Gastronomy
The expertise
1000 Beers
Date: Monday, December 22 2008 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Josh’s house Mike Merrill Josh Berezin Peter Kopp Willow McCormick Sarah Roberts Lazy Boy Brewing Belgian Bison Organic Gingerbread Ale Ninkasi Oatis Oatmeal Stout Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood 67/1000: Fat Tire Amber Ale (in a can!) JB: Should we start with the […]
The expertise
1000 Beers
Date: Monday, December 22 2008 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Josh’s house Mike Merrill Josh Berezin Peter Kopp Willow McCormick Sarah Roberts Lazy Boy Brewing Belgian Bison Organic Gingerbread Ale Ninkasi Oatis Oatmeal Stout Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood 67/1000: Fat Tire Amber Ale (in a can!) JB: Should we start with the […]
Holy Mole, Choco-Tomatoes
Hot Knives
New Year’s Eve eats at the Hot Knives hearth means stuff you can easily dip or grab in between sweaty, whiskey-spitzed brit-dance hits and afro-beat freak-out jams where every partygoer in the house grabs a metal bowl and slotted spoon and starts banging. Yep that’s what we’ll be doing tonight. But not before celebrating over […]
Nog-Champa
Hot Knives
Eggs, cream and rum are a tricky equation and can make for a dangerous proposition. It’s like volunteering to bring a hollandaise sauce to a potluck. But done well, warm, spiced liquor can be the ultimate crowd pleaser. We kept this in mind a few weeks ago when we received a reader’s request for an […]
LA Grand Crew: Road to Joy
Hot Knives
“65 bike riders, 10 dollars, 6 freeway overpasses, 4 beer stores, 3 winter warmers, 3 kinds of hot nuts and a partridge in a pear tree.” Coal and whips be damned, we have begotten enough resounding joy from this weekend’s second annual LA Grand Crew to last the whole rest of the year! And the […]
Like grapefruit, like spices, like weed
1000 Beers
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008 Time: 9:00 PM Location: Saraveza Mike Merrill Josh Berezin Nancy Novak MM [walking into Saraveza]: Is there football going on? JB: Is it Monday? No, it’s Thursday. Sometimes there are Thursday games. MM: Okay. JB: Oh, it’s the Blazers! Fourth quarter! We’re up five! Cool. So what did you order? […]
Like grapefruit, like spices, like weed
1000 Beers
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008 Time: 9:00 PM Location: Saraveza Mike Merrill Josh Berezin Nancy Novak MM [walking into Saraveza]: Is there football going on? JB: Is it Monday? No, it’s Thursday. Sometimes there are Thursday games. MM: Okay. JB: Oh, it’s the Blazers! Fourth quarter! We’re up five! Cool. So what did you order? […]
Ramirez Liquor
Hot Knives
Where exactly the tip came from, we don’t remember. But a few long blocks from Mariachi Plaza, on a potholed stretch between 7th Street and Whitter Blvd. in East Los Angeles, there’s an impressive tequila wonderland that more than minors in beer. Just look for the unassuming liquor store façade and ‘Ramirez Liquor’ in red […]
Act Now!
Hot Knives
We’re 5 days away from the second coming of LA Grand Crew… According to the weather service, the rain will be gone in two days time, meaning Saturday will be a sweet and swell day for biking and merrymaking: sunny skies, clean streets and a pack of 40 booze hounds! Here’s the thing though: we […]
The Recession Porter
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As the stock market ping-pongs lamely around this season and the financial doom-and-gloom casts shadows even on a good old fashioned night of heavy drinking, we see but one quick fix: beer that’s strong, dark and cheap. Easier said then done, right? Some of the fancier American concoctions that fill the “dark” bill — Batlic […]