Category Archive: great cocktails

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

DTLA: LA Tiki Comes to the Container Yard February 13

  The Container Yard in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles is opening their gates to the public this Saturday, February 13. The tiki themed event will feature food from Sticky Rice,… 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

DTLA: New Cocktails at Faith and Flower Including the Spanish Milk Punch

  Faith and Flower has launched a drinks menu that includes new cocktails and old favorites. I checked it out a couple of weeks ago and now have some new favorite drinks. Felix… Continue reading

The Minty’s Best 2015 Meals

    I’ve written around 260 posts on the site this year. Picking my favorite meals of the year is a little daunting. I don’t have a particular order but I have organized… Continue reading