Category Archive: great cocktails

Fall Offerings at Rush Street

I was invited to Rush Street to check out their new Fall menu.  I am generally more of a Summer person than Fall but I love the fashion of Fall. And lately, I’ve… Continue reading

Flan vs Flan

I have been doing food crawls for almost four years now. I haven’t had too many sweets crawls as I tend to have a more salty tooth than sweet. Some friends of mine… Continue reading

Bad Brains

  After dinner at Tinga last week, I met up with F for Food at the Tar Pit Bar.  Apparently the cocktail menu has changed and I spent some time flipping through the… Continue reading

Ludobites 6.0

At the last Ludobites, I asked Krissy and Ludo (separately) where the next one was going to be at. Krissy said they were looking at four different locations but she was hoping for… Continue reading

Going Cocktailian at Boneyard Bistro

Ludobites 6.0 is located in the Valley for this run. After dinner last week, LA/ OC Foodie, H.C., convinced us to head over three blocks over to Boneyard Bistro. I wasn’t really in… Continue reading

Autumn Meal at Drago Centro

  Any regular reader of The Minty knows I spend a lot of time at Drago Centro. I was parked as usual at the bar for happy hour but I was looking forward… Continue reading

Test Kitchen: Alain Giraud

When Alain Giraud announced he was closing down Anisette, there was much flurry in the LA foodie world. It seemed like a tennis match. Was he really closing? No. Yes. No. Wait, he… Continue reading

Mani’s on Maple: the Happiest Hour

Around happy hour, I’m usually in Downtown Los Angeles where there are many enjoyable happy hour joints. However, I was invited to Beverly Hills last week to check out Mani’s on Maple and… Continue reading

Minty Dating Machine: The Best Sort of First Dates

The Holidays are right around the corner. As the leaves turn colors and the weather gets cooler (yes, even in LA), thoughts of who you’re going to snuggle up with seem to cross… Continue reading

Tommy Bahama Opens in Laguna Beach

Tommy Bahama will open its 13th restaurant on Friday. I had a chance to preview the new restaurant and retail store last weekend. We started lunch by making our own cocktails. I opted… Continue reading