Sometime last year, I received an e-mail in my inbox that resembled so many e-mails I get nowadays, that read — and I’m paraphrasing here — “We have a kind of booze you don’t have — want some?” Unless the liquor in question is some lame-ass bubblegum vodka or a candy-colored liqueur that gives me… Continue Reading
MxMo XLVII: Gowanus Club Gin Punch
Time is fickle in its tastes. Consider the dishes that were once common, but now seem old-timey or downright gross to many contemporary eaters: tongue sandwiches, liver and onions, pickled pig’s feet. Each has, at one time, enjoyed a certain degree of appeal in America’s culinary history, and in some circles today they still seem… Continue Reading
Absinthe Soiree at the Sorrento Hotel, March 7
It’s come up from time to time that I have a taste for absinthe. If you’re in Seattle this Sunday, March 7, you can join me for a glass or three at an Absinthe Soiree at the Sorrento Hotel, starting at 7pm. We’ll be in the Fireside Room, and I’ll be in the company of… Continue Reading
MxMo XLVII: Punch takes place March 22
Hot on the heels of one of the most well–attended Mixology Mondays yet, the March round of MxMo could be even bigger. Hosting the March round (that’s Mixology Monday #47 if you’re counting) is Mike at Hobson’s Choice, and for this round Mike has chosen Punch as the theme. Here’s how Mike suggests participants approach… Continue Reading
Evening Magazine’s “Local Man” — hey, that’s me!
As I mentioned yesterday, tonight I made my cocktail-related small-screen debut — no, not that one, the other, old-time small screen — on KING-5’s Evening Magazine. I was prepared to see me make a total ass of myself, but fortunately the show let Cary Grant and Erik Hakkinen do the important talking (and mixing), and… Continue Reading
