By thirstyinla, on December 2, 2009
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“What America needs now is a drink.” ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amendment XXI (click to enlarge) | Source: NARA
While the quote above may be more appropriate than ever, FDR said those words back in 1933, after 13 years of Prohibition were finally ended.
From repealday.org: “On [...]
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By thirstyinla, on August 26, 2009
The September issue of Los Angeles Magazine has hit the stands, featuring a “Best New Bars” cover story.
According to Editor Mary Melton, the article is intended to “herald the return of the bar—not the velvet-rope animal of yore but the chummy neighborhood pubs, crowded wine bars, and [...]
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By thirstyinla, on May 17, 2009

“This is the kind of day when you want to be belly-to-belly with a good woman, in a warm bed under a tin roof with the rain beating down and a bottle of good whiskey right next to the bed.”
~ Hunter S. Thompson, The Great [...]
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By thirstyinla, on May 15, 2009
It really is TGIF for LA cocktail enthusiasts, with two bars opening in Hollywood and downtown.
photo: Yamashiro
First up, Daily Candy notes that the Pagoda Bar is reopening tonight. Nestled just below Hollywood’s venerable Yamashiro restaurant, the outdoor Pagoda Bar overlooks the pool, the 600 year old [...]
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