Here was where the weird, hectic day finally turned normal. I cabbed over to the Delachaise along with Darcy, Rick and Gretchen, and after introducing myself to chef Chris DeBarr, I knew everything was going to be alright. Chris introduced Darcy and me to Neal, his head bartender, who had spent an incredible amount of… Continue Reading
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TOC Thursday, 7/19/07 pt. 2 — This is Where the Weirdness Starts
I was feeling nice and easy, just in the right mood to prepare for the Lost Ingredients panel. Unfortunately, the snafu started early, and the big box o’ falernum that I’d spent the better part of a week and not a small amount of money making was nowhere to be found. Five minutes before the… Continue Reading
TOC Thursday, 07/19/07 pt.1: the Two-Drink Breakfast
Thursday was a big’un, so I’m breaking it up into more easily managed doses. After a short stroll through the French Quarter — which reminded me exactly how searing the sun could be in Jackson Square, even at 8:00 AM — I headed to Cafe Adelaide for breakfast, which kicked off with a Brandy Rum… Continue Reading
TOC Wednesday, 7/18/07: Getting Settled
Since I had to bail out of bed at 2:30 AM to catch my flight, I knew this would be an early evening. Gwydion Stone from the Wormwood Society and I were on the same flights, and we got to the Monteleone around 4:00 — just enough time to freshen up before the cocktail hour.… Continue Reading
Tales of the Cocktail 2007: And a Wonderful Time was had by All
*gasp!* Wow, I thought I’d never surface out of that Sazerac. Gah, now that was an EVENT, people — five solid days (mostly) of outrageous cocktail-sipping fun, surrounded by other people as geeky about the stuff as anybody likely to read this, and all in New Orleans, the cocktail capital of the universe. Last year… Continue Reading
