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dineLA Welcomes Hungry Cat to Winter 2011 Restaurant Week

By thirstyinla On January 4, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Events
The Hungry Cat joins an impressive list of nearly 300 participating restaurants for the Winter 2011 dineLA Restaurant Week.
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So Long 2010, and Thanks for All the Fish!

By thirstyinla On December 21, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events
As 2010 draws to a close, many of L.A.’s favorite cocktail destinations are preparing to send the year off in style, with champagne-soaked events that include a downtown L.A. bar crawl, prix fixe dinners, and a black tie party set in Havana from a century ago. Stay tuned for updates as more events are announced.
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October 25: Cocktail All-Stars – Farmers Market Edition

By thirstyinla On October 23, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events
On Monday, October 25th, First & Hope Supper Club hosts Cocktail All-Stars – Farmers Market Edition, featuring Aidan Demarest (Tello Demarest Liquid Assets) and a top-notch mixology team of First & Hope bartenders and guests: Aidan Demarest (First & Hope) Matt Biancaniello (Library Bar) Brent Falco (First & Hope) Dan Long (First & Hope / [...]
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A Hot Time at Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party

By thirstyinla On October 13, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events, Reviews
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.
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Themed Cocktail Hours at First and Hope

By thirstyinla On May 25, 2010 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
Tonight, May 25, First & Hope Downtown Supper Club debuts its Themed Cocktail Hours, which take place Tuesday through Friday from 5-7pm. Each cocktail hour will feature different food and drink specials, based on that day’s theme. Here are the details: COCKTAIL HOUR – 5PM TO 7PM TV Dinner Tuesdays $10 “TV Dinners” Special toasts [...]
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Praise the Lard and Pass the Champagne at First & Hope

By thirstyinla On May 12, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Reviews
Discreetly located across the street from Walt Disney Concert Hall in an unassuming strip mall, First & Hope supper club brings style, sophistication, and a welcome sense of fun to the downtown dining scene. Much of that playfulness comes from Executive Chef Shelley Cooper, a native of Memphis whose refined technique and love of American [...]
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Puncheon - the “heart” of Yamazaki (puncheon = 480-liter American oak casks)
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    Happy National Hot Dog Day! 🌭 Restored by @bobb Happy National Hot Dog Day! 🌭
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