Wordsmithing Pantagruel

October is month two of the revived Mixology Monday , thanks to Frederic from Cocktail Virgin Slut  for taking the reins from Paul Clarke , and as you've probably gathered I'm hosting thi...

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To complete my trilogy of posts for the "Bein' Green"  themed Mixology Monday  I'm hosting, here's a second green cocktail. This one has evolved significantly over time as I've played with...

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Continuing my series of posts for the "Bein' Green"  themed Mixology Monday  I'm hosting, here is a cocktail (optionally) using the rosemary-smoked green chartreuse  I described in my pre...

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Well, I suppose since I'm hosting Mixology Monday  this month, I might as well participate. I chose "Bein' Green" as the theme , and as opposed to jamming a couple drinks and some other stuff...

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Mixology Monday took a sabbatical for a spell earlier this year, but last month Frederic from Cocktail Virgin Slut  revived our monthly online cocktail party, relieving our esteemed cap...

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Mixology Monday has been on hiatus for the better part of a year, the most recent event being Feb's Tiki theme , but now Frederic Yarm from Cocktail Virgin Slut  (and more recently cocktail...

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I'd read about Roberta's Pizza  Chef Carlo Mirarchi's elusive tasting menu  quite a while back, and I spent too much time dragging my feet and didn't get on the waiting list to partake until ...

http://www.wordsmithingpantagruel.com/2012/06/blanca-new-home-of-mirarchis-tastings.html

There still seems to be much confusion out there about the exact location of the pork secreto cut. Count me still as one of the confused. I'm still not sure exactly where the cut comes from, I g...

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Must be a slow news day. Today the NYPost published a story by Steve Cuozzo  (punny title and all) whining about "wishful thinking, deception and outright lies" concerning "food phenomena that, ...

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"Razor Clam" As sad as I was to see Compose close last year, I have to admit much of the sting was taken out of the news when I learned that Matt Lightner was to move from Portland to NYC ...

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It's Alliiiive!!! The blog that is. I've been quite derelict in updating recently, but what can I say, I've been busy, an 10 month old will do that to you. But I can always make time for Mixolo...

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I now have a verified current online source for the classic Nick & Nora Cocktail Glass ! (Verified by ordering a half dozen which arrived yesterday.) I apologize for leading you astray in my r...

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This month's Mixology Monday "reminds me of the heady days of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets." Ok, well maybe not that far back, as that was well be...

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I previously blogged that I thought I had a source from which to buy Nick and Nora cocktail glasses, but it turned out I was wrong and my info was outdated and no longer useful. I'm still trying...

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This month's Mixology Monday theme is "Morning Drinks" , brought to us by Kevin from Cocktail Enthusiast . Booze for breakfast? You betcha'. As Kevin puts it: > The theme is “MORNING DRI...

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On Thursday a few weeks back the Mixoloseum hosted TDN: In With Bacchus in honor of Scott from the In With Bacchus blog.I think he mostly got the honor because he offered prizes, but other tha...

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I have to admit, I've recently become mildly obsessed with cocktails that use just a touch of citrus and are stirred rather than shaken. I think I was first led down this path by Rumdood 's post ...

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This drink is from back in April for TDN Orchard , but as I've got some catching up to do, let's start with this one since it makes for a nice sipper now that the cooler fall weather is upon us, ...

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Ok, this is neither here nor there, but while doing fantasy football research I came across this fun depiction of the locations of NFL franchises at the CBS Fantasy Football site: Anyway, I f...

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Our host for September's Mixology Monday is Lindsay from the blog Alcohol Alchemy . Lindsay has chosen to highlight a segment of the industry that has been shooting up sprouts all over the coun...

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I concocted the Love of my Life cocktail way back in January for the "Thinking of Summer " TDN , but it was one of the many drinks that got lost in the shuffle about which I never got around to...

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NEW UPDATE (12/9/2011) NEW (12/9/2011) UPDATE: Found a source (for different & better new glasses)! Short story: Rick comments below that you can buy Nick&Nora glasses Tabletop Style ! Longer...

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Mixology Mondays have been coming at a fast and furious clip lately, at least compared to my recent tortoise like pace of posting, and sure enough it's time again for August's event. This month ...

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Fast on the heels of last's month's event (at least if you go by the pace of my recent blog posts), it's time for July's Mixology Monday , and this month Frederic from Cocktail Virgin Slut has...

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Mixology Monday is here again, seems like the last one was so long ago, around the time of, well, my last post. I may be neglecting the blog, but the MxMo monthly gathering gives me a deadline t...

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