Ready, set, go: we’re in the holiday season now – and you know what that means. A race to the finish line marked by the new year, with stops along the way for excessive drinking, binge eating, frantic shopping, and a roundelay of parties that leaves you spinning like a top. What you need is…
Shove the kids aside: Halloween is for adults. And especially with these haunting Halloween cocktails made from some of the finest witches’ brews and devilish elixirs on the market today. From Sweden, land of the Vikings, there’s Kanon Organic Vodka, distilled in the country’s oldest distillery, which was once a cannon foundry. Make of that what…
First of all, most importantly: grilled artichokes. They are grilled over mesquite wood and they arrive at table smelling as succulent and delicious as they prove to be. With three halves to a plate and a dipping sauce, the artichokes are nearly a meal unto themselves – and even when finished, it’s tempting to order…
Yes, we know: “skinny cocktails” has to be one of the world’s most hopeful oxymorons. As if we all don’t know that the only real skinny cocktail is water. But since denial is everything when dealing with drinks, why not pretend that a cocktail is going to make you skinny, smart, and fabulous? Don’t get…
Recently on the West Coast, a certain rainbow-flagged jurisdiction considered a resolution for “Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day” – because the mayor was fearful that the city was becoming a little too sanitized. Where else but West Hollywood, right? Originally known as Sherman, West Hollywood has a proud history of championing renegade behaviors. The town was…
Originally known as Sherman, West Hollywood has a proud history of championing renegade behaviors. The town was named for land developer Moses Sherman who housed his railroad employees in the liquor-friendly town during Prohibition.
Given the provenance of this property, it’s understandable why the Ramada Plaza has become the de facto host hotel for every major LGBT weekend in West Hollywood. After all, this is where the Tropicana Motel once stood, the famed rock-and-roll refuge with the black-tiled swimming pool. “The Trop” was where Jim Morrison lived, as well…
A West Hollywood institution for nearly twenty years, La Bohème is one of those iconic restaurants that help define a city. With its shimmering crystal chandeliers, glowing fireplaces, and private booths, the restaurant has been, for years, a favorite for first dates and celebrations – and yet, we all need a little freshening up and…