Just a reminder that this coming Monday, December 15, is Mixology Monday. This round is hosted by Craig at Tiki Drinks & Indigo Firmaments, and Craig has chosen Spice as the theme. Craig has his announcement post up, and in it he says: Spice should give you plenty of room to play – from the… Continue Reading
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Booze Day in the New York Times
In Wednesday’s Dining Section, the New York Times turns the features over to booze, and there’s a lot of interesting stuff to explore. First up is “White Russians Arise, This Time at a Bowling Alley,” a feature on what The Big Lebowski has done for White Russians, replete with quotes from David Wondrich, Ted Haigh… Continue Reading
The Chanticleer Society
Yes, I’m still alive. Apologies for the extended absence, but between a massive glut of work and lazy posting habits (not to mention the death of my camera, which means I’m at text-only publishing in the interim so that’s kind of a problem), I haven’t been around here in a couple of weeks. As we… Continue Reading
MxMo: Make Your Own
I can’t believe I’m writing this post. It’s Monday night, I just got home from the Martin Miller’s Gin Masters Competition in New York — MUCH more on that to come — and I’m absolutely exhausted after spending the past four nights in bars until closing time (I also feel kind of strange; oddly clear-headed… Continue Reading
The Kitchen Sink
Except for occasional forays into the rumtacular world of tiki drinks, I’m ordinarily pretty skeptical about cocktails that have more than three or four ingredients. This is for a couple of reasons: As ingredients are added, there’s typically a point of diminishing returns, where the delicately flavored components are completely lost in the mix, and… Continue Reading
