East Hollywood: Harvard & Stone
Walnut Manhattan
We celebrated Gastronomnom‘s birthday at a new bar in East Hollywood called Harvard & Stone. It’s been open for less than two months and is from the same folks as La Descarga. I happen to love La Descarga and was looking forward to checking out Harvard and Stone.
Walking around H&S, I was reminded of San Francisco’s Rickhouse. It’s a bit smaller than Rickhouse but it also has two stories and similar old timey decor. Perhaps you could think of it as a larger Thirsty Crow though I liked the cocktails at H&S much more.
I ordered the Walnut Manhattan to start (Woodford Reserve bourbon, Carpano Antica, Nocello, bitters). I loved this cocktail. The nutty flavors were really great and it was a nice spin on the classic drink.
The Norma Jean
The back bar at Harvard & Stone is known as the R&D (for research and development). This is a “test kitchen” of sorts for cocktails. Every night is a different spirit and different drinks. This particular night was all about Death’s Door. I ordered the Norma Jean which was a delicious spin of a Negroni. The bitterness of Campari was tamed in this tasty libation.
Bartender's Choice
After a delightful gab with the bartender about my liquor of spirit (bourbon), he came up with a citrus cocktail featuring my favorite whiskey. I needed to slow down a bit as the night was winding down (or up for some).
5221 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027-4908 - (323) 466-6063
That Walnut Manhattan sounds delicious.
Thanks for celebrating with me! The Fernet Cocktail is my current favorite at the main bar but it’s hard to go past the R&D bar for new options.
My fave is the walnut Manhattan there. I went back last week and after having that, Dave and Francois made me different bourbon cocktails since I wasn’t into the rest of the list.
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