A Toast

Our September issue celebrated L.A.'s best new bars. Of course, we had to have a party! Lots of bartenders, owners, and folks from the issue stopped by Rosa Mexicano at L.A. Live to toast themselves, get toasted, and eat, eat, eat (mucha food). Even Hamilton Chan of Charlie Chan Printing put in an appearance (see The Printer's Son). I couldn't resist the urge to ask him if he was happy. He was.

Cheers to this year's "Best New Bar" winners:

• Bar Centro
• Copa D'oro
• Rivera
• The Roger Room
• The Varnish

• City Sip
• Corkbar LA
• The Must
• Saluté
• Venice Beach Wines

• Laurel Tavern
• Simmzy's
• Tony's
• Verdugo
• Wurstküche