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 was afraid to look up at myself in the mirror. Usually when getting a haircut I won’t let myself look in the mirror until the hairstylist is completely done or else I’ll just freak out. You see, I get so anxious every time I get my hair cut. I’m really attached to my hair;…
For once, my goal is to do EVERYthing this weekend. Thursday, August 7 La Perla Summer Sale Thanks to Billion Dollar Babes, glamor gals can get 75% off luxurious lingerie, swimwear and ready to wear. The sale starts today and ends on Friday. Thursday and Friday, 10am-8pm. 433 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills (map). Friday,…
Time for that annual stocking up on low-priced designer goods! Clean out your closets today so you can fill it up with new stuff from Barneys New York Warehouse Sale tomorrow. Enjoy 50-75% discounts off the original prices of designer clothing, shoes and accessories for the mens and the womens. Prada shoes, Diane Von Fursternberg…
I can’t remember the last time I went to Liquid Kitty in West L.A. For me, it was a place of heartbreak and crying into my potent cocktails, that very dark and loud bar. Back during that time when a cosmopolitan was called a martini. The Kitty has been there for so many years that…
All right, so the free booze (Martin Miller’s Gin and Partida Tequila) has been confirmed, Leyna’s Kitchen cupcakes are being baked and the DJ is booked. Blogiversary party, here we come! Woo hoo! All I need to do now is get my hair did and amass the four guest lists I have out there. So…
Wokcano in Santa Monica (the fifth L.A. Wokcano restaurant) celebrated it’s grand opening with a huge party of complimentary specialty cocktails and passed appetizers. And of course we were there to check out the scene. Free drinks! Woo hoo! The new restaurant, located in the space formerly occupied by Akwa, is huge with two and…
My talented friend Jeannine Denholm, who happens to have her own jewelry line, gave me a lovely hand-made vintage-esque piece to bestow on one lucky and fashionable crackhead during my blogiversary party. Whose ever lucky number (I’m going with tickets after all) I pull out of the hat will get this vintage white cameo wrapped…
I decided to take the plunge into girldom by acquiring a set of eyelash extensions. “But that’s so 2005!” you’re probably saying. And I’d beg to differ. Actually I did already try them a couple of years ago with a friend’s longtime facialist who only charged $90 for a full set and did the procedure…
When I went to the Big Apple BBQ Festival in New York last year, I wished and wished with all my might that we had something like that in Los Angeles. Fortunately, Dan Silberstein of CozmoDeck and DrinkEatPlay was thinking the same exact thing and was able to actually do something about it since putting…
The uber generous folks at La Cantina and Citizen Smith have given me awesome gift certificates to give away at my blogiversary party. That one lucky crackhead whose name I pull out of the hat during the shindig at Bar Lubitsch will get a gift certificate for Hollywood’s La Cantina, The Hills’ girls’ fave Mexican…
