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 »Jonathan Gold, the king of all foodies and LA Weekly‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic, has handpicked 30 of his favorite Los Angeles restaurants for a very special food event on March 8 at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood. It’s called the 2009 LA Weekly Gold Standard and will feature the likes of Animal, Hungry Cat,…
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard how badly it sucks to date in Los Angeles. Believe me, I already know. I was there once, too. I did online dating, friend setups, speed dating and even forced myself to go out during those alcoholidays in the hopes of meeting that special, albeit drunk, someone….
Taste on Melrose — $34 dinner It’s no secret that I love Taste on Melrose. I’ve celebrated birthdays here, my own anniversary and just the simple pleasure of dinner. Yummy comfort food, thoroughly satisfying. So this year, I arranged to celebrate my brother’s birthday here. It was a small dinner for four — me, my…
From the Kogi BBQ site For those who STILL haven’t tried Kogi BBQ yet, whether you’re scared away by the long lines or…are scared away by the long lines (OK that’s me), you’ll be happy to know that it looks like Kogi BBQ has acquired a “semi-permanent” location in Culver City. Yay! Westsiiide! Yup, according…
Groovy! My fave bartender Damian Windsor (The Edison, Gordon Ramsay at the London, Copa d’Oro) will now be manning the back bar of one of my fave L.A. bars, Bar Lubitsch. Yes, starting Monday the 23rd, you can enjoy Damian’s cocktail wizardry during BL’s new bar night, Mod Mondays. Owner Jared Meisler hopes to make…
An email exchange between me and my co-worker who was looking for a place to take some cocktail-loving out-of-towners. From: Co-worker Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:51 PM To: Caroline on Crack Subject: RE: Where to go…. Yo, That girl’s sister and brother-in-law are coming out for the long weekend. They’re big on bars. Good,…
Colbert and Conan invisible string dance-off. Whattaya know? It’s Oscar weekend. Movies, yes. Awards show? Meh. Here are some other things to get excited about this weekend. Friday, February 20 Huckleberry Cafe & Bakery Just Opened The owners of foodie favorite Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica have just debuted their new homestyle café and bakery….
As you well know by now, dineLA’s restaurant week has been extended for over 100 Los Angeles restaurants. The annual event was soo successful (and they really want to entice you to get out there and, uh, stimulate the economy) that many eateries are featuring the prix fixe menu through the end of February. Yay!…
During my little vacay to Seattle, I learned a number of interesting facts: 1) Only tourists use umbrellas. Apparently Seattlites don’t feel it rains hard enough to warrant it. 2) The best bookstore in Seattle, Elliott Bay Book Company, has an awesome used book section! 3) Seattle was basically founded on the money of seamtresses….
So what can a tourist do in Seattle at night besides check out bars and restaurants? After scouring Seattle’s weeklies, The Stranger and Seattle Weekly, as well as local blogs, Yelp and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Web site and skipping over live music shows, we found the Radiohead laser show at the Seattle Laser Dome. Is…
