Drink of the Week: Littlefork Saskatchewan Summer
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Dino Balocchi clearly has a sense of humor. The Littlefork lead bartender, previously with Longman & Eagle in Chicago, tips his facetious cap to a frigid central...
View ArticleMatt Biancaniello + Scoops Collaborate on Ice Cream “Cocktails”
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Market-driven bartender Matt Biancaniello joined forces with Matthew Kang (Scoops Westside) and Tai Kim (Scoops) to create ice cream “cocktails” in Los Angeles. This...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Matt Biancaniello Floresta Pacifica Cocktail
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. March 19 was a glamorous night in West Hollywood as Travaasa, a Denver based company that operates resorts & spas in Maui and Austin, hosted celebrities and media...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Pablo Moix 1964 Old Fashioned
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. “Why is this night different from all other nights?” That’s a key line at Seders the world over, and while plenty of people were celebrating Passover with family and...
View ArticleInterview: bartender Brandon Duff (Lounge at Atera)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Brandon Duff is in a unique position as head bartender for Atera, the vaunted New York restaurant from chef Matthew Lightner. He has access to cutting-edge equipment...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Pedalers Fork Second Gear
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Pedalers Fork is a new, multi-faceted restaurant in Old Town Calabasas from owners Robbie Schaeffer and Tim Rettele that combines a contemporary, eco-friendly design...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Freddy Smalls Anti-Depressant
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. When Freddy Smalls opened in 2012, people responded well to Charlie Parker’s food, but my friends lambasted the cocktail program. This year, owner Jeff Weinstein hired...
View ArticleInterview: bartender Dino Balocchi (Littlefork)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Dino Balocchi hails from Ottawa (Illinois) and first stepped behind a bar in Iowa City. The longtime musician started taking cocktails and spirits seriously at Longman...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Bowman Brothers Virginia Whiskey
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Sure, Kentucky is the American bourbon capital, but that doesn’t mean Southern neighbors need to stand still while Bluegrass State denizens send spirits coursing...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Spago Duke of Earl Cocktail
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. I wasn’t going to order a cocktail at Spago while experiencing the Bar Food menu at Wolfgang Puck’s revamped restaurant. The cocktail menu is sprawling, with no...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Picca Peach Don’t Kill My Vibe Cocktail
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People.CT8428RAS7MX Julian Cox, the talented bartender who oversees more bar programs than there are days in the week, created a Peach Don’t Kill My Vibe cocktail at Picca for...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Goldline Peach Sage Tequila Cocktail
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. I’m not sure if food or drinks actually taste better if you make them, but perhaps that effect (let’s call it pride) factored into my favorite Drink of the Week, an...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Oasis On The Beach Classic Mai Tai
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Even though the Mai Tai has roots in California, the cocktail has become synonymous with Hawaii, bringing to mind visions of swaying palm trees and rolling Pacific...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Acabar Sazerac
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Josh Goldman and Julian Cox, cocktail-driven partners in Soigné Group, created a historic menu at Acabar, a modern update of Dar Maghreb featuring shiny arch-framed...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Polite Provisions Dark Harvest Cocktail
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Polite Provisions, the airy San Diego bar from Erick Castro and multi-talented business partner Arsalun Tafazoli (Craft & Commerce, Neighborhood, Noble Experiment...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Warwick Blackberry Buck
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Bottle service and clubbing aren’t normally big parts of my repertoire. Or even small parts. However, I found a lot to like about Warwick, the chic Hollywood lounge...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: The Broken Shaker Kumquat South Side
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. So much of South Beach is about style over substance, but thanks to The Sydell Group and seasoned bartenders Elad Zvi and Gabriel Orta from Bar Lab, a small pocket of...
View ArticleDrink of the Week: Mezcal El Silencio Medicina Latina Cocktail
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. To preview the latest Restaurant Week, dineLA and Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air hosted a media dinner featuring a luxurious setting and the refined cooking of longtime...
View ArticleHusk Restaurant Bucket List Cocktail (Drink of the Week)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. Next to Husk Restaurant, the celebrated Charleston restaurant from chef Sean Brock and his Neighborhood Dining Group partners, the stunning Bar at Husk features stone...
View ArticleGood Times At Davey Wayne’s Some People Call Me Maurice (Drink of the Week)
Food GPS - Food. Drinks. People. When I worked at Sunset Gower Studios from 2001 – 2007, the idea of a destination bar in the neighborhood would have been laughable considering the sad, dilapidated...
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