Category Archive: great cocktails

Gee Whiz, Son of a Gun!

Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook, the guys behind Animal opened up a seafood restaurant a couple of months back named Son of a Gun. I made it over last week after hearing how… Continue reading

Return to Barbrix and the Good Ship Grace

I met up with Jennie from the Happy Hour Tour a couple weeks back at Barbrix. I hadn’t been in a while but the prosecco cocktails for $8 always seem so enticing. I… Continue reading

MDR: Brunching at Vu

When Vu first opened late last year, everyone was buzzing about Chef Kyle Schutte’s Southern Molecular Gastronomy dishes such as chicken fried watermelon, pork belly with root beer gelee, Sprite ice, mayo powders… Continue reading

Hollywood: Library Bar at the Roosevelt

I first met Matt Biancaniello of the Library Bar at the Roosevelt at Test Kitchen last fall. At the time, I knew of the Library Bar but had not gone in. I told… Continue reading

Baz Luhrmann: Show at the Barre

For the Record: Baz Luhrmann is playing through June at Show at the Barre. I attended a couple of weeks ago because not only do I love musicals, I love Baz Luhrmann. I… Continue reading

Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen

This past Tuesday, I went to a viewing party for Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen at the Abbey. The entire cast was there including Marcel Vigneron, Devon Espinosa, Jarrid Masse and Robyn Wilson. We watched… Continue reading

Tater Tots & God of Carnage

Before we headed out to see God of Carnage at the Ahmanson, we stopped in for happy hour at Bar | Kitchen. I had so much fun the first time I checked out… Continue reading

Hollywood: Spare Room

After dinner at Public Kitchen and Bar at the Roosevelt, we headed upstairs to the Spare Room. Aidan Demerast developed the cocktail program for the stylish bar which includes a 2-lane bowling alley.… Continue reading

Hollywood: Night + Market

In my continuing series of seeking non-dive Asian food*, I headed over to Night + Market to see what all the fuss was about. I should have known I would fall in love… Continue reading

Hollywood: Public Kitchen & Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel

I was invited to the new Public Kitchen and Bar at the Roosevelt for dinner last week. We started with some cocktails at the bar. It’s rare to find a cocktail in Hollywood… Continue reading