Southern Comfort

Working is the curse of the drinking class

You may have heard that a Savannah townhouse has been meticulously reconstructed inside the new Hollywood bar Sassafras. The effect of this architectural feat is impressive, the...

A Sweet Hold Up

Street art and coffee in Downtown

Graffiti nearly always beats out espresso in terms of illegality. The exception to that rule appears to be Café Dulcé’s pop-up coffee shop at the street-art...

Melt Into Brew

Diablo's unique take on the Michelada

Another notable development in the frozen beer department, to report to those of you smitten by the idea of craft-brew-based ice pops: The smart invention at Diablo in Silver Lake...

Garden-Variety Cocktails

Matthew Biancaniello's produce-intensive drinks hit Downtown

Ordering a drink at The Roosevelt Hotel’s Library Bar usual involves talking to a bartender over a colorful barrier of fruits, vegetables and herbs. Across town, at the Luxe...

Caffeinated Critics

LACMA's new coffee canteen

The essential divide between food and art is a line drawn by pleasure. No matter how avant-garde a restaurant may be, the relationship between chef and diner dictates that the...

Drinking on the Inside

Café Stella's boozy hideaway

The transition was impressively swift. One day, the corner of Sunset and Sanborn was dominated by a set of windows looking into a clothing store. Days later, the store was gone,...