Category Archive: great cocktails

Culina at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

After last year’s Taste of the Nation, I vowed to go to modern Italian Culina restaurant as soon as possible.That opinion was sealed at Chefs Night Out a few weeks later and then… Continue reading

Culver City: Return to Lukshon

  I get asked all the time what’s my favorite restaurant and it’s hard to answer considering I don’t make it back to some spots as much as I wanted. After a terrific… Continue reading

David LeFevre at Manhattan Beach Post

Last week, I introduced Manhattan Beach Post‘s cocktails with a tease that Chef David LeFevre’s food was phenomenal. Recently Chef David left Water Grill in Downtown Los Angeles for the less formal MB… Continue reading

Pasadena: 1886 Bar

  Being an Eastsider, it’s hard to explain why I haven’t gone to 1886 at the Raymond until recently. I checked in around last Fall after the Bols Genever Punch Crawl with Marcos… Continue reading

Manhattan Beach: Cocktails at MB Post

I was invited to check out drinks and dinner at Manhattan Beach Post last week. I’ll cover the fabulous food of Chef David LeFevre in another post soon. I thought it was so… Continue reading

Taste of the Nation 2011 Recap

After going to a few different food festivals in L.A. last year, my favorite was Taste of the Nation. I knew I had to go again this year. Plus, it’s a worthy cause.The… Continue reading

DTLA: New Cocktails at Seven Grand

  In all the years I’ve been going to Seven Grand, I have never seen them change their menu. Not that it mattered much because I usually got a whiskey sour or a… Continue reading

Return to Vesper Bar

One of my favorite bars is the Vesper Bar at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. I’m afraid this is not going to be a wonderful and educational post as once again, none of… Continue reading

Hollywood: Lexington Social House Now Open

I was invited to Lexington Social House last week to check out the new restaurant and club in Hollywood. I started with the Lexington (Earl Grey-infused Jim Beam bourbon, honey, lemon juice, orange… Continue reading