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May 20: The Tar Pit Launches The Guilded Hour

By thirstyinla On May 20, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized
On Tuesday, The Tar Pit posted an announcement on its Facebook page about The Guilded Hour, its new daily happy hour. Grub Street has the details in this post, which confirms that the new specials are scheduled to debut later today. Here’s The Guilded Hour menu: Cocktails ($6) Bees Knees – Gin, honey, lemon Brown [...]
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It’s Tax Day, Enjoy Your Income Tax

By thirstyinla On April 15, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events
“The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don’t know when it’s through if you are a crook or a martyr.” ~Will Rogers Ah, Tax Day. Thanks to Benjamin Franklin it will forever be linked with [...]
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All the Booze That’s Fit to Print – February 2010

By thirstyinla On March 1, 2010 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
~ An occasional roundup of L.A. cocktail culture in various media. Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, LA Times Magazine featured recipes for four classic tiki cocktails, “reimagined for a new generation.” Love the retro-style artwork, too. On February 11, an LA Times Food article included a profile of Modern Spirits (TRU Vodka, found [...]
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All the Booze That’s Fit to Print – January 2010

By thirstyinla On January 31, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Reviews
An occasional roundup of L.A. cocktail culture in various media. Before recapping a busy January 2010 (see below) let’s take one last look at December 2009 and the decade that was. In its Dec. 29th edition, the NY Times published A Decade of Invention and Reinvention, its look at mixology trends of the decade. Topping [...]
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So Long Aughts, and Thanks for All the Fish!

By thirstyinla On December 26, 2009 · 9 Comments · In Events
To help you ring in a new decade (or bury the old one, depending on your POV), some of the city’s top cocktail destinations are throwing New Year’s Eve parties with a dizzying variety of offerings. To make your search for the perfect NYE bash a little easier, I’ve compiled a list of events below. [...]
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The Tar Pit is Simply Swellegant

By thirstyinla On December 18, 2009 · 10 Comments · In Events, Openings, Reviews
It all started with a text message from Rivera‘s Julian Cox: “You, me, Thursday Friends and Family, Tar Pit. You down?” Hmm…go to a sneak preview of the most talked-about bar in town? Gosh, tough call! After carefully pulling my car over to text my reply, plans were arranged and we headed out to a [...]
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All the Booze That’s Fit to Print – Fall 2009

By thirstyinla On December 11, 2009 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
An occasional roundup of L.A. cocktail culture in various media. LA Times Magazine The monthly Los Angeles Times insert continues its excellent series of articles on the L.A. cocktail scene. Mezcal was the focus in the November issue, which featured an in-depth look at Ron Cooper, the man behind Del Maguey. There are also several [...]
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