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Tiki Night at 320 Main: LA vs. OC Throwdown

By thirstyinla On August 11, 2013 · Add Comment · In Events
A Southern California cocktail tradition returns on Monday, August 19, when 320 Main presents Tiki Night: LA vs. OC Throwdown.
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Murray Stenson at Canon

Global Cocktail Community Raises Funds for Murray Stenson

By thirstyinla On October 22, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Events
As this post goes live, a dozen cities across the country, as well as in Canada and Australia, have pledged to host multiple fundraising events for the ailing Murray Stenson.
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Matt Robold - 320 Main

Martin Cate’s Pampanito Wins the Tiki Throwdown at 320 Main

By thirstyinla On September 4, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reviews
One of the standout events of the summer of 2012 was the Tiki Throwdown at 320 Main, featuring an epic battle of five tiki icons.
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William Grant & Sons Big Birthday Party - TOTC 2012

Tales of the Cocktail 2012: Willie Mae’s, Stephen Crane, William Grant & Sons

By thirstyinla On August 8, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Events, Tastings
Day One of Tales of the Cocktail 2012 included an epic lunch at Willie Mae's Scotch House, a forgotten tiki hero, and the William Grant & Sons Big Birthday Party.
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Mai Tai

Don vs. Vic at 320 Main: Everybody Wins!

By thirstyinla On July 15, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Events, Reviews
320 Main was the setting for a tiki showdown of epic proportions: Don vs. Vic, a head-to-head battle between the cocktails of Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic. The clash of tiki titans was the second edition of 320 Main’s Tiki Night series, taking place at the Seal Beach restaurant on the last Monday of every month.
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Three American Rums

Learning About a Revolutionary Spirit at Caña Rum Society

By thirstyinla On July 4, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Tastings
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.
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Bumbo

Tiki Nights at 320 Main Are Some Enchanted Evenings

By thirstyinla On June 20, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Events, Reviews
320 Main proprietor Jason Schiffer, Matt Robold (aka RumDood) and LA's Marcos Tello (1886) are teaming up to present a series of Tiki Nights at 320 Main on the last Monday of every month.
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The New Caña Cocktail Menu is Fully Loaded

By thirstyinla On February 4, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Tastings
Caña debuts its latest globe-trotting arsenal of cocktails, traveling beyond its signature rum and touching down in Europe and the Americas with gin, rye, tequila and cachaça-fueled drinks.
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A Tale of Two Societies: Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand

By thirstyinla On January 23, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Events, Tastings
In addition to serving some of the finest cocktails and spirits to be found in this or any other city, Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand each host monthly gatherings where guests are educated on the good stuff through tastings and presentations: Caña Rum Society and Seven Grand Whiskey Society.
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Caña Happy Hour Debuts New Tropicalia Cocktail Specials

By thirstyinla On August 4, 2010 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized
Caña General Manager Allan Katz has launched new Happy Hour specials for the downtown rum bar, expanding the cocktail club’s La Hora de Oro menu to include ten handcrafted Tropicalia Cocktails for $6 each and its Punch Service for Four, priced at $40. La Hora de Oro takes place all night on Tuesday, and from 6pm to [...]
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    Since last week’s @discoverla Global Team Meetin Since last week’s @discoverla Global Team Meeting was at @moxy_ac_losangeles I booked myself a Staycation - thanks @chase! 🏨
The Moxy is conveniently located off the @metrolosangeles E Line Pico Station, kitty-corner from @conventioncenterla, and a 10-minute walk to @thenovodtla, site of the 2023 Market Outlook Forum 👟

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After checking in - DJ Alien D loved the hotel’s Area 51 theme 👽🛸 - headed to DAMA for a couple of faves:
🥃 Dama Old Fashioned - @santateresarum, bitters, sugar
🍸 Presidente - @havanaclub rum, vermouth, orange liqueur, grenadine
DAMA happened to be launching their brand new Happy Hour 😀
🍢 Potato croquettes and chicken skewers
Cheers @okrv 🙌

📍@baarbaarlosangeles
Meaning “again and again” in Hindi, Baar Baar is located in the former Faith & Flower space and it’s flat-out gorgeous 🤩
Paraphrasing @willmelgar, who described the menu from @chefsujans as traditional Indian cuisine with modern, locally-sourced flair
The cocktails are Bollywood-inspired riffs on classics:
🤡 Mera Naam Joker - ghee-washed bourbon, Angostura bitters, saffron syrup
🍹 Slumdog Millionaire - raw turmeric-infused gin, passion fruit, Green Chartreuse, tonic
Baar Baar is participating in the Fall edition of @dinela Restaurant Week, which starts on October 6!
🥑 The veg-friendly prix fixe dinner options include Avocado Bhel with edamame & green chickpea hummus, radish and puffed black rice

#thirstyinla #discoverla #dinela #staycation #dtla
    The 2023 Market Outlook Forum + Global Team Meetin The 2023 Market Outlook Forum + Global Team Meeting was amazing, much love to everyone at @discoverla 👏
The highlight of the week was not on the official agenda - it was an impromptu tour of @level8.dtla, the spectacular new dining and nightlife destination at @moxy_ac_losangeles from @houstonbrothershospitality 🤩
Moxy/AC GM Steve Choe took a few of us on a walkthrough of the sprawling 30,000 square-foot venue, which is centered on the global travels of the eccentric Mr. Wanderlust 🌎

🎠 @goldenhour.dtla is a Carnival-inspired poolside carousel bar with capoeira dancers and tropical drinks by @devdiggytheillest

Chef Hisae Stuck helms @luckymizu.dtla, a stunning shabu-shabu and seiro mushi experience with a wall of maneki-neko 🐱 cherry blossoms 🌸 Infinity Mirrors ♾ and a 40-foot Earth Harp that turns the entire dining room into an immersive musical instrument 🎶

Two acclaimed LA chefs have dining spaces at Level 8:
@chefraygarcia with live-fire South American cuisine at @quebarbaro.dtla 🔥 and @followthebrownsheep “authentically inauthentic” street food 🌮
@motherofpearl.dtla raw bar 🦪 and the French-Teppanyaki @maisonkasai.dtla from @niceyabjeff 🔥

It wouldn't be @houston_bros if there weren't secret entrances - there are several at Level 8, including the Sinners y Santos confessional and a bookcase that opens into @mrwanderlust.dtla, a piano and jazz lounge with a hidden stage 🎹
Loved seeing drinks from @carisunnie @schimekstudios @kingstonchanla on the menu 😍
Shout out to @everfgreen for the Old Fashioned riff with @rhums_neisson Organic and @distilleriasibona Grappa Riserva Botti di Rovere 🥃
Great to bump into Mark Houston @kenbaranda @juan_martiiinez 🙌

#thirstyinla #level8 #discoverla #dinela #dtla
    🙏 #repost @canonseattle You know someone’s ma 🙏
#repost @canonseattle You know someone’s made an impression when a decade later people still ask “when’s Murray working?”.

Murray Stenson was a legend. And a friend. Raise a glass in his honor tonight.
    Nothing better than comfort food at @kouraku_littl Nothing better than comfort food at @kouraku_littletokyo after an afternoon/evening of imbibing with @davestolte & @baotruong21 🍜
#thirstyinla #kouraku #dinela #discoverla #littletokyo #dtla #staycation
    [2/2] Edo-style omakase dinner at @qdtla continued [2/2] Edo-style omakase dinner at @qdtla continued 🍣

*📸 @bar_nish

Longtooth Grouper 
Striped Jack
Golden Eye Snapper
Blackthroat Seaperch 🤯
Toro
Spot Prawn
*Wild Salmon
Salmon Eggs
Sea Eel
*Tamagoyaki (60/40 🍤🥚 per Chef Hiroyuki Naruke)

#omakase #michelin #dinela #discoverla #dtla
    [1/2] When @bar_nish asks if you want to go @qdtla [1/2] When @bar_nish asks if you want to go @qdtla for a Michelin-starred omakase dinner, you… say… YES! So great to hang with Nish, @jayne_wilcox and @carisunnie 😍
Even though Nish was the birthday boy, *he* treated *us* to a sublime evening that started in @bar_jackalope, where we sipped the good stuff from his whisk(e)y locker 🥃
I’ve been to @sevengrandla countless times and had no idea Q Sushi was next door 🤯
@michelinguide notes in its one ⭐️ review: “From the moment you walk in to the rapid succession of courses that follow, everything in this dining room seems steeped in a sense of calm.” 🙏

*📸 by Nish because I was too busy chatting with Cari 😅
7G
*Kusshi Oyster
*Flounder
*Bluefin Tuna with miso vinaigrette
Hairy Crab
*Sashimi Set
*Hokkaido Uni
*Seared Toro with shishito paste
Chef Hiroyuki Naruke

#thirstyinla #sevengrand  #omakase #michelin #dinela #discoverla #dtla
    Love this activation for Season 2 of @officialloki Love this activation for Season 2 of @officialloki! 🤩

🍩 ⏰ Miss Minutes has taken over @randysdonuts in Inglewood - the iconic 32-foot donut sign is now a giant Miss Minutes, and special Miss Minutes donuts are available for a limited time at the OG 24-hour shop on Manchester.

⏱ The clock is ticking - Miss Minutes and her donuts will only be at Randy’s through next Sunday, September 17!
📺 Can’t wait for October 6 💥

📸 courtesy of 🐕 and a 🦆 
#discoverla #dinela #loki #randysdonuts #inglewood
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