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April 3, 2012
Koi's Rockin' Cucumber Martini A Recipe
Koi's Rockin' Cucumber martini is the perfect spring cocktail. Somewhat reminiscent of a Pimm's Cup, it's made with vodka and sake in place of gin, with lime juice instead of lemonade. It also has a stronger fresh cucumber flavor, as the cucumbers are added before shaking and straining, rather than ... More >>
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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 >>
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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 >>
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January 30, 2012
Jason Robey Debuts New Cocktail Bar at Ammo
AmmoThe Blood Orange Fizz.Already known for its clean, California-inspired menu, Ammo hopes to be known for its alcoholic libations as well. Tomorrow, the Highland Avenue restaurant officially debuts its "Artisan Cocktail Bar," featuring a menu by Jason Robey. Robey, who previously oversaw t ... More >>
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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 >>
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December 19, 2011
Bartender Q & A: Oldfield's Jared Mort On Hiring By Flavor, Cocktail Foraging, The "M" Word A Dauntless Holiday Cocktail Recipe
Flickr user casenar (left) Guzzle and Nosh (cocktail)Portrait Of Oldfield's Jared Mort The Dauntless CocktailWhen we called Jared Mort, manager at the recently revamped Oldfield's in Culver City, with a question about a cocktail, the conversation suddenly took a mixology versus Scientolo ... More >>
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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 PeelWhat 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 >>
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October 21, 2011
Mr. Boston's Official Bartender's Guide: How's The 75th Anniversary Edition? A Headless Horseman Halloween Cocktail Recipe
JGarbeeMr Boston's Then (Left) And NowWith more editions than we can guesstimate, the 75th anniversary edition of Mr. Boston's Official Bartender's Guide arrived on our desk with little fanfare (on our end, at least). After all, the book's signature minimalist layout and no-frills recipes are ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Harry Potter Cocktails
Hermione Granger & Draco Malfoy would like a martini. Right now, please.The grim reality that Hollywood has, at least temporarily, exhausted its source material for the Harry Potter books is setting in. What to do, what to do? Drown your sorrows in these clever cocktails devised by The Backya ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Top 5 Ways to Drink in LA on 4th of July Weekend
5. Loteria 9th Anniversary It's an all-day happy hour featuring half-price margaritas, micheladas, sangria and beer at Loteria Grill in Hollywood and Studio City or a special plato botanero at the location in the Farmers Market. When: All day, July 1 Where: Loteria Grill
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May 27, 2011
Weekend Cocktail Fun: Drago Centro Asia de Cuba
Guzzle & NoshSummer cocktail trio.You already know about the new Bloody Mary menu, complete with foie, bacon and even watermelon, that launches this weekend at Fig, but there are a couple new cocktail menus to try.
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May 12, 2011
10 Places to Celebrate World Cocktail Day
Guzzle & NoshSo many cocktails to drink, so little time.World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week, is tomorrow, May 13th, but in true tippler fashion, we're starting the celebration today. Didn't even know you had an excuse to drink, did you? Why May 13th? Our pal at Thirsty ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Happy Hour: Pann's Restaurant
T. NguyenPann's Margarita and Bloody Mary The place: Pann's Restaurant. 6710 La Tijera Blvd. Los Angeles; (310) 670-1441. The Hours: Monday to Friday, 4 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $2.99 cocktails. That's right. $2.99. Turn the page to find out what we thought...
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April 22, 2011
8 Places To Get a Beer Cocktail in L.A.
Caroline on CrackSteingarten LA's Bavarian Marian beer cocktail. Beer cocktails are a growing trend in the Los Angeles cocktail scene, with Library Bar bartender Matthew Biancaniello's Hopping in the Rye being one of the first to start things off. Now you can take your pick of either traditio ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Grappa Don't Preach: Italian Cocktails Come to Sotto
Why does anyone need 16 amaros? "A man needs choices every once in a while," says bartender extraordinaire, Julian Cox, whose cocktail menu for Sotto, which should officially open to the public next Wednesday, is designed around Italian liquors like sambucca, Campari and grappa. Look for an amar ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
8 Charlie Sheen Cocktail Recipes from L.A. Bartenders
Liza GershmanThe Bitter End cocktail.The Charlie Sheen train wreck continues to disgust and fascinate us, inspiring Mad Libs, an online glossary, a gastronomic history and Twitter hashtags. But the oddest by-product of the Sheen meme has to be the cocktail recipes. You can thank the actor's t ... More >>
Eat+Drink
March 3, 2011
L.A.'s Best Cocktails
Our 55 favorites and where to find them
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January 6, 2011
The Spare Room Opens in Hollywood: Aidan Demarest Talks Cocktail Program, Hollywood, and More
N. GalutenThe bar, cocktail menu, at The Spare RoomLast night marked the debut of The Spare Room, a new cocktail lounge and Hurst-esque gaming room, located at the mezzanine level of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It is the joint brainchild of Downtown L.A. cocktail pioneer Aidan Demarest (Se ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Meet Your Bartender: Q & A with Brady Weise of Library Bar and 1886 (Part 1)
N. GalutenBrady Weise, behind the bar at Library Bar We came across Brady Weise about a month ago, while doing some "research" on the Old Fashioned. He was working at Library Bar (at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel) and made us a rather good one then went on to impress with his knowledge of Ame ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
The Wellesbourne: New English Bar With Old Cocktails
Caroline on CrackThat would be a Rob Roy getting shaken, not stirred. To step into The Wellesbourne, a new West L.A. bar which claims the 3,000-square-foot space previously occupied by Anna's Italian Restaurant, is to be transported to a pub on the English countryside. Yet rather than smellin ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Grant Achatz Previews Edible Cocktails for Upcoming Chicago Bar
Instead of sipping a gin and tonic, why not down it as a powder, a custard or a gel? At a Grant Achatz lecture, followed by dinner and a 50-foot-long dessert that could have doubled as a Slip 'N Slide, the Chicago chef revealed some of his techniques for creating the edible cocktails he plans to ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
Tribute Night: An Evening with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme
Instead of sipping a gin and tonic, why not down it as a powder, a custard or a gel? At a Grant Achatz lecture, followed by dinner and a 50-foot-long dessert that could have doubled as a Slip 'N Slide, the Chicago chef revealed some of his techniques for creating the edible cocktails he plans to ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Cocktail Book Review: Speakeasy From NYC's Employees Only Bar Their Ginger Smash Cocktail Recipe
Speakeasy, a new cocktail book by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric, is the story of a couple of bartenders in New York City circa 1998 (in Twitter time, the Stone Ages) who vowed to save Happy Hour with a properly mixed martini. It was a time, the authors say in the Introduction, when "New York ... More >>
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August 30, 2010
Happy Hour: Padri Martini Bar
Erinn EichingerPadri Martini Bar The Place: Padri Martini Bar, 29002 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 865-3700 The Hours: Monday-Friday 5-7 p.m. The Deals: Complimentary tray passed appetizers, a selection of $3 dollar martinis, beers and wines by the glass.
Eat+Drink
August 5, 2010
Rivera: Burrito on the Rocks, Salt
Searching for great food and a great margarita
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July 1, 2010
BreadBar's Hatchi Mix Series: Tequila in Three Magic Acts
Steve JulianJulian Cox, Mixologist at Rivera Julian Cox, Mixologist at Rivera, is popping up this Thursday as the latest participant of Breadbar's Hatchi Mix Series. Cox will be sharing his Tequila in Three Magical Acts menu tonight, July 1st, only from 6 p.m. to close, serving up eight tequi ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Luster Fades, Fondness Lingers at Formosa Café
Flickr/stevendamron Now in its 76th year, this much-loved, occasionally ridiculed museum of old Hollywood has careened from glamor to self-parody and back again so many times, it's impossible for anyone--employees and patrons alike--to gauge whether the drinks are ironic or genuine. That said ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Booze Face-Off: Combier vs. Cointreau Orange Liqueur
It's officially summer cocktail season, and that means margaritas. We've usually got a half-empty bottle or two of tequila lying around, but the orange liqueur tends to require a debit card commitment. On the street it's known as Triple Sec (translation = triple dry), or Curaçao (a variety of Carib ... More >>
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May 27, 2010
BreadBar's Hatchi Mix Series: Rum Amok Cocktails
Anne FishbeinMixologist Joel BlackBreadBar's Hatchi dinner series has broadened its culinary horizons to celebrate dinner's best friend: booze. For its second installation, Joel Black - mixologist at Caña Rum Bar - will be shaking up his "Rum Amok" cocktail menu at BreadBar's Century City lo ... More >>
Eat+Drink
April 29, 2010
Our Favorite Happy Hours
50 deal-driven places to get you and your wallet feeling a whole lot better
Blogs
April 2, 2010
"Japanese Cocktails" Book Review Begets A Publishing Industry Soliloquy An Aloe Margarita Recipe
Japanese Cocktails by Kuri Kato is a curious new cocktail book that we sort of love, and like many "sponsored" books, sort of tire of quickly. There are certainly some intriguing recipes like the Aloe Margarita (recipe after the jump) that we can't wait to shake up on one of Santa Monica's dr ... More >>
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March 31, 2010
Some Like it Hot: A Round-Up of L.A.'s Spiciest Cocktails A Jalapeño Martini Recipe
How do you like your cocktail? Straight-up, salty, sweet? How about mouth-burning, butt-kicking spicy? If it's heat you crave, L.A.'s latest cocktail craze - all things jalapeño - is for you. Mixologists from Santa Monica to downtown to the Valley are turning to the Mexican-grown chili to add a kic ... More >>
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March 1, 2010
Q&A With Joseph Brooke, the New Director of Spirits at the Edison Cocktail Recipes
Joseph Brooke was just recently named as the new director of spirits at the Edison. A post he takes over from Aidan Demarest who is now doing cocktail consultation with mixologist Marcos Tello at the not-yet-opened First & Hope Supper Club. We spoke to America's Top Bartender about his plans and coc ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
Happy National Margarita Day Two Border Grill Margarita Recipes
Border GrillBorder Grill Añejo MargaritaToday is National Margarita Day. Of course it's a ridiculous and completely fabricated holiday, probably invented by the makers of some brand of tequila or powdered margarita mix. But if you like margaritas, you should ignore that crass reality and jus ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Booze AND Chocolate, Simultaneously: Valentine's Day Cocktails A Recipe for The Chocolate Covered Cherry Cocktail
Valentine's Day is Sunday, and if you're poised to woo or be wooed chances are you've got chocolate and booze on your mind. If you're looking to approach the sweet holiday from both angles at once, you might be interested in some cocktails that also satisfy your chocolate cravings. L. William-Ross ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Teach A Man to MAKE A Mojito, He'll Drink For A Lifetime: Caribbean Cooking Class at Ciudad
CiudadMojitosPerhaps due to restaurant week, which runs until Friday, October 16, the benefit blitz has slowed, leaving you wondering how best to spend your money this weekend. That is what you're wondering, right? Of course, you could extend your dollars by taking advantage of the bargain ea ... More >>
Eat+Drink
October 1, 2009
Best of L.A.: Happy Hour
CiudadMojitosPerhaps due to restaurant week, which runs until Friday, October 16, the benefit blitz has slowed, leaving you wondering how best to spend your money this weekend. That is what you're wondering, right? Of course, you could extend your dollars by taking advantage of the bargain ea ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
The Whiskey Sour: Pretty In Pink
IMDBPretty in PinkAndie: So what do you want to drink? Duckie: Oh you know, beer, scotch, juice box... whatever. More than anyone, John Hughes mined the psyches of the high school teen. In honor of his passing, the following is a recipe for the whiskey sour, a drink that, unfortunately, shar ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Drink Like Fitzgerald & Hemingway (Metaphorically, Please, Not Literally): A Classic Daiquiri Recipe
Photo credit: Deborah StollClassic DaiquiriOne of the great things about classic cocktails is the vast and varied stories surrounding their inventions, each more colorful than the next and none a terribly exact thing. (Maybe comes with the territory.) The daiquiri is a cocktail with a fixed ... More >>
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June 10, 2009
"In The Drink" Contest: Submit Cocktail Recipes Based on Your Favorite Songs
Anne FishbeinNot Rachel Shaw, but a kick-ass bartender none the lessKick-ass bartender Rachel Shaw (Malo, Wurstkuche) has two obsessions: great cocktails and great live music. Having long felt frustrated these two seemingly symbiotic worlds weren't meeting - "My bartender friends have an appreciati ... More >>
Eat+Drink
March 5, 2009
Where to Drink Now: The New Cocktailian's Guide
Anne FishbeinNot Rachel Shaw, but a kick-ass bartender none the lessKick-ass bartender Rachel Shaw (Malo, Wurstkuche) has two obsessions: great cocktails and great live music. Having long felt frustrated these two seemingly symbiotic worlds weren't meeting - "My bartender friends have an appreciati ... More >>
Eat+Drink
March 5, 2009
The New Cocktailians
The farmers market–loving, sleeve garter–wearing ladies and gentlemen of the bar taking over L.A.'s restaurants one glass at a time
Eat+Drink
September 25, 2008
Petaling Their Wares: Desert Rose Opens Up
Breakfast, lunch and dinner inside a giant glowing rose
Eat+Drink
December 28, 2006
Boozy Breakfasts
Where to find bars that serve pancakes
LA Life
December 28, 2006
The Glass Menagerie
Bar Keeper and one man�s cocktail-style revival
Columns
December 14, 2006
Loose Prose
Bar Keeper and one man�s cocktail-style revival
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May 12, 2005
The Pour’s the Thing
In search of the perfect martini
Eat+Drink
September 25, 2003
Satan�s Whiskers and Maiden�s Prayers
Libations from a bygone era
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May 24, 2001
Manhattan Project
Libations from a bygone era
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