Monthly Archive for May, 2013

Last weekend, the 2013 Manhattan Cocktail Classic roared into town like a well-dressed, well-fueled, steam train. Second in scope only to Tales of the Cocktail (held every year in New Orleans), it is New York’s stamp on the spirits world. Now in its third year, the MCC kicked off the four-day festivities by holding its […]

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NY Spirits and NY Roast Pig

Cocktail experiments for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic at Hearth.

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“gu-TURN-yo”

Gutturnio frizzante, Lusenti, 2011. It’s a red. And it’s bubbly.

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Tonight’s Cooking Companion

Bourgogne Passetoutgrain (Pinot Noir, Gamay), Colinot, 2009, Burgundy.

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Greek Easter comes to Astoria

26 lb lamb on a motorized spit, baby; my neighbors know what’s up.

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