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Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino at Musso & Frank Grill in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

Musso & Frank Grill Stars in Quentin Tarantino’s Love Letter to LA

By thirstyinla On July 26, 2019 · Add Comment · In Stories
Iconic bars like Musso & Frank Grill, El Coyote, and Casa Vega make cameo appearances in Tarantino's "love letter to L.A." Read on for my guide to Los Angeles locations featured in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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The Formosa Cafe Reopens After $2.4 Million Renovation

By thirstyinla On June 30, 2019 · Add Comment · In Openings, Stories
One of LA's most famous watering holes from the Golden Age of Hollywood, the legendary Formosa Cafe has reopened after a $2.4 million renovation.
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Three Clubs classic cocktails

“Mad Men” Finale Viewing Party at Three Clubs

By thirstyinla On May 8, 2015 · Add Comment · In Events
Three Clubs and Pinup Girl Clothing are teaming up to host a viewing party of the "Mad Men" series finale on Sunday, May 17, 2015.
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Yael Vengroff - Speed Rack National Finals 2012

Speed Rack San Diego, Ivy Mix at Sadie

By thirstyinla On February 24, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Events
Speed Rack, the first nationwide competition created by and for female bartenders comes to San Diego on March 3, 2013 for an extraordinary event that combines world class bartenders, spectator sport and fundraising to fight breast cancer.
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Niki Lindgren at The Varnish

The Varnish Celebrates 4 Years, Harvard & Stone 2-Year Anniversary, Big Bar on Fire

By thirstyinla On February 22, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Events
From anniversary events at The Varnish and Harvard & Stone, to the latest edition of Novo Fogo’s Bars on Fire, the week of February 24th is going to be a busy one.
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Matthew Biancaniello

January 31: Culinary Cocktail Seminar with Matthew Biancaniello

By thirstyinla On January 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In Events, Tastings
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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Boxing Day Social 2012

December 26: 2nd Annual Boxing Day Social at The Spare Room

By thirstyinla On December 21, 2012 · Add Comment · In Events
On Wednesday, December 26th, The Spare Room is hosting the 2nd Annual Boxing Day Social, featuring the Bartenders with Bartabs Auction. Proceeds from the event benefit the Hospitality Kitchen in downtown LA.
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Tiki cocktails - The Spare Room

Summertime is Tiki Time in Los Angeles

By thirstyinla On August 14, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Events
As Los Angeles continues to endure a sweltering heat wave, the timing couldn’t be better for three stellar tiki events taking place over the next several days.
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Art Beyond the Glass class photo June 2012

Art Beyond the Glass: Thank You Los Angeles!

By thirstyinla On July 1, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Events
Two weeks after Art Beyond the Glass, I share a few belated "thank you"s and rambling thoughts about an extraordinary day.
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A Letter from Zahra Bates

By thirstyinla On July 1, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Events
In this guest post, Zahra Bates shares her thoughts on Art Beyond the Glass as well as some of her favorite photos from the event.
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    It’s Giving Tuesday and Taco Tuesday, you know w It’s Giving Tuesday and Taco Tuesday, you know what to do friends! 🙏🌮 FYI @nouswithoutyou is now an official @amazonsmile affiliate - you can select No Us Without You to be your designated Amazon Smile charity and they will receive 0.5% of your eligible purchase price as a donation. That doesn’t sound like much, but for nonprofits in need of funds it adds up! #thirstyinla #nouswithoutyoula #givingtuesday #tacotuesday #Repost @casavegarestaurant . . . Light in the storm!!! Announcing @FooFighters x Casa Vega Collab!!! Limited-time special debuts TODAY, December 1st! FOO FIGHTERS Taco: Smoked Brisket Homemade Flour Tortilla BBQ sauce drizzle Mexican Cole Slaw Red Pickled Onion Chopped Cilantro LOS LUCHADORES FOO La Gritona Reposado Fresh Lime Juice Modelo Especial Beer Profits from each taco & drink sold will be donated to NO US WITHOUT YOU!! @nouswithoutyou is an LA based charity the provides food security for the undocumented, ridiculously hard-working, back-of-house restaurant workers that are unemployed due to COVID-19. They have no unemployment benefits. #saverestaurants #casavega #foofighters #cookingwithfriends #davegrohl @foofighters @christyvegaofficial @nouswithoutyou
    Brilliant! 👏 Looking forward to “The Loneline Brilliant! 👏 Looking forward to “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist” 📖 #thirstyinla #newyorkercovers #Repost @adriantomine . . . “Love Life” The New Yorker, 12/7/20 Link in bio for brief interview with @fmtoon. #process #illustration @newyorkermag @newyorkerart
    Whether you’re giving your liver an occasional b Whether you’re giving your liver an occasional break during the holiday season, or getting ready for Dry January, “Good Drinks” by @juliabainbridge has you covered! During the summer of 2018, Bainbridge drove across the country to gather #nonalcoholic recipes in bars, restaurants, and even @lalovingcup’s living room here in Los Angeles. Since the drinks don’t fall into traditional cocktail categories, Bainbridge organizes the 50+ recipes by occasion - brunch, a lazy weekend afternoon, happy hour, a leisurely dinner, or a quiet nightcap. Recipes are rated by “Commitment Level” - from simple prep to a labor-intensive weekend project. “Good Drinks” also includes an extensive pantry section, tips for sourcing ingredients, and a list of bars to visit (when we can travel again). Featured in the “Midday” section, the Dollar Slice is a Bloody Mary riff created by @aaronpolsky for @listenbar in NYC. Made with @seedlipdrinks Spice 94, tomato juice, lime juice, and hot sauce, the Dollar Slice includes Aaron’s recipe for next-level spiced mushroom salt, but a standard salt rim or Tajín Clásico chile-lime seasoning can be used. Cheers @tenspeedpress for the review copy! 🙏 📖 📸 by @yungbludlau #thirstyinla #gooddrinks #juliabainbridge #alcoholfree #tenspeedpress
    🐉 Happy 80th Birthday @brucelee! 🐉 🌊 Look 🐉 Happy 80th Birthday @brucelee! 🐉 🌊 Looking forward to taking a deep dive (pun intended) into “Be Water, My Friend” by @therealshannonlee! If ever there was a time to learn about her father’s “Be Water” philosophy - to embody fluidity and naturalness in learning new things, overcoming obstacles, and finding our true path - it’s now. 🙏 And of course, if I’m going to read about the “Little Dragon’s” life philosophies, then I’ll be sipping a dram of @fewspirits Immortal Rye 🥃 #thirstyinla #brucelee #bewatermyfriend #bewater
    📸 December 2018. Forever grateful for my family 📸 December 2018. Forever grateful for my family, especially during these difficult times. Like everyone else, I’ll miss seeing them in person today - the first time we won’t be spending Thanksgiving together in many years. (I think the last time may have been when I was flying back from a DJ gig in Hong Kong) But I know that with each day we stay safe at home, it brings us that much closer to when we can finally get together in person on the regular - I can practically taste the har gow at NBC 🥟 Mom, Dad, @adbruin - I love you! To the bar fam here in LA and beyond: thank you for everything. Thank you for taking care of us in good times and bad, for offering a comforting oasis in an oftentimes maddening world. Gratitude won’t pay the bills, but have faith that there are millions of us ready to sit in front of you as soon as we can. For now, those of us with the resources can support their locals by ordering cocktails and food to-go. And that goes for retail, too! Jeff Bezos has enough money for a thousand lifetimes FFS. #shoplocal Stay safe and stay healthy, everyone 🙏 #thirstyinla #thanksgiving2020 #tbt
    SQUAD 🙌 #thirstyinla #Repost @abtghq . . . Toda SQUAD 🙌 #thirstyinla #Repost @abtghq . . . Today is pickup day for the ABTG x @usbgsocal Friendsgiving Meals! 🦃 Whether you signed up for Thanksgiving Groceries, @parmboyz Parm to Table, or @melroseumbrellaco Thanksgiving Dinner, we hope you enjoy 🍽 🎥 @86thedj captured yesterday’s Thanksgiving Groceries packing session at @whitehorselounge 🥕🥔🍷 #abtgla #usbg #friendsgiving2020 #thanksgiving2020
    LA/OC bartenders: sign-ups for the @abtghq + @usbg LA/OC bartenders: sign-ups for the @abtghq + @usbgsocal Friendsgiving Meals are available through Sunday, November 22! Pickups will be on Wednesday, November 25. All three Meal options are currently still available: Thanksgiving Groceries for 4, @parmboyz Parm to Table for 2, or @melroseumbrellaco Thanksgiving for 2. 🦃 FYI, the Groceries pickups for DTLA and WeHo are nearly filled - @seventy7lounge (Culver City) and @theordinarie (Long Beach) are wide open! Link in profile to signup ⬆️ 📸 @melroseumbrellaco #thirstyinla #abtgla #usbg #friendsgiving2020 #thanksgiving2020
    Facebook sent a reminder that on Nov. 19, 2011 @zx Facebook sent a reminder that on Nov. 19, 2011 @zxenos and I were hosted by @brianscotbutler at @chefroychoi’s Sunny Spot, which is now @nuevavenice. Brian crushed us with his hospitality - but more importantly, that night was the first time we talked about what would eventually become Art Beyond the Glass! 🤩 My iPhone Note (see below) mentions “The Artistry of the Bartender” - we didn’t even have a name for the “talent show” yet! 🎨 The inaugural @abtghq didn’t take place until the following June, but the seeds were planted - and watered with plenty of booze 😂 #thirstyinla #abtgla #fbf 📸 Imperial Fizz, Sunny Old Fashioned, Diablo Prawns, Fried Pig’s Feet, Slow-Roasted G.O.A.T. 📝 Sunny Spot Started with imperial fizz Pic of Sunny Old Fashioned x peels Clement Premiere Canne Homere VSOP Creole Shrub Zacapa 23 yr xo Z - lightning in a bottle Caroni single cask, me the 5x5 The Artistry of the Bartender - showcase the talents of bartenders Bartender Bazaar - shopping for best products Travel kit bartender TSA safe
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