Night on Earth, Cahuenga Pass’s neon-drenched, 1980s-themed cocktail bar from the team behind Thunderbolt, recently introduced a fresh lineup of cocktails priced to combat the ever-rising costs of living in 2026. Night on Earth’s new menu offers mini
cocktails at $8, while full-sized boozy beverages run a reasonable $13.
The new menu brings drinks such as the Odd Throuple with rye whiskey, an apple-miso distillate vapor, buckwheat honey, beeswax, and pecan to Night on Earth, along with the Desnudo y Crudo with tequila, sotol, papaya, horchata, and orange. A total of 10 new drinks are available, with $10 nonalcoholic options as well. Regulars have little to worry about; they’ll prepare the old favorites and traditional ones as well. The $7 teriyaki-glazed beef hot dogs with togarashi Kewpie mayonnaise on a potato bun also remain on the menu.
Night On Earth’s co-owners obsess over experimentation as part of their cocktail development process, fermenting uncommon ingredients like cherries and sourcing from small alcohol producers. It often takes the team two to three days to make a base for each drink, including custom refrigeration and batching out specific ingredients. The bar is also committed to reducing waste.
Night on Earth is among a handful of Los Angeles restaurants and bars turning towards smaller-sized drinks. Hermon’s Tiny ’Tini is a current Los Angeles favorite, while Santa Monica’s Pasjoli prepares multiple miniature martinis for $15.
This month, Night on Earth and Thunderbolt co-founder Mike Capoferri will kick off a collaboration with Japanese lifestyle brand Kinto for a summer cocktail series at Row DTLA. The series will run from Friday, August 28, through Sunday, October 11, with seatings from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Karen Bass brings street vendors into mayoral debate
Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano reports that during the Wednesday, August 19, mayoral debate between current Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and city councilperson Nithya Raman, Bass said that she believes that street vendors should not be set up in front of restaurants. The election is on Tuesday, November 3.
Pink’s Hot Dogs goes international
ABC-7 reports the iconic Pink’s Hot Dogs will expand to Japan by the end of 2026. Pink’s will partner with Japanese restaurant management company Sunpark to open a flagship location in Tokyo.
El Moro opens a third Southern California location
Mexico City’s famed El Moro, which debuted two locations in Costa Mesa and Echo Park, will open a third churrería in La Habra on Thursday, September 10.
Daisy Margarita Bar and Mirate lineup
Mirate and Daisy Margarita Bar have a full calendar of programming for late summer and fall. Chef Alan Sanz’s culinary series continues at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, with Orange County’s restaurant and wine bar, Darkroom, which will soon open its next project, Three Eyed Tiger.
Daisy’s Monday Gran Fiesta runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Monday with $1.50 oysters, a $12 Daisy hot dog with caramelized onions, salsa macha, and bacon jam. There are also chorizo fries, a free Tequila Tromba with any food purchase, $12 margaritas, and half-price bottles of bubbles, for bar seating only. Mirate also has a similar program on Monday nights, with $12 boilermakers available at the Los Feliz restaurant.
More for the table
- With Labor Day only weeks away, lighten your labor by ordering a lobster roll picnic kit from Fishing with Dynamite. For $275, the kit comes with one pound of shrimp cocktail, a summer corn salad, lobster rolls, potato salad, and a Key lime pie parfait. Pre-order here.
- Buellton’s City Council decided to remove Pea Soup Andersen’s billboards featuring mascots Hap-Pea and Pea-Wee, reports SF Gate. Pea Soup Andersen’s closed in 2024.
- A switcheroo is underway with Tiger Tiger replacing the 88 Club. The reimagined restaurant will serve dishes like General Tso’s chicken and black pepper filet mignon. Eater LA’s deputy editor Rebecca Roland has the full report.
