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Cole's Repeal Day 2011 Flyer

December 4: Cole’s 103rd Anniversary and Repeal Day Celebration

By thirstyinla On December 1, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events
Cole’s Red Car Bar is celebrating its 103rd Anniversary and hosting a Repeal Day celebration on Sunday, December 4th. The bash features free French Dips, free Bathtub Gin Punch and a midnight champagne toast.
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Thirsty in NOLA: Tales of the Cocktail 2011

By thirstyinla On July 19, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Events, Tastings
The last time I was in New Orleans, it was many years before Katrina, when my girlfriend and I stayed at her best friend’s house in the Garden District and we spent two weeks eating and drinking our way through the Big Easy. Now, after far too long a gap between visits, I’m heading back to New Orleans to join thousands of other attendees at the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail!
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May 12: Thirsty in LA 2-Year Blogiversary & World Cocktail Day Celebration at Caña

By thirstyinla On May 9, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events
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!
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March 31: Mixtape Mixology at Big Bar with Erick Castro

By thirstyinla On March 22, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events
On Thursday, March 31st, Big Bar is spicing up its weekly Mixtape Mixology night with a bit of friendly LA-SF rivalry. Starting at 7pm, San Francisco's Erick Castro will be mixing SF-inspired Plymouth Gin cocktails, while Big Bar’s Juan Sevilla and Dan Long will be holding it down for the home team.
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On Oscar Night, Watch the Stars Under the Stars at Big Bar

By thirstyinla On February 21, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Events
At Big Bar's Oscar party on Sunday, February 27th, guests can watch the 83rd Academy Awards projected on an outdoor screen while they enjoy dinner and Plymouth Gin cocktail specials on the garden patio.
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Riding the Trolley of Death, Fueled by Plymouth Gin

By thirstyinla On February 8, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Events, Reviews
A motley crew of gin-soaked bloggers, bartenders and shanghaied passengers rides the Trolley of Death for a night of drinks at some of L.A.'s best bars.
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Oliver Jones Named Winner of the 2010 Jimmy Barela Award

By thirstyinla On December 8, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Uncategorized
Oliver Jones has been named the winner of the 2010 Jimmy Barela Award, which honors the legendary bartender who held court at Cole’s Red Car Bar for 65 years. Jones, who can be found behind the stick at Las Perlas and Tengu (Westwood), bested eleven other competitors in a cocktail showdown that took place at The Varnish on Repeal Day.
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Dec. 5: Jimmy Barela Award and Cocktail Competition, Seven Grand Repeal Day Celebration

By thirstyinla On November 29, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events
Recipes are now being accepted for the 2nd Annual Jimmy Barela Award and Cocktail Competition, sponsored by Plymouth Gin. The competition, which takes place on Repeal Day (Sunday, December 5), is open to bartenders working in Los Angeles and Orange County. The award is named after Jimmy Barela, the legendary bartender who held court at [...]
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Cocktails, Punch and the Art of Entertaining with LA Times Magazine

By thirstyinla On November 15, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events
With the holidays just around the corner, a recent Saturday afternoon was the perfect time for The Art of Entertaining, a day of shopping, tastings and educational sessions focused on home entertaining. The inaugural event, presented by LA Times Magazine, was held at the Home of the Avenues, a showcase house exhibiting art, furniture, appliances [...]
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Sampling the New Fall Cocktail Menu at Dominick’s

By thirstyinla On November 7, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Reviews
Last week, while I was at a birthday bash for Bill Esparza (Street Gourmet LA), I sent a text to Caroline on Crack, who had made the short walk from Bill’s party at Petrossian West Hollywood to nearby Dominick’s to check out the new fall cocktail menu. Me: “How’s Dominick’s?” Caroline: “Lovely. They set me [...]
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    Cheers @makersmark for hosting “Meals That Made Cheers @makersmark for hosting “Meals That Made Us,” a stellar dinner pop-up featuring cocktails by @just_jodi and a three-course tasting menu from @meilin21 💛

Meals That Made Us is a collaboration with Project by Project, a nonprofit leadership development organization that empowers the AAPI community and develops the next generation of leaders through innovative philanthropy 🙏

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🍵 Mano Po: Jodi’s welcome cocktail with genmaicha infused Maker's Mark, bay leaves infused manzanilla, amaro, creme de cacao

🍤 Sichuan Shrimp Stuffed Wings: shrimp, Sichuan peppercorn, cilantro, green onion, chiles, caviar
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🍌 Banana Cue Me: Maker's Mark 46, torched plantain amontillado, creme de banana, verjus

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    Much love @lawhiskeysnob for hosting last month's Much love @lawhiskeysnob for hosting last month's incredible tasting of the @teelingwhiskey 32-Year-Old Purple Muscat Single Malt Irish Whiskey! 🙏

The venue was the stunning La Boucherie, located on the 71st floor of the @intercontinentaldtla 🤩 

Clocking in at 107 proof, the superb first bottling of the Very Rare Casks Collection was distilled in 1990; matured in bourbon barrels for 28 years; and finished in a single Portuguese Purple Muscat French Oak cask for an additional four years.

🥃 Leading up to the 32-year, Lucy tasted us through the Teeling Single Malt and the final release in the Renaissance Single Malt Series, the 18-Year-Old finished in ex-calvados casks.

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All March @soulmateweho we are featuring the Jane Roe cocktail to fundraise money for reproductive rights, thanks to our collaboration with @yolamezcal 
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    There are so many extraordinary women in my life t There are so many extraordinary women in my life that I want to celebrate on #InternationalWomensDay, but first and foremost is my mom 🙏 

After emigrating from Hong Kong to the U.S. with my late father, she eventually became the head RN at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital, which had one of the preeminent burn centers in the country. Richard Pryor and Michael Jackson were just two of the famous patients treated at SO during mom’s tenure.

She and dad co-founded a home healthcare service at the dawn of the ‘80s AIDS epidemic - the majority of their patients were HIV positive or had full-blown AIDS. Her compassion for those who were afflicted - visiting and treating patients at a time when fear, ignorance and hatred prevented so many from receiving the care they desperately needed - was and is awe-inspiring.
    Kang the Conqueror had to start somewhere! 😜 #a Kang the Conqueror had to start somewhere! 😜
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    Yesterday’s service was beautiful, thank you so Yesterday’s service was beautiful, thank you so much to everyone at @forestlawnmemorial Hollywood Hills 🙏

Dad would have been touched to see the many friends and family who attended 🥺
Mom, Andrew @adbruin and I are so grateful for the incredible amount of love and support that we’ve received since dad passed ❤️

Special thanks to our amazing Celebrant @marshamendizza - for her eloquence in sharing dad’s story, for having the most soothing voice ever, and for including quotes from Lao Tzu and Maya Angelou (her selections, not ours)

I legit choked up when the harpist @maggiesharps played dad’s favorite hymn, “In the Garden” 😭 (Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” also sounded lovely as guests paid their respects)

Shout out to Andrew for knocking it out of the park with his remembrance! 👏

The Memorial Video that was shown during the service is at dad’s online obituary, link in profile 👀
    Over the weekend we went through decades of photos Over the weekend we went through decades of photos for the video montage at my dad’s funeral service 🥹
These Hong Kong photos were a revelation - dad looks more like a bartender than a pharmacist (👋 @apothekela) and my mom is luminous, straight out of “In the Mood for Love.”
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