Here I am trying to lose weight and everything and a majority of the events going on this weekend have to do with food and drinking. Ah well. Enjoy! Thursday, April 29 Pourtal’s One-Year Anniversary Wine & BBQ Can’t believe that it’s already been a year since Santa Monica?s Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar first opened….
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Photo Gallery: Nights With Neve Ice Party at Osteria La Buca
Last night’s Neve Ice party at Osteria La Buca was like a blogger Tweetup. Build free, delicious cocktails and they will come. Heh. I arrived with ShopEatSleep and SocialDomainLA and ran into Food GPS, Teenage Glutster, marpop, SauceLA, Thirsty in LA, Squashblossom, inomthings and Eating LA. Craziness. We were all there to enjoy the cocktails…
10 Things I Learned From the Beer Chicks at Beer School
This past Saturday, I was fortunate enough to attend Beer School hosted by Beer Chicks Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune at Rustic Canyon Wine Bar in Santa Monica. We went through 13 beers learning about the variety of flavors, distinguishing characteristics, what hops and barley look like, etc. But here are some things I took…
Breadbar's New Hatchi Mix Mixology Series Starts May 6
If you’re a fan of cocktails, you’re probably no stranger to paying over $12 for a decent cocktail at a respected bar. I know, I know, but that’s the price one pays for quality. Fortunately, starting on Thursday, May 6, Breadbar Century City’s brand-new monthly mixology series, Hatchi Mix, kicks off featuring some of the…
This Weekend: $1 Cocktails, Beer Class, Poketo Party
SO many fun things to do this weekend. I hope it doesn’t rain! Friday, April 23 $1 Cocktails at Bigfoot Lodge West One of my fave Westside bars is debuting two new cocktails on its happy hour menu and we all benefit. From 8 to 10pm, the new drinks — Moscow Mule and the Honeycomb…
Dear Caroline on Crack: Where To Get the Last Word Cocktail?
Hi! So. I recently decided to ease away from the wine (headaches & hangovers)and move to cocktails (usually no hangovers). I’ve been reading your blog for a long time and am excited to go back through old posts and find some new suggestions (especially bourbon and gin drinks). Anyway, I was in New Orleans last…
Photo Gallery: Ludo Bites 4.0's Entire Menu
Last Friday, me and a bunch of my blogger friends, converged on Gram & Papas in downtown L.A. for Chef Ludo Lefebvre’s fourth pop-up restaurant, Ludo Bites 4.0, which runs til May 28 but is all booked up. Anyhoo, if you don’t have Twitter, read L.A. food blogs or own a TV, Chef Ludo is…
Win VIP Tickets to Sassy City Chicks LA Fashion Bash
L.A. fashionistas will converge on the Petersen Automotive Museum this Thursday for the Sassy City Chicks LA Fashion Bash which will feature lots of spring designer clothing, handbags, jeans and jewelry for up to 80% off. And we’re talking designers like Prada, DVF, Nanette Lepore and Marc Jacobs to name but a few. And since…
Win Tickets to Nights With Neve Cocktail Party
*****CONTEST CLOSED***** Win a pair of tickets to a “Nights With Neve Ice” cocktail party at Osteria La Buca. You’ll want these babies (worth $60). At this event in the cozy Italian restaurant on Melrose, not only will you get to enjoy that fancy, luxury ice by Michel Dozois (formerly of Comme Ca and STK)…
Blog Bite: Lamill's Black & Black Coffee/Beer Drink
I’ve been dying to try Lamill‘s unique coffee beer drink, the Black & Black ($9), since I first heard mention of it on LAist back in February when the boutique coffee shop first got its liquor license. But I have only just now had the chance to make my way over to its Silver Lake…
