Beverly Hills: Ten Pound Bar at the Montage
Ten Pound Bar or £10 Bar at the Montage is hidden upstairs above the Scarpetta Restaurant. It exudes a speakeasy vibe as you approach the doors and enter the dimly lit bar. It’s… Continue reading
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Westwood: Skylight Gardens
Skylight Gardens in Westwood opened a few months ago in February. I checked it out recently before checking out the new Made in LA exhibit at the Hammer Museum. I started out with… Continue reading
Lil’ Twisted Sangrita Tour Continues to Harvard & Stone and City Tavern
Jaymee Mandeville (Drago Centro) and Cari Hah (Neat) have been selected for Tales of the Cocktail “Cocktail Apprentice Program.” They are the only two bartenders from Los Angeles to have been selected for… Continue reading
Get Ready for Art Beyond the Glass, Sunday, June 17
As I’ve bounced around from cocktail week to cocktail week around the country (Portland, Scottsdale and most recently New York), enthusiasts have cried for a good cocktail event in L.A. Well, this city… Continue reading
SGV: Omakase at Z Sushi
For years I have wanted to try Z Sushi in Alhambra. I would see it as I would make my way slowly by streets from Alhambra to Pasadena. A couple of weeks ago,… Continue reading
Costa Mesa: Pizza and Pasta at Ortica
In an attempt to diversify what I eat before a show at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, I checked out Pizzaria Ortica. The only thing I knew about it was from David… Continue reading
MCC: Bon Vivants’ Pork Out Punch Party With Recipes!
I love the Bon Vivants. When I heard they were throwing a shindig for Manhattan Cocktail Classic entitled Pork Out Punch Party at Union Pool, I marked POPP down my calendar and… Continue reading
Brooklyn: The Bar at El Moderno
I should have probably been warned off by the awning boldly proclaiming “Mexican style food” as I am from LA and why would I try Mexican food in New York? As it happens,… Continue reading
NYC: Ramen at Ronin Bar & Grill
While I was in New York, I had a ramen craving. Did I go to the ones I had mentally placed on my NYC eats list? No! I found the nearest Japanese restaurant… Continue reading
The New Mo-Chica in Downtown
Mo-Chica from Chef Ricardo Zarate opened yesterday in Downtown Los Angeles. The Peruvian restaurant moved from its previous digs by USC to the new “Restaurant Row” on 7th Street. It’s exciting they’re… Continue reading