By thirstyinla, on September 30, 2009

~ photos by Lena Watanabe
After numerous delays, the highly anticipated Rockwell VT officially debuts with a Grand Opening Weekend on October 1-4. In the meantime, Rockwell has been in soft opening mode, and last Thursday our group stopped in to check out the newest addition to [...]
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By thirstyinla, on August 21, 2009

Rockwell, a multi-level restaurant, bar and outdoor lounge located behind Vermont Restaurant in Los Feliz, is nearly ready for its September launch. Rockwell integrates 6,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor spaces, with dining and lounge areas designed around a 30-foot coral tree. A staircase leads [...]
Continue reading Drinks with a View: Rockwell Opens in September
By thirstyinla, on July 8, 2009
Not an actual Roger Room monkey.
After a solid cocktail session at 8oz Burger Bar, we were ready for more and headed over to the Roger Room. Located next to Largo in the space formerly occupied by the Coronet Pub, the Roger Room [...]
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By thirstyinla, on June 30, 2009
The Bramble officially debuts this Friday.
You know you’re doing something right as a mixologist when peers like Erick Castro (of San Francisco’s acclaimed Bourbon & Branch) stop in for a drink and give you props. Such is the case with Rivera Restaurant’s Julian [...]
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By thirstyinla, on May 22, 2009

It’s not every day one gets to spend a couple of hours enjoying the perks of a AAA Five Diamond, Mobil Five Star hotel. This summer, that day happens to be Thursday, at the acclaimed Peninsula Beverly Hills. From May 7 through Labor Day, [...]
Continue reading The Peninsula Cocktail Hour – Princely Potables, Pauper's Prices
By thirstyinla, on May 17, 2009

“This is the kind of day when you want to be belly-to-belly with a good woman, in a warm bed under a tin roof with the rain beating down and a bottle of good whiskey right next to the bed.”
~ Hunter S. Thompson, The Great [...]
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