Category Archive: events

Boston Bar Crawl: Silvertone, jm Curley & the Hawthorne

After Speed Rack Boston, we headed over to nearby Silvertone to celebrate the evening. It was my first night in Boston and my first bar. I would find myself here again another night.… Continue reading

Cambridge: Getting Thai at The Similans

In between seminars for Boston Cocktail Summit and parties for the event, we ducked out to grab dinner near the Royal Sonesta. We had eaten lunch at ArtBar earlier that day and wanted… Continue reading

Boston: Late Night Eats & Drinks at Citizen Public House

  I went to Citizen Public House a couple of times while in Boston last month. Citizen is a relatively new bar but to me it felt like it’s been a neighborhood staple… Continue reading

Boston: Lunch at Eastern Standard Kitchen

  After my “Making Your Own Vermouth” seminar at Boston Cocktail Summit, we headed next door to Eastern Standard Kitchen for a late lunch. I hadn’t eaten all day and it was nearly… Continue reading

Boston: Casual Eats at Flour, Clover and Sal’s Pizza

The first night I landed in Boston, I had very little time to do more than grab a sandwich before running off to Speed Rack Boston. Although I knew there would be food… Continue reading

DTLA: Getting Persian Kabobs at Shekarchi

There are quite a few Persian restaurants in Los Angeles and a number of them are in Downtown Los Angeles. I’ve been to Shekarchi a few years ago. It was extremely busy then… Continue reading

DTLA Dive & Craft Bar Crawl Recap

Kicking off my blog’s 3rd anniversary, I organized a Dive & Craft Bar Crawl last week in Downtown Los Angeles. We were also on the hunt for The Minty’s Hot Bartender. The winner… Continue reading

Long Beach: Food Crawling All Over the Queen Mary

My parents were the sort of people that loved going to events, attractions, street festivals and the like. I remember every summer, we’d make a pilgrimage from Valencia (Magic Mountain) to San Diego… Continue reading

Big Gay Ice Cream in LA

  Originally I was going to be gone the week Big Gay Ice Cream came to LA for their ice cream pop-up. Fortunately (sadly?) I ended up being in town this week. On… Continue reading

The Churchill Celebrates Their 1-Year Anniversary Tonight With $6 Cocktails

The Churchill recently revamped their food and bar menu with new Executive Chef Bruce Kalman and “Barlady” Mia Sarazen. I checked out the new offerings last week but before I get into that,… Continue reading