Category Archive: great cocktails

Gays & Dolls: Guerilla Gay Bar Takeover

After hitting up West Hollywood, Los Feliz and San Francisco, the Gays & Dolls are going undercover! We’re hitting up some “straight” bars and taking over. Since the nature of this Gays &… Continue reading

SF Shaker Face Tour

During my recent trip to San Francisco, I noticed all the bartenders shook the same way. I’m referring to how they shake cocktails, of course. In L.A. it seems everyone has their own… Continue reading

Aburiya Toranoko Now Open in DTLA

  I went to the newly opened Aburiya Toranoko on Tuesday. They had been open for 5 days at that point. But it seemed like I had been waiting forever to go. Being… Continue reading

Get Lucky with the Minty at XINO

We are now 1 week away from the Get Lucky Sexy Singles Soiree event at XINO! Today is the last day to purchase the special buy 1, get 1 ticket 1/2 off. Or… Continue reading

Lazy Sunday: DTLA

A couple of Sundays ago, I was enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon in Downtown Los Angeles. Most people think of DTLA as a ghost town after 5 p.m. when all the office drones… Continue reading

Pretty Please, Pupusa Crawl Along Beverly

The Pupusa Crawl along Beverly was the first Minty crawl of the year. I originally had five stops on the list but we made it to four. I think we made a wise… Continue reading

New Winter Cocktails and Happy Hour at Drago Centro

Drago Centro introduced their new Winter cocktails last Thursday. There are also new items on their bar menu which I’ve described as the never-ending happy hour as these prices are good all day,… Continue reading

West Hollywood: RH

A few months ago, I bought a Bloomspot deal for RH at the Andaz in West Hollywood. It was essentially a buy-1-get-1 free deal. For $45, we got a six-course “Southern French” tasting.… Continue reading

All-Night Happy Hour at Copa d’Oro

  On Mondays, Copa d’Oro in Santa Monica features an all-night happy hour.What I like about the cocktails at Copa d’Oro (besides the hot bartenders mixing them), are that they are classic libations.… Continue reading

Lunch at Street

  Carina was in town for a winemaker dinner for just a day. Before she flew out, she requested cocktails on a nice patio or perhaps a rooftop bar. After wracking my brain… Continue reading