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 am so friggin’ addicted to Flickr right now. I can’t think of anything else. I’ve been a member for about six months but am just now getting into the groove of it. Posting more pictures, joining groups, creating groups… and I’m not even that great of a photographer. I just love having people comment…
Flickr shot by SpeedM It’s Tuesday, you know what that means? Yep, Taco Tuesdays! Why not celebrate surviving Monday with all the delicious tacos you can eat for cheap and a satisfying happy hour? Duke’s Barefoot Bar up in Malibu offers $2.50 fish tacos for their Taco Tuesdays 4pm to close. You can order up…
Several years ago, a friend turned me on to Santa Monica Power Yoga. “It’s on a donation-only basis and the classes are always crowded. You HAVE to take a class with Bryan. He’s the best.” Mind you, back then I had never done yoga before so everything was new to me. And it was sorta…
At the last minute, I was able to score some tickets for the Getty Villa on opening day but was really reluctant to go anticipating opening weekend crowds, parking lot hassles and crowded exhibits. Yet, it was an ahh-fest from the moment we drove up the driveway off PCH to when we left the museum…
Back in the mid-’90s I was a HUGE Kids in the Hall fan. So much so that I even taught myself HTML so that I could build a fan site dedicated to them. My sister and I would tape their shows off Comedy Central and then watch the tape 24/7. We’d quote them all the…
Judging from that gleam in his eye, you can tell he just wants to win. OK, this isn’t fair of me to make this judgment especially since no one has ever taken me on a date here and, rather, my friend told me about when it happened to her, but I just can’t believe that…
What: Tomoyasu Hotei’s “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” Who: Those about to do battle….or those about to rock, whether you’re the screenwriter about to make the big pitch, the scrawny kid about to confront the big bully, or simply someone about to cross the room because you didn’t like the way that bastard in the…
Every time I drive down PCH I pass by that beautiful Romanesque villa perched atop a cliff overlooking the Pacific. When I first moved to L.A. I had only known it as my dream home, but soon after I learned it was actually the Getty museum. And just when I was getting around to visiting…
My friend Andrea just invited me to attend a birthday party at McCabe’s in Santa Monica, so being the freak who has to know what she’s getting herself into I had to look it up on CitySearch. Folding chairs on a flat floor make for aching spines and bad sight lines, but the genuine warmth…
The Ambassador in its hey-day. L.A. is notorious for its lack of history. It’s a fast-paced city with its greedy gleaming eyes on the next big thing at the cost of trampled-over remnants from the good ol’ days. So Los Angeles Conservancy, Franklin Avenue, The Ambassador’s Last Stand, and other Los Angeles bloggers will bid…
