A Conversation with Cole’s Bar Manager Brent Falco
If you haven’t been to Cole’s lately, or if you’ve never had a drink at the oldest public house in Los Angeles, there’s never been a better time to head downtown and belly up to the Red Car Bar. In...
View ArticleNovo Fogo Bars on Fire: Lil’ Twisted Heats Up Caña Rum Bar
Earlier this week, Novo Fogo Organic Cachaças took over Caña Rum Bar with the first Los Angeles edition of Bars on Fire, an ongoing series of events that features top bartenders offering thirsty...
View ArticleLUPEC LAdies at La Descarga
Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC) is an all-women’s classic cocktail society, founded in Pittsburgh in 2001. The Los Angeles chapter is one of a dozen local LUPEC...
View ArticleThirsty in Seattle: Battle of the Sexes at Liberty Bar
Just before the 2013 edition of Portland Cocktail Week, eight of LA’s top bartenders stepped behind the stick for an epic Battle of the Sexes at Liberty Bar in Seattle. The cocktail clash pitted four...
View ArticleThirsty in NOLA: Tales of the Cocktail 2013 Part One
Last month, industry professionals and sturdy livers from around the world gathered in New Orleans once again for Tales of the Cocktail (TOTC). Following last year’s massive 10th anniversary...
View Article“Mad Men” Finale Viewing Party at Three Clubs
“Do this again. Old Fashioned, please.” So says Don Draper to a bartender in the opening scene of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, the pilot episode of Mad Men, which aired on July 19, 2007. The Old Fashioned...
View ArticleCari Hah: Why I Love the Fifty-Fifty Martini
Three Clubs bartender Cari Hah talks about her love of the Fifty-Fifty Martini and shares a couple of recipes. I am fairly certain that I am a simple person. At least on the surface I am a simple...
View ArticleIt Was Worth the Wait: Clifton’s Cafeteria is Reopening at Last
Following a four-year, $14 million renovation, one of the most storied restaurants in Los Angeles history is about to reopen at last. Clifton’s Cafeteria celebrated this grand occasion last week with...
View ArticleTiger Mom Cari Hah Takes the Helm at Big Bar
“When was the last time you really felt like you had a bar family?” This question helped to set the wheels in motion for Cari Hah to become the new bar manager at Big Bar in December 2015. With almost...
View Article“Liquid Love Letters” From LA’s AAPI Bartenders
Sarah An and Chris Amirault at Art Beyond the Glass VII | Photo by Eugene Lee Organized by bartender Alyson Iwamoto (Thunderbolt, Death & Co), “Liquid Love Letters” is a fundraising event that...
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