By thirstyinla, on July 1, 2011

The Hollywood craft cocktail scene continues to grow with the debut of Next Door Lounge, which soft opened after a series of preview nights. Next Door Lounge comes from the same team that opened The Hollywood Corner, located next door to the new bar. Next Door Lounge has scored something of a coup by hiring Joseph Brooke, who was previously the Director of Spirits at The Edison. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on June 20, 2011

320 Main proprietor Jason Schiffer, Matt Robold (aka RumDood) and LA’s Marcos Tello (1886) are teaming up to present a series of Tiki Nights at 320 Main on the last Monday of every month. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on June 19, 2011

Seven Grand debuts its 2011 Spring-Summer cocktail menu, its first all-new seasonal drink list since the acclaimed whiskey bar opened in 2007. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on May 20, 2011

Last week, a special dual celebration took place at Caña Rum Bar: World Cocktail Day and Thirsty in LA’s Two-Year Blogiversary. Thanks to the efforts of Caña GM Allan Katz, it was also a fundraiser for the Museum of the American Cocktail, one of a handful of officially sanctioned events that took place around the world. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on May 9, 2011

May 13th is World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week and its celebration of the American Cocktail. The date coincides with the earliest uses of the term “Cocktail” in the May 1806 editions of the Balance & Columbian Repository. It also happens to be the day that Thirsty in LA went live in 2009. With that in mind, I’ll be celebrating my Two-Year Blogiversary with a party at Caña Rum Bar on Thursday, May 12th! [...]
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By thirstyinla, on February 25, 2011

Now open in Thai Town, Harvard & Stone is the latest from Mark and Johnny Houston, the owners of nearby La Descarga. Harvard & Stone follows the successful model established by its sister venue: take a dive bar, give it an aged patina that evokes another era, and have Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix create a stellar bar program. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on February 21, 2011

At Big Bar’s Oscar party on Sunday, February 27th, guests can watch the 83rd Academy Awards projected on an outdoor screen while they enjoy dinner and Plymouth Gin cocktail specials on the garden patio. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on January 27, 2011

Tasting through the new Drago Centro Winter Cocktail Menu, featuring standouts such as the Cusco’s Crown, Smoke on the Horizon, January Jones and Unbridled. [...]
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By thirstyinla, on January 21, 2011

On February 5, Liquor.com presents an exclusive 2-hour class at The Varnish, where guests will learn how to make four cognac cocktails and taste spirits from Pierre Ferrand. [...]
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