This Friday, June 29 marks the one-year anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson’s death. To celebrate his life, Akasha Richmond and Mani Niall, the founder of Mani’s Bakery and executive chef of Just Desserts in San Francisco, will be serving up MJ’s favorite dishes at Akasha in Culver City. How would they know what the…
Category Archives: Los Angeles
Brown Bag Woodshop: Blind Tasting 24 Craft Beers + Brunch
The true measure of a hard-core beer lover? They call 24 tastes of beer in the morning brunch. And at the Woodshop 5.1 Ultimate Brown Bag Tasting and Brunch at Blue Palms Brewhouse this Saturday that’s what you’ll get the chance to do. This rare beer tasting, which is normally a private open invite beer…
Highlights From the Eat My Blog Summer 2010 Bake Sale
Last December, the inaugural Eat My Blog bake sale raised over $3,000 for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Pretty nice for a first time effort. But this past Saturday’s event went further by exceeding Eat My Blog founder Cathy Danh’s goal of over $5K; $5,427 to be exact. Congrats to Cathy and the Eat…
My 8 Favorite Cocktails From My New York Trip
Being a huge fan of the cocktail I amassed a list of bars I wanted to visit during my long weekend in New York. Don’t get me wrong, we have great bars and ample master mixologists in L.A. but New York is where cocktails regained their popularity, especially the classic cocktail. Audrey Saunders (Pegu Club)…
The New Parlour Room of Hollywood's Cocktail Menu and Recipes
A brand-new bar opens in a really old space in Hollywood tonight. Some of you may remember Red Buddha Lounge (one of my first CoC blog posts ever!), Play or even Goldfinger. Well, now Craig Trager — the man behind The Well and NoBar, both long-standing establishments — has transformed it into the Parlour Room…
This Weekend: Bloggers Who Bake, Free Counter Burger, Beer Class for Dad
Yee-haw for Dads! Hope your kids really celebrate you…except for the deadbeat dads, in which case never mind. Thursday, June 17 Steve McQueen Weekend and James Bond Double Feature I know these film events are supposed to be for dads but damn, I like Steve McQueen and Sean Connery, too. HOT! This whole weekend, the…
5 Ways Not To Order a Beer by LA Experts
You ever walk into one of those fancy beer bars and hope you don’t say the wrong thing when ordering a beer? Well, thanks to three L.A. beer experts — Larry Caldwell of Father’s Office Santa Monica; Christina Perozzi, author of The Naked Pint and former beer sommelier of Rustic Canyon; and Ryan Sweeney of…
This Weekend: $1 Tacos, $5 Jameson, Free Tequila
Woo hoo! I’m going to NYC this weekend for the Big Apple BBQ Block Party as well as an s-load of barhopping. Wish you could go, too, but don’t feel bad as there are lots of fun things to do in town. Thursday, June 10 Tiny Bandit Sample Sale at Malo With $1 Tacos and…
Eat My Blog Summer 2010 Charity Bake Sale Plus 3 Recipes
Last year’s blogger charity bake sale, Eat My Blog, was such a huge success that it just makes sense to make it a biannual thing. Not only is it for a good cause, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, but I can only go so long without such yummy fare. This summer’s bake sale will feature…
Save GRACE Animal Rescue's Molly: Great Escape Artist and My Future Dog
I’ve been toying with the idea of adopting a dog for some time. My insecurity about having never owned a dog before and never being able to raise a healthy plant, for that matter, had always made me chicken out. But once I finally decided to just bite the bullet, I started researching doggy rescues,…
