Posts Tagged ‘Bars’
World Cocktail Day & 2-Year Blogiversary: Classics, and Brugal, and Zwack! Oh, My!
Last week, a special dual celebration took place at Caña Rum Bar: World Cocktail Day and Thirsty in LA’s Two-Year Blogiversary. Thanks to the efforts of Caña GM Allan Katz, it was also a fundraiser for the Museum of the American Cocktail, one of a handful of officially sanctioned events that took place around the world.
Read MoreMay 12: Thirsty in LA 2-Year Blogiversary & World Cocktail Day Celebration at Caña
May 13th is World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week and its celebration of the American Cocktail. The date coincides with the earliest uses of the term “Cocktail” in the May 1806 editions of the Balance & Columbian Repository. It also happens to be the day that Thirsty in LA went live in 2009. With that in mind, I’ll be celebrating my Two-Year Blogiversary with a party at Caña Rum Bar on Thursday, May 12th!
Read MoreMay 23: Walk-In Theatre Night Under the Stars at Big Bar
Memorial Weekend is right around the corner, and with it comes the start of the summer blockbuster movie season. To get you warmed up, Big Bar is hosting its first ever Walk-In Theatre Night under the stars, featuring the top grossing movie of 1985: Back to the Future.
Read MoreLessons from a World Class Bartender: A Cocktail Master Class with Erik Lorincz
For a bartender, dream jobs don’t get more prestigious than Head Bartender of the American Bar at The Savoy. The current Head Bartender of the American Bar is Erik Lorincz, a 31-year-old native of Slovakia who began his tenure when The Savoy reopened on October 10, 2010.
Read MoreMay 7: Kentucky Derby Viewing Party and Japan Fundraiser with Hollis Bulleit
On Saturday, May 7th, Seven Grand, Bulleit Distilling and X-Zero Protective, in association with the USBGLA and the Nippon Bartenders Association, present a special Kentucky Derby Viewing Party. The event is a fundraiser for the American Red Cross and its ongoing efforts in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
Read MoreCuatro de Mayo Celebration at La Descarga
Special guest Bill Esparza will be leading the house band during La Descarga’s Cuatro de Mayo Celebration, featuring tequila and mezcal-fueled cocktails and shots, and free food courtesy of the Camarena Tequila Taco Truck.
Read MoreCinco de Mayo 2011: Bring On the Agave
Cinco de Mayo may have limited national significance in Mexico, but here in the U.S. and elsewhere, it’s a great day to celebrate Mexican culture by imbibing some of its finest exports. Bars and restaurants all over town will be hosting special events on the day that honors the Mexican Army’s victory over the occupying French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
Read MoreCaña Celebrates One Year and Reloads with New Cocktails
Time flies when you’re having fun, and Caña Rum Bar is certainly a case in point, recently marking its first anniversary when it seems like only yesterday that it was celebrating its Grand Opening. Friends and well-wishers joined 213 Nightlife Proprietor Cedd Moses to toast Caña’s first year at a party that doubled as the formal launch of Caña’s Spring Cocktail Menu.
Read MoreOOGA BOOGA! Tiki-Ti Celebrates 50 Years
Don your fezzes and put on your Aloha shirts, the Tiki-Ti turns fifty years young with a four day celebration!
Read MoreApril 26: 1886 at The Raymond Launches New Spring Cocktail Menu
On Tuesday, April 26th, the 1886 Bar at The Raymond debuts its new Spring Cocktail Menu, featuring 16 new drinks by Marcos Tello and the 1886 team. The new Spring Menu includes signature creations, a barrel-aged cocktail, an historic punch, and tributes to two of L.A.’s best bartenders.
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