Swaying Skirts Abound

The pleasure of cocktail mixing for 6 different women’s magazine editorial staffs has been given to me by the fine folks at Smirnoff Vodka in recent days.  I’ve completed two of these six, those two being for ‘Bust’ magazine and ‘InStyle’ magazine.  Everyone at both offices were pleasures to serve and speak to.  Vodka does [...]

Mr. Holland’s Opus

Last evening I accompanied my wife of nearly a year to a terrific dinner put on by one of her good friends from home.  He recently renovated his grandfather’s house in New Bedford, MA, and to thank everyone who helped out, he secured a private room and treated us all to a very plentiful dinner [...]

The World Bar cocktail Demo for Scholars

Earlier this evening at The World Bar, I had the privelege of conducting a cocktail demonstration for a group of scholarly graduate students from Columbia University.  Their interest gave me hope, hope that more will come forward with the desire to learn all about Mixology. 
 Enough preaching – here are the cocktails I demonstrated, if you [...]

The Ex-Pat

St. Patrick’s day is a time to think about loved ones and all things green.  It’s also a time to drink, in moderation, of course, pints of green Guinness.  I plan on going around Manhattan today in search of the best St. Patrick’s day cocktail.  So look out, I’ll be let loose across this city [...]

Herradura Cocktail Challenge at Sushi Samba

This past Tuesday I joined 10 or so other talented NYC mixologists at Sushi Samba in the West Village.  Members of the press, along with Brown-Forman  folks (they’re the bigwigs who own Herradura Tequila), gathered around the bar to witness a gleaming spectacle:  our versions of the next great Margarita cocktail.  Mind you, the margarita [...]

Secret Americana and the $200K Bottle of Hennessy

So I’m a little distracted as of late because I just learned that I’ve been invited by the fine folks at Herradura Tequila on a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico!  Stay tuned, of course, for more details.
What does this title above mean?  Well, check out this beautiful jewel-ridden chest:

This is a big deal for Hennessy.  The [...]

Weddings Galore

Planning a wedding?  Going to a wedding?  Check out this article I wrote as a guest blogger on the website ourweddingplus.com:
http://www.ourweddingplus.com/blog/
Are those wedding bells I hear?

Cocktails in Chi-Town

This past Friday I returned from a 2-day trip to legendary Chicago – city of gangsters, fires, and deep dishes.  I conducted a cocktail demonstration at Macy’s Culinary Studio (bet ya’ didn’t even know a thing existed) on the 7th Floor alongside celebrity chef Rick Bayless.  Who is this Rick Bayless? He’s one of the first ‘celebrity [...]

Playing with chemicals…Molecular Mixology II

This here post is a continuation of last week’s post about spherification and the Cointreau event I went to.  I’ve included some more photos below, with captions that try to describe to you what it might be that you’re looking at.  Enjoy, and don’t ask questions because I won’t for the life of me be [...]