Mid-City: Checking Out the “Taco Speakeasy” Petty Cash
When Playa closed a couple of months ago, all I could think was what was going to happen to that beautiful space and lovely garden? Then I heard rumors it was… Continue reading
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New Spring Cocktails at One-Eyed Gypsy
One-Eyed Gypsy has some new tasty Spring cocktails on the menu. I checked it out a few weeks ago and particularly loved Voodoo Doll and Mickey O’Neil. The Voodoo Doll (Sino reposado… Continue reading
SGV: Down the Rabbit Hole Bar
A few weeks ago, I talked my friend into checking out the Rabbit Hole bar a bar in Alhambra with me. We don’t usually frequent the San Gabriel Valley for cocktails (other… Continue reading
Echo Park: Cocktails and Bites at Allumette
I was invited to the new Allumette in Echo Park recently. This space has gone through a series of concepts including the most recent the Vagrancy Project, a pop-up with Chef Miles Thompson.… Continue reading
DTLA: Lunch at Le Ka
I checked out Le Ka for lunch during the last dineLA run and then went back for cocktails a couple nights later. For my first of three courses, I opted for the… Continue reading
Chicago: Cocktails & Ramen at the Aviary
We were a bit apprehensive about getting into The Aviary without reservations. Turns out our fears were unjustified. We were seated in the lounge right away on a Friday night. We knew we… Continue reading
Chicago: Bar Hopping in the Ukrainian Village
Before we started our Chicago bar crawl in the Ukrainian Village, we had dinner at Phil’s Last Stand. We had been eating fairly high end on our trip and I was ready for… Continue reading
Updated Christmas Sangria Recipe for National Sangria Day
A few years ago when I first started the Minty, I posted my Christmas (XXXmas) Sangria recipe. I’ve tweak it every year though it’s basically the same. This year, was probably the biggest… Continue reading
SF: Checking out Betelnut
When I was last in San Francisco, I wanted to do a little get together with everyone there and Tracy from Dishcrawl suggested Betelnut. I was looking for something casual, fun and with… Continue reading
Oakland: Dinner at Camino
On my last trip to SF, I decided to fly into Oakland and check out the scene there. After having drinks at Boot & Shoe Service, we headed to Camino for dinner. I… Continue reading