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 »Seems like I’ve been on the hunt FOR-EVER for a desk on which to compose my provocative, intelligent, world-changing prose, OK, on which to blog about stuff I drank. I’ve scoured the ads on Craigslist, perused new furniture stores and thrift shops and even considered, albeit briefly, IKEA. But I could never seem to find…
Nothing says summer like rose, Rhone and barbecue in the great outdoors! The Learn About Wine’s Summer Taste series event on the little grassy lawn in the center of the Grove on July 1 will feature over 12 tables of the good stuff from all over, like wineries L’Aventure, Clos Solene, Zaca Mesa and Highflyer…
Dude, what a fun weekend and just in time for the good weather! Thursday, June 25 Ammo Small-Batch Gin Tasting: Juniper in June This month’s edition of the small-batch social focuses on artisanal gins from around the world. Guests will enjoy Bluecoat American Gin, Right Gin and Blu Zephyr Gin in little tasting handcrafted cocktails….
As the mid-afternoon snack attack craving hits, I find myself jonesing for those Xooro (pronounced “sure-OH”) fritters I had yesterday at the store’s new Melrose location during its media sneak preview. The Spanish fritter is basically a churro dusted sugar but this time stuffed with a yummy cream filling. (Stomach grumbling) And at Xooro you’ll…
Looking for a way to kill some time before you hit the CF that is the 405? BLVD 16 at Hotel Palomar on the Wilshire Corridor in Westwood has a surprisingly budget-friendly “rush hour” happy hour for a swank-looking setting. The small plates range in price from $3 to $5 and you can even get…
Photo courtesy of anonymous If you haven’t already read on Eater LA and on some L.A. people’s tweets, Jared Meisler (my old friend and owner of Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood) and partner Sean MacPherson recently opened up The Roger Room, a beautiful, new, lightly circus-themed bar in the space formerly occupied by the dive-y…
Some weekends I just want to be lazy and lie around. But by the looks of things — with it being Father’s Day and the Summer Solstice — this isn’t the weekend to do that. Friday, June 19 Corkbar Winemaker Event: Ethan Wines A flight of five wines for $19! Central Coast winemaker Ethan Lindquist…
Guess what? BottleRock in Downtown now serves BEER FLOATS! Just this week they started selling hand-made ice cream from Milk Creamery to serve as dessert to Jared Levy’s (formerly of Blue Velvet and Providence) fine cuisine so they thought, why not beer floats? Why not, indeed! And what makes this, dare I say, better than…
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:…
It’s my favorite day of the month today, people! Radio Room at the Edison. But now it’s no longer the intimate shindig it once was. It’s almost as if this speakeasy night has gone legit but not in a bad way. Guest bartenders are now well-known mixologists arriving from everywhere outside the boundaries of our…
