If you don’t live and work in the cocktail world, maybe you don’t know how strange this “bruised” cucumber business is. Cucumbers are for shaken refreshing drinks, not boozy stirred ones. Cucumber Margaritas. Cucumber ‘Tinis. This sort of thing. They bring a cooling herbaceousness to ...
If you’re a southerner, you might like Soul Bowl’s take on Kool-Aid pickles, made with cucumber spears and mango fruit punch. If you’re looking for South Indian mango pickle made with mango, garlic, and spices, this is not them. The HT team’s reaction ranged from “too sour” ...
You can’t have a fully immersive multi-day Star Wars experience without fully committing to the theme, and that means at some point across these very busy 48 hours, the guests have to eat. As with many newer themed environments, the Galactic Starcruiser features fully immersive food and dr...
So I thought citrus fruits would forever be relegated to an accent flavor, like in our Raspberry Lime that comes out in the summer. Delicious accent flavors sure, but never the star. Then the amazing people at Letterpress Distilling decided to make a blood orange liqueur, which meant they ...
Nope-ahh. I don't give a rip. It's good. I'd drink it again right now if I woke up a little bit earlier and could go "the long way" and pick one up. I'll most certainly get one this weekend. I might also advise that you get "light" syrup, though. As I said, it was ...
Winston on the Water Tucked away in a secret spot behind Dave & Busters is one of Philly’s newest outdoor spots, overlooking the Ben Franklin bridge. Cocktails are very seasonal and fruit forward like the Oh Black Berry! BAM-A-LAM (Bulleit Rye, Aperol, blackberries, sage, bitters, ...
I went with a wine that I felt was up to the challenge. The2011 Bedrock, Sonoma Valley, Zinfandel. Deep purple in the glass with an intense nose of blackberry and pepper. Plenty of balance between the fruit and acidity and a nice lingering hint of smoke and strawberries. This was nice...
Tea and Iced Tea Bill Brooks, The Cannibal Liquor House, Manhattan: I am a big fan of sun tea in the summer. I have 2-3 empty clear growlers that I fill with water, various fruits (watermelon, lemon, raspberry, peaches, etc), spices (mint, lemon verbena, basil), and some really...