Liquor brand Svedka hosted its "Broken Resolutions" party on January 19 at Hyde Sunset in Los Angeles. The event had ironic stations inspired by classic New Year's resolutions people are likely to break. One such station was a doughnut wall from Hollywood Candy Girls that was marked with an "Eat Better" sign.
The liquor brand debuted its new flavored bourbon—Jim Beam Apple—with an impressive tree display featuring dangling fruit and samples at the Grand Tasting.
Salvage Supperclub, a dining series founded by Josh Treuhaft, aims to draw attention to food waste and encourage cooks to get creative by reducing wastefulness with food experiences that are staged in unusual venues—such as a dumpster—and offer "inedibles" such as aged bananas and bruised beets.
Svedka hosted its annual promotional event on January 17 at Nightingale Plaza in Los Angeles. Produced by Shadow, the event had an "eat better" station that offered an array of deep-fried foods—and a spinning wheel to help guests decide which indulgence to choose.
For a fun cocktail idea, Korean restaurant Thursday Kitchen in New York serves drinks inspired by old-school Capri Sun pouches. The cocktails, which come in lemon, strawberry, lychee, and cucumber flavors, are mixed with soju, a vodka-like rice liquor.
