Category Archive: great cocktails

Koreatown: First Look at Here’s Looking at You

  Here’s Looking at You recently opened in Koreatown by Chef Jonathan Whitener and business partner Lien Ta whom he met at Animal. I was excited to see the bar program was put… Continue reading

Calendar: Upcoming Food Festivals including Los Angeles Food and Wine, The Taste, Alex’s Lemonade

    Food festival season is upon us! The big one in a couple of weeks is Los Angeles Food and Wine taking over the streets of Downtown Los Angeles. Beginning Thursday, August… Continue reading

DTLA: Dinner and Cocktails at Miro

  I recently checked out Miro, a new restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. We started with a couple of cocktails as we perused the dinner menu that covered all the basics and then… Continue reading

DTLA: All Aboard for Cocktails at Westbound

  What I love about Downtown Los Angeles are all the pockets– the various districts that make up an intriguing city. And in the Arts district, there’s the new Westbound which bookends part… Continue reading

DTLA: The 7th Annual LA Craft Beer Crawl Returns + Brewers Workout on Saturday, August 13

  It’s back! The 7th Annual LA Craft Beer Crawl takes over 213 Hospitality bars on Saturday, August 13. This year, there’s a special Brewers Workout at 10 a.m. with Goose Island (location… Continue reading

New Summer Drinks at Roger Room

  Welcome to summer! Roger Room launched a new summer drinks menu earlier this summer. And the most quaffable tipple has to be the Almost True. It’s a long drink on crushed ice.… Continue reading

West Hollywood: Happy Hour at Taste on Melrose

  Taste on Melrose has a wonderful patio out back. I never knew this until I recently revisited. I had always ate out front so I had no idea there’s a beautiful bar out… Continue reading

West Hollywood: Dinner and Drinks at Norah

  Norah Restaurant opened a few months ago and it’s already drawing an impressive crowd seriously devoted to their corn bread and craft cocktails. I checked it out with a friend recently. We… Continue reading

Culver City: KBBQ Happy Hour at Hanjip

  I recently checked out the newly launched happy hour at Hanjip which runs every day from 4 to 6:30 p.m. That’s right, there’s happy hour even on weekends! Choose bites such as hot… Continue reading

DTLA: Drinks at FOH Mexican

  I recently checked out drinks at FOH in Downtown Los Angeles. The Mexican restaurant also serves craft cocktails and damn fine ones at that. I ordered the Never Say Rye since I… Continue reading