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images courtesy The Balvenie To coincide with the U.S. release of its Madeira Cask 17 Year Old, Scotland’s renowned Speyside distillery The Balvenie held a series of launch events in key cities across the country. The Madeira Cask is the latest release in the Balvenie 17 [...] Continue reading Finishing Strong: The Balvenie Madeira Cask 17 Year Old
On November 20th, Royal/T Cafe debuted In Bed Together, a new exhibition curated by Jane Glassman that showcases the full circle of professionals that comprise the 21st Century arts community. Glassman is the founder of ARTeamLA, a consulting company that provides resources to the art world.
It’s always great to play host to friends visiting from out of town, especially if those friends happen to be Lindsey Johnson and Dave Harrison of Lush Life Productions, on a West Coast swing to promote Happy Houred, their recently-launched iPhone app. With busy work days and stops at Copa d’Oro, Roger Room, and the [...] Continue reading "You Can Really Taste the Ant": Gettin' Horny at Bigfoot Lodge West photos by Lena Watanabe To promote the debut of its latest Nuovi Classici (“new classics”) cocktail menu, Drago Centro recently offered the entire list at $8 per drink (compared to the usual $12 price) for one day only. Never one to pass up a great deal, I met the crew at Drago on a crisp Thursday [...] Continue reading Sampling Nuovi Classici at Drago Centro
Continue reading November 10: Radio Room at the Edison
Continue reading There's An App For That: Happy Houred for the iPhone On Sunday, November 8, the 23rd Annual Great Chefs of Los Angeles brings together L.A.’s top tastemakers for an afternoon of food, wine, music and auctions to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California. GCLA draws more than 500 people each year, and has raised more than $4.5 million for the foundation since its inception [...] Continue reading November 8: 23rd Annual Great Chefs of Los Angeles
Bottle design by Studio Number One, Essential Artist 21/1800. November is certainly off to an auspicious start, as the Booze Fairy gifted me yesterday with a bottle of 1800 Silver Tequila, featuring a striking design created by Studio Number One. The bottle is part of the second [...] Continue reading When Tequila Meets Art: the 1800 Essential Artists Series
Bartender Matt prepares a cocktail from the new Fall Menu. Last Thursday, Rivera’s Julian Cox unveiled eight new cocktails (of a planned twelve) from his eagerly awaited Fall Menu. To mark the occasion, the new drinks were priced at $5 each, to go with a selection of $7 [...] Continue reading A Toast to the Season: Rivera's Fall Cocktail Menu |
 
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Since its relaunch in February, the Radio Room has hosted top mixologists from around the country, including San Francisco’s Erick Castro (Bourbon & Branch); New York’s Alex Day (Death & Co.) and Richie Boccato (Milk & Honey, Little Branch, Dutch Kills); Boston’s John Gertsen and Misty Kalkofen [...]
On October 27, APPSolute Media and Lush Life Productions launched Happy Houred, the first free iPhone application designed to find your next drink and save you money. Happy Houred is one of those “now why didn’t I think of that” creations: a simple concept, executed well, that [...]
