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Venice: Return to The Tasting Kitchen

  Remember back in 2011 when Justin Pike was named LA’s Best Bartender? There wasn’t a contest last year and I’m not aware of one this year so possibly Mr. Pike is LA’s… Continue reading

Boston: Dining at 80 Thoreau in Concord

80 Thoreau in Concord, MA is located approximately 30 miles outside of Boston. To get there, I took a commuter train which conveniently drops you off at the doorstep of 80 Thoreau. There’s… Continue reading

Cambridge Bar Crawl: Trina’s Starlite Lounge, Moksa, Brick & Mortar and Park

So our Cambridge bar crawl actually started in Somerville. Fresh from dinner at Oleana, we dropped into Trina’s Starlite Lounge for a quick drink. Actually my friend just wanted a shot of Fernet-Branca… Continue reading

Cambridge: RendezVous

After getting back to Cambridge from Boston, I went over to RendezVous. I wasn’t particularly hungry as I had dim sum at Empire Garden and split a bunch of oysters and a lobster… Continue reading

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

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

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

Bar Hopping in Oakland: Boot & Shoe Service and Prizefighter

Over Labor Day weekend, I took a quickie trip up to SF for my birthday. I flew into Oakland and we decided to make a night out of it. I had heard so… Continue reading

Los Feliz: MessHall Now Open

I remember when MessHall was the Brown Derby. Then it became a Louise’s Trattoria. But before all that, it was Willard’s Chicken Inn. The current incarnation has opened up the place and the… Continue reading

New Orleans: Drinks at SoBou

While I was in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, I tried the new SoBou restaurant and met Bar Chef Abigail Gullo. SoBou is part of the Commander’s Family of restaurants which… Continue reading