BAR LUBITSCH HEATS UP WITH SIX NEW MARKET COCKTAILS FOR SUMMER The Forbidden Paradise, Rodchenko, Garden of Alla, Barrel Aged Negroski, Bar Flower and The Flame are Created for Summer Sipping BAR LUBITSCH, West Hollywood’s neighborhood gem, tucked into the Russian District on Santa Monica Boulevard, is featuring six new summer cocktails – Forbidden Paradise, Rodchenko,…
When I mention visiting New Orleans to people, many respond that they haven’t been back since Hurricane Katrina. Well, it’s been ten years and the city is back – and probably surpassing its earlier vibrancy. The city still has a trashy, sticky all-night party street called Bourbon (yuck!) but unless you are heading to the…
Wine writers have great…contacts…I know you thought I was going to say wine but not this time. This time a friend sent me the most interesting resume I’ve read in a long time. Okay, so maybe I’ve just read mine, but Colom Keating, seeking a job as in his current incarnation as a ISG certified…
Taking the stigma out of box wine with a premium Sangiovese in a box Plymouth, California – Vino Noceto, a small, family-owned Amador County winery producing world-class wines from Sangiovese and other Italian varieties, announces the release of their 2013 Noceto Sangiovese in a 3-liter box format using a Boxxle refillable wine dispenser. The release…
What a treat it has been for me to find an old acquaintance of mine had written what I think is the essential bar book, “The 12 Bottle Bar” with her husband, still lives in my neighborhood, and graciously gave me a copy of my own to devour! Lesley Jacobs Solmonson, who some may remember…
Sherman Oaks, CA – The Valley has been a booming destination this past year with its numerous and notable restaurant and bar openings. And now, Downtown Sherman Oaks is about to receive its newest addition on the already bustling Ventura Boulevard. Introducing Downtown Johnny’s, officially opened Wednesday, April 29, 2015! “My Uncle Johnny introduced my…
Four Seasonal Cocktails are Inspired by Wildflowers, Market Produce and Botanicals Cocktail Class on Spring Drinks Scheduled for April 21st WHO: Alberto Battaglini, Mixologist at S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez, California WHAT: Alberto Battaglini, the acclaimed mixologist at S.Y. Kitchen, presents four new spring cocktails inspired by the warming temperatures, local market produce and botanicals….
Today I have the pleasure of introducing global winetripper and local resident, Dan Ganshirt, exclusively to Beaconeers. What is a winetripper you ask? Who is Dan Ganshirt? Tell us all about yourself: I was raised in Santa Clarita, so many of your readers probably already know a bit about me. A few years after high…
(From Eve: I took this cocktail class last year, led by “Gifted Mixologist William Perbellini”, and highly recommend it! I not only learned how to make a few drinks – and sample them – Perbellini inspired me to improve my home bar with new staples (bitters, syrups) and gadgets (new juicer, muddler) to my husband’s…
Everyone that drinks spirits at home has some sort of home bar. Whether it’s an old fashioned wheeling cart or a locked cabinet in their kitchen, it’s a necessity. So the question is, what do you put in your home bar? I’ve covered some of my favorites below; maybe I can make some of these…