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Giveaway: Cointreau Sunday City Sprawl at Petit Ermitage

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Enter our giveaway for entry to the Sunday City Sprawl, an exclusive Sunday brunch taking place from 12pm-3pm on the rooftop of the Petit Ermitage in West Hollywood. [...]

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May 25: Fig & Olive Melrose Place Launches Daily Aperitivo Menu

Beginning Wednesday, May 25th, guests of Fig & Olive Melrose Place can enjoy the European pre-dinner tradition of stimulating their appetites with the restaurant’s new Aperitivo menu, featuring craft cocktails, wine, and imported beer paired with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. [...]

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April 26: The Gift of Food for Japan

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On Tuesday, April 26th, Umamimart, Yamazaki Whisky and Eveleigh present The Gift of Food for Japan, a benefit for the Tokyo-based Second Harvest Japan. The event starts with a rooftop cocktail party at PRISM gallery, then moves next door to Eveleigh for a back patio reception. [...]

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An Evening in Spain: Fig & Olive Opens in Los Angeles

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On March 5th, Los Angeles became the first West Coast location for Fig & Olive, the New York-based temples of olive oil that feature the flavors of the French Riviera and coastal regions of the Mediterranean. Giovanni Martinez is consulting on the cocktail menu, a mixture of signatures and classics. [...]

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Sampling the New Fall Cocktail Menu at Dominick’s

Last week, while I was at a birthday bash for Bill Esparza (Street Gourmet LA), I sent a text to Caroline on Crack, who had made the short walk from Bill’s party at Petrossian West Hollywood to nearby Dominick’s to check out the new fall cocktail menu.

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A Taste of The Macallan 64 Years Old Sells for $16,000 to Benefit charity: water

The Macallan in Lalique: Cire Perdue at Sotheby's Los Angeles. | Photo: M Booth

A remarkable crystal decanter, containing some of the rarest single malt Scotch whisky in the world, arrived in Los Angeles yesterday for the penultimate stop of its global fundraising journey. Earlier [...]

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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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