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Alcove Café 10-Year Anniversary & Big Bar Summer Menu

By thirstyinla On July 14, 2014 · Add Comment · In Events
To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Alcove Café presents "10 Days of Alcove," featuring prizes like a private cocktail class, free drinks, and much more.
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A Surprising Summer Cocktail Menu at Eveleigh

By thirstyinla On August 7, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Tastings
At Eveleigh in West Hollywood, Bar Manager Dave Kupchinsky has taken a different approach by prominently featuring aromatic cocktails on his summer menu.
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Strawberry Paleta - 1886

Take a Spirited Summer Vacation at 1886

By thirstyinla On August 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Tastings
1886 Bar at the Raymond has launched its Summer Cocktail Menu, a collaborative effort that may be the best one yet from the creative team of bartenders.
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Ever-Present - Bar and Kitchen

First Taste: Bar | Kitchen Summer Menu

By thirstyinla On July 16, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reviews
Bar | Kitchen debuted its Summer Menu earlier this month, featuring new dishes from Executive Chef Vahan Tokmadjian and drinks created by the B|K crew.
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Southern Belle Whistle - 1886

Pop Goes the 1886 Summer Cocktail Menu

By thirstyinla On July 12, 2012 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
As the summer of 2012 heats up, thirsty Angelenos can look forward to Thursday, July 12th, when 1886 Bar at The Raymond officially debuts its Summer Cocktail Menu.
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Media Park Swizzle

Sampling the 1886 Summer Cocktail Menu

By thirstyinla On August 20, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Reviews
Despite lingering at 1886 for several hours, I only scratched the surface of the summer cocktail menu.
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B.S. Rita

Joe’s Restaurant Launches Market Driven Cocktail Menu

By thirstyinla On August 13, 2011 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
Joe’s Restaurant has established a dedicated following over the years by staying true to Executive Chef Joe Miller’s farmers market driven California-French cuisine. Miller’s focus on locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients has been formally incorporated into the restaurant’s Market Driven Cocktail Menu, now available in the bar and dining room.
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It’s a Julian Cox Summer: Cocktail Menu Launch at Rivera, Specials at Picca and Playa

By thirstyinla On July 31, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Events
Few Los Angeles bartenders have been as prolific as Julian Cox, who has launched bar programs at several of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants. Cox’s fans will be glad to know that three of these locations are debuting new summer menus and specials featuring his cocktails, with a fourth on tap next month.
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1886 Cherry Daiquiri

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

By thirstyinla On July 26, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Events
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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Flamed orange peel for the Dagny Taggart.

Seven Grand Debuts Its First Ever All-New Seasonal Cocktail Menu

By thirstyinla On June 19, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Uncategorized
Seven Grand debuts its 2011 Spring-Summer cocktail menu, its first all-new seasonal drink list since the acclaimed whiskey bar opened in 2007.
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