The Italians do bitterness well. They create aperitivi and digestivi utilizing unusual ingredients thought to have medicinal properties. These products strike a balance between the bitterness of the herbal and vegetal components and the sweeted base wine. Of these, Campari may be the most renowned. However, my favorite is Cynar, whose main ingredient is artichoke leaves(!). [...]
The recipe for Nigella Lawson’s “Pomegranate Christmas Cocktail” that Glenn posted earlier in the week had me daydreaming about the light, festive drink and as soon as I had a chance, I dashed out and replenished my supply of Martini & Rossi’s Rosato Vermouth. I felt, though, that there was a way to take the [...]
There is this notion that the creative culinary locus of Greater Boston has shifted from the city proper across the river to the Republic and environs – Camberville, if you will. Of course, there is much buzz in Boston with new restaurant openings; yet, as evidenced by the popularity of the Seaport district – overblown Italian [...]
GLENN – There is no website nor Facebook page, though there is a presence on Twitter. The entrance is unmarked, though not down some dim alley, yet the stairway leading to the bar is minimally lit. Just what sort of speakeasy evocation would we find – heavily pomaded hair, handlebar ‘staches, muttonchops? Vests and collarless shirts with [...]
Katrin: Tucked away in a small storefront near Inman Square, East by Northeast has quickly been developing a reputation as one of Greater Boston’s best Asian fusion restaurants. Chef and owner Phillip Tang has received great press since opening in 2010 and we were eager to check it out. Yes, it took a Rue [...]
Glow in the dark. That’s all I needed to hear; I was sold on buying a bottle of Ty ku; after all, Halloween was on the rise. A friend who works at Dartmouth told me about it because an alumnus created it (incidentally while he was a grad student at Columbia). [Halloween? Why are you writing [...]
Just a couple of blocks from where the legendary Maison Robert had been located, the latest outpost of Petit Robert opened last fall. Though my dining experiences at the South End and Kenmore Square restaurants had been mixed, I was eager to try Central and even more interested to see the decor. As an admitted [...]
Glenn – My subtitle for this post would be “Cocktail Madness” or “The Tavern’s Mad Mixologist”; I’ll come back to this later. First, though, we had to ponder a bit whether or not we would attend this Mystery Meet. We had been to The Russell House Tavern before and weren’t planning on returning. On our first [...]
Winston-Salem: Milano-Torino. Thankfully this isn’t the SAT or the GRE. But if you visit Campari’s site (which incidentally is repeated word for word on Wikipedia‘s entry) you will discover the Americano was first called the “Milano-Torino” for Campari which hails from Milan and Cinzano, the vermouth, endemic to Turin. The drink is straightforward: equal parts [...]
We Wineaux are an adventurous bunch – with our ears to the ground, always on the look out for the new and worthwhile, ready to go with a trend if we find it appealing. A phenomenon of the Ought Decade, cocktail culture has grown in prominence. Every restaurant and bar now offer a signature – [...]
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