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So Long 2011, and Thanks for All the Fish!

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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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December 5: Sip, Smoke & Savor at La Descarga

Celebrate Repeal Day in style at Sip, Smoke & Savor, a tasting of rare cognacs lead by Nicolas Palazzi taking place at La Descarga on Monday, December 5th. [...]

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La Descarga Launches Fall Cocktails and Wednesday Music Night

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For the first time since it opened, La Descarga has launched a cocktail menu that doesn’t include new drinks created by Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix. The Fall Cocktail Menu has 16 drinks, mostly created by head bartender Kenny Arbuckle, along with Meghan Malloy and Armando Conway. [...]

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Food & Wine Cocktails 2011: Twelve Los Angeles Bars in the Top 100 American Bars

Los Angeles cocktail culture makes a strong showing in Food & Wine Cocktails 2011, which arrived in stores in May and features 130-plus cocktail recipes, over 20 party food recipes, a mixology handbook, and a directory of the Top 100 American Bars. [...]

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Cuatro de Mayo Celebration at La Descarga

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Special guest Bill Esparza will be leading the house band during La Descarga’s Cuatro de Mayo Celebration, featuring tequila and mezcal-fueled cocktails and shots, and free food courtesy of the Camarena Tequila Taco Truck. [...]

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January 30: Moveable Feast at La Descarga

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Hemingway would no doubt feel at home in the Old Havana setting of La Descarga, so it’s the perfect venue for an event called Moveable Feast: An Unpredictable Culinary Experience. [...]

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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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December 9: La Descarga Winter Cocktail Menu Launch

On Thursday, December 9th, La Descarga is debuting its Winter Cocktail Menu, an extensive list of 21 drinks from Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix. The Winter Menu is evenly divided between Classics and House Cocktails, including a whiskey barrel-aged version of its excellent Tapping the Admiral that [...]

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GQ’s 25 Best Cocktail Bars in America

The Edison, the "largest and most impressive" bar on GQ's list. | Photo: The Edison

File this under Jobs We Really, Really Want: “We traveled 34,462 miles and sipped 400 gin fizzes, Manhattans, and Gibsons with one goal—to compile the first ranking of [...]

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July 8 is a Thirsty Thursday at Tiki-Ti and La Descarga

Los Angeles cocktail enthusiasts are going to be busy this Thursday, the night that Tiki-Ti and La Descarga are hosting events at their respective locations.

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First up is Tiki-Ti, which will be serving its famous Tiki-Ti Rum Punch [...]

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