Posts Tagged ‘los angeles’
Raising Funds for Veterans with a Few of Our Favorite Things: Cars, Bars & Cigars
Today is Memorial Day, a perfect time to introduce Akilah Kamaria, a former Marine with a passion for spirits and cigars, and a commitment to raising funds for veterans.
Read MoreFood & Wine Cocktails 2011: Twelve Los Angeles Bars in the Top 100 American Bars
Los Angeles cocktail culture makes a strong showing in Food & Wine Cocktails 2011, which arrived in stores in May and features 130-plus cocktail recipes, over 20 party food recipes, a mixology handbook, and a directory of the Top 100 American Bars.
Read MoreJune 6: Chaya Downtown Launches Second Annual Japanese Beer Garden
On Monday, June 6th, Chaya Downtown Los Angeles is launching its Second Annual Japanese Beer Garden, taking place on the restaurant’s outdoor patio through Friday, September 2nd. Chef de Cuisine Kazuya Matsuoka’s special menu will be offered all summer, every Monday through Friday from 5pm to close.
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 MoreMay 18: Drago Centro Spring Cocktail Menu Launch
With Memorial Weekend only a couple of weeks away, Drago Centro debuts its Spring Cocktail Menu, a collaboration between Beverage Director Michael Shearin and Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville.
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 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 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!
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