Last Minute Holiday Spirit: A Wine and Spirits Gift Guide
We all have tricky recipients on our list, and time is running out. Here are some gift ideas to help you wrap up (no pun intended!) and relax into the festivities:
December 19, 2014-
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A Hibiscus Liqueur: From Barbados to Brooklyn
Much like any regular cocktail drinker, I love discovering new spirits from all over the world. But as of…
April 25, 2014 -
The Story Behind the Long Island Bar and Restaurant from Emma Montero Sullivan
Long Island Bar and Restaurant owner Emma Montero Sullivan spoke with NYC Media’s Neighborhood Slice recently. She discusses how she came to own the bar, how she met her husband (both served as bartenders) and eventually why she made the decision to rent it out to Toby Cecchini, and partner Joel Tompkins who have kept […]
April 18, 2014
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Which Brooklyn Heights Watering Hole Is One Of The Best Dive Bars In Brooklyn?
Brooklyn Magazine published its list of the “Best Dive Bars in Brooklyn” this week and one of Brooklyn Heights’ oldest makes the list — Montero’s Bar and Grill (73 Atlantic Avenue). Brooklyn Magazine: “We don’t have a lot of foot traffic,” the bartender here told us recently—at least not in this weather, when no one’s […]
February 23, 2014
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The Eva Peron Cocktail Or Don’t Cry For Me, Krescendo
Krescendo on Atlantic Avenue is know for its great pizza and celebrity ex-chef Elizabeth Falkner. But another one of its founders is a well known and respected mixologist:
June 15, 2013
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I’ll Drink To That: Red Gravy’s Cocktail Specialties Perused
Serious Eats peruses the cocktail specialties at Red Gravy, Saul Bolton’s acclaimed restaurant at 151 Atlantic Avenue that opened in December. In Eats’ “First Look” column, beverage director Jesse Cason notes: “Italians have thirsts that match their appetite. They believe wine and spirits are integral to their enjoyment of their native cuisine. We like to […]
February 14, 2013
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Cocktail: Lola BKLYN’s Brooklyn Beauregard [VIDEO]
The recently re-invented Lola BKLYN in Fort Greene (387 Myrtle Avenue) contributes the latest cocktail recipe to the Brooklyn…
November 25, 2012 -
Thanksgiving Cocktail: The Apple Pie Martini from MyMoon in Williamsburg
Folks, say what you will about the hipster scene in Williamsburg but you gotta give credit where credit is…
November 21, 2012 -
Mixed Bag at Heights Chateau
After a perfunctory weekend Trader Joe’s jaunt – and a walk down a the visibly revitilzed north end of…
September 11, 2012 -
Drink of the Week: Rock The Boat (Don’t Rock The Boat, Baby)
My goodness, New York. You really know how to get us all hot and bothered, now don’t you? I…
July 29, 2011