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    May 25, 2012

    8 Craft Beer Bars in the San Fernando Valley Happy Hour Specials

    The glorious San Fernando Valley. Spatially vast, heavily populated, and wildly lacking in proper places to drink. Or so we thought. Today, it's time to put your ignorance to bed and minimize the attitude long enough to see the truth -- that from Burbank to Agoura Hills you can always find a decent ... More >>

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    May 17, 2012

    Coffee Drinkers May Outlive Us All: Thank You, Malcolm Gladwell The AARP

    Anyone who habitually reads The New Yorker along with their equally habitual morning cup of joe will remember with great fondness Malcolm Gladwell's 2001 story "Java Man," in which Gladwell considered "how caffeine created the modern world." Now comes yet more evidence that Sweden's King Gustav III ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    10 California Summer Wine Events

    Summer is a wine-drinking marathon in California, and up and down the coast, each weekend brings pleasant opportunities to imbibe outside. The diversity of events reflects the state's varied wine-growing regions. Those on hotel grounds come with a room night package -- a smart way to go. Because i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Wine Cellar: Master Sommelier Richard Betts on "Feral" Chardonnay

    We've long been keen on winemaker Greg La Follette's Pinot Noir style, his bagpipe back story and the Friday night Bingo shirts he sports at wine tasting events. He's also weathered the wine business long enough that he doesn't worry about telling the whole wine truth, and nothing but the truth (so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Flour Tea: A New Tea Shop in Pasadena

    If Flour Tea seems like a hybrid of better Taiwanese tea joints and bakeries around San Gabriel Valley, it has everything to do with co-owners (and cousins) Nancy Ou and Johnson Wang whose collective résumé reads like a tea industry road map. Sitting on the corner of Cordova and Arroyo Parkway, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Everson Royce: Silverlake Wine's Pasadena Spinoff Now Open

    Opened last Saturday, Old Town Pasadena's Everson Royce is not quite a sequel to Silverlake Wine. Think character spinoff. Two out of three Silverlake Wine owners are involved; approximately 25% of the same small-production wine brands are stocked. Potential customers are greeted immediately at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    6 Things We Bet You Didn't Know About The Boba Truck New Oxnard Store Location

    Since it's launch in 2010, The Boba Truck has become a serious contender in the Southern California bubble tea scene. Patrons know it for its unique flavors like Fuji Apple Green Tea and Rose Oolong Tea -- but there's actually much more behind the four-wheeled tea spewing machine. Turn the page for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Katie Carguilo Wins U.S. Barista Championship; Intelligentsia's Charles Babinski Places Second

    Over the weekend, Katie Carguilo took the champion title at the annual U.S.B.C. event -- that would be the United States Barista Championship and not the United States Bowling Congress (though that too apparently had everyone on pins and needles this weekend). Hosted by the Specialty Coffee Associa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Thanks for Drinking: Craft Beer Sales Rise Despite Sluggish Overall Market

    The Brewers Association has just released this year's numbers on U.S. beer sales. If you prefer Manifesto Eagle Rock Wit to Blue Moon (which is owned by MillerCoors) the news is good. Beer sales slowed overall, slipping 1.3% by volume. Within the craft beer industry numbers continued to rise with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    American Distilling Institute's 2012 Artisan Spirits Awards Winners

    In certain glossy magazine and high-end spirits competition circles, a vodka's photogenic front-page appeal is as important as what's inside the bottle in determining its award-winning value. But with the American Distilling Institute's annual Artisan American Spirits Awards, which were released las ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 29, 2012

    L.A.'s Craft Beer Revolution Has Golden State's Jason Bernstein Raising His Pint Glass

    In certain glossy magazine and high-end spirits competition circles, a vodka's photogenic front-page appeal is as important as what's inside the bottle in determining its award-winning value. But with the American Distilling Institute's annual Artisan American Spirits Awards, which were released las ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    5 Best Martinis In Los Angeles

    The handful of establishments that made our 5 Best Martinis in L.A. list are not notable for their martini happy hours, Kim Kardashian-friendly accommodations or cute cocktail names. They simply make a fine martini. Vodka or gin, dealer's choice or your choice, depending on how you like to roll on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Drink This Now: Nik's New Orleans-Style Iced Coffee at Single Origin Coffee

    Iced coffee might not be at the top of your list of things to drink during these cold mornings, but for those of you who drink cold brews the way Apple fanboys and girls line up and wait for the mothership's newest gadget - that is, in rain or shine - "Nik's Cold Brew" at Single Origin Coffee is a N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Amelia Ceja of Ceja Vineyards on Wine With Mexican Food

    You've picked out a good Cabernet. What should you serve with it? Beans -- Mexican beans. That's what Amelia Morán Ceja would do. Ceja is the first Mexican-American woman to head a wine production company, Ceja Vineyards. "People never thought to pair wine with Mexican food until we came along," s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    5 Best Margaritas In L.A.

    Ten years ago -- maybe even five years in Happy Hour time -- compiling the 5 Best Margaritas in L.A. would have been a syrupy lime mix task. Now we're awash in so many small batch tequilas and fresh-squeezed lime promises on cocktail menus that the idea of a $100 margarita is somehow (?) not terrib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The Barista Who Compared a Coffee to Her Ex-Boyfriends Other Winners at the South West Regional Barista Competition

    While some of us were reaching for copious amounts of coffee yesterday to cope with the loss of the hour, the city of Santa Cruz had its fill of caffeine. Over the weekend, more than 40 baristas from California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado converged onto the beachside tow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Happy Hour: Vinoteca Farfalla in Los Feliz

    The Place: Vinoteca Farfalla, 1968 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles; (323) 661-8070. The Hours: 4-7 p.m. every day. The Deals: Wines for $5 and $6, beers for $3 and $4, and discounts on the entire menu. The Digs: You might expect Vinoteca Farfalla, a wine bar about equidistant from hot spots The Alc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Coca-Cola Freestyle: The Soda Machine of the Future ( the Past)

    We have seen it, the promised land. The soda dispenser of the future. A machine so sleek it should be in a technology museum and so smart it can dispense more sodas than you can imagine. If you haven't tasted Peach Mello Yello or Raspberry Coke Zero, have you truly lived? We don't normally go gaga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Coffee Common at TED2012: Or, What $7,500 Buys You, Besides Priceless Inspiration

    The annual TED conference starts this week at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center for the lucky and the monied who can afford to spend $7,500 to hear inspirational talks by amazing individuals whose titles belie the impact of their work (i.e., "Vulnerability Researcher" Brené Brown; "Expert" John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Q & A With Christina Machamer: Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay, Heading to Napa Her Anti-Establishment Wine Tasting Tips

    After winning season four of Hell's Kitchen, Christina Machamer became sous chef at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant at the London West Hollywood. But these days, she's traded the rapid-fire kitchen life to become the wine educator and resident chef -- albeit one with limited kitchen opportunities -- at B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Colorado Wine Company Celebrates 7 Years

    There is no seven-year itch for the Colorado Wine Company. The Eagle Rock wine shop is more popular than ever with customers who are drawn to owner Jen Morgan and John Nugent's all-inclusive approach to selling wine and the unpretentious vibe of their weekly wine tastings. "I would say it's our rel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Preview of Handsome Coffee Roasters' Coffee Bar Grand Opening Feb. 15

    If you ask Michael Phillips, one of the three co-founders of Handsome Coffee Roasters, how it feels to be opening Handsome Coffee's very own coffee bar on Feb. 15 hosting Handsome Coffee's grand opening party for its very own coffee bar on February 15 (the shop may be officially open to the public s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Top 5 Pink Sparkling Wines for Valentine's Day (or Any Day, Really)

    Bubbles are the spot-on match for Valentine's Day, and not just the holiday: Champagne and sparkling wine have the ability to elevate even the most ordinary moment. Kick that special moment up notches (Thanks Emeril!) with a rosé. From pale pink to rubyesque, rosé's signature light red color seems ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    10 Best Beer Bars In Los Angeles

    With craft beer L.A.'s current unyielding obsession, it seems crazier than a 55% ABV beer that four short years ago that we were celebrating, along with dozens of tube sock-clad homebrew club sorts, the first local bars to land coveted cask-conditioned ales on tap. My how that fedora-topped draft be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Ben Flajnik: Winemaker First, TV's The Bachelor Second

    Sonoma MagazineIn the vineyard with The Bachelor and partners​Most people dream of quitting their day job to be on TV. ABC's The Bachelor Ben Flajnik says his reality star turn is a means to an end: His heart is in winemaking. (He auditioned for The Bachelorette originally as a way to pursue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Meteorito Wine Is Out of This World, Literally

    Sure, that nice vintage Cabernet Sauvignon you have sitting in your wine cellar may have notes of dark chocolate and hints of sweet cherries, but does it really taste out of this world? No? Well then, you may want to head to Chile for the Meteorito, a red wine that is infused with the potentially ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    LudoBites 8: The Wine List

    LudoBites 8 (with its eminently more sane booking policy) debuted last night, which means a new wine list curated by Domaine LA along with chef Ludo and his wife, Krissy. The big news: the wine list now includes beer and cider (a Normandy cide from Domaine du Manoir in Montreuil, France, to be preci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Pinot Days Is Back: How To Fit 80 Wine Producers Into An Airport Hangar A Special Discount

    JGarbeeThe Pinot Days Aftermath At Barker Hanger​With so many wine festivals and tastings out there these days, forking over $60 ($54 with the 10% discount code for LA Weekly readers below) seems somewhat excessive for your everyday Chardonnay and Merlot pours. But this is Pinot Days, the ann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Glass of Red Wine a Day Could Keep Breast Cancer Away, Says New Cedars-Sinai Research

    RadarOnlineDoctor's orders.​Does drinking wine affect a girl's odds for breast cancer? Battle of the studies! Just a couple months ago, Harvard University released some buzz-killing stats showing that "women who drink just four small glasses of wine a week increase their risk of developing br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Handsome Coffee Roasters Officially Opening Next Month

    Handsome Coffee Roasters hoped to open their Downtown coffee bar right before the holidays, but what was supposed to be an early holiday present to coffee fiends is now a Valentine's Day gift to their fellow coffee lovers instead. According to Handsome Coffee's press release, their coffee bar will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Top Hops: Best 5 New Craft Beer Bars of 2011

    Over the past few years, sales of mass-produced beer (Bud, Miller, Coors and the like) are down along with housing, investments and other barometers of economic growth. Guess what is not down? Craft breweries. Craft beer bars. Craft beer sales. According to the Brewers Association, which represents ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Cocktail Book Of The Week: The PDT Cocktail Book A Classic Champagne Cocktail Recipe

    With New Year's Eve looming, we're forgoing our usual cookbook of the week in favor of the libation version. Not just any cocktail book, but The PDT Cocktail Book by Jim Meehan and illustrator Chris Gall, the only beverage book that made it into our Best of 2011 "cookbook" list. Yeah, we're already ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Tony "Tonx" Konecny Launches Roastery Promises to Stay Out of the Way

    T. NguyenTony "Tonx" Konecny​Tony "Tonx" Konecny is a bit like the Forrest Gump of recent specialty coffee history: if you look hard enough, chances are you'd find him somewhere on the scene, sipping coffee quietly in the background, observing the events he helped frame. And, even as he is ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    10 Best Coffee Shops in Los Angeles

    T. NguyenCoffee Commissary​It used to be that you just needed one hand to count all the truly outstanding coffee shops in Los Angeles. Now, thanks to a recent surge of brave coffee geeks-turned-entrepreneurs, you need both hands to tick off all the stellar shops in the city, and maybe that is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Far Bar in Little Tokyo: 2011 Most Improved Craft Beer Bar in L.A.

    Far Bar Little TokyoSample glasses of craft beer​In a sign of the craft beer times, Far Bar opened in 2006 as a cocktail bar. Over the ensuing five years, it has morphed into a beer and cocktails bar and, in 2011, thanks to the commitment of co-owners Don Tahara and Mike Gin along with manage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Boxed Wine That Doesn't Suck: Thinking Inside The Box With Colorado Wine Company

    Kathy A. McDonaldDrink wine from inside the box​'Tis the season for imbibing. However with the economy being what it is, 'tis also the season to look for bargains when it comes to holiday wine drinking. For the budget conscious wine buyer, boxed wines are a bargain alternative. However, many b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    DTLA Barista Throwdown Happening on Monday

    T. NguyenA cappuccino and truffle at Demitasse Cafe.​We're not at all convinced that baristas are the new mixologists. We're not even convinced about the word "mixologist," which we can only say after suppressing our gag reflex. Nonetheless, Bobak Roshan's Demitasse Cafe will, on Monday, host ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Q & A with David Larsen of Haven Gastropub Brewery: Beer Geeks in Pasadena, Adventures in Dry Pork Your Brewmaster as Ukekele Player

    Orange County's Haven Gastropub has a reputation for rather maniacally obtaining their mercurial selection of craft brews. On one occasion, Beverage Director Wil Dee took a Smokey and the Bandit-style run up to San Francisco to bootleg a vanload from 21st Amendment Brewery, which has no wholesale d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Wine Gifts From The Other Guy, Courtesy Of Your Humble Grower

    Ah, the holiday party wine gifting season. That time of year when you'll inevitably spot a bottle of Shafer Hillside Select sporting a shiny red bow among the hostess gifts -- right as you hand over a $19.99 Cabernet you snagged off the Ralph's weekly special list on the way to the boss' house (but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Best Afternoon Tea: The Langham Huntington Hotel

    Augustus Gloop would never make it out alive. What makes Pasadena's Langham Huntington Hotel the best choice for afternoon tea can be summed up in one word: chocolate. On Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., the hotel's regular tea service, smashing in itself, is replaced by an all-chocolate afternoon tea. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    The Ristretto: The Lame Duck of Coffee

    There was possibly a time, a decade or two ago, when walking into a café and ordering a ristretto instead of an espresso meant something. A bold, strong, tasty version of espresso, maybe. Whatever it meant, it appeared to mean the same thing to the barista and the customer. That time has passed. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Dripp "Coffee Boutique" Opens: Intelligentsia Turkish Coffee in Chino Hills

    DrippThe interior of Dripp's coffee boutique in Chino Hills.​A few years ago, Rabih Sater was working in the energy industry. A few years ago, the country was mired in a Great Recession, and the energy industry, like most other industries then (and now), slowed down considerably. Rather than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Winemaker Q & A With Joel Peterson: On His First Thanksgiving Wine, Atomic Bombs Alice Waters

    Joel PetersonThe Young Wine Fiend, Peterson, And His Mom (Center), 1955​Joel Peterson, founder of Ravenswood Winery, isn't exactly the sort of winemaker to veer off the conversation track into lilting conversations about the similarities between playing the bagpipes and making wine. Rather, Pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    5 Best New L.A. Coffee Shops: Wake Up

    R.E.~/FlickrPourover coffee at Cafe Dulce.​Until recently, coffee barely registered a note in the many love songs to the foods and drinks that have made Los Angeles proud. Sure, great shops like Groundwork Coffee and Jones Coffee Roasters certainly existed here and there, but it was only in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Handsome Coffee Roasters Opening in December

    R.E.~/FlickrHandsome Coffee Roasters coffee​ For the coffee lovers in the city, Handsome Coffee Roasters presents an early holiday gift: a December opening date. The coffee company founded by 2010 World Barista Champion Michael Phillips, Tyler Wells, and Chris Owens -- all of whom left top po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    AeroShot Coffee Inhaler: Snort the Caffeine

    R.E.~/FlickrHandsome Coffee Roasters coffee​ For the coffee lovers in the city, Handsome Coffee Roasters presents an early holiday gift: a December opening date. The coffee company founded by 2010 World Barista Champion Michael Phillips, Tyler Wells, and Chris Owens -- all of whom left top po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Q A With Eva's Gabriella Mlynarczyk: On Leaving NYC Cocktail Life For L.A. The Coastal Mixology Differences

    GMlynarczykGabriella Flaming An Orange Peel​What does a former New York City mixologist think of life on the L.A. cocktail circuit? Gabriella Mlynarczyk, now at Eva after nearly 15 years on the New York scene (most recently, she was behind the now-closed Manhattan speakeasy Woodson and Ford), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Top 5 Beers from L.A. Beer Week 2011

    Far Bar2011 L.A. Beer Week ​ L.A. Beer Week was a 14-day nonstop party that required four days of recovery. But what a blast. Dozens of events at beer bars across Los Angeles were packed with beer fans, new and old alike. After some reflection, we made our picks for the five best beers we tast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Rum Society: Connoisseurship Made Accessible

    On the last Tuesday of every month, downtown's Caña Rum Bar hosts Rum Society, a members-only tasting event that features a rum expert, a rum company representative, and access to some of the finest small-batch rums in the world. September's event featured two plantation rums from Cognac Ferrand, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    The Phenomenal Finish to 2011 L.A. Beer Week: Kern River Brewing Company at Far Bar L.A.B.W. Closing Festival at Union Station

    Cambria GriffithOfficial 2011 L.A. Beer Week Souvenir Glass​ The spectacular closing weekend of the 2011 L.A. Beer Week features Far Bar hosting gold-medal winning Kern River Brewing Saturday, followed by the L.A. Beer Week Closing Festival featuring over 70 brewers at historic Union Station o ... More >>

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