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 Never one to announce itself, The Varnish is quietly celebrating its Two Year Anniversary on Thursday, February 24th. Eric Alperin and Marcos Tello will be behind the bar, and guests can start the celebration with a complimentary glass of punch. [...] Continue reading February 24: The Varnish Two Year Anniversary   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. [...] Continue reading Cognac Cocktail Class at The Varnish (UPDATED)  Oliver Jones has been named the winner of the 2010 Jimmy Barela Award, which honors the legendary bartender who held court at Cole’s Red Car Bar for 65 years. Jones, who can be found behind the stick at Las Perlas and Tengu (Westwood), bested eleven other competitors in a cocktail showdown that took place at The Varnish on Repeal Day. [...] Continue reading Oliver Jones Named Winner of the 2010 Jimmy Barela Award
Ever since I received a preview copy of Left Coast Libations (LCL), I shamelessly posted recipes from the excellent book of 100 cocktails, created by 51 of the best bartenders on the West Coast. To celebrate the book’s release, LCL creators Ted Munat, [...] Continue reading Best of the West: Left Coast Libations Release Party at The Varnish  Jonathan Gold recently hosted his second annual Union Station Speakeasy Cocktail Party, featuring cocktails by the bars of 213 and gourmet bites from some of L.A.’s top restaurants. The event was a fundraiser for Zócalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides a nonpartisan forum to prominent thinkers and doers via lectures, panels, salons, screenings, webzine and annual conferences. [...] Continue reading A Hot Time at Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party Of all of the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai is perhaps the most fitting place for the Kōloa Rum Company to call home. Captain James Cook (commanding the HMS Resolution) and the HMS Discovery first landed on the Hawaiian Islands at Waimea, Kauai in 1778; in the holds of both ships were barrels of rum. Hawaii’s first sugar plantation was founded in Kōloa, Kauai in 1835, and small batch rum was said to be produced from the very first harvest, which took place in 1837. It’s from this Kauai town that Kōloa Rum gets its name. [...] Continue reading Say Aloha to Kōloa Kauai Dark Rum
The Varnish, nominated for Best American Cocktail Bar. | Photo: ZagatBuzz – Flickr The nominees for the 2010 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards have been announced, with Los Angeles represented by The Varnish (Best American Cocktail Bar) and its head bartender, Eric Alperin (American [...] Continue reading 2010 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards Nominees Announced
Master Distiller Richard Paterson will open your eyes (and nose) to single malt Scotch. Last month I was invited to sample several expressions of The Dalmore single malt Scotch at an intimate event held at the Varnish. The tasting was conducted by Richard Paterson [...] Continue reading The Nose Knows: Tasting the Dalmore with Richard Paterson
Photos by Soul Brother Photography for Pernod Ricard (SB) Bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts recently gathered at the Hollywood Roosevelt for the Gin Symposium, presented by the English Gins of Pernod Ricard: Plymouth, Beefeater, and Beefeater 24. [...] Continue reading I Love the Smell of Juniper in the Morning – the Gin Symposium Last week, the best and brightest young stars in the Southern California culinary world gathered to showcase their talents at the 2010 StarChefs Rising Stars Revue. The tasting gala and awards ceremony, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, featured food from up-and-coming culinary talent from the top [...] Continue reading Rising Stars Shine at the 2010 StarChefs Revue |
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