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September 16: Cocktails for a Cause at Bottega Louie

By thirstyinla On September 14, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
Anyone who’s seen news footage of the monstrous Station Fire and other Southern California wildfires can appreciate the heroism and bravery of the firefighters who have been battling the blazes. Two of them, L.A. County Fire Capt. Tedmund “Ted” Hall and firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, were killed as they tried to find an escape [...]
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All the Booze That's Fit to Print – Summer 2009

By thirstyinla On September 10, 2009 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
An occasional roundup of L.A. cocktail culture in various media. Besides Los Angeles Magazine’s cover story on L.A.’s Best New Bars and coverage in its annual Best of L.A. issue, L.A. cocktail culture was well represented this summer: The Edison was named “America’s Bartending Mecca” in the cover story for the September/October issue of Mutineer [...]
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October 10: Jonathan Gold's Union Station Cocktail Party

By thirstyinla On August 16, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
~ When it comes to food and drink writing in Los Angeles, Jonathan Gold is “the Man” and has the Pulitzer Prize to prove it. On October 10, he’s hosting Jonathan Gold’s Union Station Cocktail Party, a fundraiser for Zócalo Public Square, a non-profit organization that builds community by broadening access to civic discourse. According [...]
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San Francisco and Las Vegas Rock the Radio Room

By thirstyinla On July 31, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events, Reviews
~ photos by Lena Watanabe With budgets as tight as they are, why spend precious dollars on airfare to visit the country’s top bars, when the Edison flies in the country’s best bartenders every month? On July 28, the Edison’s latest installment of its Radio Room series featured visiting mixologists Amanda Gager (StripSteak, Las Vegas) [...]
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July 28: Radio Room at the Edison

By thirstyinla On July 21, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
What began as “Speakeasy Sundays” at the Edison (cocktails and cabaret in the intimate Radio Room) has grown into a monthly Tuesday night event that takes place throughout the venue. Since its relaunch in February, the Radio Room has welcomed top mixologists from around the country, including San Francisco’s Erick Castro (Bourbon & Branch); New [...]
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Recapping Rivera's Summer Cocktails Launch Party

By thirstyinla On July 9, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events, Reviews
Last Friday, Julian Cox debuted his eagerly awaited Summer Cocktail Menu at Rivera. To mark the occasion, cocktails that night were just $5, a great way to sample Julian’s latest creations for a fraction of the normal cost. When I arrived, the bar area was packed with a thirsty crowd, and Julian and his crew [...]
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July 3: Rivera Summer Cocktails Launch Party

By thirstyinla On June 30, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
You know you’re doing something right as a mixologist when peers like Erick Castro (of San Francisco’s acclaimed Bourbon & Branch) stop in for a drink and give you props. Such is the case with Rivera Restaurant’s Julian Cox, who has received praise from all the local media (e.g. the LA Weekly) and was just [...]
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The Doheny Opens Its Doors (A Little)

By thirstyinla On June 26, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
Since it opened last March, The Doheny has generated as much buzz for its secrecy and membership fee as it has for its all-star bartender team and outstanding cocktail menu. Despite the ongoing members-only policy, the general public can still experience the Doheny, if only on certain nights. For the last several months, Uncompromised LA [...]
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2009 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition

By thirstyinla On June 19, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Events
Since its inception just after the repeal of Prohibition, the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition (now in its 70th year) has become one of the Top 5 wine competitions in the country. This year’s 3,400 wine entries were judged by an international panel for three days at the end of May, while another [...]
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The Wayback Machine: Cicada Club at the Oviatt

By thirstyinla On May 31, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
Tonight, step into the Jazz Age as “famed showman and impresario” Maxwell DeMille presents The Cicada Club at the historic Oviatt Building in downtown. In addition to the vintage music and entertainment, Cicada Club will offer a classic and signature cocktails menu, with libations grouped into Classic, Absinthe, Bourbon, and Gin. Booking dinner reservations gets [...]
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    We’re putting the band back together! Tickets to We’re putting the band back together!
Tickets to the 10th Art Beyond the Glass on Sunday, June 26 are now on sale - link in profile 🎟
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Really stoked that the old crew from @colesfrenchdip will be back one more time for @abtghq this year! It’s the tenth anniversary so it only seems right! Get your tickets and come have some classics with us! 
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    Thirsty in LA: The Blond Years 😂 Throwing it b Thirsty in LA: The Blond Years 😂
Throwing it back to EPOCH at Studio 56 - previously known as the legendary Radio Recorders, where @elvis recorded "Jailhouse Rock," "All Shook Up" and many more tracks.
Other icons at Radio Recorders include Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, Bobby Darin, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, et al.

🎧 Looking forward to spinning a once-in-a-decade closing set at ABTG X this Sunday!
Here’s the DJ lineup:

THE DISCO 🪩
SOSORRY (Matthew Mumcian, @causitala) 3-4pm
Jazzy Jangsoon (Peter Park, @pinkyslosfeliz) 4-4:45pm
Roommate (Justin McCauley, @bigbaralcove) 5-5:45pm
Thirsty in LA (@abtghq) 6-6:45pm

THE LOFT
Naomi Schimek (@soulmateweho) 3-5pm
Ian St. George (@salazarfrogtown) 5-7pm

THE UNDERGROUND 🎸
@wetmustachedjs holding it down between bands 3-7pm

Tickets to the 10th Art Beyond the Glass are now on sale! Link in profile 🎟
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Father’s Day 2012: The inaugural Art Beyond the Glass took place at Sadie and raised more than $6,000 for @innercityarts! 🎨

In June 2019, we smashed our previous fundraising record with a $40,000 donation to @beautifyearth. Since its inception, ABTG has donated more than $210,000 to arts-based nonprofits across the country. 🙏

Next Sunday, June 26, our largest event to date will take place from 3pm-7pm at the legendary @catchonela! 🪩
ABTG X will feature 100+ bartenders showcasing their cocktails, paintings, photography, live music, DJing, comedy, magic and more. Proceeds benefit @streetsymph and our new fiscal sponsor, @anotherroundanotherrally. Let’s set another record! 🙌

Tickets to the 10th Art Beyond the Glass are now on sale! Link in profile 🎟
📸 ABTG Co-Founders Daniel Djang & Zahra Bates in 2012
📸 2012 Class Photo: @thirstyinla
📸 2019 Class Photo: @eugeneshoots
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Did you know the first permitted gay parade *in the world* took place on Hollywood Boulevard in 1970? 🏳️‍🌈
@lapride is returning to its roots when the LA Pride Parade steps off at Hollywood & Cahuenga today!

For her contributions to the LGBTQ community, Jewel Thais-Williams was named the Grand Marshal of the 2016 parade. Opened by Jewel in 1973, @catchonela became nationally renowned as a pioneering LGBTQ disco, and welcomed everyone from Madonna to Chaka Khan, Sammy Davis Jr, Rick James and the "Queen of Disco," Sylvester. 🪩

We are so honored to be hosting the 10th Art Beyond the Glass at this legendary venue in two weeks! Tickets are now on sale at the link in profile 🎟
📸 @jewelthaiswilliams at the 2016 LA Pride Parade by C Fitz
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Afterwards when I was waiting for my Uber, a tour shuttle pulled up and the driver said “And over there we have the guy who tried to kill John Wick!” as tourists took photos. 📸 
Crazy, right? 😜
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    Honored to be one of the judges at the inaugural @ Honored to be one of the judges at the inaugural @chareauspirit Cocktail Competition!
Join us at @themaybournebh on Wednesday, June 8 for Chareau Cocktails and light bites while you watch the competition, and find out who will represent Los Angeles at the finals in September - taking place at Chareau’s new distillery in Santa Barbara. See you on the 8th!
21+. Industry only, RSVP at the @eventbrite link in my profile.
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    Cheers @andredarlington for sending “Booze & Vin Cheers @andredarlington for sending “Booze & Vinyl Vol. 2” and the Matching Game! 🙏

As many of you know, the original “Booze & Vinyl” by André Darlington and Tenaya Darlington (@runningpressbooks, 2018) inspired an annual series of posts, where I ask music nerds in the bar industry to share their favorite albums and recipes for paired cocktails. (Link to this year’s post in bio 👀)

“Booze & Vinyl Vol. 2” spans 70 more great records and 140 cocktails, from the 1950s to today. Organized by themes like Rockin’, Beats, Mellow, and Jazzy & Bluesy, each entry features liner notes on the album and two drink recipes that complement the music. (You had me at “A Love Supreme” 🎷)

As with the original book, Volume 2 features gorgeous photos by @varneyphoto and beautiful graphic design inspired by the albums.

The Matching Game includes 100 full-color printed cards to match 50 sets of great music + boozy beverage pairings; and an 88-page book with 50 recipes.

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