Category Archives: Los Angeles

Red O Restaurant: New Mexican, Tequila Tunnel and More Cowbell

I’m going to admit something to you that may get me disbarred from the L.A. Food Bloggers Association, if there was one. I don’t know who this Rick Bayless is. At least I didn’t really before I was invited to a blogger dinner at the new Red O Restaurant (Bayless created the Mexican cuisine menu…

This Weekend: Fashion Food Truck, N'Awlins Crawfish Boil, Girls' Night Out

Joseph Brooke from Edison in LA – Part 2 from Shaker Faces on Vimeo. Is it the weekend already? Awesome. Thursday, June 3 Los Angeles Magazine‘s Girls’ Night Out Yes, sadly, I was SO disappointed by Sex and the City 2 and wouldn’t see it again. BUT if you’re an SATC fan and haven’t seen…

Upcoming Booze Events: Tequila Taco Truck, Mass Happy Hour, LA Beer Fest

Wow! June is turning out to be quite the month for fans of the drink. Check out all these fab must-do events, all liquor-related. Wednesday, June 2– Sunset Strip’s Mass Happy Hour This is a genius idea — 20-plus bars, restaurants and even stores on the Strip offering happy hour discounts at the same time….

This Weekend: A Boozy, Barbecue-Filled Memorial Day Weekend

Sure, it may not feel like it with this dreary weather but summer is here! Yay for three-day weekends! Especially three-day weekends with booze and barbecue! Oh, and of course it’s also the opening weekend of Sex and the City 2! Thursday, May 27 Checkers Four at Four: $5 Buffalo Trace Cocktails Mmm, so good…

The Bruery's 2nd Anniversary Party: 10 Beers in 3 Hours

I’ve always wanted to check out The Bruery‘s tasting room way the hell over there in Placentia*. Mmm, all that good beer and apparently they’re the best place to fill a growler (you have to buy their growler, though, which is $10). But I just couldn’t bring myself to travel 40 miles and five different…

The Edison’s Radio Room Featuring the Godfather of L.A. Mixology

It’s baaack. One of the hottest bar nights in Los Angeles returns tonight: The Edison’s monthly Radio Room when the best bartenders from around the world shake up their tasty creations for the thirsty but stylish masses. And this night’s event is a very special one as it reunites Joseph Brooke, The Edison’s director of…

Malo's Margarita Nights: $4 Margaritas

Get your weekend started early, folks, by hitting up Margarita Night tonight at Malo Cantina in Silver Lake, home of over 250 tequilas and mezcals. Yup, fans of the margarita will be able to enjoy a tasty selection of affordable concoctions ranging in price from $4 to $8 every Tuesday from 7 to 11pm at…

Sex & the City 2 Cocktails & 21+ Screenings

Sure, we can blame Sex and the City for the popularity of syrupy, flavored vodka cocktails back in the ’90s and even its lingering presence in clubs and hotel bars now, but with the new movie, Sex and the City 2, coming out, how else can a bunch of best girlfriends toast to the adventures…

This Weekend: Silver Lake Jubilee, Rebecca Minkoff Sample Sale, The Bruery Party

Damn this weekend is going to be so fun. Festivals, sales and, more importantly, a beer celebration. Friday, May 21 Rebecca Minkoff LA Sample Sale At this sample sale, get the same hot handbags that you see Hollywood starlets toting around on TMZ for 50-70% off. How is that possible? These babies are samples from…

Urban Hike: Robertson Boulevard From West Hollywood to Culver City

Living in L.A. we come to accept that all these cars and all that traffic are an intrinsic part of our culture. Hey, this is a sprawl so we spend a great deal of time in our automobiles to get to work and play. But while we do that we end up skipping over a…