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Bartender Los Angeles

Interview: bartender Naomi Schimek (First & Hope)

To say that Naomi Schimek has taken a roundabout path into the L.A. cocktail spotlight would be an understatement. The Vermont native bounced around the Southwest before jumping behind the bar in Vegas, the...
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Bartender Los Angeles

Interview: beverage director Aidan Demarest (First & Hope)

Aidan Demarest has been a central figure in the rise of downtown L.A.’s cocktail explosion. The Boston native and longtime actor was the opening GM at Seven Grand. He also worked at The Doheny...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

First & Hope Offers “Modern American Classics” [CLOSED]

  • Food
  • January 15, 2010
Disney Hall is on the verge of gaining a new neighbor: First & Hope. The downtown supper club specializing in “modern American classics” is the vision of longtime downtowners Terry Brewer and Parker Martin....
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