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September 2007 - Posts

Who You Gonna Call: Surviving the restaurant wine experience

by Thor Iverson | September 19, 2007

MY FRIEND was excited. "Here's the idea: someone at a restaurant calls you up and says, ‘I'm at Chez Louis, I'm having the veal, and I want a $50 white.' You give them advice, and they pay you." "Where do I get the wine... Read More »

Filed under: Wine, Life, Liquid, Restaurants

Twist: Rose-Colored Glasses

by Heather Bouzan | September 19, 2007

WE ADMIT IT: pi nk drinks make us nervous. Perhaps it's their resemblance to the sickly-sweet concoctions we remember mixing in our freshman dorm rooms. Or maybe they make us think of suburbanites nostalgic for their 20s. Whatever the reason, we tend... Read More »

Filed under: Life, Liquid

Take Flight: Why stick with one cocktail when you can try several?

by Sara Faith Alterman | September 19, 2007

VARIETY IS the spice of your night. Who wants to stick with one boring same-old when enthusiastic bartenders all over the city are mixing up adventurous, delicious drinks? But it's easy to get overwhelmed when faced with a novella-length cocktail... Read More »

Filed under: Life, Liquid, Night

Gamay bear

by Thor Iverson | September 07, 2007

THIS ARTICLE isn't supposed to exist until November. It's part of the wine-writer calendar, well-known to anyone who plies the trade: romantic wines in February, domestics for the Fourth of July, wines for grilling sometime over the summer, turkey... Read More »

Filed under: Wine, Features, Liquid, Culture

Twist: We are women, hear us drink

by Heather Bouzan | September 07, 2007

We've belonged to our share of official-sounding organizations - the Zach Morris Fan Club (c'mon, we were 12) and Student Council among them - but we're especially excited about a new group that's dedicated to more adult pursuits. LUPEC... Read More »

Filed under: Life, Liquid, Night

How sweet it is

by Sara Faith Alterman | September 07, 2007

EVERY NOW and then, it's fun to cap off an evening with something - ahem - cool and creamy. Though ice-cream season is almost behind us, there are still plenty of local treats that can satisfy your sweet tooth. And watch out, pastry chefs: you've... Read More »

Filed under: Features, Life, Liquid, Night