Category Archives: General

Sign of the coming apocalypse #497

Margarita – with splash of mayo Reuters News Agency August 15, 2007 TOKYO — When Koji Nakamura mixes up a margarita cocktail, he adds a special ingredient – mayonnaise. “Mayogarita,” a white drink with a hint of the creamy dressing, is one of several cocktails Mr. Nakamura serves in his Mayonnaise Kitchen restaurant in suburban… Continue Reading

Add another “O” and you’ve got “Saloon”

Otherwise known as the “Helloooooo, people of Salon!” post. Back during Tales of the Cocktail (yes, I’m still going on about it), I sat down for lunch one afternoon with Robert Simonson, a fellow pixel-stained wretch who runs the lovely Off the Presses blog. Robert also earns his lunch money by writing, and today the… Continue Reading

Hellooooooo, People of Yahoo!

Just wanted to poke my head in between rounds and give a hearty hello to folks heading over from Yahoo! Poke around, let me know if you see anything you like, and feel free to ask questions — and those of you who want to unload on me for dissing vodka, go ahead but please… Continue Reading

Get Serious

Paul’s scheme for world domination, cocktail-blog style: Start a booze blog Remember to update it somewhat regularly Begin spreading the cocktail geek philosophy on other blogs Check, check, and … CHECK! While pausing to catch my breath from preparing presentations and mixing up jereboams of falernum for Tales of the Cocktail, I thought I might… Continue Reading

Obscure Booze

I have a thing for weird, unobtainable booze. I’m also hardly alone — peruse the cocktail blogosphere, and you’ll find many other folks like me. There we are, sniffing around for violet liqueur and Swedish punsch, and embarking on major undertakings that are time and cost intensive — and sometimes in violation of state and… Continue Reading