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    LA's Top Bartenders Share Their Favorite Summer Cocktails

    This is the final segment in our June cocktail series. We selected a few bars and restaurants with notable bartenders and asked them to share their cocktail inspiration for the summer.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    This is the final segment in our June cocktail series. We selected a few bars and restaurants with notable bartenders and asked them to share their cocktail inspiration for the summer.

    Kate Grutmam is reinventing old cocktail classic and celebrity favorites at Formosa Cafe.

    7156 Santa Monica Blvd

    West Hollywood, CA 90046

    323-850-9050

    Mixologist and man about town Julian Cox is making homemade sodas at Sotto.

    9575 W Pico Blvd

    West Los Angeles, CA 90035

    310-277-0210

    Director of Operations, David Borrego, takes inspiration from Post & Beam's cocktail garden (which is kept by Geri Miller of Home Grown Edible Landscape). He'll be making garden-inspired cocktails all summer long. You can attend the restaurant's cocktail garden class on July 28 at the garden at Post & Beam.

    3767 Santa Rosalia Dr

    West Adams, CA 90008

    323-299-5599

    Brian Butler, Beverage Director at Sunny Spot in Venice is making housemade ginger beer to pair with his rum cocktails.

    822 Washington Blvd

    Venice, CA 90292

    310-448-8884

    Find recipes from all of the bartenders on the Good Food Blog.

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    The full episode

    8 of 8
    Spoon Tasting; Summer Cocktails; The History of the Fork
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:55Could Baby Carrots Be the Next Junk Food Craze?
    3. 14:422012 Farm Bill Update
    4. 21:11A Spoon Tasting
    5. 28:31The History of the Modern Place Setting
    6. 37:26When You're at the Ball Game and You Craving a Taco....
    7. 42:53A Fairy Godmother for Late Night Munchies
    8. 48:01LA's Top Bartenders Share Their Favorite Summer CocktailsYou’re reading this
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