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Trendy, almost tragically, by Design

August 30, 2010 – 12:08 PM

This little bit of kitschy, trendy, one might say tragic,  bit of Tiki talk landed in my email box today – a tad late or early for our usual Happy Hour postings. Then again, there’s only one rule I follow while wearing my mixologist’s hat – NO gooey, cloying, crap laden bottled mixes. NO No [...]

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Happy Hour Friday: Italian Soda Pop

August 20, 2010 – 4:47 PM

“It’s Italian soda pop!”  our friend Joseph DeLucia said as he handed Kevin and I each a glass of Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco. I noticed pear, apple, maybe a bit of white peach as the crisp, citrus delightfully pleasing bubbles skipped over my tongue and then vanished – a perfect pool side sip on a [...]

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Happy Hour Friday: Painkiller

August 6, 2010 – 10:32 AM

Summertime and the living is easy, right? Well, here at KLAD its been one of those weeks, and it’s not over yet. So, while our hard working set designers won’t be indulging quiet yet, when the time is right, I’m going to mix up a batch of Painkillers and spend a few hours drinking about [...]

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Pre-fab Design: Diner beauties in stainless steel

July 6, 2010 – 1:14 PM

As a follow-up to my post on Wildwood populuxe, here’s even more incentive to put Wildwood on your roadtrip list if you’re a fan of populuxe roadside architecture. Thanks to Michael at ModernCapital for the heads-up via twitter. from Press of Atlantic City The Retro Roadmap Vintage Diners of Southern New Jersey photo exhibit opens [...]

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Secret Password Redux

June 29, 2010 – 1:08 PM

Looking for something to do on these warm summer nights? Well, if you’re in town on a Wednesday evening – why not visit a museum? No, no not that museum - The Museum of the City of New York. Now through August the Museum is hosting an outdoorspeakeasy. On the menu – cocktails from the prohibition [...]

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Happy Hour Friday: Aloha!

June 25, 2010 – 2:00 PM

Note from Kathleen – I’m reposting this for our new readers, because I love a good Mai Tai and now is the perfect time to enjoy one! Aloha! I enjoyed gastronauting in Hawaii so much last week that I decided to stay. And really, no visit to Hawaii would be complete without enjoying a perfect [...]

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They Named This IPA For Me!

June 11, 2010 – 2:00 AM

RAGING BITCH. Yes, that’s the name of the 20th Anniversary Brew from Flying Dog Brewery in Fredericksburg Maryland. And no, I don’t really believe they named that beer after me, but they certainly could have. Did I buy this beer because of the name? Partially. Perhaps it was the label art that caught my eye. [...]

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Happy Hour Friday: Old Speckled Hen

April 9, 2010 – 3:42 PM

My introduction to Old Speckled Hen was at the Red Dot, a Belgiumesque cafe in Hudson, New York. Why an English Ale at a Belgium cafe? Well, it is in Hudson, and it makes perfect sense, given Hudson’s eclectic mix of earthy locals and Hamptons refugees. The last time I visited the Red Dot, I [...]

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We need this…

April 3, 2010 – 10:58 AM

or these rather. So does everyone we know. We live in an amazing world. Even if we didn’t NEED Bacon Flavored Toothpicks, we would need these just for the coveted little metal box. Tweet

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Happy Hour Friday – Roman Holiday

February 12, 2010 – 4:36 PM

I was reading about a new Danny Meyer restaurant, Maialino, on The New York Times  Diner’s Journal blog – I know you’re all surprised – when I’m not cooking or eating or blogging about food, I’m reading about food and in between I manage to design things and manage KLAD projects. In the comments section, [...]

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