Liquid

October 2008 - Posts

Champagne Dreams

by Erin Souza | October 17, 2008

If your knowledge of Champagne history only extends as far back as your last cocktail party, we can commiserate. Before getting our hands on Colby College assistant professor Tilar J. Mazzeo’s latest book, T he Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne... Read More »

Filed under: Liquid, twist, venue:Borders

There Will Be Blood

by Sara Faith Alterman | October 17, 2008

Bloody Mary variations are the perfect Halloween-season cocktails Death, guts, and gore are synonymous with Halloween, but although black-and-orange-hued martinis with eyeball garnishes do embody that special All Hallows kitsch, they’re unlikely to become... Read More »

Filed under: venue:Great Bay, venue:Masa, venue:Dante, venue:Jake's Dixie Roadhouse, venue:LTK Bar and Kitchen, venue:Church

Sweet Dreams

by Thor Iverson | October 17, 2008

The morning-after drink of shame There are choices we make that we’ll regret the next day. Choices made in the wee hours, after a long night of drinking, that have us wishing we could chew off an appendage come the stark light of morning. Choices so regrettable... Read More »

Have your bacon and drink it, too

by Erin Souza | October 06, 2008

Believe it or not, bacon is working overtime, spending mornings on breakfast menus and nights on cocktail lists. ìBacon should be its own food group,î says Don Yovicsin, owner of Jake’s Dixie Roadhouse (220 Moody Street, Waltham, 781.894.4227). ìAnything... Read More »

Filed under: Liquid

Fall For It: Local Bartenders Think Seasonal

by Ruth Tobias | October 06, 2008

On a chilly November night two years ago, an old friend and I slid into a booth in a quiet, candlelit New York bar for what was to be a quick drink and a chat. Several hours later, we slid out, in tears and in love — drunk on the potion that was hot buttered... Read More »

Filed under: Liquid, SAN home, Venue:Persephone, venue:Enormous Room, venue:Central Kitchen