Earlier this week I had a chance to check out the not-yet-opened First & Hope Supper Club thanks to Aidan Demarest, its cocktail consultant, who was hosting a Pernod absinthe event for a bunch of journalists. Apparently the party guests started off at the Varnish and then were taken via horse-drawn carriages up the long…
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Insider Info About Downtown's New First & Hope Supper Club
It’s a mixology musical chairs in L.A. lately what with the shake-up of Audrey Saunders leaving as partner and head of the bar at The Tar Pit and barman Marcos Tello up in the air about taking her place behind the stick*, and Joseph Brooke leaving Copa d’Oro to take over as director of spirits…
The Tar Pit: Swanky Times Are Here Again
We were going to crash the Tar Pit‘s press party no matter what. It was essentially a sneaky peek of the brand-new La Brea Avenue bar by famed mixologist Audrey Saunders (Pegu Club, NYC) and chef Mark Peel and Jay Perrin (Campanile). And this would be a hot ticket as press was swirling the Interwebs…
This Weekend: $4 Holiday Punch, SaMo Pub Crawl, Last Kooza
Aaah! It can’t be! The last weekend before Christmas. But nobody panic. Here are some events to keep your mind off it. It’s gonna be OK. Thursday, December 17 Four at Checkers: Holiday Punches and Cocktails In a very special holiday happy hour, Four at Checkers will feature favorite holiday punches, mulled wine and hot…
I Heart NY Drinking: Death & Company and PDT
Benton’s Old-Fashioned at PDT Forget about dietary do-gooding and sinless sipping; when I’m in New York, hell’s yeah all bets are off. Especially when it involves deep-fried bacon-wrapped hot dog slathered with kimchi and cocktails made by famed mixologists in New York City. With Lindsey and Dave of Live the Lush Life as my guides,…
The Edison's Radio Room: Speakeasy Night Goes Big
I usually don’t like to review the same place twice but the Edison‘s monthly Radio Room night has changed so much from its humble speakeasy beginnings in the back room of this downtown underground bar that it was just asking for a follow-up. Yes, now our little baby bar night’s all growns up as it’s…
The Edison's Radio Room: Tonight Featuring Las Vegas/San Francisco Mixologists
Tonight’s Radio Room aka “speakeasy night with guest starring bartenders” at the Edison downtown features Amanda Gager from Las Vegas and Jacqueline “Jackie” Patterson from San Francisco who, in addition to making fab cocktails at Heaven’s Dog, is recently known for creating a cocktail to pair with a cocktail dress! Noice! And here’s their menu…
The Edison's New Summer Cocktails Debut Tonight
OK, at the risk of doing an Edison two-fer…. When I dropped by the Edison’s Radio Room last night, master mixologist Marcos Tello pulled me aside to let me know that they’re going to debut four new drinks tonight in time for summer. Here they are lifted from the menu that’s fresh off the presses:…
Radio Room: The Edison's Speakeasy Night Returns With NYC Mixologists
The Edison’s speakeasy night in the Radio Room has gotten so huge that they are now charging a cover! But don’t worry, if you enter this special code “RR428” when you purchase your tickets here, you get in for $5 instead of $10. Esteemed New York mixologists, Alex Day of Death & Company and Richie…
Who's the Best? Tequila Launch Party & Cocktail Contest at Malo
Who says there are no good female mixologists in Los Angeles? Because there were plenty of them at the Gran Centenario Rosangel launch party and competition Wednesday night at Silver Lake’s
