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Pliny the Elder

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    April 24, 2012

    Bizarra Capital: Beyond the Border

    Uptown Whittier can sometimes feel deliberately hidden -- a small stretch of mom 'n' pop businesses sequestered from any nearby freeway or convenient access. It's a fine example of late-'80s public planning, too -- a time when a penchant for Spanish Revival and mismatched pastels gave way to its no ... More >>

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    February 17, 2012

    Barbara's at the Brewery 13th Anniversary Party

    Jessica SandovalTap Handles at Barbara's​At a time when the average L.A. beer bar seems to be about 13 weeks old, Barbara's at the Brewery turns 13 years old. So GM Erik Huig, aka son of Barbara, is unleashing the best beer list you will find anywhere in Los Angeles tomorrow night, Saturday, ... More >>

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    February 1, 2012

    What's With All the Beer Pubs?

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: What's with all these beer pubs? It's very 1991 Denver. --Eric Beteille, via Facebook

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Mediterraneo: Best Craft Beer at a Tapas Restaurant

    Since 2003, one of the hottest hangs on Hermosa's thriving Pier Avenue bar and restaurant scene has been "Med." With an inviting indoor bar and dining room, but an even better outdoor patio for bikini and board short clad people-watching, Mediterraneo was an immediate local hit for the killer tapas ... 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

    October 6, 2011

    The Top 5 IPAs in the World

    Here is the Cliffs Notes version of the three sweetest letters in craft brewing: IPA. The Brits, loving themselves some pale ale, would load up a big, slow ship full of the country's favorite liquid, and send it off to that not-so-tiny colony known as India. Problem was, the beer would go bad by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Beachwood BBQ and Brewing Opens in Long Beach

    Southern BBQ and Craft Beer at Beachwood​ Beachwood BBQ of Seal Beach, rated as one of the Top 5 Beer Bars in America by Beer Advocate magazine, is opening a second location on the Promenade in downtown Long Beach on Tuesday, July 5. Beachwood BBQ and Brewing is easily one of the most anticip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    38 Degrees Ale House & Grill: Beer Lover's Paradise... in Alhambra

    Daniel DrennonClay Harding, co-owner of 38 Degrees with 38 taps​ Apparently the economic downturn has not hindered craft beer drinkers. They say, even in a recession, folks will still seek an escape from tough times at the movies. The same can now be said of beer bars. Despite dozens of ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    ColLAboration 2: The Return of the Fantastic Four

    thefullpint.comFrom left to right - Tony Yanow, Clay Harding, Brian "The Blur" Lenzo, and Ryan Sweeney​ The outdoor beer festival, in theory, is genius. Sun. Fun. Beer. But often, after waiting in lines for four-ounce pours, it's more like a torturous 10-hour day at Disneyland where, on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Hop Heaven Comes to LA: Naja's Place 3rd Anniversary IPA Festival

    Martin SvabNaja's crowd​ Hops will prevail at the best India Pale Ale (IPA) festival that will happen all year in the Southland. Naja's Place 3rd Anniversary IPA Festival begins Thursday, April 21. If Father's Office is the granddaddy of all L.A. beer bars, Naja's Place is the godfather. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    [Updated] The Pursuit of Hoppiness: Pliny the Younger (IPA Beer) Day is Here

    koadmunkee​Update: We told you you'd have to keep monitoring the tap list yourselves, but we caved and decided to give you a hand. Here's the list of confirmed Pliny the Younger appearances as it stands right now: Verdugo Bar, Wednesday, February 16 at 6 p.m.; Hops and Barley (in Temecula), S ... 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

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    April 13, 2010

    BYOB at LudoBites 4.0: Who Needs Wine When There's Beer?

    As anyone who reads any food blogs in Los Angeles probably knows by now, Ludovic Lefebvre is in the midst of his fourth highly popular pop-up installation, LudoBites. This time around, the sold-out event is taking place downtown at Gram & Papa's, with the extra bonus of the entire evening being BYOB ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Sneak Peek inside The Surly Goat: West Hollywood Beer Bar to Open on Monday

    It wasn't the first beer-soaked lie a drunkard ever told, but it's certainly one of the most enduring. As the story goes, two German nobelmen were drinking when one fell off his beer barrel. Rather than admit he was drunk, he insisted that a nearby billy goat (known as a "bock" in German) had charge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Take Everything With a Grain of Salt: A Brief History of Salt (Kurlansky's) A Conversion Chart

    Morton's SaltMorton's 1917 ad​Homer and Plato both described salt as divine, although Lot's wife wouldn't have thought so, having been transformed into it. According to Tacitus, certain Germanic tribes believed prayers were heeded somewhat more if they were offered in salt mines; during China' ... More >>

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