Archive for August 2006

31 August 2006

…you saw me standing alone…

photo by Jennifer Hess

27 August 2006

Chestnut, Brooklyn

Jen and I dine out a lot, and one thing I want to discuss in this space is the cocktail menus in the restaurants we frequent.

We’ve all been to eateries that don’t have a full bar; they’re beer and wine only or–horrors!–they have no liquor license at all.

Worse, in some ways, are the places that [...]

13 August 2006

Earl Grey Marteani, recipe

I promised Dana, of the late Number One Hit Song, the recipe I used for my home version of Pegu Club’s Earl Grey Marteani. It’s important to note that Audrey Saunders and her staff infuse gin with loose tea leaves. I did not do this. Instead I used some cold Earl Grey tea that we [...]

10 August 2006

Earl Grey Marteani

photo by Jennifer Hess

7 August 2006

NoMo MxMo?

I didn’t quite get my act together in time for this edition of Mixology Monday. I actually have a drink recipe in mind that I tested out in a small shot-sized batch last night, but there’s a certain ingredient I need to procure more of before I can mix up full glasses.

I’ll probably just post [...]

3 August 2006

Mojito!

photo by Jennifer Hess

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