How I Spent My Birthday…

What a way to spend a birthday!
November 12th saw little ol’ me mingling with the great Steve Olson at Hearth Restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan.  That’s right folks, I drank.  And drank all day long, for that matter.  Now don’t you go home thinking that’s a problem.  I tasted.  We all tasted…and spat, [...]

Thanks

Love Thanksgiving. Love it to turkey bits.

Its been a great year, and I’d like to thank you, loyal reader, for your support and encouragement.
Although time usually gets the better of me, thus resulting in less frequent blog posts and shorter newsletter content, I do promise to keep doing what I’m doing.
So as we enjoy the [...]

Spooky

Hats Off!

This comes to me from a dear friend out on the left coast, Debbie Rizzo.  Please read closely hat lovers, cause you’re in for a real treat:
Media Inquiries: 
Debbie Rizzo, Drink PR                                                                                     Debbie@drinkpr.net
GOORIN HATS ANNOUNCES FIRST ANNUAL
BARTENDER APPRECIATION DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO
Goorin Tips Their Hats to Those That Make the Finest Tipples
(San Francisco, CA—October 15, 2009)—Goorin Hat [...]

Nicole’s Table + Jonathan’s Shaker

Earlier this month I took a week-long trip to an idyllic Caribbean island.  The island I speak of is Antigua, home of 365 beaches (1 for every day of the year), Wadadli Beer, and English Harbour Rum.
Nicole Arthurton is a lovely young woman who teaches culinary classes from her home in the Cedar Valley section [...]

Rye to the first power

(ri)1
Pronounced Rye One.
Not R one.
Or Rye to the first power.
Just Rye One.  Plain and simple.
Now that we have that out of the way, check out the photos above from the (ri)1 Nike ID event held at the Nike ID studio on 57th St. in Manhattan a couple of weeks ago…it was sweet.
 

Antigua, mon!

Boy is this a treat!  I will be on the island of Antigua this week and I’ll be teaching a Caribbean cocktail class.  You can see the full info here:
http://www.nicolestable.com/Appetizers_and_Mixing_Drinks.html
I’ll give you the full low-down afterwards.  In the meantime, please enjoy this special Antiguan cocktail creation:
Dickenson’s Daiquiri
1 1/2 oz. English Harbor 5 yr Rum (from Antigua! [...]

The Bols Empire

Is expanding…to Boston and Chicago!
My good pals Tal Nadari (Bols), Katie Darling (Bols), and Debbie Rizzo (of DRinkPR) are busy bees right now.  Our favorite Dutch Genever is growing by leaps and bounds, and I couldn’t be more excited and proud of them. 
In fact, in honor of this extravaganza, I’ve spent most of the afternoon in [...]

Serrantro Margarita

Welcome to those who have just followed the link from my newsletter…
“Tis the time for summer barbecues and summer cocktails. 
Here are some pics from a recent BBQ I attended (more specifically, it was my sister-in-law’s birthday).  Along with these pics, you’ll also find a little cocktail recipe for a drink that I was making that afternoon/evening.  [...]

Indy Minded

For those of you who are of the independent nature, then your natural spirits and liqueurs of choice would be those that are made by independent producers.  Last month, Touch in NYC hosted the Indy Spirits Expo.  I had the pleasure of working for Square One Organic Vodka this day, and you can’t get more [...]