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 Roy Choi has opened Sunny Spot in the former Beechwood space in Venice. Sunny Spot marks his third collaboration with bar owner and restaurateur David Reiss, and features cocktails by A-Frame’s Brian Butler. [...] Continue reading Blue Skies Ahead for Roy Choi’s Sunny Spot   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. [...] Continue reading La Descarga Launches Fall Cocktails and Wednesday Music Night  At the sold out Tales of the Cocktail seminar 6 Rums You’ll Probably Never Taste Again, moderator and renowned rum authority tastes attendees through six rare and exclusive rums unavailable to the public. [...] Continue reading Tasting 6 Rums I’ll Probably Never Taste Again at Tales of the Cocktail  At the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail, seventeen bartenders from around the country presented their interpretations of the classic Piña Colada at the USBG Piña Colada Competition. Chicago’s Debbi Peek took the first place Judges’ Choice and Best Technical Performance awards for her “No Passport Required.” [...] Continue reading Debbi Peek Wins USBG Piña Colada Competition at 2011 Tales of the Cocktail  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. [...] Continue reading Don vs. Vic at 320 Main: Everybody Wins!  The June meeting of Caña Rum Society featured a fascinating lesson on rum’s history in America and a tasting of three American rums: Prichard’s Fine Rum, René Alambic Rum, and Charbay Tahitian Vanilla Bean Rum. [...] Continue reading Learning About a Revolutionary Spirit at Caña Rum Society  320 Main proprietor Jason Schiffer, Matt Robold (aka RumDood) and LA’s Marcos Tello (1886) are teaming up to present a series of Tiki Nights at 320 Main on the last Monday of every month. [...] Continue reading Tiki Nights at 320 Main Are Some Enchanted Evenings  Last week, a special dual celebration took place at Caña Rum Bar: World Cocktail Day and Thirsty in LA’s Two-Year Blogiversary. Thanks to the efforts of Caña GM Allan Katz, it was also a fundraiser for the Museum of the American Cocktail, one of a handful of officially sanctioned events that took place around the world. [...] Continue reading World Cocktail Day & 2-Year Blogiversary: Classics, and Brugal, and Zwack! Oh, My!  On Saturday, April 2nd, Liquor.com presents a Rum Grand Tasting at Caña Rum Bar, hosted by Caña GM Allan Katz and bartender Danielle Crouch. The $65 ticket includes an overview of rum, a guided rum tasting, and rum-based cocktails. [...] Continue reading April 2: Rum Grand Tasting at Caña Rum Bar  In addition to serving some of the finest cocktails and spirits to be found in this or any other city, Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand each host monthly gatherings where guests are educated on the good stuff through tastings and presentations: Caña Rum Society and Seven Grand Whiskey Society. [...] Continue reading A Tale of Two Societies: Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand |
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