Category Archive: cocktalian

Test Kitchen: Red Medicine

Being in the LA foodie cabal, I’ve witnessed a very interesting trend in LA- the popup. The days of hot restaurants being the sort that had a 3-month reservation wait may be waning… Continue reading

An Evening with Eva

Last week, I was having lunch and the couple next to me leaned over and asked if I knew about Blackboard Eats. They were enjoying a bottle of wine with their meal courtesy… Continue reading

Mindshare LA

I attended my first Mindshare LA event last week. I was motivated to go when I saw Micki Krimmel, a Derby Doll was speaking about her website, Neighbor Goods. You know me and… Continue reading

$15 Monday Happy Hour at Bastide

When I first heard about this amazing happy hour at Bastide, I couldn’t believe it. $15 got you unlimited cocktails during happy hour. And bonus, they sent you small bites at no charge.… Continue reading

Sexy Singles Soiree Summer Party at CASA

This past Saturday, the Vixen and I hosted our third singles soiree at CASA. We had about 30 singles mingling in the gorgeous space, happily sipping on discounted $6 margaritas. We played Singles… Continue reading

Castro: Poesia + Gays & Dolls in SF

After checking out the Farmers Market at the Ferry Building, we had a hard time deciding what to do about dinner. Carina’s friend Lauren was joining us for the Gays and Dolls crawl.… Continue reading

San Francisco: The Beauty of Frances

Carina and I had planned out most of my trip before I even got there.  Thursday was probably my heaviest eating and drinking day. By Friday, I was looking forward to a sushi… Continue reading

Bum Fights and Cocktail Bars

As a cocktalian, I’m always looking for the next cocktail. I love the classic cocktails and the reimagined ones as well. I had heard so much about Rickhouse that I knew I had… Continue reading

San Francisco: Turning Japanese

While wandering around Hayes Valley, we stopped into True Sake after a bar adventure at Absinthe. I have never been to a shop that only sold sake before. In fact, they claim to… Continue reading

San Francisco: Ike’s Place, Absinthe, Fresca & Beretta

When I got to San Francisco last Thursday, my flight had been delayed by 40 minutes. I hadn’t wanted to eat anything at the airport knowing I would be arriving to a culinary… Continue reading