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Time for a Cocktail: Hourglass Menu at Comme Ça

With Bastille Day today and summer finally arriving in Los Angeles, the time is right for Comme Ça to debut its Hourglass Menu, available every night at the bar from 5pm to 7pm.

Wines by the glass or beer are half price, while the following [...]

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Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: Free Film Screenings at Laemmle Sunset 5

The legendary tattoo artist Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins left behind an enduring legacy that is celebrated in the documentary Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: The Life and Times of Norman Keith Collins. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: 

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry is a feature [...]

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So Long Aughts, and Thanks for All the Fish!

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. I’ve [...]

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It's Your Patriotic Duty: Celebrate Repeal Day December 5th

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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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Sipping the Summer During Sunday Supper

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Sunday Suppers at Lucques have become an L.A. dining institution, a guaranteed splendid evening at any time of the year. This past Sunday, to kill some time while waiting for another Comme Ca Block Party to begin, I stopped by Lucques, not knowing it happened to be [...]

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The Strip Heats Up: Summer Cocktails at RH

Beau knows cocktails.

Beau knows cocktails.

~ Photos by Lena Watanabe

Take the former “Riot Hyatt” on Sunset, throw in a $48M renovation by the New York firm Janson Goldstein, add the Hindi word for “personal service,” and what do you get? Why, the Andaz West Hollywood, of course. The [...]

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Comme Ca Throws a Block Party

The Block Party guest of honor.

The Block Party guest of honor.

The AF 69.

The AF 69.

Last Sunday, Comme Ça hosted a special “Block” Party to celebrate the start of its Bastille Week festivities. For this occasion, the restaurant featured [...]

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