Reviews and weekly articles contributed by certified sommelier, Allison Arbuthnot, and writer, Shilo Urban, recount and critique Happy Hour experiences in Los Angeles. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1005May/Article00.html Los Angeles is a sexy city: young and confident, full of verve and always ready to go. When you add in some sensual delights like hot bacon-wrapped dates or melted cheese crostinis and then splash it up with a cocktail or two, happy hour can be downright seductive. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1009September/Article07.html After my parents divorced when I was around the age of 8, my sister and I shared limited time with my father. So we always looked forward to my dad pulling up in his '79 Fleetwood Cadillac. It was our time with him. We didn't have to share him with his new girlfriend and son, coworkers or friends. He was all ours. http://lovehappyhour.com/1007July/Article06.html For many of us who imbibe now and again, Happy Hour is an old friend of a term. Its name rings with fond memories of cheap beer, free hot wings, and, of course, unqualified happiness. But for most of us, Wednesday afternoons spent sucking down dollar drafts before dinner dissipated when we graduated college and entered the world of expensive cocktails and maturity, and rightly so. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1007July/Article05.html Perhaps one of the best-looking neighborhoods in the world, West Hollywood is creative, cutting-edge and walkable- a rare characteristic in Los Angeles. Tucked between the plethora of edgy boutiques, avant-garde art galleries and sidewalk coffee shops, you will find a treasure trove of happy hours waiting to make your day more colorful. Here are some of the best: http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1007July/Article04.html Most Happy Hours focus on drinks, maybe offering a snack or two, finger food-style. Most Happy Hours offer a small selection of beverages, a house wine by the glass if you’re lucky. Most Happy Hours exist exclusively in the lazy hours after lunch and before dinner. The Happy Hour at Bouzy, A Gastropub—part of Chez Melange in Riviera Village, South Redondo Beach—is not most Happy Hours. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1006June/Article03.html Although busy Angelenos might dream of adding more hours to the day, we would no doubt just fill the extra time with more appointments, more errands and more projects. Perhaps a better idea is to wish for more happy hours in the day. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1006June/Article02.html Once upon a Roaring 20’s, pleasure-seekers who wished to imbibe in a social environment would sneak down an alley, sidle up to an unmarked door and whisper a password. Past this secret entrance a flight of stairs would lead to a small, dimly-lit room full of interesting people, where a charming bartender whipped up complex cocktails with gangster spirits and a wink. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1006June/Article01.html Los Angeles leans towards the future, pulling towards progress so passionately that it seems the city might slip and fall into the Pacific, with or without the help of the Big One. As high-flying as our dreams are however, there is still a sense of classic Los Angeles that is alive and well and going down the hatches at happy hours all over the city. http://lovehappyhour.com/Articles/1005May/Article00.html