Category Archive: cocktalian

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: The Ship. Wandsworth.

My first weekend in London. What to eat?! I, of course, wanted to have real English food. I had heard about something called a Full English which sounded just like a regular American… Continue reading

UK: The English Make Wine? Sparkling, even!

While walking around Notting Hill, we walked by Bumpkin which my friend said was a great little place that served food and drinks within a 100-mile radius around them. She raved about this… 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

UK: Franny’s Pop-Up

On my second night in London, we wandered around Soho and saw Franny’s Pop-up. It was the last weekend of the pop-up so it seemed like fate we should go check it out.… Continue reading

Minty in the UK: Dinner at Fox & Grapes

I was in the UK for 11 days and after a delayed and long flight, I  made it to my friend’s house in Wimbledon just slightly frazzled, mostly sleep-deprived and very much excited.… 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

An Affordable Lunch at Rivera

I have bemoaned the fact I now work in an area of Downtown Los Angeles where lunch spots are a bit difficult to find. I have made progress and found a couple of… Continue reading

New Mixology Program at Michael’s Santa Monica

Michael’s recently launched a new mixology program at their bar. Not only will they bring in guest bartenders to create special one-night only cocktails, they’ll have a full cocktail list as well bar… Continue reading