Last Call: I tried to make a Polar Vortex Old-Fashioned
Weather this cold just brings out the scientist in me, especially when there is frost on the inside of the windows.…
Make ponche Navideño, a boozy holiday knockout
Holidays in Mexico are just another excuse for folks to get down with their bad selves. In my family, if you don’t eat…
Live and let drink: Study concludes that James Bond has an alcohol problem
We all know how James Bond takes his drink: a martini, shaken not stirred (this guy isn’t even afraid of bruising the…
Ask The Salty Waitress: How should I tip at an open bar?
Dear Salty: Often around the holidays, or throughout the year at weddings and events, we are commonly at an open bar.…
How to make the Cappelletti Spritz cocktail
Fans of Campari will find a lot to like with Cappelletti—an easy-going, herbaceous, wine-based apertif. In this episode…
How to make the classic Boulevardier cocktail
The Boulevardier, according to the venerable New York Times, made a comeback within New York cocktail circles about…
Keurig tests cocktail-pod machine for those who can’t be bothered to mix a gin and tonic
Lovers of the Keurig pod for their morning beverages may be excited about a new product more related to evening…
How to make the classic Dark & Stormy cocktail
In this episode of The Takeout’s Cocktail Club, Abbie Rhoads of Chicago restaurant Parachute shows us how to make the…
How to make the Whiskey Sour (with a twist)
Welcome back to Cocktail Club, The Takeout’s video series featuring our favorite bartenders teaching us their riff on…
Last Call: This new, tiny cocktail recipe book could nearly fit in your pocket
When you’re just getting started building your bar cart, it’s intimidating to jump straight to a tome like Death &…
Ask The Salty Waitress: Can I send back the “dealer’s choice” cocktail I ordered?
Dear Salty: At a nice cocktail bar recently, I asked the bartender to make me an off-menu drink with bourbon as the…
An Apple Old Fashioned is autumn on the rocks
Before we begin, I wish to make one thing perfectly clear: You can drink an Old Fashioned in absolutely any season. A…
5 tips to make your dinner party look like it’s in a fancy-ass magazine
You’ve decided to throw a dinner party. It’s time to have people over, because you have something to celebrate, or…
How to make a Brandy Alexander, a Frosty for adults
Welcome to Old Folks Food Week, where we resurrect and celebrate the delicious dishes of yore.
Gordon Ramsay restaurant nixes flaming Rum Donkey cocktail after customer injuries
Last week, two customers of Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in Las Vegas were transported to the hospital…
Is artisanal ice bullshit?
Life never manages to be as simple we’d all hope. A kiss isn’t just a kiss; a job isn’t just a job; and a cocktail is…
Ranking frozen cocktails, from glorious to garbage
All-inclusive resorts are the worst thing to ever happen to frozen cocktails. I know this because as a young,…
How does your summery Negroni cocktail get that cool color? Possibly bugs
For some summer cocktail lovers, there’s no concoction like the Negroni: equal parts vermouth, gin, and Campari. It’s a…
Last Call: The physics of shaking a cocktail and a fun take on a game show
Have you ever really watched your bartender shake your cocktail? There are many motions, as different as the bartenders…
Vodka ice pops marry icy treats and possible public intoxication
Ah, summer. The time when you can chuck that red wine and dark beer in favor of fizzy drinks and cocktails crying out…