We’ve still got a long way to go for some consistently warm weather, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start your Mai Tai drinking early. Lucky for you, there’s an opportunity to not only vote for your favorite LA bartender’s Mai Tai recipe but also win a trip to Hawaii, Land of Infinite Mai Tais!…
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Makeup & Go: Glam on the Run
I admit it, I’m no Natalie Portman. I’m not a glamorous girl with a team of stylists nor do I get my makeup and hair done for special occasions (unless it’s Blogger Prom, of course). Clean hair and red lipstick will do just fine, thanks. But when the PR folks behind make-up studio, Makeup&Go, invited…
This Weekend: IPA Express, Derby Girl Brunch, Boozy Food
Yay! The weekend’s here. It’s really here! Friday, January 28 The Federal Bar Opens Tonight This new gastropub in a Prohibition-era bank in NoHo not only features specialy cocktails, wine and 20 craft beers on tap like Allagash Black and Stone IPA but also a boozy food menu brought to you by the chef from…
Wine and Super Bowl Junk Food Pairings by Wine Pimp
When you think Super Bowl party, you naturally think beer, beer and more beer. Hey, I’m the same way. But when I had a chat with “wine pimp” David Haskell (Magnum pop-up, Bin 8945) he made the case for why vino is a better complement to game time junk food. “The Super Bowl or any…
Drago Centro Debuts New Winter Cocktail Menu
Los Angeles may be over those lame below-75-degree temperatures but Drago Centro downtown has just debuted its new winter cocktail menu created by Drago Centro’s beverage director Michael Shearin and head bartender Jaymee Mandeville. It features some hits like the comforting hot buttered rummy January Jones and some misses like the mouthwash-green Watcher in the…
Library Bar's New Beer Cocktail: Name It and Win Free Drinks
I’ve wanted to like beer cocktails. I mean, come on, the best of both worlds. But, alas, I just have no interest in Irish Car Bombs anymore. I know, guess that means I’m ollld. In any case, when I visited Matthew Biancaniello at Hollywood Roosevelt’s Library Bar over the weekend, he showed me his reinvented…
Why Blackboard Eats Now Charges
I admit it, I was really irritated when Blackboard Eats first made the announcement earlier this week that it was going to start charging $1 per passcode or $20 for an annual membership. That $1 amount is small/big enough to be annoying. The one thing that made this deals service stand out from the bazillion…
This Weekend: Manila Machine Wine Pairing, La Descarga Feast, $8 Drago Cocktails
Hipster Shore – watch more funny videos Another gorgeous weekend. What have you got planned? Thursday, January 20 Buy Tickets for Moveable Feast at La Descarga This amazing-sounding food event isn’t til January 30 but figured I’d give you a heads-up now before it sells out since there is limited space. There will be…
The Edison's New Cocktail Menu Debuts Tonight
Don’t count Joseph Brooke, The Edison‘s director of spirits, out just yet, L.A. drinkers. After about a year, he’s come up with a new list of cocktails for the swanky downtown bar. What took so long? The current renovation of Clifton’s Cafeteria delayed any go-ahead for a new cocktail menu from the Edison’s powers that…
Hot Party Tonight: The Sriracha Cookbook Release at Blue Palms Brewhouse
So my New Year’s resolution for my blog was to cut down on event postings but I just had to let you know about this party tonight. It’s a book release shindig for The Sriracha Cookbook and it’s going to be at Blue Palms Brewhouse! Not only will there be a special spicy menu in…
