OMG, so happy that I found the Shady Lady Saloon in Sacramento. Ya see, my folks still live in Sacto so I have to visit on occasion but have resigned myself to breweries and dive bars for tippling. Not that there’s anything wrong with that; I just have to go without a good Manhattan during…
Tag Archive: Cocktails
Happy Hour and Cocktails at Dish Bistro & Bar in Pasadena
I’m rarely ever in Pasadena, especially if we’re talking during happy hour on a weekday but at the same time it’s always good to keep track of the happy hours and drink specials around town, right? So here’s this one from Pasadena’s Dish Bistro & Bar which is located off the beaten path in Old…
Sneak Preview of Drago Centro's Springtime Cocktails
So yesterday on Twitter, Drago Centro‘s sommelier/beverage director Michael Shearin mentioned how he’s going to debut the restaurant’s new springtime cocktail menu one special night very soon and only charge $6 for each one a la Rivera’s one-night cocktail debuts. First it was going to be this Thursday but that had to be pushed back…
Easter Roundup: Brunch, Sweets and Cocktails
Seems like everyone is eggcited (sorry) about Easter this year what with all the Easter brunches around town. But I thought I’d narrow things down to Easter brunches with a twist, with something other than the usual holiday fare. And I’ve also included cocktail and sweet treat options. Big Deal: Henry’s Hat in Studio City…
Cocktail Menu for Tonight's First & Hope Red Rover Bar Night
I know I already wrote about First & Hope Supper Club’s Red Rover, Red Rover event but this time I was able to get the cocktail menu! Yup, as a reminder: Red Rover, Red Rover is First & Hope’s new bar night tonight. Yes, nearly a month before the supper club’s official opening on April…
5 Things I Learned From My Booze Fast
After 39 lonnnng days I finally broke my booze fast with a Dalmore Scotch lunch at the Varnish yesterday. Contrary to popular belief, most days this fast — inspired by Lent but by no means religious — was easy to pull off. I never got the shakes or spontaneously salivated, although in the second week…
Check Out Rivera’s New Spring Cocktail Menu Tonight
Rivera Restaurant‘s mixologist, Julian Cox, will be debut his brand-spanking-new spring cocktail menu featuring fresh seasonal herbs and fruits tonight for only $6 each. Cocktails normally range in price here from $10 to $14. The cocktail sneak preview starts at 9:30 and goes til close. From the looks of Twitter, there will lots of bloggers…
Silverlake Wine's First Ever Rum Tasting This Wednesday
Let’s just get this out there. I love Silverlake Wine. Really awesome selection of wine, helpful and non-snobby staff and fun, low-key wine tastings. So I was super excited to hear that they’re going to be doing their first ever RUM tasting this Wednesday the 24th …and then subsequently bummed when I realized the event…
Always Happy Hour at Drago Centro: $5 Classic Cocktails and Affordable Bar Eats
“Happy Hour hours are whenever we are open, always happy at our bar!” said Drago Centro‘s beverage director/sommelier, Michael Shearin when I asked him when was the downtown restaurant’s happy hour. Awesome! That means boozers on a budget can get cheap eats and cocktails whenever they want (well, whenever the bar is open). And considering…
First & Hope Supper Club Debuts With a New Bar Night: Red Rover, Red Rover
OK, so First & Hope Supper Club didn’t open last night as planned and will instead open up toward the end of this month. That’s OK, though, because Aidan Demarest and Marcos Tello of Tello/Demarest Liquid Assets cocktail consultation want to kick things off with a bang. And their new bar night, Red Rover, Red…
