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 had a chance to meet up with Dan Dunn, aka The Imbiber and Playboy bad boy booze columnist based out of Marina del rey, over several, several ounces of Playmate-inspired wines at the Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar in Santa Monica. If you’ve read his adventures-in-drinking tome Nobody Likes a Quitter, you know that it…
If you’re a big fan of beer pairing dinners and want to celebrate LA Beer Week, you are gonna want to dance a little jig right about now because there are two upcoming events doing just that. Maui Brewing Company at the Hudson House Maui Brewing Company, one of Hawaii’s only microbreweries, has teamed up…
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,…
I can’t sleep. I blame it on Paranormal Activity. Now, I love a good scary movie like the next person, OK, more so than the next person, but this creepy fest took hold of me long after I left the ArcLight. Not cool! But at the same time…that’s what I loved about it! Unlike the…
I’m still in NYC but was thinking about you guys and your weekend plans. I’ve got some ideas. BTW, I’ll be back in LA in time for Taste of Abbot Kinney. You going? Thursday, October 8 826LA’s Young Hollywood Party 2009 Fete it up with industry folk, tastemakers and celebs at the 7th Annual Young…
Thanks to my bro’s purchase of the Wifi plan ($12.95) on the Virgin America flight to NYC, I’m able to blog from 34,992 feet in the air. Woo! Anyway, just had to write about the airlines’ banh mi sandwich which is part of its new fall menu. A chicken pesto handroll and veggies with chatpata…
Now, I rarely, if ever, do this but I’ve asked my brother, G, to do up a review of the Thom Yorke concert at the Orpheum in Downtown L.A. last night. G’s a huuuge Radiohead/TY fan so I know he’d do an awesome job of covering it. Thom performed some of his old solo songs…
Raw oysters from Tasting Kitchen Here it is. The moment you’ve been waiting for: the reveal of the 10 lucky winners who each get a pair of tickets to the inaugural Taste of Abbot Kinney on October 11. Michael / South Bay Foodies Doris May Chan taurustraci Gillian Melanie Nanette Jeff Mike V Ankur Congrats,…
Photo by Bert Stern The Imbiber’s Ultimate Playmate Fantasy Wine Tour at Pourtal Playboy‘s bad boy boozing columnist and author of the must-read adventures-in-drinking memoir Nobody Likes a Quitter, Dan Dunn is kicking off what is most definitely the sexiest wine tasting tour in the history of the world. Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar in Santa…
What an exciting weekend! I don’t know about you but I’ll be hitting up the American Wine & Food Festival at the Universal City Backlot on Saturday and then it’s Thom Yorke at the Orpheum on Sunday. Woo! OK, enough bragging. Here are other goings-on you can enjoy during this first weekend of October. Is…
