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Neat Bar's Tequila and Sangrita

Glendale's Neat Bar, a bare-bones watering hole located in the shadow of the Verdugo Mountains, serves what could be best described as the anti-cocktail. Sure, the bar's well-lit back wall is filled with an impressive selection of spirits -- the variety of single-malt scotches alone is enough to mak ... More >>

From Highland Park to Venice Beach, Our New Columnist Finds That the Cocktail Moment Has Become a Movement

4 Leap Year Dining Events for Feb. 29: The Edison, 29-Cent Wine, CITY Night, Roy Choi/Mark Peel Mashup

[Update: Just added the event at The Edison.] Make Leap Day William happy: Buy a Leap Day cocktail and receive a free sidecar created by The Edison's bartenders. Also, 40% discount on cocktails, beer, wine and selected food items. (As with every Wednesday, all wine by the bottle is half-off.) WHEN: ... More >>

Valentine's Day Balloon Pops, Shuts off Power to 15,000 SoCal Edison Customers

Not the suspect.​A mylar Valentine's Day balloon reportedly popped over (update: or floated into) utility company Southern California Edison's substation in Fontana last night, taking a nosedive straight into the heart of the circuitry. Oops. If we were more superstitious, we'd say the massi ... More >>

Radio Room Returns to The Edison: Tonight!

After a year-long hiatus, Radio Room returns to The Edison tonight with special San Francisco guests The Bon Vivants (i.e. Scott Baird and Josh Harris) alongside local bartender Alex Straus of Hemingway's. Thirsty In LA has a full list of the half-dozen specialty cocktails ($15 each), which includ ... More >>

¡Viva Sangrita! Contest at The Edison Tonight

​Largely unknown outside of Mexico, sangrita is a tart, red, spicy drink not to be confused with sangria. Customarily served with a shot of tequila, the classic Mexican cocktail whose name means "little blood," finally gets its due. Tonight at The Edison, a trio of high-flying bartenders know ... More >>

New Years Eve Warning in Los Angeles: LAPD Undercover Cops Will Cozy Up at Busy Bars To Catch Drunk Drivers

Edison's bar scene, downtown Los Angeles​Undercover Los Angeles Police officers will be hanging out at hot Los Angeles bars tonight, pretending to be customers to bust bartenders serving alcohol to people who shouldn't be driving, and partiers staggering toward parking lots, on New Years Eve. ... More >>

Andrew Meieran's New Clifton's Cafeteria: 4 Bars and an Appearance by Ray Bradbury

Caroline on CrackThe Edison's Andrew Meieran standing before Clifton's artifacts.Last year, science fiction author Ray Bradbury celebrated his 89th birthday at Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria on 7th and Broadway, a place where he, along with sci-fi writer/memorabilia collector Forrest Ackerman, founde ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Clifton's Cafeteria Being Taken Over by The Edison's Andrew Meieran. [blogdowntown] -- Fall Is for Food (Event) Lovers. [Chow Balla] -- Glenn Beck mocks Michelle Obama's healthy food drive at Right ... More >>

SoCal Edison Slapped With Discrimination Lawsuit -- Its Third Since The 1970s

​Utility juggernaut Southern California Edison was being sued this week by eleven former and current African-American employees who claim to have been discriminated against while working for the Rosemead-based company. Above: A photo from Edison's corporate "diversity" web page.

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 >>

America's Top Bartender Is Now Tending Bar At the Edison

The EdisonBartender Joe Brooke​America's Top Bartender will now be mixing his Absolut cocktails at The Edison. The downtown bar named Joe Brooke their new director of spirits, replacing Aidan Demarest, who left the post for the as-yet-unopened First & Hope. Other than winning America's Top Bar ... More >>

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 >>

Repeal Day Skating Party, Courtesy of The Edison

The Edison​Just because we don't live in New Hampshire doesn't mean we don't get to go ice skating, thanks to Pershing Square's downtown ice skating rink. And this Saturday, The Edison makes sure that you'll have fun doing it, as they'll be serving hot chocolate, roasted chestnuts and Christma ... More >>

The Last Radio Room: Of The Year Or Forever?

The last Radio Room at The Edison went out with more of a pfffttt and less of a bang! And when I say, "last Radio Room," I mean, like, maybe ever. It's understandable that the party's being shelved for this year. But what about next year? As it turns out, some rainmaking staff are leaving the steam ... More >>

Top 10 Happy Hours: Penny Pinching Drinking

High on the list of traditional activities during economic hard times has always been watching movies--and hitting the bars. This town is, happily, very good for both. But it's really no fun to toast the movements of the Dow with a $15 martini, so save a penny at one of Los Angeles' many watering ho ... More >>

Drink:Eat:Play's Speakeasy Party Aims for 1920's Authenticity (Except When It Comes to Price)

On November 7, Drink:Eat:Play is hosting a Speakeasy party at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, proving once again that they have cornered the market on fraternity-style theme parties for grown-ups. 20's attire is mandatory for guests of the event, which aims to transport them to the era of Prohibit ... More >>

Just Released: More Tickets to The Edison's All Hallows Eve Party

Hawt!​Though pre-sale tickets to The Edison's All Hallows Eve party were reportedly sold out over a week ago, and all of the tables have now been claimed, the downtown basement bar has just released a small number of remaining tickets on their website. So buy yours fast (they're priced at $15 ... More >>

Top Ten Things Guaranteed To Happen At The Edison's Monthly Guest Bartender/Specialty Cocktails/Performance Art/Steam Punk Extravaganza

Deborah StollThe Heart of the Matter​What started out at the beginning of this year as an intimate, reserved evening in a small part of a labyrinthine club with a jazz band as accompaniment and one or two of L.A.'s great cocktailians serving up specialty cocktails, has become a monthly party o ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/26 - 10/2

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "We've done over 800 dishes at The Foundry since we've been open, and not one of them had grasshoppers in it.'" Next Iron Chef Eric Greenspan: Will The Foundry's Cuisine Reign Supreme? "If you don't walk away fr ... More >>

Top Bartender Reality Show Casting Call Tomorrow: Give It Your Best On the Rocks

The casting call for contestants for season two of the Absolut vodka and LX.TV/NBC reality series "On the Rocks: The Search for America's Top Bartender" is being held tomorrow at Seven Grand. The winner will head to Las Vegas with seven other regional finalists to battle it out with an ice pick for ... More >>

The Edison's Drink Man Explains His Bartender Exchange Program

The EdisonSeptember's Party​The Radio Room at The Edison is host to the most unique cocktail program around: every month, Aidan Demarest, The Edison's director of beverages and spirits, along with lead barman Marcos Tello, invites mixologists from across the country to spend a night behind the ... More >>

Where to Drink Now: The New Cocktailian's Guide

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

Soup Lines and 35-Cent Martinis: At the Edison Downtown, Where the Depression Is Still a Happy Hour

Hot tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches with bargain cocktails

SoCal Edison Googles "Profits" Gets "Tortoise"

The L.A. Business Journal reports that Southern California Edison has inked a 20-year deal with Google-backed BrightSource Energy that could see Edison provide 1,300 megawatts of solar power to seven projects supervised by the Oakland-based startup company. The LABJ quotes both companies as claiming ... More >>

My Date With Anonymous: A Rare Interview With the Elusive Internet Troublemakers

The new new romantics

Beige Beef Breeds New Rusty's Supperclub, and Lucent Dossier Experience at the Edison

N.A.S.A. lands at Cinespace for Aoki's bash

Last Night: Belly Dancing and Fish House Punch at Radio Room Speakeasy

Photo by Shannon Cottrell. Click image for entire slideshow. Last night I stopped by the Edison for Radio Room -- a speakeasy-themed cabaret show that was, in all truth, light on the cabaret and heavy on the belly dancing. With high-profile events like Lucent Dossier, Radio Room and this weekend' ... More >>

Best Weeknight Cabaret: Incandescence Wednesdays at the Edison

The Last Days of Disco

Nightranger’s welcome to the jungle

To The Max

My '70's fetish is probably most evident by the Technicolor collection of maxi frocks in my closet. I've been amassing these vibrant columns for years ( my pals call them my Sonny and Cher dresses) and wearing them out to clubs has always been a blissfully comfy alternative to the tight mini's or j ... More >>

Topsy the Elephant

Fiction: New Voices

Dirty Air Deals

Smog fighters are about to cave to Big Business — again

The Heat Is On

Rescuing SoCal Edison is never back-burner fare for Governor Davis

Light Troubles

Ins and outs of Gray Davis’ plan to help his pals at SCE

Power Play

SCE has influence from governor on down

Under the Dome

San Onofre’s Unit 3 isn’t cranking out power

Gray Unplugged

The power crisis may do in the governor

Power Urges

Gray Davis’ pain is SCE’s gain

Unforgiving Currents

Gray Davis’ future may be slipping away

Silent Reactor

Taxpayers’ tab for replacing San Onofre power grows

Twiddling Turbine

State faces huge energy bill because of San Onofre shutdown

Letters

Shorting Out

Gray Davis is running low on time — and electricity

In the Dark

Times failed to note SCE role in pro-utility opinion piece

Waiting for Gray

Our reluctant leader may be forced to act to keep the lights on

Kicking Assets

Crisis catches state utilities counting cash

Power to (and From) the People!

Why outright public ownership (and not just shares in Edison) will solve the power crisis