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A Kinder Cocktail Scene
Chicago’s best drinks are all coming from the mind and hands of one man.
04.21.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- spirits,
- chicago,
- cocktail,
- bars
recipes
Black Forest Shooter
Enjoy this shot as an after-dinner drink or in place of dessert.
May 2008
- Keywords
- diary of a foodie,
- spirits,
- cocktail,
- ian knauer,
- cherry
food + cooking
A Gourmet Valentine’s Day
Make the celebration last through the weekend with our romantic menus, Champagne picks, and all-time favorite chocolate desserts.
02.01.08
- Keywords
- valentine's day,
- dessert,
- chocolate,
- cocktail,
- wine
wine + spirits + beer
Birth of a Quaff: How Cocktails are Born and Bred
The Tabasco-spiked dirty martini strikes me as a drink with legs. So does the tea punch I've been making of late.
01.25.08
- Keywords
- spirits,
- cocktail,
- cookbooks,
- southern u.s.,
- john t. edge
wine + spirits + beer
When Tom Met Jerry
Maybe every other barfly around has heard of the Tom & Jerry cocktail,
but I’d never heard of it when I stumbled across a vat of it in the freezer.
01.07.08
- Keywords
- julia langbein,
- spirits,
- bars,
- cocktail,
- mixology
chefs + restaurants
The Cocktail Gender Divide
Innovation reaches new heights at the Sofitel Water Tower hotel's bar, where I saw something for the first time: a "his 'n hers" cocktail list.
11.15.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- bars,
- cocktail,
- dara moskowitz grumdahl
wine + spirits + beer
Behold: The Bananimé
So what happens when you stick a bunch of circus peanuts into some cheap vodka and let it sit for a few days?
10.04.07
- Keywords
- alan sytsma,
- spirits,
- cocktail,
- mixology
wine + spirits + beer
Meet Waylon
The menu says a Waylon is made with bourbon and smoked Coke. (Insert freebasing joke here.)
09.24.07
- Keywords
- spirits,
- cocktail,
- restaurants,
- john t. edge,
- new york
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: The Violet Hour
The Violet Hour, in Chicago’s Wicker Park, invokes Bernard DeVoto and is the newest, hottest, and best classic-cocktail revival bar anywhere.
09.07.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- cocktail