Food and Drink
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Booze You Can Use: Have a Brooklyn
Photo credit: The Hooch Life Here in NYC, autumn is creeping in. Every time I think it's here for good, we get some random 80 degree day, but it's definitely on its way. Fall makes me crave stews, roasty meats and veggies, melty cheese and strong, boozy drinks. As many of you know, I do
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Best Things I Ate and Drank This Year (or at least six of them)
Once again, I was a contributor for Time Out New York's 100 Best Dishes and Drinks in New York City. The stunner on the cover — the chicken dish at the NoMad that I now refer to as the FUCKING CHICKEN — was definitely one of the top hits, but I didn't write about that
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Ode to a Buttered Roll
Sometimes, there is no breakfast more perfect than a simple buttered roll from a street cart or deli. A thin layer of salted butter on a fresh kaiser roll (I prefer mine unseeded) is always familiar and comforting, and in NYC, readily available. Zero nutritional value whatsoever, but sometimes it just hits the spot.
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Booze You Can Use: Dipsology
Dipsology, a new website designed to help guide you through the NYC cocktail scene, is throwing their launch party on September 26th from 7-10pm at Real Proof Labs, 169 Mercer Street. Bartenders from Lantern's Keep, The Beagle & Raines Law Room will be providing the cocktails, which will be accompanied by cheese from Beecher's, alcohol infused
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Booze You Can Use: Have Some Whisk(e)y
Seriously, with the ridiculous week I've had, this is about all I can handle. I'll return to cocktail recipes next week. I'm contemplating busting into the Yamazaki 12 that hangs out in my office for emergencies (it was a gift from a colleague for helping out with some pro bono clients), but too much work
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A Lesson in Goal-Setting
I set three goals for myself this past weekend, as you may recall. I am proud to report that I achieved them all. Sort of. In lieu of purging the clothes in my dresser, I purged the clothes and shoes in my closet. Will tackle the dresser next. I've learned that in some cases, it's
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things. Ruined.
This weekend I have seen ads for the following: Stoli Salted Caramel Vodka and Domino's Chicken & Bacon Carbonara Pizza. I love both salted caramel and carbonaro, but I assure you that I will never ingest either of the aforementioned products.
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Booze You Can Use: Have a Dark & Stormy
I've written about the Dark & Stormy (or rather the Dark 'n' Stormy) before, but they keep popping up in my life. At the beach there was an ample stash of Barritt's Ginger Beer, which led us to make Dark & Stormies with dark rum and a squeeze of lime. I also had a few
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Radio Silence*
Sorry for the quiet around here these days. I really don't have much of an excuse for not writing. Since I returned from Fire Island I've just been relaxing outside of work, for the most part, and plan to continue that trend over the weekend. My three main goals for the weekend are: 1) clean
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Booze You Can Use: Drink for the Dogs!
Each month, LUPEC NYC holds an event called Broad Appeal, where a female bartender and her "celebrity" male barback make special cocktails and donate proceeds to charity. This month, Ivy Mix and Miguel Calvo, both dog-lovers, will be behind the bar, with proceeds benefitting the wonderful Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue. Ivy and I both got