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Brakke’s
September 22nd, 2009 | by Daniel | published in bars
An Elegy for A Neighborhood Bar and The Place It Rode In On
Home Bar 101
June 1st, 2009 | by Marleigh | published in bars, barware, books, mixers
How to set up a home bar, from liquor to bitters, books and equipment.
On Distilling Conferences and Watering Holes
April 14th, 2009 | by Marleigh | published in bars, distillery, events, recipes
An account of a weekend spent with distillers large and small, including some excellent bars and a cocktail recipe for good measure.
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: The Los Angeles Bar Stumble, Downtown Edition
March 1st, 2009 | by Marleigh | published in bars, events, gin, liqueur, recipes
Or, Yes We Do Have Cabs in This Town
Domaine Charbay, St. George Spirits and Forbidden Island
December 16th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in bars, distillery, events, liqueur, rum, tequila, whisk(e)y
What happens when you combine a Friday, two distilleries, one bar, one car, three booze nerds and an unsuspecting innocent bystander? You’re about to find out.
Historic Los Angeles Bar Tour
August 28th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in bars, events
A photo recap of the Historic Los Angeles Bar Tour, sponsored by Plymouth Gin and led by Dave Wondrich, among others.
Jim’s Special
August 12th, 2008 | by Marleigh | published in bars, housemade, mixers, MxMo, recipes, rum, tequila
Give this one a try when you’re in an LA state of mind. Or if you just want an excuse to drink rum and tequila at the same time.
Service, S’il Vous Plaît
September 19th, 2007 | by Marleigh | published in bars
Figaro Cafe | Los Angeles, CA 2/10 Though I technically reside within the zip code that defines Los Feliz, there is a reason I live, and enjoy living, at the far southern extreme of the area. There are times, primarily in the early morning, when the Feliz is a great place to be. The hipsters [...]
Terrific Tiki
June 15th, 2006 | by nerdling | published in bars
Tiki-Ti | Silverlake, CA 9/10 This has to be some sort of record. Two posts in two days? Unbelievable! The impetus for this post is the same one that led me to head for another tiki establishment so soon after the great Tonga Hut debacle: I needed to wipe that sour taste out of my [...]
Terrible Tiki
June 14th, 2006 | by nerdling | published in bars
Tonga Hut | North Hollywood, CA 3/10 No matter how bad the experience, I did learn a valuable lesson: don’t ever stop at a bar just because the moai head outside the door is cool. So it’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday night. We stop at a quaint little establishment on Victory which boasts the [...]

