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 »Savor culinary culture, witness a chef-off between celebrity chefs, knock back Grey Goose specialty martinis, sample cuisine from celebrated L.A. restaurants — and it’s all for a good cause. Los Angeles Magazine is hosting a World Cuisine Event at the Kitchen Academy in Hollywood to benefit the Los Angeles Mission. Tickets are only $25 (with…
The October 21 Hipcooks cocktail party is already sold out but not to fear, an even better cocktail party is just around the corner. This one is for singles! So not only will you learn how to whip up the perfect martini, vanilla martini, mojito, caiprinha and lemon drop but you’ll get to share some…
Even though LA Weekly’s 1st Annual Detour Music Festival is just this Saturday, tickets (general $35.50 and VIP $50.50*) are STILL available. That’s right, you still have a chance to party in Downtown LA all day long with several thousand people and enjoy headliner acts (all LA bands) Beck, Queens of the Stone Age and Basement…
Stephanie from Yelp, gosh bless her, was the one who introduced me to Tiny’s KO, a low-key “dive bar” on a boulevard looming with fancier-than-thou Hollywood hotspots. When me, Steph and some other Yelpers went, we were all a little tipsy from the happy hour at the Well beforehand but still sober enough to find…
“Mini in size, mighty in flavor.” Trader Joe’s deserves its own regular post. ‘Nuff said. Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups ($2.99) was strictly an impulse buy as it wickedly sat on the display case with the other impulse goodies by the cash register but its evil peanut-buttery goodness appealed to my insatiable sweet tooth. Of course at first…
What a great way to kick off the Halloween season: watching horror classic Dawn of the Dead in a cemetery. Prepare to get sufficiently creeped out as Cinespia will be screening George Romero’s ghoultastic movie in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for its last screening of the season (awwww!). I’ve always wanted them to show Night…
What are the basics of dating? You meet, you determine if there’s a connection and then think about when you’ll see each other again. Usually dates can last anywhere from one hour to one day depending on how well or badly it goes. But imagine speeding up that process to just three minutes? And not…
September 30 is your free museum buffet day! All the art you can take at no charge. But can you do 20 museums in one day? Would you want to? Keep in mind that a number of these are free anyway and a lot of ’em are open from 12 to 5. So maybe just…
I’ve always wanted to check out the Bowery Bar & Bistro on Sunset. I knew it was in Hollywood somewhere but had no idea that it was located just down the street from the Arclight. Had I known that I would have certainly gone there for a preshow dinner/cocktail instead of trying my luck at…
My friend bombshell Beate (the second one from the left) and her lovely ass-kicking friends are throwing a huge Hollywood party at the Red Buddha Lounge to benefit their team, Hollywood United Girls Soccer. Don’t be scared. It’s not as cheesecake or over-the-top-Hollywood as you may think. OK, maybe a little. Here, they may look…
