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A Toast to Five Years of dineLA Restaurant Week

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Now in its fifth year, dineLA Restaurant Week features over 300 restaurants offering specially priced three-course meals for lunch and dinner. For the first time, many restaurants are offering cocktails with their Restaurant Week menus. [...]

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Fall Cocktails and More from Julian Cox

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If it’s autumn, it must be time for Julian Cox to unleash a slew of fall cocktail menus at restaurants all over town. As cocktail enthusiasts have come to expect, Cox will launch the new drinks with special one-night pricing during their debuts. [...]

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It’s a Julian Cox Summer: Cocktail Menu Launch at Rivera, Specials at Picca and Playa

Few Los Angeles bartenders have been as prolific as Julian Cox, who has launched bar programs at several of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants. Cox’s fans will be glad to know that three of these locations are debuting new summer menus and specials featuring his cocktails, with a fourth on tap next month. [...]

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LA Street Food Fest – 2nd Annual Summer Tasting Event

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The LA Street Food Fest returns with its 2nd Annual Summer Tasting Event, taking place at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, July 16th. All-inclusive tickets include unlimited samples from 75+ food vendors, cocktail bars and tequila tastings, an Ice Cream Social, music and much more. [...]

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Rivera Springs into the Season with a New Cocktail Menu

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Last night, Julian Cox was back behind the bar at Rivera, the Modern Latin restaurant where he garnered the acclaim that led to his recognition as a 2010 Rising Star Mixologist. His return to Rivera was to celebrate the debut of his new spring cocktails with a Late Night Menu Launch. [...]

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That’s Amaro: Julian Cox Creates the Opening Cocktails for Sotto

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Julian Cox is creating a cocktail menu that showcases the Italian herbal liqueurs known as amari for Sotto, which features a market-driven menu of regionally-inspired Southern Italian dishes. [...]

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All the Booze That’s Fit to Print – March 2011

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With a slew of bar openings and more on the way, there’s never been a better time to be a cocktail enthusiast in the City of Angels. In recent weeks media coverage of the L.A. cocktail scene has ramped up, which makes it as good a time as any to collect some highlights from the last few months. [...]

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Let’s Get This Party Started: Playa Opens February 11

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Anticipation is hitting a fever pitch for Playa, the new venture from Rivera chef John Sedlar opening Friday, February 11th. Foodies are salivating at the prospect of exploring Sedlar’s “Urban Latin Cuisine,” while cocktail enthusiasts are ready to sip the latest creations from acclaimed mixologist Julian Cox. [...]

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So Long 2010, and Thanks for All the Fish!

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 8: Rivera Fall Cocktail Menu Launch Part 2

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Last night, Rivera mixologist Julian Cox debuted several of his new cocktails from an impressive fall menu that spans some 20 drinks, including signature creations, classics, and a few salutes to his fellow bartenders. The rest of the fall menu debuts tonight at 10pm. [...]

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