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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
We missed this event, but the idea is very cool. Very much looking forward to the recipes being posted. CMYK Cocktail was presented by Tasteologie and Droog design on March 28th. Tasteolgie will be posting the recipes, don’t be surprised if we rif on them later. The concept of the event is to interpret color into alcohol [...]
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, [...]
“ A momentous moment indeed. Congrats and full steam ahead. Friday cocktails post needs to be something sparkly and unforgettable” – Theresa DeLucia We’re celebrating here at KLAD, and what better was to get into the spirit than with a sparkly champagne cocktail. This Pomegranate Sparkler is one of my favorites. A breeze to make, [...]