Author: shakennotstirredinla

  • Rosamond Wedding in the High Desert

    Rosamond Wedding in the High Desert

    Last Saturday, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service at a wedding in the high desert near the city of Rosamond. It was my first time doing a wedding in Rosamond and the wedding took place in an orange grove adjacent to the rolling hills nearby. I had another bartender with me and we served approximately…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Wraps up September with Two Events

    Shaken Not Stirred Wraps up September with Two Events

    The end of September ended with a bang for Shaken Not Stirred as we provided bartending service for two big events. Friday night we returned to Culver City to bartend an end of summer party for a successful tech company. It was the second event I have done there. Then on Saturday, I did a 20…

  • Three End of Summer Events in Southern California

    Shaken Not Stirred wrapped up the summer of 2017 with three big events last week. I did a associate appreciation party for a law firm in Woodland Hills on Tuesday, a promotional event at a retail store in West Hollywood on Wednesday, and then traveled to Mission Viejo for a wedding on Saturday. Three more…

  • Five Events in Two Weeks: From the Mountains to the Sea

    Five Events in Two Weeks: From the Mountains to the Sea

    I have been so busy doing the actual work or running a bartending service, I have neglected doing my blog posts. Shaken Not Stirred has provided bartending services at events in Fillmore, San Diego, Bermuda Dunes, Valley Village, and Studio City over the past two weeks. The events included a wedding, a corporate event, a…

  • Three Labor Day Weekend Events For Shaken Not Stirred

    Three Labor Day Weekend Events For Shaken Not Stirred

    Labor Day Weekend was a busy for Shaken Not Stirred, as I did three great events around Los Angeles. On Friday I bartended a pre-wedding party in Winnetka, on Saturday did a rehearsal dinner in Hancock Park, and then wrapped up the weekend with 40th birthday party in Valley Village. I served hundreds of drinks…

  • Two Days, Two Birthday Parties for Shaken Not Stirred

    Two Days, Two Birthday Parties for Shaken Not Stirred

    On Friday I traveled south to Mission Viejo to bartend a going away/birthday party, and then on Saturday traveled south again to bartend a 50th birthday party in Hawthorne. I had done a previous party for the hosts at Mission Viejo, and it was the only time I have ever been late to an event.…

  • Vista Wedding Reception and Baby Shower at Shady Canyon

    Vista Wedding Reception and Baby Shower at Shady Canyon

    Last weekend Shaken Not Stirred went on the road and provided bartending service at a Vista wedding reception and then at a Shady Canyon baby shower the next day. I also had one of my other bartenders do a wedding reception in Tujunga on Saturday night. It is getting to the point where I have…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Bartends Northridge Double Birthday Party

    Shaken Not Stirred Bartends Northridge Double Birthday Party

      Saturday, Shaken Not Stirred provided bartending service at a Northridge double birthday party that lasted until the wee hours. The party included a taco cart, mariachis, a portable bar provided by me, and a self DJ machine. Seventy five guests enjoyed themselves under the tent setup in the backyard. When I arrived to setup,…

  • Shaken Not Stirred Gig Bartender Does Events Across SoCal

    Southern California’s traveling gig bartender, Shaken Not Stirred bartended several events in the past two weeks across the region. I have been very busy the past two weeks and have not had time to keep up with this blog. I have done events in Inglewood, Downtown LA, Pacific Palisades, Fullerton, Beverly Hills, and Simi Valley.…

  • West Hollywood Book Signing Event at Book Soup

    West Hollywood Book Signing Event at Book Soup

    Thursday night I returned to Book Soup in West Hollywood where I held my Los Angeles book signing – this time as a bartender for another writer. Book Soup is one of the few remaining independent bookstores in Los Angeles and they hold weekly book signing events and if you have never been there, it…