Here is the cocktail menu of Prime Meats in Brooklyn. For those of you in San Francisco, you can have a taste of a few of the drinks from bartender Damon Boelte, as he's guesting at Beretta on Tuesday, February 22 and at sister restaurant Delarosa on Wednesday, February 23.... Read more →
For the second year of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, they are having people vote on which seminars they'd like to see. I hope the ones I've proposed are of interest, as I'd like to come to New York this May. To vote, simply go to this page and select a... Read more →
I received a review copy of Speakeasy: The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails Reimagined by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric, and I can't wait to try some of the recipes in it. I was just going to review the book here, but the folks at Fine Cooking asked me... Read more →
I've been hearing a lot about Vandaag lately, a Northern European restaurant in New York with an emphasis on Denmark and Holland. The cocktail menu looks interesting with lots of genever and aquavit cocktails so I thought I'd post it here. GENEVER COCKTAILS 13 VANDAAG GIN COCKTAIL BOLS GENEVER, GOLDEN... Read more →
It's about time I got around to talking about the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, as it happened a few weeks ago. I was only able to go to New York for 2 1/2 days but in that time managed to hit Cienfuegos twice, PDT once, Death & Co. twice, and Mayahuel... Read more →
Have you seen the Shaker Faces website? It's where bartenders show off their shakes. No, not "the shakes," but their cocktail shaking technique. It's a good time. So far the majority of featured bartenders featured on the site are from San Francisco, but if you're a bartender who'll be in... Read more →
I'll be speaking on a panel about social media at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic early next week in New York. Bartenders, Bloggers, and Brands Event Date: 5/18/2010, 12:15 pm - 1:45 PM The Study at Astor Center, 399 Lafayette at East 4th Street with Lindsey Johnson, Jason Littrell, Camper English,... Read more →
Hello from New York! Last night I went to the friends and family preview for Painkiller, the New York bar from some of the people behind Dutch Kills. It turns out that they have a lot of friends and a very big family, because the place was packed! I didn't... Read more →