A latecomer to the canon of classic cocktails, the Margarita was quick to embed itself in American culture, and has been rising steadily in popularity ever since. As with nearly every historical recipe, however, accounts differ when it comes to the precise origins of the drink. One common claim asserts that it was a Mexican [...]
Alexis Simonidis, Theory Bar | Athens, Greece A classic Manhattan made tall by the addition of tonic water, Alexis Simonidis’s cocktail turns the bracing, boozy drink on its head for a tall and bubbly rendition. INGREDIENTS Yield: 1 1 ounce rye, chilled (preferably Bulleit) 1 ounce sweet vermouth, chilled (preferably Mancino Rosso) tonic water, to top Garnish: expressed [...]
She's showing off the pair — which are from her JLO Jennifer Lopez collection — in a brand new Spring '21 campaign. Remember getting dressed up and slipping your feet into something other than slides and slippers? Right now, it sort of feels like a distant memory, but we're more than ready to embrace [...]
Negroni made breakfast-ready, the Alla Fiama pulls back the classic’s proportions to be slightly lower proof and adds freshly-squeezed peach juice to mimic the a.m. style of a Bellini. Instead of Campari, bartender Douglas Derrick uses Cappelletti Vino Aperitivo, another historic bitter Italian ingredient made from a wine-base and produced in the Alto Adige region. [...]
In the ordinary course of a day, most of us don’t give much thought to the ins and outs (literally) of our breathing. Running, however, can put a greater emphasis on the otherwise unremarkable (but, remarkable!) process due to the fact that it can sometimes cause breathing to become difficult or labored. In a nutshell, [...]
The pursuit of the perfect cocktail is a never-ending journey. The stakes are always raising, craft cocktails have moved beyond the elite and entered the mainstream, but top-level, cocktails will always be sought after. Our focus is on tequila and we’ve found three amazing and expensive tequila cocktails that you’ll need to experience. The Benjamin, [...]
Within a microworld of 25 connecting Golden Age canal houses, iconic is just a word! Getting lost in a hotels’ microworld does not usually imply an actual microworld -well in Pulitzer Amsterdam Hotel‘s case it does. One of the city’s most iconic hotels consists not of one, nor two, but 25 interlinked canal houses from the [...]
A splash of high-end hospitality spicing up Le Passage du Caire! There is Champs Elysees and the impressive Arc de Triomphe and there is also the cute Monmartre and the romantic nights sur-Seine – but Paris is just so much more. One of the city’s new entry Hôtel du Sentier makes for the best excuse [...]
https://youtu.be/1CSkP4ktc-o When I look back upon my life It's always with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've [...]
Le Flex - Take Good Care Of My Heart https://youtu.be/wQEgWXksDVI?list=RD1qathfhOBXc Love this cover version and the duet is perfectly orchestrated. Bryan Ferry & Todd Terje - Johnny & Mary https://youtu.be/Din_eWjJWe0?list=RD1qathfhOBXc This cover is atmospheric and has sense of haunting, depression , reminiscing , just adds new dimension to this great song , miss [...]
