margaritas
Flickr Shot by dotsara Want to celebrate this alcoholiday by sipping and savoring high-end cervezas rather than pounding house mixes one after the other til you reach self-oblivion? Forget the usual Cinco de Mayo sports bar mayhem and get serious about your tequila drinking by checking out the following tequila bars/cantinas for some quality and…
Shoot It or Swirl It? Tequila Tastings at L'Scorpion
I blame Sideways. Because of that movie, wine tastings are EVERYwhere. In liquor stores, rock ‘n roll nightclubs, house parties, dive bars, museums. So I was thrilled to hear that someone actually took this ubiquitous ritual and did it up with a twist: a tequila tasting. Hot Hollywood tequila bar, L’Scorpion, challenges patrons to go against…
Plastered in Pink: A Girl Drink Drunk's Fave Spots
Before I found Jameson and Coke, I was big into specialty cocktails. I’d sidle up to every new bar I walked into and ask for their list of house cocktails. If they had a menu, joy! If not, bo-ring! A bar’s cocktail list is a sign of the talent and the imagination of the house…
