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 →