Category: Seen Elsewhere
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Drinky Linky: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Happy National Rum Day! I wrote about it over at CNN's Eatocracy site. (Also recently, I wrote about National Daiquiri Day, National Tequila Day, and National Scotch Day. God bless this fine country of ours.) There's lots of other interesting things I've found on teh interwebs lately: Jim Meehan picks his top ten new bars…
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So Yeah, It’s Been A While
Which isn't to say that I haven't been busy. I've been writing a lot elsewhere, but will renew my efforts to keep up the ship here. For you. Yes, you. You're my favorite. I've been writing for CNN: National Mint Julep Day; National Bourbon Day; National Dry Martini Day; National Anisette Day; and National Pina…
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So Yeah, It’s Been A While
Which isn't to say that I haven't been busy. I've been writing a lot elsewhere, but will renew my efforts to keep up the ship here. For you. Yes, you. You're my favorite. I've been writing for CNN: National Mint Julep Day; National Bourbon Day; National Dry Martini Day; National Anisette Day; and National Pina…
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Six Seasons And A Movie: Coping With “Community”‘s Hiatus The Best Way We Know How
If you're one of the seventy million or so critics and bloggers (or one of the nine Nielsen families) who are distraught about the hiatusizing of the sitcom Community, GOOD Magazine is here to help. And by help, I mean give you something to drink while we wait for some other NBC turd to get cancelled,…
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I’ll Make It A True Daily Double (Shot), Alex
We here at Cocktailians are as pleased as punch that one of our authors, one Tony Hightower, appeared on Jeopardy! this week, and downright surprised and tickled that he gave this li'l ole blog a shoutout in his chat with Alex. (Yours truly, the other co-author, was on the show some ten years ago, but…
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I’ll Make It A True Daily Double (Shot), Alex
We here at Cocktailians are as pleased as punch that one of our authors, one Tony Hightower, appeared on Jeopardy! this week, and downright surprised and tickled that he gave this li'l ole blog a shoutout in his chat with Alex. (Yours truly, the other co-author, was on the show some ten years ago, but…
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Cocktail Culture, Examined In Rhode Island
I recently hopped a bus up to Providence to check out an exhibition at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. "Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980" opened in mid-April and runs through the end of this month and is well worth a visit, especially if you're interested in fashion. But even…
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Cocktail Culture, Examined In Rhode Island
I recently hopped a bus up to Providence to check out an exhibition at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. "Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980" opened in mid-April and runs through the end of this month and is well worth a visit, especially if you're interested in fashion. But even…
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Chilling Effects, Part II: Pusser’s Revenge
I wrote a post back in August '09 about the intellectual property of booze, and the various attempts to copyright, trademark, or otherwise legally restrict cocktail recipes, names, and techniques. (That was sparked by my getting a nastygram from a company wanting me to rename my "Gingerita." I chose to call it the "Litigious Bastard"…