Kentucky Cashmere

Fall Cocktails and New Sunday Brunch at Wood & Vine

October 22, 2011

From its location in the historic Taft Building, Wood & Vine has quietly built a loyal following that enjoys the moderately-priced shared plates, craft cocktails, and locally-sourced wines and beers.

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Aperol M'ama

La Descarga Launches Fall Cocktails and Wednesday Music Night

October 9, 2011

For the first time since it opened, La Descarga has launched a cocktail menu that doesn’t include new drinks created by Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix. The Fall Cocktail Menu has 16 drinks, mostly created by head bartender Kenny Arbuckle, along with Meghan Malloy and Armando Conway.

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Hot Bellied .45

September 28: Drago Centro Fall Cocktail Menu Launch

September 27, 2011

On Wednesday, September 28th, Drago Centro celebrates the launch of its Fall Cocktail Menu with special $8 pricing on the new drinks. Unlike previous collaborations between Beverage Director Michael Shearin and Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville, nearly all of the drinks on the latest menu were created by Mandeville.

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September 29: K&L Presents Buffalo Trace Distillery Tasting at Wood & Vine

September 25, 2011

On Thursday, September 29th, K&L Wine Merchants presents a special tasting event, featuring the whiskies of the Buffalo Trace Distillery. The Buffalo Trace tasting will take place at Wood & Vine, located on Hollywood Blvd. in the historic Taft Building.

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Mmm..Pisco...

A Few Sips of The Taste in Hollywood and Downtown LA

September 10, 2011

The Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine Magazine joined forces to present The Taste, a four-day culinary festival with nine events in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Downtown. All-inclusive tickets featured unlimited bites from dozens of restaurants; endless samples of beer, wine and spirits; as well as seminars and demos.

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Media Park Swizzle

Sampling the 1886 Summer Cocktail Menu

August 20, 2011

Despite lingering at 1886 for several hours, I only scratched the surface of the summer cocktail menu.

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Hidetsugu Ueno at Nonstop to Tokyo

Nonstop to Tokyo: A Tales of the Cocktail Journey with Hidetsugu Ueno

August 17, 2011

There were certainly bigger and more spectacular events to come in the days ahead, but Nonstop to Tokyo was easily my favorite event at Tales of the Cocktail.

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Six Rums You'll Probably Never Taste Again

Tasting 6 Rums I’ll Probably Never Taste Again at Tales of the Cocktail

August 16, 2011

At the sold out Tales of the Cocktail seminar 6 Rums You’ll Probably Never Taste Again, moderator and renowned rum authority tastes attendees through six rare and exclusive rums unavailable to the public.

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LA Craft Beer Crawl Flyer

213 Nightlife and The Beer Chicks Present LA Craft Beer Crawl, Launch 8th Street Bottle Shop

August 5, 2011

213 Nightlife and The Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune) are teaming up once again to present the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Craft Beer Crawl, taking place August 13th in downtown Los Angeles. For the price of one ticket, Crawlers will get unlimited samples of over 60 craft beers, plus food trucks curated by KCRW’s Evan Kleiman.

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Aug. 14: Spend Your Sunday Sipping Tequila with Dan Dunn

July 31, 2011

On Sunday, August 14th, thirsty Angelenos will have not one, but two chances to sip tequila with Dan “The Imbiber” Dunn. The afternoon and evening tasting events, both hosted by the Living Loaded author, are taking place at Lexington Social House in conjunction with Ian Blackburn of LearnAboutWine.

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