Hemingway’s drink: “Death in the Afternoon”, or absinthe and champagne.
Tag: Cocktails
Restaurant Review: The Wine Cellar at Lambertville Station (Lambertville, NJ)
My friend and co-worker Nick and I had been wanting to take a trip somewhere for a while. A place far enough that it feels like we’re getting away from the normal grind and routine, but close enough to do it in a day. I suggested the New Hope/Lambertville area, and he agreed since he…
Restaurant Review: Barnacle Bill’s (Rumson, NJ)
It is always a good start when your Mai Tai comes in a pint glass. When space is not being taken up by half an orange and there is no freakin’ umbrella. You can tell a lot about a restaurant by how they treat their cocktails. Are they giving you what is right, or trying…
Photo of the Day: May 4, 2018
A beautiful Sidecar at one of my favorite bars, in Frenchtown’s National Hotel.
Photo of the Day: April 28, 2018
My mixing table. Where all the magic happens.
Photo of the Day: April 27, 2018
The beginning of Sangria. Sliced orange, apple, lemon, and lime soaking in white rum and Grand Marnier.
Photo of the Day: April 19, 2018
After re-watching Anthony Bourdain’s Brazil episode, I found myself buying a bottle of cachaca and making caipirinhas later that day.
Photo of the Day: April 8, 2018
I often talk about my friend Walter and the restaurant in New Hope, PA he used to manage. Well here is the menu. He showed it to me over brunch a few weeks ago. Right there in front is the special apple martini he would make customers.
Photo of the Day: March 21, 2018
The set-up for a dry martini coming your way.
Photo of the Day: March 19, 2018
Cocktail menu from the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World, circa mid-1980’s. I love the prices, especially those $8 martinis. They could get double that now if it was still around.
Photo of the Day: March 13, 2018
I made fajitas one night, but did not feel like a margarita. Instead, I whipped up a Mai Tai. Equal parts Shipwreck Spiced Rum and Coconut Rum, orange and pineapple juices, and a splash of grenadine. Dangerously sweet.
Photo of the Day: March 4, 2018
Bertucci’s made a pretty good Martini. Beefeater Gin and a splash of dry vermouth.
