Category Archive: great cocktails

East Hollywood: Harvard & Stone

We celebrated Gastronomnom‘s birthday at a new bar in East Hollywood called Harvard & Stone. It’s been open for less than two months and is from the same folks as La Descarga. I… Continue reading

Beverly Hills: Bouchon

In the buzz for newish restaurants, Bouchon certainly loomed in my mind. For years, I’ve wanted to go to the French Laundry and the closest I came to Thomas Keller’s food was the… Continue reading

Mo-Chica Tasting Menu

Last Thursday, I was ready to tackle one of the restaurants on my wish list, Scarpetta. It would be my second attempt to go to the restaurant (the first time, I ended up… Continue reading

DTLA: Mas Malo’s Tequila Vault

Part of Fight Club was filmed in the space that is now Mas Malo restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. You may recognize the murals that are still very much part of the decor.… Continue reading

Border Grill: Cinco de Drinko Starts Today

  Make your own happy hour! Border Grill is counting down the five weeks to Cinco de Mayo with their Cinco de Drinko promotion starting today at all locations (Santa Monica, Downtown LA… Continue reading

UK: Craft Cocktail Bars in London

People tend to imagine the UK as the place for warm beer and your best bet is to get wine while on vacation there. I tended towards cider however if I found myself… Continue reading

UK: Dishoom

When I was leaving for the UK, everyone insisted I must have Indian food while I in London. But of course! But where? We could have gone out to the East but opted… Continue reading

UK: Spuntino

Spuntino opened on March 14 and I was there on March 17. Even in London, I was trying to get to restaurants as soon as they opened! One of my British pals had… Continue reading

UK: Bob Bob Ricard

Press for champagne. Oooh, really? It’s like those buttons at Korean restaurants in LA except, maybe even better. I first heard about Bob Bob Ricard from Catty’s post sometime last Fall. This was… Continue reading

Hollywood: Kitchen 24

I miss American breakfast. Love the Home Skillet which are 2 eggs (I like softly scrambled), sausage or bacon and hashbrowns. All in a skillet from Kitchen 24 where there’s a bar in… Continue reading