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Harvard & Stone NYE 2011

So Long 2011, and Thanks for All the Fish!

By thirstyinla On December 21, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Events
It’s time to start stretching those livers, Los Angeles! Craft cocktail destinations across the city are welcoming the new year with masquerade parties, multi-course dinners, and spirited trips around the world and back in time to the 1920s.
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Distinctive Bartenders

A Night of Distinctive Cocktails with The Black Grouse

By thirstyinla On December 4, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events, Tastings
The Black Grouse celebrated its Los Angeles debut at Harvard & Stone, an event that kicked off the Distinctive Bartenders Tour and featured cocktails by Lindsay Nader, Jason Bran and Joseph Brooke.
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Fernet Mystery Bus

Shots for a Cause: Fernet, Tattoos and Good Times at Harvard & Stone

By thirstyinla On October 2, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events
Fernet, Tattoos and Good Times takes place at Harvard & Stone on Monday, October 3rd. Fernet shots are $5 all night, with $1 from each shot being donated to Doctors Without Borders. As a bonus, four bartenders are getting Fernet tattoos!
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Gingered Bourbon Lemonade

On the Trail of LA’s Bourbon Cocktails

By thirstyinla On September 5, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, and Angelenos can vicariously join in the festivities by enjoying Kentucky’s finest in cocktails all over town. Our round-up begins in Marina del Rey, heads east into downtown, and ends in Pasadena.
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Best Cocktail Blog Award

Thirsty in LA Named LA Weekly’s Best Cocktail Blog

By thirstyinla On June 10, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Events, Reviews
The title of this post says it all: Thirsty in LA was named Best Cocktail Blog by the LA Weekly!
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Harvard & Stone: A Great Escape in Thai Town

By thirstyinla On February 25, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Openings
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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    🎶 @williamhmacy sings “Age Like a Badass” a 🎶 @williamhmacy sings “Age Like a Badass” aka my new mantra 💪
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The 10-year, bottled-in-bond expression was distilled from an 80% rye / 20% malted barley mash bill in Spring 2013

Much love as always for the hospitality @imbibelife @austinmelrose 🙏

🍹 Cocktails by @asapstormborn @babezarama @matty_the_mixer featured Woody Creek releases like Mary’s Select Gin, Colorado 100% Potato Vodka, Colorado Straight Bourbon and Colorado Straight Rye

🎶 Macy performed several of his original songs on the ukelele and shared some BTS stories about the rye, including a funny anecdote about the barrel selection process - he neglected to spit out the barrel-strength samples 🔥

🍸 So great to hang with @on_uh_marie and Yael at Jones (this was the night before the car crash 😱) and blown away to run into @customercervix (he's back in LA!) and @chefchristianpage, who is now based in Hawaii 🤩

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    I know where my liver will be on #givingtuesday 🙏
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in the giving spirit? Join us THIS TUESDAY for a @joneshollywood takeover at Employees Only LA 🍸 

our neighbors at Jones are unable to work this holiday season due to damages caused by a car crashing directly into their storefront last week 

“For the record, Jones is not a drive-thru.” - @wrdsmth 

THIS TUESDAY we’ll be transforming into Jones for the evening with red wine, martinis, and an ode to the classic Jones menu 🍕

100% of proceeds from a raffle and special collab hats and a portion of the proceeds from that night will go directly to the Jones employees 

grab a friend and we’ll see you Tuesday 🥂

@bacardi @greygoose @bombaysapphireus @patron 

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    Other than @fordsgin Freezer Martinis, a great cat Other than @fordsgin Freezer Martinis, a great catch-up with @hungrybartender (congrats on @gillysbar!) and a bumping set by @cutchemist x @dan_the_a, last night was terrible 😜
Great to see so many friends at @la3cofficial, much love @simonfordsgin @joefromfords for hosting 🙏

🍸 Freezer Martini: Fords Gin, dry vermouth, bergamot, salt, @thunderboltla lemon oil
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    Thanksgiving is two weeks away! 😱 🍽 LA resta Thanksgiving is two weeks away! 😱
🍽 LA restaurants and hotels have your holiday gathering sorted with prix fixe menus, whole turkey dinners and pies to-go, and veg-friendly options.
@discoverla has compiled 60+ restaurant and hotel Thanksgiving specials, links to our guides in profile 👀

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🍞 @theparksfinest Ann's Cornbread Bibingka
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🥩 @tamoshanterla Prince Charlie Cut
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    Still full from last week’s epic lunch with @mar Still full from last week’s epic lunch with @marcodavidviz at @theparksfinest 🔥 
Much love for the hospitality @farmerjohneric 🙏

🐷 Mt. Malindang Pork Ribs & Riblets
seasoned, slow-smoked St. Louis pork ribs and rib tips

🐮 Timuay Beef Tri-Tip
1/2 pound season-crusted sirloin beef, sliced deli-thin and paired with horseradish crema

🥥 Mama Leah's Coconut Beef
adobong baka sa gata (beef adobo with coconut) - 16-hour smoked chuck roll - cubed and stewed in coconut cream, vinegar, chili and patis (fish sauce)

🌽 Esquite
“A salute to Echo Park's Raza roots - seasoned corn of the cob served with butter, mayo, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, topped with cayenne pepper.”

🍞 Ann's Cornbread Bibingka
“Our original approach to an American classic - cornmeal combined with rice flour and coconut milk and baked on a banana leaf to bring elements of a traditional Filipino dessert.”

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💿 The cocktail list is presented in a CD jewel case with a booklet designed by the incomparable @davestolte
As always, there’s an abundance of creativity and thoughtfulness behind every drink - with music as the theme, the Big Bar team have outdone themselves 👏

🌝 Tonight, Tonight - @funtimeswithkat
@sipsmith Sloe Gin, @diplomaticorum Reserva Rum, winter spices, lemon, spiced foam

🚬 Alison - @eugeneshoots: “Inspired by house parties in high school and college, where I first heard Slowdive’s ‘Alison’ and what is depicted in their music video for the song”
@thebotanistgin, @matchbookdistilling Day Trip Strawberry Amaro, strawberry lime oleo, hop water
expertly served by @make_em_say_eun 😜

🇮🇹 Scenes From an Italian Restaurant - @seanphillipmcbride
espresso-infused @georgedickel Bonded, @amaromontenegro_us, @avernaus, @eastimperial Tonic

👠 Over the Rainbow - @szenitram
@teelingwhiskey, @cocchi1891 Vermouth di Torino, orange bitters, lemon peel, Green Chartreuse, red wine reduction

☘️ Crimson & Clover - @roommizzle
@copallirum White Rum, @rhumclementusa Agricole Blanc, lemon, lemon curd, raspberry honey, egg white

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    Last call for @barmorunola - their final day of se Last call for @barmorunola - their final day of service is this Saturday, November 4 🥺
Cheers as always for the hospitality @drinkingoutofkups 🙏 
🍸 Tuxedo
1.5 oz Sipsmith VJOP
.5 oz Lustau Fino Sherry
.5 oz Atxa Blanco Vermouth
.25 oz Luxardo Marischino
2 dashes Miracle Mile Orange Bitters
St. George Absinthe mist to coat the glass
Stir and strain

🫒 Candied Olives & Almonds
🐟 Gildas (white anchovy, guindilla pepper, olive, cured egg yolk)
🥔 Bacalao (salted cod, Yukon Gold potatoes, piquillo peppers)
🔥 Morunos: “shawarma-spiced” Colorado lamb and Mary's chicken thigh over rye flatbread with garlic yogurt, pickled onions, pepperoncini
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