Goldline Peach Sage Tequila Cocktail
I’m not sure if food or drinks actually taste better if you make them, but perhaps that effect (let’s call it pride) factored into my favorite Drink of the Week, an unnamed cocktail I...
Picca Peach Don’t Kill My Vibe Cocktail [CLOSED]
Julian Cox, the talented bartender who oversees more bar programs than there are days in the week, created a Peach Don’t Kill My Vibe cocktail at Picca for summer. I was surprised to see...
Spago Duke of Earl Cocktail
I wasn’t going to order a cocktail at Spago while experiencing the Bar Food menu at Wolfgang Puck’s revamped restaurant. The cocktail menu is sprawling, with no categorization, making it difficult to navigate. Good...
Freddy Smalls Anti-Depressant [CLOSED]
When Freddy Smalls opened in 2012, people responded well to Charlie Parker’s food, but my friends lambasted the cocktail program. This year, owner Jeff Weinstein hired Johan Stein, a Venice native who received a...
Pedalers Fork Second Gear
Pedalers Fork is a new, multi-faceted restaurant in Old Town Calabasas from owners Robbie Schaeffer and Tim Rettele that combines a contemporary, eco-friendly design with seasonal, market-driven food, house-roasted 10 Speed Coffee, and a...
Pablo Moix 1964 Old Fashioned
“Why is this night different from all other nights?” That’s one of the Ma Nishtana (four questions) that people recite from the Haggadah at Seders across the world. While plenty of Jewish people were...
