For those who absolutely cannot wait til Christmas — eff Thanksgiving, you say — Melrose Umbrella Co. is already all decked out for the holidays. And I mean, ALL. DECKED. OUT. The Miracle on Melrose Avenue bar is only one of about 100 of the Miracle Pop-Up Bars around the world: 94 in the U.S….
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I refuse to put up Christmas decorations when Thanksgiving hasn’t even come and gone yet. But one thing I will allow in anticipation of the holidays are the cocktails. Beautiful, rich, cozy, festive-inspired holiday cocktails. And Big Bar in Los Feliz just kicked off their new holiday menu, which includes three hot cocktails and a…
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Quick, what’s your favorite L.A. movie and which cocktail would you pair with it? If it’s Amy Heckerling’s Clueless then you’re in luck! On August 19, as part of its summer pop-up series, ArcLight Hollywood is hosting swank West Hollywood cocktail bar, Bibo Ergo Sum, in its Balcony Bar. And the talented bar crew crafted…
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Nowadays, a cocktail bar has to do more than simply follow a classic cocktail template to turn heads. Housemade ingredients and a strong garnish game aren’t going to cut it anymore. Besides, there are so many great bars with new ones practically opening every day, not to mention the breadth of talented bartenders in L.A….
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Looking for something fun and different — with a touch of nerdiness — to serve at your holiday party? Lucky for you barman Christopher Day (Bar Tribute, Redbird) created this recipe for a boozy butterbeer. Your Harry Potter-loving guests will squeal. It’s no coincidence that this recipe uses a butter-washed Black Cow Vodka as Chris…
Continue Reading »I admit it. Part of the reason I avoided checking out new downtown bar, The Association, was because of its name. It just sounds so clique-y, so elitist; the siren call to douchebags, says I. Word of mouth seemed to confirm this. But then when I was hanging out with H.C., after we went to…
Just when you thought it was summer, the rain comes and reminds you that yes, it’s January. Here are some ideas to keep you out of the rain. Well, except that toy swap in a parking lot. Friday, January 23 The Dark Knight in IMAX Rereleased I’ve always kicked myself for only seeing the Dark…
I’m always on the hunt for a decent happy hour on the Westside since I can never seem to make it on time for the ones in Hollywood and downtown. So I was giddy to find that Culver City has a wealth of happy hours, well, I found three. The only thing is they all…
Wanna go somewhere that actually has a winter? This just in from the TravelZoo newsdesk: British Airways has slashed its nonstop fares from LAX to London to $203 each way. But not only that, you’ll also get two free hotel nights at a 3- or 4-star London hotel.* This sale is for travel between January…
Feel like celebrating today? Sure, the inaugural balls are in DC and damn, that cool inauguration party at the Mayan is sold out but fortunately there are still some places you can go to be with other revelers as well as specialty Obama-inspired cocktails you can toast with. The Abbey in WeHo will be going…
Blah, too sick to think of anything to blog about so here are just some pics I took of the 944 Tea Time event that Sarah of The Delicious Life, Shelley of fauxLAhipster and I went to on Tuesday. It was a premiere party for the Drew Barrymore-produced dating reality show Tough Love. The event…
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Demetri Martin Maaannn, I was looking forward to this long holiday weekend but sickness has struck me down. Anyway, hope you guys have fun. Thursday, January 15 Spitz Little Tokyo Grand Opening Kebab restaurant, Spitz, is kicking off its newness to downtown with $2 beers and house-recipe sangria and half off…
The restaurants on Abbot Kinney in Venice aren’t my usual hang since they’re too pricey for my taste, especially for just casual dining. But after watching the sunset on Venice beach with my roomies, we decided to grab some dinner nearby. Passing by Joe’s Restaurant and Lilly’s, the displayed prices turned us off. Nah! But…
New downtown Mexican restaurant Casa Cocina y Cantina had a press release boasting a menu “unlike any other Mexican restaurant menu in Los Angeles.” But I couldn’t help but wonder if that held true to its cocktail list as well. So my friends (Johnny the Fish and Tara) and I stopped by on a very…
I usually don’t do this sort of thing on this blog but I just started watching Kitchen Nightmares, well the BBC version, recently and now it’s one of my many guilty pleasures. So I thought it was really cool that they asked me and other bloggers for nominations for bad restaurants to help out in…
