West Hollywood restaurant Comme Ca has been praised for its excellent cocktails but its tiny bar area was such a turnoff for the happy hour set. Fortunately, that may change with this remodel. Now drinkers have more elbow room with dining tables cleared away to make space for bar-dedicated tables. No more of this crowding…
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This Weekend: Great LA Walk, Beer Fest, Unlimited Chili
The weather is going to be more wintry than we’re used to but that shouldn’t stop you from having fun. Check out what’s going on around town. The asterisked events are the ones I’m gonna talk about on Carson Daly‘s “AMP Mornings” radio show today. Friday, November 19 *Ella Moss & Splendid Bi-Annual Warehouse Sale…
Thirsty for Turkey: Thanksgiving Cocktails in LA
Thanksgiving is definitely the foodster’s holiday. It’s the time when we can gorge without judgment. But everyone and their favorite blogger can tell you where to score a delicious turkey dinner. What I really wanted to know was where in L.A. can you get a delicious Thanksgiving-inspired cocktail. I mean, come on, T Day is…
Absolut Sensory Experience: 9 Courses With Alinea's Grant Achatz
One friend asked if I could sneak him in my handbag and another begged me to pretty please wrap up an entree to go for her. These reactions told me that I was so very lucky to take part in the eight-hour Absolut Sensory Experience seminar and dinner last Friday. What was the big deal…
This Weekend: Sharks, All-You-Can-Drink Tequila, Nerd Party
If LA doesn’t blow away today — eesh it’s windy out there — here are a bunch of things you can do this weekend. I also cover some of these weekend’s goings-on on Carson Daly’s “AMP Mornings” AMP Radio show right here. Friday, November 12 Guelaguetza Tequila Tasting This monthly tasting series is made even…
Favorite Bites and Sips at LA Loves Alex's Lemonade
Sunday may have been the inaugural LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade food event for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation — a charity dedicated to fighting childhood cancer — but you wouldn’t have known it was the first time by sauntering around the beautifully laid-out event. Unlike most food fests which are usually crazy feeding frenzies and absurdly…
This Week's Drunken Tweets
This past week has been crazy with the boozing. And I hadn’t realized how much so until I looked back at all my tweets — from an impromptu bar hop on Monday to a boozy Macallan auction to another bar hop on Friday. In any case, figured it would be fun to just revisit them,…
This Weekend: Beer/Tequila Tasting, Vegan Beer Fest, Sassy Sale
Lots of drink-friendly events going on around town this weekend, including the Great Chefs of LA event that I’m giving away tickets to. What to do? What to do? You can also hear me talk about this weekend roundup on Carson Daly’s “AMP Mornings” radio show. Thursday, November 4 Four at Checkers Downtown: $4 Partida…
Dominick's New Fall Cocktails: Respectable Girl Drinks
You’re hanging out with your pallies and they’re looking to you to call the next drink destination. But it’s gotta be something low key, none of this frou-frou stuff. Just because you’re a lady doesn’t mean you dig on the sugar water. I’m thinking Dominick’s in West Hollywood. They just kicked off their new fall…
Villains Tavern's Fall Drink Menu: He Said, She Said Cocktail Review
Last week, Downtown’s Villains Tavern debuted its new fall cocktail menu to some media types. And since I couldn’t go I asked my friend John of Social Domain if he could check it out for me. As I told the PR peeps for Villains, I trust John’s tastebuds. But turned out they said I could…
