Pasadena: Dinner at The Raymond
Whenever anyone asks me about my favorite restaurants, I tend to divide them via geography. If I happen to be in Pasadena, I always think about the wonderful meals I’ve had at… Continue reading
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Speed Rack Heading to Las Vegas March 6
Speed Rack, the bartending competition that raises funds for breast cancer research, education and prevention, heads to Las Vegas on March 6. Since there isn’t a competition in Los Angeles this year,… Continue reading
Recap: Dinner with Forty Creek Canadian Whisky
Recently I checked out Forty Creek Canadian whisky at a private dinner. Forty Creek brought out Chef Hugue Dufour from M. Wells Steakhouse in New York and Julian Cox whipped up drinks… Continue reading
Hollywood: Cocktails at Salt’s Cure
Salt’s Cure has moved to Hollywood from West Hollywood. They took over the old AMMO space in December and the biggest news is they now have a liquor license. Beer and wine… Continue reading
Koreatown: Checking Out The Walker Inn
I finally checked out The Walker Inn on New Year’s day. Walker wasn’t going to open following New Year’s Eve but the number of reservations convinced the team people still wanted to drink… Continue reading
Koreatown: New Winter Cocktails at Lock & Key
Lock and Key has launched a new winter cocktails list and I recently checked out some of the new drinks. You’ll find drinks for all sorts of palates including the pretty Winter… Continue reading
DTLA: Comfortable Drinks and Food at Everson Royce Bar (ERB)
I recently checked out the new but already super popular Everson Royce Bar (ERB) Once you locate it (across from Tony’s Saloon and next door to the new DTLA location of Silver Lake… Continue reading
2016 Golden State of Cocktails Return January 23-26
Golden State of Cocktails returns in a couple of weeks to Downtown Los Angeles. This time it comes to The Majestic where the space will be transformed for seminars and tastings. There… Continue reading
Making Drinks with The Whaling Club
The Whaling Club started out as a private cocktail club that now does catering and classes for groups. I was invited to attend a holiday drinks workshop and had a lot of… Continue reading
Recap: Dinner with Kikori Whiskey
Recently I attended a whiskey dinner for Kikori, a new Japanese whiskey in the Los Angeles market. I met Kikori’s Ann Soh Woods last year when we both took bartending classes with… Continue reading