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An Evening of Tiki at The Spare Room

The Spare Room Evening of Tiki

On Wednesday, May 23, The Spare Room launches An Evening of Tiki, a monthly series of “island-inspired cocktails and music,” featuring guest bartenders from LA and across the country. [...]

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May 8: The Wine House Clear Spirits Fest

On Tuesday, May 8th, The Wine House presents its first Clear Spirits Fest, an evening of education and mixology featuring Aidan Demarest, Marcos Tello and a dizzying array of spirits. [...]

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Hold Your Horses: Kentucky Derby at Los Angeles Athletic Club

On Saturday, May 5th, the Los Angeles Athletic Club is hosting its 2nd Annual “Hold Your Horses” Kentucky Derby Viewing Party. The event features a 100 Years of the Mint Julep menu by Marcos Tello. [...]

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A Smoking Winter Cocktail Menu at 1886

The Smoking Jacket

A cocktail that comes with a Surgeon General’s Warning is just one of the surprises waiting to be sipped from the ambitious new Winter Cocktail Menu from 1886 Bar at The Raymond. For the fifth iteration of 1886′s series of seasonal cocktail menus, the bar team is focusing on the theme of “smoke and beers.” [...]

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Boxing Day Social at The Spare Room

Spare Room Boxing Day Social 2011

On Monday, December 26th, Naomi Schimek is helping to spread some holiday cheer by hosting a special Boxing Day Social at The Spare Room in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. All proceeds from the event go to the Hospitality Kitchen (aka the “Hippie Kitchen”), a soup kitchen operated by Los Angeles Catholic Worker in Downtown LA’s Skid Row. [...]

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Ticket Giveaway: LA’s Best Bartender Competition

On Sunday, October 9th, five of the top bartenders in Los Angeles will be competing for the title of LA’s Best Bartender, presented by Table 20. The second annual competition is taking place at Elevate Lounge in Downtown LA. [...]

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Get Pickled with The Spare Room’s Fall Happy Hour Special

Ludlow Street Collins

After taking guests on a summer vacation to Nantucket, The Spare Room travels to Manhattan’s Lower East Side for its Fall Happy Hour Special, courtesy of new Beverage Director Naomi Schimek. [...]

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Sampling the 1886 Summer Cocktail Menu

Media Park Swizzle

Despite lingering at 1886 for several hours, I only scratched the surface of the summer cocktail menu. [...]

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July 26: 1886 at the Raymond Launches New Summer Cocktail Menu

1886 Cherry Daiquiri

On Tuesday, July 26th, the 1886 Bar at The Raymond debuts its Summer Cocktail Menu, featuring 16 new drinks by Marcos Tello and the 1886 team. The new menu features signature summer cocktails, Tiki drinks, unearthed classics, and salutes to bartenders from LA and New York. [...]

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Don vs. Vic at 320 Main: Everybody Wins!

Mai Tai

320 Main was the setting for a tiki showdown of epic proportions: Don vs. Vic, a head-to-head battle between the cocktails of Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic. The clash of tiki titans was the second edition of 320 Main’s Tiki Night series, taking place at the Seal Beach restaurant on the last Monday of every month. [...]

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