Posts Tagged ‘danielle crouch’
Tiki Night at 320 Main: LA vs. OC Throwdown
A Southern California cocktail tradition returns on Monday, August 19, when 320 Main presents Tiki Night: LA vs. OC Throwdown.
Read MoreCaña Spring Cocktail Menu and Two-Year Anniversary
Time flies when you’re having rum, and just ahead of Caña Rum Bar’s two-year anniversary, GM Allan Katz has debuted the Caña Spring Cocktail Menu.
Read MoreNovember 13: Speed Rack LA at Hollywood Roosevelt
The all-female bartending competition known as Speed Rack is taking over the Hollywood Roosevelt’s Blossom Room on Sunday, November 13th. Speed Rack LA features 18 competitors battling for a trip to New York and the national finals in May 2012. Proceeds go to breast cancer research, education and prevention.
Read MoreZombies Have Taken Over 213 Nightlife!
Halloween has arrived in Downtown LA, and for one lucky bar it’s going to be a bloody good time: all of the 213 Nightlife venues have been pitted against each other in a winner-takes-all Halloween contest.
Read MoreLearning About a Revolutionary Spirit at Caña Rum Society
The June meeting of Caña Rum Society featured a fascinating lesson on rum’s history in America and a tasting of three American rums: Prichard’s Fine Rum, René Alambic Rum, and Charbay Tahitian Vanilla Bean Rum.
Read MoreWorld 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 MoreApril 2: Rum Grand Tasting at Caña Rum Bar
On Saturday, April 2nd, Liquor.com presents a Rum Grand Tasting at Caña Rum Bar, hosted by Caña GM Allan Katz and bartender Danielle Crouch. The $65 ticket includes an overview of rum, a guided rum tasting, and rum-based cocktails.
Read MoreDecember 18: The Tar Pit One Year Anniversary Party
It’s been quite a year for The Tar Pit, the “modern day watering hole” from Chef Mark Peel that opened in December 2009 after much anticipation and speculation. Following the departure of a stellar opening team that included Audrey Saunders and Marcos Tello, The Tar Pit forged onward. On a recent Sunday evening, a lively…
Read MoreA Hot Time at Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party
Jonathan Gold recently hosted his second annual Union Station Speakeasy Cocktail Party, featuring cocktails by the bars of 213 and gourmet bites from some of L.A.’s top restaurants. The event was a fundraiser for Zócalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides a nonpartisan forum to prominent thinkers and doers via lectures, panels, salons, screenings, webzine and annual conferences.
Read MoreChoose Your Weapon: Sampling the New Cocktails at Caña Rum Bar
Although President Obama’s recent fundraising visit to Los Angeles caused a traffic nightmare for thousands of rush hour commuters, in other parts of the city drivers had no problem reaching their destinations. Thanks to a nearly deserted 10 Freeway, I arrived in downtown in record time for the Caña cocktail menu launch party, a celebration…
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