With the growing popularity of craft cocktails thanks to bars like the Varnish and the sight of Ryan Gosling's panty-dropping Old Fashioned making skills in last year's Crazy Stupid Love, it was just a matter of time until your need for the perfect cocktail infiltrated your home bar. more ›

For those of you who thirst for the piney, fizzy taste of a gin and tonic, topped with a generous squeeze of a juicy lime, today is yours. Ritualized every April 9 around the globe, International Gin and Tonic Day is a lesser-known libation celebration. And what makes the day extra inviting is the fabulous fact that imbibers can either order the classic cocktail at any watering hole that serves liquor or enjoy one (or two) in the comfort of their very own homes. more ›

It's baaaaack! Well, sort of: Ye Coach and Horses, in libation limbo for a over a year now, has been reborn as The Pikey, and the bar/restaurant is in its soft opening phase right now. more ›

You're on the road to Coachella for a weekend of sun-soaked musically-enhanced Bacchanalia. You're thirsty. You've got a designated driver who is abstaining from the sauce. If you pull off the road in a magical land called Rancho Cucamonga, Ra Pour is hoping to reel you in with cocktails inspired by the annual music fest. more ›

There is one part of Saint Patrick's Day celebrations here in the US that fill me with anger and disgust: The drink (and now the cupcake) named "The Irish Car Bomb." more ›

Because Refinery29 thinks their 17 selections are! Their picks run the gamut, from the K-Town cozy classic The Prince, the take-it-off Jumbo's Clown Room, to the not-really-divey (aka c'mon, they don't belong in this list) like The Thirsty Crow and the more kitschy Tiki-Ti. more ›

What Broadway around 9th most definitely needs is a great restaurant, and with this weekend's soft opening, UMAMIcatessen is heeding the hungry cries of locals and visitors to the Downtown area that is undergoing a slow, but much-needed revival. more ›

Starting March 1, if you happen to end up in the 626 in the late afternoon and evening hours, you can partake in 15 straight days of booze and bite specials during Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week. more ›

Bottoms up, America! It's National Hot Toddy Day. While the weather in Los Angeles is hardly frightful, it is a bit chilly for we Angelenos who shudder at the thought of a temperature dipping below 70 degrees. Hitting drinkers' lips since the 18th century, hot toddies are a smart beverage to enjoy during the winter months. more ›

If you're still trying to figure out your plans for New Year's Eve eating, imbibing or dancing, we're giving you a guide to all the guides. We've got all your bases covered, whether you're a raver, scenester, hipster, teetotaler, shot caller, broke girl, gay guy or homesick New Yorker. more ›

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: A classic L.A. deli has landed at LAX, MexiKosher is getting into the holiday spirit of giving (and tamales), and a few great restaurant bars have some new cocktail menus. more ›

There's a geolocation site that will tell you where the fuck you should go for a drink based on the address you provide. more ›

Bar 1886's Vintage Caprice is a cocktail worth the drive to Pasadena, and worth the four months' wait as its key ingredient ages in the barrel. The result is nothing short of sublime. more ›

One of the last places you might expect to find thoughtful, handcrafted specialty cocktails using fresh ingredients would be in a British-style Pub amidst the scene and sounds of Hollywood's Cahuenga Corridor. But the Blue Boar Pub is shaking up some stand-out drinks. more ›

LAist is taking a look at some of the great reasons to be lured to the Nevada desert for some sun and fun in Sin City in our Destination Vegas series. more ›

OK, so Halloween technically falls on a Monday this year, but we don't think that will stop most of us from taking the entire weekend to celebrate, right? If you're still trying to figure out your plans, we're giving you a guide to all the Halloween guides. more ›

What goes great with brunch? How about beer! We recently were invited to check out the new brunch offerings (along with some beer and Bloody Marys) at The Fat Dog, where the laid back atmosphere caters to you...and your little (or big) dog, too. more ›

Just in time for Halloween, what makes more sense than sucking back a bottled beverage made in the spirit of HBO's biting drama, "True Blood"? Tru Blood Beverage, which debuted for sale two years ago via HBO's online shop, is now available in the flesh in plastic bottles at your neighborhood BevMo! more ›

Hundreds of Californians are getting into the spirit of the judicial process, and are working to get a bill signed into law that would overturn an almost-100-year-old ban on serving cocktails made with infused alcohol in the state. more ›

The 3rd Annual KCRW Pie Contest is happening at LACMA, adjacent to Ray's & Stark Bar, whose mixologist, Michel Dozois, has come up with a "Pie Cocktail" to pair with the event. more ›

Matt Biancaniello finds inspiration for new cocktails to serve at The Library Bar while traveling, foraging, and shopping at local farmer's markets. He then fills the bar with his favorite spirits and fresh ingredients. Rather than having a menu at The Library Bar, Biancaniello asks for flavor preferences. Here's the story of the Sol Survivor. more ›

L.A.'s Best Bartender and Top Chef Just Desserts Judge Johnny Iuzzini talks about what makes a great cocktail experience, where he eats in Los Angeles, and season 2 of TV's 'Top' sweets competition. more ›

This might come as no surprise, but Los Angeles has among the most expensive cocktails in the country, according to KCBS. The info comes to us officially from TripAdvisor, which claims that the average price of a classic cocktail in our fair city is $18. more ›

The menu at Chef Ricardo Zarate's new restaurant Picca offers an abundance of delicious fresh fish and Peruvian delicacies. Over at the bar, cocktail master Julian Cox developed recipes for several Pisco libations filled with fresh herbs, fruits, and bitters. more ›

We don't make this stuff up, but we don't mind abiding by it. Today is National Mai Tai Day, and though it's just a fraction too early to really get into your long weekend drinking, if you opt to cap the day off with this Tahitian-inspired classic, well, we won't object. more ›

Revelers, a new destination for your Hollywood nights: The Next Door Lounge opens up tomorrow night, and will be all about the classic 1920s cocktails in a speakeasy-style setting. Acclaimed barman Joseph Brooke is defecting from Downtown's The Edison to take charge of the libations. more ›

For years now, many a romantic date or dinner with visiting relatives has taken place inside the charming enclosed patio dining room of Silver Lake's Cliff's Edge restaurant. With a side room used as an overflow dining room languishing, an idea was recently born to transform the space into its own bar area, complete with a new cocktail menu and small bites, and its own distinct bar vibe. more ›

This news ought to put the cherry in the Manhattan of bourbon-loving Silver Lakers, and their fellow imbibing Angelenos: Esquire has hailed The Thirsty Crow as one of the nation's best bars. more ›