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 »Nancy of Living LArge and I had a plan of attack. We’d meet up at Boule Atelier at 6:30 before they closed at 7, get some treats, then head over to Sona for cocktails and then to Comme Ca for cocktails and maybe food. It was to be a Myers’ Empire tour, if you will,…
Image courtesy of www.swilliamshaw.com Last night at the Hennessy event, I was chatting with Aidan, general manager of Seven Grand, about the bar’s Halloween plans this Wednesday. He said that although they don’t have anything official planned, especially since they just had a crazy huge Halloween party last Saturday, they will have a retro-inspired Halloween…
A room full of some of the best bartenders in L.A. (and even the nation)….and me. It was my secret little heaven. My boys from Seven Grand were there, too, of course — Aidan, Patrick and Damian. It was so cool to hang out with those guys on the other side of the bar for…
What I love most about Halloween isn’t the parties, bags of candy or the costumes, but rather all the scary movies they show on TV. Just this weekend I got to watch The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, The Omen and Children of the Corn all on TV. I was in Halloween heaven. Nothing makes…
If you like baseball and Taco Bell, you probably already heard about this but for those who don’t care for junk food or know that there are 9 innings in a baseball game…9, right?…then you definitely won’t care about this. However, for those into freebies… When I was casually watching the World Series during Cabo…
Sorry, folks. Still trying to get my costumes together for this damned holiday. That’s right, plural, costumes. So that means no tailor-made weekend guide for you. But for your convenience, here’s a list of Halloween guides from prominent sources all in one place as well as L.A. guides’ parties and some bars’ Halloween costume contests….
Flickr Shot by Ellectric Sucks that Halloween falls smackdab in the middle of the work week. You can’t get into anything too crazy, like gorge yourself on candy corns until you puke orange. And I’ve no doubt that you’ve got lots of big plans for this weekend, faux Hallow’s Night, but how are you going…
One of my most favorite horror movies evuh is screening at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Halloween night: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The Overlook Hotel. “Come play with us, Danny!” Twins! What a creepy way to celebrate a night of ghouls and ghosts, whilst sitting on graves! Muuhahahahahaha! Cinespia’s popular summer to-do is back for one…
Is it possible to build an endurance racecar for under $500, including its value, parts and labor? Judging from the 80+ participants at the 24 Hours of LeMons, this past weekend in Altamont, California, it is. What am I talking about and why doesn’t it have anything to do with L.A.? Because this event was…
If your sweet tooth craves something more than candy corn and miniature Kit Kats, several SoCal cupcakeries are doing up their sweets spooky style. Great for the office as an alternative to the candy bowl or for that special Halloween costume party. Sprinkles Cupcakes has a cute Boo box selection of the usual faves —…
