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    November 11, 2011

    Local Gifts For The Mixology-Obsessed At Bar Keeper Joe Keeper On Managing Celebrity Bartender Relations

    jgarbeeBar Keeper Cocktail Gift Box​You may recall that about this time last year, Bar Keeper owner Joe Keeper introduced several clever holiday gift boxes created by L.A.-area mixologists. Each contained recipes by the likes of Marcos Tello and Matt Biancello, plus the spirits and bottled mix ... More >>

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    October 10, 2011

    Cocktailian Audrey Saunders Mixes Drinks at Spare Room Tonight

    Modern mixology's pioneer Audrey Saunders has returned to Los Angeles. And after leaving La Brea's The Tar Pit after a short two months early last year, getting married, teaching seminars at prestigious cocktail events like the Manhattan Cocktail Classic and winning the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail aw ... More >>

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    September 26, 2011

    Q & A With Aidan Demarest: Neat, Kate Mantilini, Guest Bartending The Bottom Line

    Caroline on CrackAidan Demarest with his award-winning Mai Tai at the Spare Room.​ Barman Aidan Demarest has managed some of the best cocktail bars in town, opening up downtown's whiskey bar Seven Grand and the Hollywood Roosevelt's bowling alley/lounge Spare Room, while also introducing a uni ... More >>

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    June 15, 2011

    ¡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 >>

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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 >>

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    June 8, 2010

    Tales of the Cocktail 2010: Your Los Angeles Mixologist Contingent

    If you're typically on the receiving end of the Saturday night cocktail shaker, you may not have heard of Tales of the Cocktail, the see-and-be-seen event for cocktail and spirits professionals in New Orleans every July. If you're a mixologist, you likely at one point considered giving a seminar on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    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 >>

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    October 28, 2009

    Naomi Schimek: Gardening, Gambling and The Grenadier (A Cocktail Recipe)

    R Bar's tall, curvy, dark-haired bartender Naomi Schimek is a modern day Rosie The Riviter; she cooks, gardens, fashions a distinctive twist on classic cocktails, slings shots, has raised two teenage daughters on her own, and can probably drink you under the table. Naomi SchimekThe Grenadier​

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    October 16, 2009

    The Hot Toddy: A Drink That Revives, Cures, and Kills

    Deborah StollHot Toddies​The Hot Toddy is the most famous of wintry drinks, which means it is typically the most poorly made. That watery sort of lemony concoction with whiskey poured into a glass too hot to hold turns out to be not all that satisfying. But the hot toddy is actually a deliciou ... More >>

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