Category Archive: cocktalian

Mixtape Mixlogy at Big Bar

I’ve been meaning to check out Big Bar for ages. I went about a year back but couldn’t find a seat at the bar. A couple of weeks ago, I made sure to… Continue reading

Marcel Vigneron & Haru Kishi Team Up for The Coop Brunch Pop-up

  Chefs Marcel Vigneron and Haru Kishi present a brunch pop-up just in time for Easter. Starting this morning to Easter Sunday, the five courses of eggs, eggs and more eggs brought a… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Estiatorio Milos

Milos! Milos! Milos! I’ve been hearing about this Greek restaurant for a while now. The original is in Canada (though they’ve now expanded back to the motherland of Greece) as well as New… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Blue Ribbon Sushi

Although I stayed at the Cosmopolitan in January, I felt I didn’t get to try all the restaurants there as we ate the Henry every day of my stay there (not by my… Continue reading

New Spring Cocktails at Drago Centro

  Drago Centro Bar Manager Jaymee Mandeville has rocked out her Spring Cocktails menu. Following her successful first list, she has really outdone herself. There was nothing on the list I didn’t want… Continue reading

Passover at Rosa Mexicano

Jonathan Waxman, Rosa Mexicano‘s new culinary advisor, has planned a Mexican Passover menu available at Rosa Mexicano locations.This is the 10th year anniversary of the culinary program at Rosa Mexicano and the menu… Continue reading

West LA: Dessert & Cocktails at Plan Check

  After dinner at Miyata Menji Ramen, we went up the street to Plan Check for dessert and drinks.   Although it was a Wednesday night and not quite prime dinner hour, the… Continue reading

DTLA: Noodles at Sai Sai

  A few weeks ago, I was invited to check out the  new Sai Sai Noodle Bar at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Formerly a sushi bar, Sai Sai is now helmed by Executive… Continue reading

DTLA: Los Angeles Brewing Company Now Open

The Los Angeles Brewing Company is now opened. They opened just in time for St. Patrick’s Day and every seat was taken for the 100 taps sports bar. I swung by two days… Continue reading

Costa Mesa: Tasting Menu at Leatherby’s

    A few times a year, I head down to Orange County for theatre shows. Last month, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre was in town. Alvin Ailey is my favorite modern dance… Continue reading