events

The Art of the Cocktail

March 23, 2010
Thumbnail image for The Art of the Cocktail

It was a warm Sunday night on the beach. The four competing restaurants gathered once again – this time at Boa in Santa Monica, for yet another installment of…Raising the Bar. The competition got off to a late start so I ordered a very hearty cheeseburger with camembert cheese and Charlotte, the bartender at Boa, [...]

Read the full article →

Bartenders Reunite at Comme Ca

November 17, 2009
Thumbnail image for Bartenders Reunite at Comme Ca

They’re at it again! Bartenders and the people who judge them gathered on Sunday at David Myer’s Comme Ca for the second Raising the Bar Competition of the year. Judges included Chef Joe Miller (better known as Joe of Joe’s Restaurant), Sophie Gayot (Gayot.com), Yassmin Sarmadi (Church and State) and Victoria Recaño (anchor of KTLA’s 6 and [...]

Read the full article →

Raising the Bar Competition

November 12, 2009
Thumbnail image for Raising the Bar Competition

Eating at the bar is great. But so is drinking. I suppose it is what most people consider the more traditional activity at the bar. With the rise of farmers’ markets, mixology is more popular than ever, with trendy new recipes and modern twists on classic recipes popping up everywhere. A huge part of the [...]

Read the full article →

A Taste of Abbot Kinney

October 18, 2009
Thumbnail image for A Taste of Abbot Kinney

This was an incredible way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Venice. Food, drinks, sun. What’s not to like? This is my ideal way of eating and a great reason to eat at the bar – taste lots of little things, meet people from the neighborhood. Proceeds from the event went to Inside Out Community [...]

Read the full article →