Flickr Shot by dotsara Hey folks, I'm going out of town for about a week on a lonnnnng holiday/birthday road trip to Seattle (about 2,300 round trip). That's right, I'm driving. So I probably won't be blogging too much, if at all. However, if I do come across a cool bar along the way, say in [...]...

Photo by James Weir Last week I was fortunate enough to be a judge for a gin & tonic competition sponsored by Martin Miller's Gin at the Edison downtown. I know! The competing bartenders were from some of L.A.'s finest establishments like Comme Ca, Hungry Cat, Gordon Ramsay at the London and the Edison. Their [...]...

That sound you hear is foodies and winos everywhere in SoCal breaking open their piggy banks as tickets for the 26th American Wine and Food Festival (which benefits Meals on Wheels) go on sale today.* It's the ultimate in food festivals. At $300 a pop, the golden ticket gains you access to the Universal Studios [...]...

It probably wouldn't surprise you to know that I have a small collection of bar t-shirts. There's that raunchy Irish pub in San Luis Obispo, that lazy mai tai bar in Maui and that meh martini bar in West L.A. OK, it's a very small collection but I just realized that I had it. And then [...]...

Last night I decided to have a low-key intimate celebration for my fake birthday (my real birthday is next Saturday) at uWink in Hollywood & Highland. I had had such a great time at the new restaurant's grand opening media party a couple of weeks ago that it seemed perfect for my small party of [...]...