Tag Archive: hot bartenders

Pasadena: 1886 Bar

  Being an Eastsider, it’s hard to explain why I haven’t gone to 1886 at the Raymond until recently. I checked in around last Fall after the Bols Genever Punch Crawl with Marcos… Continue reading →

Manhattan Beach: Cocktails at MB Post

I was invited to check out drinks and dinner at Manhattan Beach Post last week. I’ll cover the fabulous food of Chef David LeFevre in another post soon. I thought it was so… Continue reading →

DTLA: New Cocktails at Seven Grand

  In all the years I’ve been going to Seven Grand, I have never seen them change their menu. Not that it mattered much because I usually got a whiskey sour or a… Continue reading →

Return to Vesper Bar

One of my favorite bars is the Vesper Bar at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. I’m afraid this is not going to be a wonderful and educational post as once again, none of… Continue reading →

DTLA: Drinks at Cana Rum Bar

  I became a member of Cana, a private cocktail bar part of the 213 Group a few months ago. But it’s taken me a while to get back to it. I finally… Continue reading →

Harvard & Stone: R&D Bar with Davidson Fernie

Last week I was at Harvard & Stone to check out R&D with Dave Kupchinsky of Eveleigh. While I was heading out, Davidson Fernie tipped me off he was going to be behind… Continue reading →

Ladies’ Night at Michael’s Santa Monica

Jaymee Mandeville of Drago Centro and Cassie Sealing of Red Medicine guest bartended at Michael’s Santa Monica a couple of weeks ago as part of Michael’s guest mixology series. Jaymee created two cocktails;… Continue reading →

East Hollywood: Harvard & Stone

We celebrated Gastronomnom‘s birthday at a new bar in East Hollywood called Harvard & Stone. It’s been open for less than two months and is from the same folks as La Descarga. I… Continue reading →

UK: Craft Cocktail Bars in London

People tend to imagine the UK as the place for warm beer and your best bet is to get wine while on vacation there. I tended towards cider however if I found myself… Continue reading →

Las Vegas: Downtown Cocktail Room

Before I left for Las Vegas, I got a few recommendations for craft cocktail bars. One of them was Downtown Cocktail Room. I had the impression that Vegas isn’t really known for their… Continue reading →