Mona Holmes
is a reporter for Eater Los Angeles and a regular contributor to KCRW radio. She has covered restaurants, dining, and food culture since 2016. In 2022, the James Beard Foundation nominated her for a Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award.
In an annual tradition, the crew at Go Get Em Tiger are giving a coffee makeover to Starbucks’ holiday drinks on Thanksgiving Day. The only difference this year is the location, with the caffeinated antics taking place at the Los Feliz store from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The recognizable drink names are nothing like the originals, with all ingredients prepared in-house. So the peppermint mocha uses chocolate that’s been tempered on site, along with the candied mint. Hot or cold is optional for the carbonated The Pink Lady apple cider. The chestnut praline latte is a non-espresso boba drink paired with Okinawa sweet potato macadamia milk, caramelized sugar vanilla syrup. The Tigers top it with whipped coconut cream, salt and powdered candied chestnuts.
Cider is $5, and all other drinks run between $8 and $10 dollars. The Go Get Em Tiger crew wants the city to stay awake for the day, with an in-store bottomless coffee cup for $4. Go Get Em Tiger’s traditional menu will resume on Black Friday, along with the accompanying Dodger Bobbleheads to their display area.
Chestnut praline latte is Boba with Okinawa sweet potato macadamia milk, caramelized sugar vanilla syrup, topped with whipped coconut cream, salt and powdered candied chestnutsJesse TenorioCreme brûlée latte with an egg pudding milk tea made with honey almond-flavored milk, earl grey whipped cream and vanilla bean egg pudding, and a caramelized sugar topping.Jesse TenorioEggnog latte - housemade eggnog spiked with espresso instead of booze, then served with a hot buttered rum cookieJesse TenorioThe gingerbread latte is a malted ice cream shake with espresso, McConnell’s cardamom and ginger snap ice cream, malt and candied ginger. Topped with molasses whipped cream and a ginger cookie.Jesse TenorioThe peppermint mocha has an edible chocolate cup filled with starlight mint whipped cream, topped with a candied mint leaf and served alongside espresso mixed with a peppermint ganache, and a peppermint cookie.Jesse TenorioServed Cup of Noodles style, the toffee nut latte has toffee noodles and a “flavor packet” of tasty instant coffee from Sudden Coffee. Open the instant coffee packet, pour over the noodles, add the hot almond macadamia milk and stir.Jesse Tenorio
Go Get Em Tiger 230 N. Larchmont Blvd Los Angeles, CA
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