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 »If you love music, you’ll love this weekend what with a rock n’ roll photo exhibit, a dance block party and a music festival. And there is a wine and a food festival thrown in there for good measure. Friday, October 5 Rock ‘n Roll Photo Exhibit by Jim Marshall at John Varvatos Store Legendary…
Learn About Wine has regular Taste events at the awesomely huge 140,000-square-foot H.D. Buttercup store in Culver City but the OktoberTaste: Magical Bubbles and Brews shindig for tomorrow night sounds like it’s going to be, well, magical. Not only will there be performing Magic Castle magicians but you’ve got a lot of different kinds of…
Flickr Shots by dotsara (from her own visit to the shop) I finally caved and checked out the Vanilla Bake Shop while I was down in Santa Monica for the Wednesday Farmer’s Market. The store is small and cute, to be sure, and the counterpeople were so pleasant and eager to help that impulse buys…
I thought it would be a good idea to get an early start on Halloween costume shopping while there are still a variety of things to choose from. So I started looking around online and couldn’t help but notice the plethora of costumes for women with good figures (read: with a rack and nice abs)….
Forget all those other ’80s prom parties you’ve attended in the past, the ’80s Prom Party at Cooper Studios sounds like it’s going to be the most awesome one at which you’ll ever do the Roger Rabbit. A live ’80s cover band will inspire you to resurrect all the ’80s dance moves in your repertoire…
OMG, had so much fun last night. Would have been even better if I had a designated driver but as it was I just didn’t drink all that much. Le sigh! I so wanted to try the Patron tequila bar, the Belvedere vodka bar, the Moet & Chandon champagne bar and all the various wineries…
Flickr Shot by Mr Geoff Stock up that wet bar, wine collection, extra gift stash, Beverages & More is having its 5-cent sale where you can buy the second bottle for just 5 cents. Note that the discount only applies to the second bottle of the same exact thing. But, come on, still a pretty…
Friday, September 28 LF Store’s 3-Day Blowout Sidewalk Sale Help LF Store out by clearing out their remaining 2007 spring and summer fashions so they can make way for the upcoming season. Pleassse? They’ll give you 75-90% off selected merchandise. Think about it, $200 shoes are now $18. And it’s all for a good cause:…
It came and went so fast but Santa Monica Pier was only showing movies in the month of September and now it’s on it’s last screening. Moonstruck, the movie that made me wish for Cher’s midnight blue-black spiral permed hair back in the day, is showing tonight. Perfect considering you’ll be watching it under a…
I wouldn’t have made a special post for this if we weren’t talking about Fugetsu-Do mochi but, yes, Red Mango is now offering the delicacy to top your fro-yo. But back to F-D, I have been meaning to check out this well-known Lil Tokyo mochi place ever since someone at Hawaiian Ryan’s tiki bar opening…
