September 7-12: A Mysterious Week of Giveaways at First & Hope

If you like surprise giveaways, handcrafted cocktails and Southern-inspired cuisine, then be sure to visit First & Hope between September 7th and September 12th for Mystery Week. Stop by the downtown supper club for lunch or dinner, use the keyword “MYSTERY,” and you’ll get a sealed envelope that is guaranteed to contain a prize, such…

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July 27: Gulf Benefit at The Hungry Cat

The annual Tales of the Cocktail festival is underway, which means for the next several days the center of the cocktail universe will be in New Orleans. If you’re missing this year’s event, you can get a taste of the region’s cuisine this Tuesday, July 27th, when The Hungry Cat hosts a Gulf Benefit at…

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Your Next Happy Hour Stop: Waterloo & City

If the goal for Waterloo & City was to “create a fun, accessible neighborhood spot,” where guests can “enjoy a sophisticated, nuanced menu, knock back a few pints or do both at the same time,” then Executive Chef Brendan Collins and GM Carolos Tomazos have done all that and more. Their Culver City gastropub (named…

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Time for a Cocktail: Hourglass Menu at Comme Ça

With Bastille Day today and summer finally arriving in Los Angeles, the time is right for Comme Ça to debut its Hourglass Menu, available every night at the bar from 5pm to 7pm. Wines by the glass or beer are half price, while the following signature 18A cocktails are $6 each: Vodka Daisy – vodka,…

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Power to The People’s Cocktail at Drago Centro

Depending on where you were in Los Angeles last Wednesday, you weren’t very far from a great cocktail event, whether it was the Whiskey Social at Wilshire on the Westside or a three-course tequila pairing dinner at Malo in Silver Lake. But for sheer variety of cocktails to choose from, it was hard to beat…

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May 20: The Tar Pit Launches The Guilded Hour

On Tuesday, The Tar Pit posted an announcement on its Facebook page about The Guilded Hour, its new daily happy hour. Grub Street has the details in this post, which confirms that the new specials are scheduled to debut later today. Here’s The Guilded Hour menu: Cocktails ($6) Bees Knees – Gin, honey, lemon Brown…

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Praise the Lard and Pass the Champagne at First & Hope

Discreetly located across the street from Walt Disney Concert Hall in an unassuming strip mall, First & Hope supper club brings style, sophistication, and a welcome sense of fun to the downtown dining scene. Much of that playfulness comes from Executive Chef Shelley Cooper, a native of Memphis whose refined technique and love of American…

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April 2010: Perfect Pairings Raises Funds for Meals on Wheels

Beginning today and throughout the month of April, the Perfect Pairings Menu Campaign brings together over 50 of L.A.’s top chefs and restaurants to raise funds and awareness for St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, the nation’s largest privately funded Meals on Wheels program. A similar “eclectic pairings adventure” will run in New York in October…

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2010: So Far, So Good

So far, 2010 is off to a great start: got up early this morning, made brunch with my brother, had a nice Chinese seafood dinner with the family, then topped off the evening with a Manhattan at home on a quiet Friday night. Day One may be winding down, but a look at the calendar…

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