Category Archives: The Wednesday Tipple
The Wednesday Tipple – Hazelnut Chocolate Martinis and Deconstructed Nutella Cookies
There are a few foods that inspire absolute devotion from my friends. Bacon is one, Nutella is the other. Since neither of these are difficult to provide, I suppose I ought to opt for an easy life and serve nothing … Continue reading
The Wednesday Tipple – Hamptons: take 2. With Long Island Ice Tea and Shrimp with Pesto Butter
If you are lucky enough to have a friend who has an uncle who has a house in the Hamptons, then there are certainly worse ways to spend an afternoon than floating around his pool on a noodle, and gossiping … Continue reading
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Tagged Angry Birds, beach, butter, cointreau, cola, gin, Hamptons, pesto, rum, shrimp, vodka
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hilary’s Basil Bliss and Peaches with Basil and Proscuitto
It’s beyond hot in NYC, and even though this is my 5th summer here, I am still taken aback when I walk out of the air conditioning into the sweaty heat of the city. The damage so far: One sunstroke, … Continue reading
The Wednesday Tipple – Lillet Blanca and Pommes Anna
There are places to go to in New York when you want to pretend that you are in Paris. Jean Claude on Sullivan Street springs instantly to mind, Balthazar of course, and Pastis, which is where I met my friend … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, french food, lillet, pommes anna, potato, rosti, thyme
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The Wednesday Tipple – Mojitos, and pulled pork tacos inspired by Shea’s Cuban Grandmother-in-law
A few weeks ago Jon and I went out to Brooklyn to Shea and Raphael’s apartment for dinner. It was a cause for excitement on several counts: Shea, (@hungry_in_bk) is a great cook with her own internet tv show so … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, cilantro, Cuba, cumin, James, mint, mojitos, pulled pork, taco
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The Wednesday Tipple – Strawberries and Cream cocktails, and Strawberry scones
Two happy co-incidences align to strawberry-tint my world this week. One, the discovery of freeze dried strawberries at Trader Joes, brought to my attention by my friend Grace. “They’re Yuppie crack. You just can’t stop eating them!†The other, of … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cocktail, cream, Grace, scone, strawberry, Wimbledon
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The Wednesday Tipple – Sloe Gin and Tonics and picnic perfect sausage rolls
A few years ago my friend Hector, famous for his hospitality, invited Jon and I to join him on a rug at the Blenheim Horse Trials. This is not something we usually do. Questions flooded into our minds; what is … Continue reading
The Wednesday Tipple – Vespers and Roasted Bacon Figs
“The best cocktail I ever had†sighed Yosi, “was a Vesper.†We were into day two of our Malaysian restaurant week celebrations, which started with dinner at Laut and had moved into lunch at Fatty Crab. Naturally, given the hedonistic … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, cocktail, fig, James Bond, professor of philosophy, Vesper
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The Wednesday Tipple – Gin Arnold Palmers and Arnold Palmer ice pops
“It was in the middle of yoga when I started to notice the guy next to me,†said my friend Sara as we sat in Washington Square Park watching grown men who ought to have known better playing some kind … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Palmer, iced tea, lemonade, popsicle, tea, yoga
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The Wednesday Tipple – cold shandy and hot potato wedges with lemon mayo
Did you have a good long weekend? It’s such a lovely feeling to be at Wednesday already, gearing up for mid-week drinks. If only all Mondays could be spent sitting on the balcony reading Marie Claire and planting out the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Holiday, Brooklyn Flea, egg, Kingston, lemon, longing, mayonnaise, potato, potato wedges, river, rosemary, shandy, Smorgasburg
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