Cocktailia

When I mentioned to Matt Robold that we’d be visiting LA and wanted to try out something new, he was full of great sounding suggestions. A couple rum bars, a mezcal and tequila place, and more. I was just…

Those who follow me on Twitter know that I recently spent a few days relaxing in sunny Palm Springs. It was an impulse trip — we were going to be in LA for a week and had a few…

We’re finally getting some warm weather here in Portland and after spending a warm afternoon hanging out at the Cirque du Cycling, Sarai and I stopped by Thatch to celebrate the weather just a little more before heading home.…

No trip to New York City is complete without paying a visit to Death & Co., located in Manhattan’s East Village. After confirming that Jason Littrell would be behind the bar, we stopped by our final evening in town…

I’m a big fan of Secret Society but after going there for a year I’ve finally paid a visit to Toro Bravo right downstairs. I’ve been hearing good things about them for a while, and after Mindy sat…

Despite the fact that New York City is one of my favorite US cities to visit, I’ve somehow managed to not have any reviews for bars there. So on a recent trip I made a point of getting out with…

Secret Society has been a go-to spot for me ever since moving to Portland a little over a year ago. It’s a great, low-profile spot for those times you just want to chill out and not deal with the crowding…

Tucked away in a largely industrial neighborhood in NW Portland, Carlyle is very much a destination spot, not somewhere you just wander in to. While all the bars in Portland serve food, Carlyle is first and foremost a restaurant,…

The fourth and final bar we stopped by on our recent visit to London was 69 Colebrooke Row, a nondescript bar in the Islington neighborhood. Our other stops in London were Portobello Star and the Connaught and…

If you ask around about noteworthy bars in London, you won’t get far without hearing about the bars at the Connaught Hotel. There are two: The casual Coburg Bar near the hotel entrance, and the fancier Connaught…