
Caroline Pardilla
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Freelance writer Caroline Pardilla has been covering the Los Angeles cocktail scene since 2007, originally as award-winning blogger "Caroline on Crack" then as the unofficial drinker of LAist, LA Weekly, Los Angeles magazine, and Eater LA. You can follow her on Twitter or her Instagram feed, which is basically a log of all the good stuff she drinks. She loves Disneyland, Tiki mugs and her 110-pound rescue pitbull/mastiff, President Camacho.
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Any bar or restaurant can drop prices on well drinks and dish out reheated sliders for a couple hours. Only a few places actually make those hours happy.
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Going barhopping on Hollywood Boulevard? Skip the outrageously priced bottle service and froofy martinis. Drink here instead.
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"The people who are typically up that late aren't just drinking alcohol. That's just the truth of nightlife but I don't want to deal with that crowd either."
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When you want to go the distance without going far at all.
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It's easy (and delicious) to drink your weed when you know where to find L.A.'s best CBD libations.
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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.
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If you're a cocktail geek, chances are you've heard of the annual Tales of the Cocktail event in New Orleans and even plan your social calendar around it. Tonight through Sunday, when you visit your usual watering hole and wonder where your fave bartender is, he/she is most likely in NOLA.
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As a food enthusiast, for your Fourth of July barbecue, you're probably not going to want to sully your Kansas City-style spareribs experience by washing them down with a Bud Light. No, you'll want the perfect brew to complement that spicy sweet sauciness…and another beer to go with the rosemary potato salad, and one to go with that bourbon caramel apple pie.
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Tequila Daisy (left) and Swedish Crush (Photos by acuna-hansen) Spring is here! You know what that means. No, not allergies. New cocktails! The Raymond's 1886 Bar in Pasadena released the details of its brand-new spring cocktail menu today. Sixteen new cocktails were created by barman Marcos Tello and the 1886 crew as well as some special guest mixologists like Vincenzo Marianella (Providence, Copa d'Oro) and Alex Day (Death & Co. and Bar + Kitchen)....
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Guess what? Women enjoy drinking great beers! Last night Deschutes Brewery from Bend, Oregon, teamed up with the Beer Chicks Christina Perozzi and Halle Beaune to throw an intimate beer and beauty party for local women bloggers as part of the brewery's Base Camp Week promotion. Food, lifestyle and drink bloggers were lured to the Benefit store in Santa Monica with the promise of beer cupcakes, beauty treatments, goody bags and Deschutes beer, which included...
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