Shake up some "south of the border" fun for National Tequila Day in these L.A. hotspots: Copa d’Oro Sip on a bevy of tequila based cocktails such as Rhode Island Red (Partido Blanco, Chambord, Organic Agave Nectar, Fresh Lemon Juice, Ginger Beer, Fresh Raspberry, and Orange Bitters), The Ruby Sleeper (Partido Blanco Tequila, Soho Lychee…
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Tales Hopping
Tales of the Cocktail is one part party, one part educational intensive. For people giving seminars, managing clients, throwing the parties, writing articles or any combination thereof, it is also one of the busiest work weeks of the year! In 2007, I went as a “civilian,” attending seminars from morning til night, tasting far too…
Bigfoot Lodge West: A Mountain Man-Worthy Retreat for Beach Dwellers
Westside Whiskey lovers rejoice! You don’t have to drive all the way to downtown to get some brown spirit lovin’. The brand new Bigfoot Lodge West has brought them to you. Whether your poison is rye, bourbon, Canadian, Irish or Scotch, there’s a little something for everyone, particularly if you like yours neat or on…
BAR FOOD: Please Your (Hungry) Inner Child
Remember the excitement you felt as a kid, when your team won the big game, or you discovered that special prize at the bottom of your Cracker Jacks? Thanks to Bar Food, you can have that childhood happy feeling again, while enjoying the perks of being adult: great beer, wine, and really great bar food!
Karlssons: Silky Swedish Potato Vodka
I am one of those people who feels that every spirit deserves attention. In the realm of classic cocktails, there are those who feel that vodka should be overlooked because it is defined as “colorless, odorless… yuddah yuddah.” However, this definition is simply not accurate.
Kai Vodka Cocktails
Love the exotic? Dream about Hawaii? Ever wonder what rice-based, lychee flavored vodka would taste like in a cocktail? Try these on for size…
BAR CHLOE: In the Mood for A Little “Ooh La La?”
The Third Street Promenade may not be the Champs-Élysées, but sashay into Bar Chloe on 2nd Street, and you just might feel a little of the “sultry glamour” of a fancy Parisian salon. Monday-Friday, 5-7pm, stop in for Happy Hour and enjoy sexy sip or a dainty nibble off of their Happy Hour menu—a minimal…
Where Hollywood & Cocktails Collide
My pal Cheryl Charming aka Miss Charming™ says that cocktails in cinema have been around since Hollywood’s humble beginnings. However, it wasn’t until after prohibition, the depression, and the beginning of talking movies that Hollywood glamorized cocktails on the silver screen, at celebrity studded parties, and famous restaurants and bars around Hollywood. As a side…
