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Blogger Barhop 3: A Whale of a Night in Beverly Hills

Caroline on Crack and Aidan Demarest outdid themselves with Blogger Barhop 3: High Roller Edition, an epic Beverly Hills bar crawl sponsored by Stoli Elit. [...]

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Have Some Frosty Fun with 1886 Bar’s Winter Cocktail Menu

El Frosty cocktail at 1886

With new Bar Manager Rosie Ruiz and a new Winter Cocktail Menu, it’s a change of seasons and a changing of the guard for 1886 Bar at The Raymond. [...]

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Novo Fogo Bars on Fire: Lil’ Twisted Heats Up Caña Rum Bar

Jaymee Mandeville & Cari Hah

Novo Fogo Organic Cachaças and Lil’ Twisted recently took over Caña Rum Bar with the first Los Angeles edition of Bars on Fire, an ongoing series of events that offers thirsty patrons a few hours of “Brazilian Zen.” [...]

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January 31: Culinary Cocktail Seminar with Matthew Biancaniello

Matthew Biancaniello

On Thursday, January 31st, a lucky group of cocktail aficionados will have the unique opportunity to learn about Biancaniello’s techniques at a Culinary Cocktail Seminar taking place at K&L Wines Hollywood. [...]

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Christopher Day Wins 4th Annual Jimmy Barella Bartending Competition

Christopher Day at Cole's

On the eve of Repeal Day, Christopher Day wins the 4th Annual Jimmy Barella Bartending Competition at Cole’s with a two-part, deconstructed cocktail. [...]

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Drago Centro Winter Cocktails: Jaymee Mandeville’s Best Menu Yet

Black Leaf at Drago Centro

With her new winter cocktails, Jaymee Mandeville’s ambition is matched with a confidence that results in the best cocktail menu since she assumed the reins at the Drago Centro bar. [...]

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Party Like It’s 1933: Repeal Day Events in Los Angeles

Death of the 18th Amendment by 1933 Group

Repeal Day is celebrated every December 5th to honor the repeal of the 18th Amendment, which ended Prohibition. Bars across Los Angeles are featuring drink specials and events to help you party like it’s 1933. [...]

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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Brunch on the Coolest Block in America

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing exterior

Brunch at Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, featuring a Southern-inspired menu by Executive Chef Kevin Kathman and cocktails by Daniel Nelson of the Writer’s Room. [...]

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La Dolce Vita: Classic Cocktails, Sinatra and Bond

Frank SInatra's favorite booth at La Dolce Vita

With a nod to its history and a look towards its future, La Dolce Vita recently enlisted Amanda Gunderson to create a cocktail program dubbed L.A. Icons, featuring her takes on cocktails that were either invented in Los Angeles or have historical significance to the city. [...]

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To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion

To Have and Have Another

In “To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion,” author Philip Greene describes recipes for over fifty cocktails, from the earliest drink that Hemingway ever wrote about to those mentioned in posthumously published works. Along the way, Greene reveals Hemingway’s favorite cocktails, spirits, and the drink that made the most appearances in his prose. [...]

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