Category Archive: cocktalian

Cocktails at the XINO Get Lucky Singles Soiree

The Get Lucky Sexy Singles Soiree at XINO is now two weeks away! Besides complimentary appetizers the first hour, XINO is proud to present three Valentine’s Day cocktails created especially for this event.… 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

Highland Park: Good Girl Dinette

When Good Girl Dinette first opened, I was really excited and grabbed my BFF to check it out. She wasn’t very happy with her vegetarian meal (she thought her banh mi had too… Continue reading

Romililly and August Briggs Wines at the Foundry

I was invited to a winemaker dinner at the Foundry this past Sunday. Brothers Aaron and Jesse Inman of Romililly Wines brought their exciting Russian River Valley Pinot Noir along with their uncle… Continue reading

Quick Meals Around L.A.: Tart, New Moon, Mishima

Last Friday after Happy Hour at Monsieur Marcel and a round of shopping at the Grove, we headed over to Tart at the Farmer’s Daughter for dinner. I’ve always wanted to check out… Continue reading

Happy Hour at Monsieur Marcel

In the last few years of doing food crawls, I’ve made some great friends. One of whom invited me  to happy hour, shopping and dinner last Friday. We decided the Grove would be… Continue reading

Chef Haru of Chaya Brasserie Beverly Hills

Chef Harutaka Kishi joined Chaya Brasserie in Beverly Hills in November of last year. He has worked for Joel Robuchon and Gordon Ramsey and was most recently at the London in West Hollywood.… Continue reading

Minty Plays Matchmaker – Meet Your Valentine

On Tuesday, February 8, I’m going to play cupid. The next Sexy Singles Soiree is at XINO has a very special theme “Get Lucky.” Besides the usual games and fabulous prizes, I’ll present… Continue reading