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Fortune and Manhattans
I have become ever so slightly superstitious about the fortune cookies at Grand Sichuan St Marks. You should go there for the soup dumplings and mind blowing – in both senses – Gui Zhou spicy chicken. But you should not … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, bitters, chinese food, cocktail, fall, fortune, fortune cookie, grand sichuan, happiness, luck, Manhattan, manhattans, Maraschino cherry, st marks, tipple, vermouth, whiskey
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The Wednesday Tipple – Headless Horsemen, and a Headless Woman
Walking down the midway at the Sussex County Fair, you could hardly fail to notice the booth containing the Headless Woman.
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Tagged bitters, cocktail, ginger ale, headless horseman, headless woman, orange, State fair, summer, tipple, vodka
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The Wednesday Tipple – sage advice for Submarine owners and a seriously stiff drink
Ingyin and Yosi, back for the summer from their 2nd year at NYU Abu Dhabi are now clearly masters of their new terrain. They know where to buy the best chocolate covered dates, they consider 104 and 80% humidity “pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, beach, bitters, camel, cocktail, gin, hot, stiff drink, submarines, summer
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The Wednesday Tipple – a Steadier, for frazzled nerves and catastrophe
One of my first jobs was working as a runner on a hidden camera prank show. The kind where the producers convinced paintballers that they were being recruited for MI6 so the television viewing public could laugh at them. Basically, we messed … Continue reading
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Tagged bitters, brandy, drama, lemon, lost tapes, steadier
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The Wednesday tipple – in anticipation of Oscar Night Parties
In a stunning departure from the norm, and in particular, from last year’s Oscar shame of having seen a sad total of 2 nominated movies before the awards, Jon and I took my visiting parents to see the Animated Shorts … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, bitters, champagne, cocktail party, oscars, sugar
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This Dinner Will Get you Laid – Sailing into Manhattan
I left Manhattan in the cold – the kind of cold where the wind is gritted with ice as it roars down the avenues. But I’ve returned to New York in the snow, smothered under drifts of white, so I … Continue reading
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Tagged bitters, Bob, cocktail, Manhattan, Maraschino cherry, sailor, vermouth, whiskey
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