It’s been a while. Funny how the stomach flu can do that to a person’s interest in drink. But now that I’m hale and healthy again, I’m overdue in posting some events of BIG BIG significance for mixology-minded folks in the Seattle area. A little while back, I mentioned how I was privileged to participate… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Events
Cocktails 101
Things have a funny way of coming full circle. When my interest in cocktails first took off a few years ago, it didn’t take long for me to discover some of the most authoritative experts in the field. Within a week of my decision to explore the topic, I was reading William Grimes’ incredible Straight… Continue Reading
Thanks All
It’s the one time of year when a great bulk of the general population is actually thinking about booze and ways to mix it, and I’ve been sitting around for the past week, still groggy and sluggish from stuffing myself over the Christmas weekend, paying little attention to the world of cocktails. Not that I… Continue Reading
Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour – A Report from the Front
Monday night saw the nationwide “Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour,” the Hurricane Katrina relief event organized by the Museum of the American Cocktail. While we’re still awaiting details on the amount the event raised to help New Orleans food & beverage workers, I do know that more than 100 bars and restaurants participated, some even… Continue Reading
“Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour” Takes Off
Wow…in less than a week, the Museum for the American Cocktail has already recruited 86 bars & restaurants in 10 states and the District of Columbia to participate in the “Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour.” Check for a place near you (I plan to be at one of the seven participating Seattle establishments), show up… Continue Reading
