Posts by thirstyinla
February 23-24: Jim & Rocky’s Barback Pro-Am Hits Downtown LA
Seattle’s Jim Romdall and Rocky Yeh are challenging some of the West Coast’s favorite amateur mixologists, writers and bloggers to step behind the stick for Jim & Rocky’s Barback Pro-Am.
Read MoreOn Oscar Night, Watch the Stars Under the Stars at Big Bar
At Big Bar’s Oscar party on Sunday, February 27th, guests can watch the 83rd Academy Awards projected on an outdoor screen while they enjoy dinner and Plymouth Gin cocktail specials on the garden patio.
Read MoreThe Wayback Machine: Speakeasy Sundays at Hotel Shangri-La
On Sunday, Feb. 20th, Santa Monica’s Hotel Shangri-La presents the first of its weekly Speakeasy Sundays at Suite 700, hosted by mixologist Chris Corbin.
Read MoreGet It While You Can: Private Barrel Buffalo Trace at 1933 Group
1933 Group has acquired an exclusive barrel of bourbon from Buffalo Trace, hand-selected during a visit to the famed distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Precious bottles of the private barrel bourbon will be allocated to both locations of Bigfoot Lodge (Los Feliz and West) and The Thirsty Crow.
Read MoreLet’s Get This Party Started: Playa Opens February 11
Anticipation is hitting a fever pitch for Playa, the new venture from Rivera chef John Sedlar opening Friday, February 11th. Foodies are salivating at the prospect of exploring Sedlar’s “Urban Latin Cuisine,” while cocktail enthusiasts are ready to sip the latest creations from acclaimed mixologist Julian Cox.
Read MoreRiding the Trolley of Death, Fueled by Plymouth Gin
A motley crew of gin-soaked bloggers, bartenders and shanghaied passengers rides the Trolley of Death for a night of drinks at some of L.A.’s best bars.
Read MoreThe New Caña Cocktail Menu is Fully Loaded
Caña debuts its latest globe-trotting arsenal of cocktails, traveling beyond its signature rum and touching down in Europe and the Americas with gin, rye, tequila and cachaça-fueled drinks.
Read MoreUnder the Spell of Campo de Encanto Pisco
From its origins in the vineyards of the Ica Valley to its recognition by CONAPISCO as the vanguard of the pisco category, Campo de Encanto is the pisco against which all others will be measured.
Read MoreValentine’s Day: Enchantment Under the Sea at Big Bar
Valentine’s Day and the prom, together again for the first time at Big Bar.
Read MoreA Taste of Drago Centro’s Winter Cocktails
Tasting through the new Drago Centro Winter Cocktail Menu, featuring standouts such as the Cusco’s Crown, Smoke on the Horizon, January Jones and Unbridled.
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