I’ll take a grimy, divey, old man bar any day over a “scene”. Having been a fan of Kennett Square’s Half Moon Saloon, both for food and drinks, I was saddened to see that it closed last year to make room for a place that was obviously going to be a haven for hipsters and…
Tag: Drinking
Photo of the Day: December 4, 2018
A whiskey-ginger and an image of a time gone by.
Photo of the Day: November 17, 2018
Picked up this bottle in Sleepy Hollow last month. It paired exceptionally well with the cheese board pictured yesterday.
Photo of the Day: November 14, 2018
Tonight at Rumson’s Oceanic Free Library, I will be giving a talk on Bootlegging on the Jersey Shore. This was a shot of some of my research.
Restaurant Review: The Huddle (Sleepy Hollow, NY)
Our third bar visit of the day was thankfully the best one. Third time’s a charm, as they say. Since the first two were so disastrous, we debated even giving this place a chance at all. The goal was to come here for late night drinks and maybe a snack, before heading to a 24-hour…
Photo of the Day: October 19, 2018
I’m not a fan of dark beer (and did not really enjoy this one) but there could not be a more perfect bottle in the house for a screening of Nosferatu we had at the museum with live music. The bottle now rests as a collectible on my bar.
The Recipe Book: Greg’s Pumpkin Pie Martini
I was searching for a recipe for a good pumpkin spice martini. One by one, most of the recipes called for multiple cream liquors and even flavored vodkas. I thought that was ridiculous and that I could achieve a desired flavor with minimal ingredients. According to my two taste-testers, I succeeded, and present you with…
Photo of the Day: August 31, 2018
On this last day of August, I think back to an absolutely perfect picnic I had on Sandy Hook just last week. Justin and I walked out to the tip of the hook and noticed a piece of a broken dock that had floated in and rested perfectly on the sand. We returned the next…
Photo of the Day: August 20, 2018
A pair of walnut toffee Old Fashioneds using Cask and Crew Whiskey and Nat Sherman Petit Cigars.
Photo of the Day: August 11, 2018
Summer is definitely for gin and tonics.
Restaurant Review: Ripper’s Pub (Bethlehem, PA)
Bethlehem is loaded with many fine restaurants. That much is apparent. But as Justin and I walked around town (this being my first-ever visit), nothing spoke to us. We finally found one place that we wanted to try only to realize a few moments later that it was closed. It was a Monday after all….
Restaurant Review: Cheer’s American Bistro (Reading, PA)
This is going to be one of the only reviews I will ever post based solely on drinks. Normally, I don’t believe in that. There should be the consumption of at least a snack to properly assess a business. Well, yes and no. I’m not fan of hotel restaurants as you know, but something about…
