Food and Drink
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Derby Day
Last year I missed the Derby for reasons I won’t bother getting into, but this year I am all over the juleps. My go-to julep can be found at Blue Smoke, and they make great ones at Eleven Madison Park (at least during the Big Apple BBQ Block Party). I usually drink juleps w/my good
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Drop 10 Update — 5.6 Down, 4.4 to Go
#drop10beforetri This week I lost 1.8 lbs, putting me at a total of 5.6 pounds lost — more than halfway to my goal of losing 10 pounds before the triathlon. This week, I ate out a few times, went to a dive bar crawl and a cocktail event, but when I wasn't doing those things,
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Weekend Wrapup
Evoe "Cocktails de Paris" event with @Daisy17 & @Cocktailspirit followed by red sauce dinner at Bread Tribeca; First Skype to Skype call (free! yay!), workout, "The Foodie's Dilemma" Times Talks panel with Mom, featuring Bobby Flay, Daniel Humm, Alex Guarnaschelli and moderated by Frank Bruni, the 11th Annual Epicurian Dive Bar Crawl; a run in
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Booze News
I've got all kinds of info to pass along that doesn't fit into my weekly Serious Eats NY cocktail columns, so here you go: You think it's easy to be a mixologist (Bill, I'm looking at you)? If so, it's time for you to give it a shot. Louis 649 is holding a Consumer Cocktail
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Ten Before the Tri
#drop10beforetri I've told some of my friends and family in person, but I have another goal to hit before the triathlon. I'd like to drop 10 pounds. These 10 pounds have crept on over the past 10 years, an average of one pound per year, which isn't bad, but I figure if I have the
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Killah Weathah!
Is this not a gorgeous view? Now imagine you're looking out on it while nibbling on fried clams or a delicious lobster roll. Breathe in the salt air. Ahhh, Maine. Heading off for the weekend, folks, and hoping that a trip to Two Lights is on the agenda.
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The Classic is Coming!
Tickets for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic officially go on sale tomorrow, and if the fall preview back in October was any indication of what's to come, you don't want to miss this! Here's my prior coverage: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/10/manhattan-cocktail-classic-preview.html http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/09/meet-and-eat-lesley-townsend-manhattan-cocktail-classic-events.html http://www.savorycities.com/blog/2009/09/dave-wondrich.html http://www.savorycities.com/blog/2009/09/meet-the-masters-at-the-manhattan-cocktail-classic.html