Natalie Compton

When Matt Glassman, James Bygrave and Ryan Julio set about opening a cocktail bar in Highland Park, they wanted to bring the neighborhood a serious bar without the seriousness. The result was ETA, a craft cocktail haven aimed at keeping regulars happy. "This is people’s 'Cheers,'” Glassman said. "We want people to come......

Didn’t make it to Rio to watch the Olympics in person? Neither did we. Fortunately, L.A. is full of great spots to sip Brazilian spirits and ring in the games. Here are five place to get you started. Terrine Ryan Wainwright, Director of Bar Programs for Bombet Hospitality Group, went......

Along with the summer temperatures, unusual ice cream flavors seem to be on the rise all over Los Angeles. Traditionalists need to fret: plenty of Los Angeles ice cream shops are still churning out incredible classics and failsafe flavors. But there’s a new wave of ice cream innovation coming through,......

When I ask Bar Mattachine co-owner Garret McKechnie about the inspiration to open a gay craft cocktail bar downtown, he breaks into a thoughtful origin story of the five-month-old establishment. It’s hard to focus on what he’s saying, though, because legendary drag performer Jackie Beat keeps belting out the phrase......

When an unassuming grocery store in Eagle Rock attracts more than 16,000 Instagram followers, you know they’re doing something right. But it’s not what’s on the shelves at Organix that’s drawing thousands of fans. In the back of the shop, just passed the handful of picnic tables, lies a deli......

Good things happen to those who mess up, or at least good things happen when bakers mess up. “We ran out of the flour we would normally make pizza out of, and we were forced to use the whole-grain flour we use for our country loaf,” says Alexander Phaneuf, co-owner......

Delayed gratification is overrated. Why wait decades for whiskey to barrel age when you can have it in a week? In that spirit, L.A. entrepreneurs Théron Regnier and Wynn Sanders have come together to launch the world’s first flash-produced whiskey, Rattleback Rye.  Regnier and Sanders are not your typical spirits-industry......

After fighting the ticket line and the selfie-snapping crowd at The Broad, you’re going to need to take the edge off with a stiff drink. Walk over to Otium, the six-week-old fine-dining spot by chef Timothy Hollingsworth that boasts food and beverages as aesthetically stimulating as the adjacent museum. L.A. cocktail......