Category Archive: minty life

Marcel Vigneron & Haru Kishi Team Up for The Coop Brunch Pop-up

  Chefs Marcel Vigneron and Haru Kishi present a brunch pop-up just in time for Easter. Starting this morning to Easter Sunday, the five courses of eggs, eggs and more eggs brought a… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Bombay Indian

Our fancy meals at Blue Ribbon and Milos were catching up with us. We decided to get a quick meal at Bombay Indian which is a stand-alone restaurant on the Strip. It is… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Estiatorio Milos

Milos! Milos! Milos! I’ve been hearing about this Greek restaurant for a while now. The original is in Canada (though they’ve now expanded back to the motherland of Greece) as well as New… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Dim Sum at Zine

I’m still on the “there must be good Asian food on the Strip” search. This led me to Zine at the Palazzo in search of dim sum. As it turned out, the menu… Continue reading

Las Vegas: Blue Ribbon Sushi

Although I stayed at the Cosmopolitan in January, I felt I didn’t get to try all the restaurants there as we ate the Henry every day of my stay there (not by my… Continue reading

Scottsdale: Big Earl’s BBQ

  The first day I arrived in Scottsdale for Arizona Cocktail Week, I wandered around Old Town Scottsdale looking for a place to eat. I hadn’t been in over 8 years and the… Continue reading

Ludobites 8.0 at Lemon Moon

  Ludobites 8.0 was at Lemon Moon in West LA. It’s come and gone and even the 9.0 run in Hawaii is done. Which I’m hoping means the next installment of Ludobites will… Continue reading

A Revealing Evening with Erick Castro and Beefeater & Plymouth Gins

Recently I was invited to a gin-fueled evening with Erick Castro, the brand ambassador for both Beefeater and Plymouth gins. The “revealing” gin event started with class held at Eveleigh in West Hollywood… Continue reading

Hot Bartenders in Hollywood Bar Crawl Recap

The Hot Bartenders Crawl rolled through Hollywood last week. Our first stop was Wood & Vine. We managed to snag a couple of seats at the bar and lay down a foundation of… Continue reading

The Minty’s Guide to Austin

I was in Austin last month. I had never been there, didn’t know a soul and was going to travel alone. Everyone told me I would love Austin and I did. Here’s a… Continue reading