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September 28: Drago Centro Fall Cocktail Menu Launch

By thirstyinla On September 27, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Events, Reviews, Tastings
On Wednesday, September 28th, Drago Centro celebrates the launch of its Fall Cocktail Menu with special $8 pricing on the new drinks. Unlike previous collaborations between Beverage Director Michael Shearin and Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville, nearly all of the drinks on the latest menu were created by Mandeville.
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May 18: Drago Centro Spring Cocktail Menu Launch

By thirstyinla On May 17, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Events, Reviews, Tastings
With Memorial Weekend only a couple of weeks away, Drago Centro debuts its Spring Cocktail Menu, a collaboration between Beverage Director Michael Shearin and Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville.
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A Taste of Drago Centro’s Winter Cocktails

By thirstyinla On January 27, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Reviews, Tastings
Tasting through the new Drago Centro Winter Cocktail Menu, featuring standouts such as the Cusco's Crown, Smoke on the Horizon, January Jones and Unbridled.
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January 20: Drago Centro Winter Cocktail Menu Launch

By thirstyinla On January 19, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Events
For Los Angeles cocktail enthusiasts, it’s a particularly good week to be in downtown: Wednesday is the long-awaited debut of Joseph Brooke’s new cocktails at The Edison, and on Thursday Drago Centro launches its Winter Cocktail Menu.
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October 12: Drago Centro Fall Cocktail Menu Launch

By thirstyinla On October 10, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Events, Reviews
On Tuesday, October 12th, Drago Centro will be debuting its new fall cocktail menu with special $8 pricing all day. Last week, Beverage Director Michael Shearin invited me, Caroline of Caroline on Crack and Esther from e*star LA to preview the latest menu of Nuovi Classici (“New Classics”), a collaboration with Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville. [...]
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September 21: Say Arrivederci to the Drago Centro Summer Cocktail Menu

By thirstyinla On September 20, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events
Summer barely made an appearance this year, and now it’s suddenly time to welcome the fall. As announced in its Twitter feed, Drago Centro is celebrating the last day of summer on Tuesday, September 21st with cocktail and wine specials. All drinks on the Summer Cocktail Menu will be $8, and Beverage Director Michael Shearin [...]
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Power to The People’s Cocktail at Drago Centro

By thirstyinla On July 7, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events
Depending on where you were in Los Angeles last Wednesday, you weren’t very far from a great cocktail event, whether it was the Whiskey Social at Wilshire on the Westside or a three-course tequila pairing dinner at Malo in Silver Lake. But for sheer variety of cocktails to choose from, it was hard to beat [...]
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A Taste of La Primavera at Drago Centro

By thirstyinla On April 16, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Events, Reviews
Since his arrival in Los Angeles as the award-winning sommelier from Guy Savoy in Las Vegas, Michael Shearin has helped establish Drago Centro as a foodie destination for those seeking high end Italian cuisine, a formidable wine list, and a handsome, urban setting. But Michael has also sought to make Drago as well known for [...]
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Where LA’s Irish Eyes Will Be Smiling

By thirstyinla On March 16, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU] Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. Like many of the great holidays, the ne plus ultra of Amateur Nights has transcended its origins and become an orgy of excess that has little to do with its namesake. That said, at least you’ll have an endless choice of places where you can get a pint or enjoy [...]
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Sampling Nuovi Classici at Drago Centro

By thirstyinla On November 14, 2009 · Add Comment · In Reviews
photos by Lena Watanabe To promote the debut of its latest Nuovi Classici (“new classics”) cocktail menu, Drago Centro recently offered the entire list at $8 per drink (compared to the usual $12 price) for one day only. Never one to pass up a great deal, I met the crew at Drago on a crisp [...]
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