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Los Angeles sommelier David Haskell (Le Cirque, Bin 8945) -- whose Magnum event with chef Joseph Mahon at Royal/T on April 17th through April 19th will benefit the Japanese sake industry devastated by March's earthquake and tsunami -- usually likes to tell a story when he does a food and......

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 televised rantings for the slew of Tiger's Blood......

Harvard & Stone, the new East Hollywood watering hole from Mark and Johnny Houston -- the duo behind destination drink spot La Descarga -- promises to be the neighborhood bar East Hollywood/Los Feliz has been waiting for. The 3,500-square-foot, two-level bar, in the space formerly occupied by the Stone Bar......

Playboy's nightlife and liquor columnist Dan "The Imbiber" Dunn's new book, Living Loaded: Tales of Sex, Salvation and the Pursuit of the Never-Ending Happy Hour, isn't just a biographical account of his debaucherous adventures with a heavy focus on drinking but also a how-to book, whether that be How To......

Self-professed "wine pimp" and Magnum pop-up restaurateur David Haskell (Le Cirque, Bin 8945) is a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, claiming he's worn black and gold since birth. During football season, he can be found watching the games at his parents' house. And while the family usually goes for Chinois leftovers......

When you think "beer cocktails," the Irish Car Bombs and Boilermakers of your bleary-eyed youth probably come to mind. But bartender Matthew Biancaniello of Hollywood Roosevelt's Library Bar has created a drink not for frat guys looking to bomb their beer but rather beer aficionados and cocktail enthusiasts. The Hopping......

Today, the 1920s building which houses whiskey bar Seven Grand presents one-stop shopping for fans of both bourbon and tequila with the opening of Mas Malo, the new downtown branch of Malo Restaurant. The historic 9,700-square-foot space, which formerly housed Clifton's Silver Spoon Cafeteria and Brock Jewelers, is owned by......

Back in 2009, bartender Audrey Saunders introduced her tea-infused cocktails to Los Angeles at Tar Pit on La Brea Avenue, where she partnered with Mark Peel (Campanile) on an extensive drinks menu. Saunders is long gone from Tar Pit, but tea-infused cocktails are continuing to infiltrate the L.A. drink scene:......

We've just confirmed that the new chef at Palihouse is Michael Bryant, who left his yearlong stint as executive chef at Father's Office in Los Angeles. Before that, he worked as chef de cuisine at Joe's Restaurant in Venice and as the executive chef of BIN 8945......

Whether it involved whales vs. sushi chefs, critics vs. chefs or Jonathan Gold vs. "fill in the blank," 2010 was huge for food fights in Los Angeles. Here are the 10 most memorable tiffs of the year, the ones that set the Twitterverse afire. 1) The Cove Team vs. The......