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May 25: Fig & Olive Melrose Place Launches Daily Aperitivo Menu

By thirstyinla On May 22, 2011 · Add Comment · In Openings
Beginning Wednesday, May 25th, guests of Fig & Olive Melrose Place can enjoy the European pre-dinner tradition of stimulating their appetites with the restaurant’s new Aperitivo menu, featuring craft cocktails, wine, and imported beer paired with complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
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An Evening in Spain: Fig & Olive Opens in Los Angeles

By thirstyinla On March 7, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Events, Openings, Reviews
On March 5th, Los Angeles became the first West Coast location for Fig & Olive, the New York-based temples of olive oil that feature the flavors of the French Riviera and coastal regions of the Mediterranean. Giovanni Martinez is consulting on the cocktail menu, a mixture of signatures and classics.
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    📸 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
    “By the time this first volume is published, a U “By the time this first volume is published, a U.S. election will have taken place, and while I believe the stakes could not be higher, I also know that no single election will settle the matter. If I remain hopeful, it’s because I’ve learned to place my faith in my fellow citizens, especially those of the next generation, whose conviction in the equal worth of all people seems to come as second nature, and who insist on making real those principles that their parents and teachers told them were true but perhaps never fully believed themselves. More than anyone, this book is for those young people—an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us.” ~ @barackobama, August 2020 #apromisedland #barackobama
    Today’s forecast calls for temps in the mid-80s Today’s forecast calls for temps in the mid-80s with a 100% chance of a Three Martini Lunch! 🍸🍸🍸 Curated by yours truly, the @bigbaralcove cocktail kit features: 🍸 50/50 Martini - @sipsmith Gin, @maisonnoillyprat Extra Dry Vermouth, lemon peel 🍸 Gibson - Sipsmith, @gancia1850 Dry Vermouth, @drinkdirtysue pickled onion 🍸 Dirty Martini - @suntoryhakuvodka, fino sherry, Dirty Sue olive juice, olive + a Dirty Sue olive juice packet if you like it even “dirtier” #thirstyinla #martinimonday #threemartinilunch
    Last call to order your copy of the 3rd edition of Last call to order your copy of the 3rd edition of @homebarbasics by @davestolte & @jasondanielschiffer! 📖 The fully funded Kickstarter closes tonight and then printing begins 🙌 #thirstyinla #homebarbasics
    LA bartenders: we’re excited to announce that @a LA bartenders: we’re excited to announce that @abtghq & @usbgsocal are teaming up to give away Friendsgiving Meals for your holiday gatherings! ABTG and USBG would not exist without bartenders - this is our way of saying "thank you" during an incredibly difficult time for the hospitality industry. 🦃 There are three Friendsgiving Meal options: a Thanksgiving Meal Kit for 4, @parmboyz Parm to Table for 2, or @melroseumbrellaco Thanksgiving for 2. Details and signup info at the link in profile. 👀 To get us in the holiday spirit, I’ll be chatting with @cimarustila, who will share his Thanksgiving prep tips live on the ABTG Facebook & YouTube channels at noon PST on Thursday, Nov. 12! 🤩 We’ll be joined by @providencela Bar Director @kimstodel and USBG SoCal Treasurer @kenbaranda of @pernodricardusa. They’ll talk about the Providence @smoothambler Old Scout - a single-barrel bottling hand-selected by Chef Michael that’s available as part of Providence’s extensive Thanksgiving To-Go offering. 🥃 The Friendsgiving Meals are being made possible by our sponsors: @bacardiusa @beamsuntory @jackdaniels_us & @titosvodka. 🙏 #thirstyinla #abtgla #usbgsocal #friendsgiving2020 #thanksgiving2020 #whiskeywednesday #discoverla #dinela
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