It’s been about 10 years since I’ve been to Oahu, Hawaii, so I still think of it as the land of tourist-grade cocktails. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve had my share of Lava Flows and Mai Tais and I enjoyed every sip. They are just awesome while taking in a view of Diamond Head. But…
My current obsession is brussels sprouts but not the steamed or boiled varieties. No, I specifically LOVE brussels sprout CHIPS. The crisp leaves baked/roasted in an oven are UH-mazing. In fact, the burned-looking ones are the best. Ever since I had a big ol’ bowl of them at Craft in Century City, I could not…
If you’re like me, Valentine’s Day usually drives you to drink. Singles are basically made to feel like pariahs thanks to its inescapable PDA-filled commercialism and couples are stressed out over the prospect of overpriced dinners and boxes of chocolates. Well, I say, KISS. Keep it simple, stupid (I don’t really think you’re stupid), and…
This past December, my LA Magazine Digest blog editor Randy Clemens threw down a gauntlet: Come up with 10 classic cocktails that every cocktail noob should know how to make at home and write a post for each one including the cocktail recipe and where to get a great example of one in L.A. So…
I don’t know if rich folk ever deign to go on barhops but if they do I have no doubt theirs would resemble Blogger Barhop 3 (BBH3): Stoli Elit High-Roller Edition aka “The Whale Tour” last Tuesday. Unlike the previous blogger barhops — 2011 and 2012 — this one wasn’t sponsored by Plymouth Gin but…
Nothing celebrates Friday like a Margarita recipe, right? For my latest “Essential Cocktails” post for Los Angeles Magazine‘s Digest blog, which went up this morning, I interviewed Las Perlas’ Raul Yrastorza on how to make and where to find the best margarita. Check it out and either make it for yourself today or make a…
Since I’m pretty picky with my cocktails, happy hours never really do it for me. I’d rather pay a little extra for a drink made well than a watered-down happy hour version. And now that I’m a chegan (cheating vegan), well, forget about bar food in general. Fortunately Susan Feniger’s Street is launching brand-new vegetarian…
Playa cocktail duo Julian Cox and Jeremy Lake teamed up to create “Mexi-China” cocktails to pair with Chef John Sedlar’s new menu which focuses on a fusion of Baja and Cantonese cooking. Said Jeremy Lake of his menu, “Whether it be the fresh, tart juices in the Chinese 5 Spice sangrita…or the bubbly effervescence and…
First, before you freak out and think that I’ve traded cocktails for pressed juice, know that I’ve been spiking all my juices with booze. Heh. Kidding. But I do loves me some pressed juice, even more after my recent juice cleanse. So imagine my glee when I heard that a new juice bar was opening…
New ABC food reality show, “The Taste” — featuring Anthony “No Reservations” Bourdain, Nigella “Don’t Airbrush My Tummy” Lawson and chefs Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey as mentors — premieres tomorrow the 22nd and will air every Tuesday at 8pm. To promote it, LA media was invited to mingle with the food stars at the…
