Christopher Friedmann

  • The Biggest Name In K-Pop Is Bringing A Massive New Bar Complex to Koreatown

    Already one of Los Angeles’ favorite neighborhoods for a night out, Koreatown is adding a massive new venue to its already packed scene, this time by way of the biggest names in K-Pop. SMT comes…

  • Creps Al Born

    Creps Al Born

    From open till close, Creps Al Born is a full out party. The place is seemingly always packed and the music is loud. The staff keeps the energy high with full-on Cocktail-style bar tricks, and…

  • Farola

    Farola

    Farola may be the creative backbone of Barcelona’s flourishing cocktail scene. While bars like Paradiso and Dr. Stravinsky deservedly gain international recognition for their spectacular displays and intriguing ingredient plays, Farola delivers quality and consistency…

  • There Is A New Most Expensive Spirit And One Shot Will Cost You More Than A New Porsche

    A bottle of Macallan Fine & Rear 60 Year Old 1926 just sold for $1.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction in London, shattering the record for the world’s most expensive spirit. That’s over $100,000 per…

  • Clubhaus

    Clubhaus

    Located just blocks from Barcelona Zoo in El Born, Clubhaus provides a wild, eclectic space for everything from coffee and co-working to eating, drinking, and general good time shenanigans. The crowd seems to change by…

  • Paradiso

    Paradiso

    If you arrive at Paradiso after 10 p.m., you will find a line. This may seem odd to those just looking for a good cocktail… How good could a drink really be? But Paradiso is…

  • Introducing The World’s First Naturally Black Gin

    The long dark nights of winter are just around the corner, and now there is an alcohol that adequately pairs with the colors and feelings that come along with it. Scapegrace Gin has released the…

  • Gin & Tonic… a brief history

    “The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire,” said Winston Churchill. While this cannot be proven, we do know that the Gin & Tonic was…

  • Dr. Stravinsky

    Dr. Stravinsky

    The Dr. Stravinsky “Cosmos” stretches from fruity to fatty, sweet to dry, and everywhere in between. Located in Barcelona’s El Born neighborhood, the bar serves up cocktails created with uncommon ingredients that play toward the…