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• Shaken & Stirred: Drinks to Sink Your Teeth Into

  At what point does a cocktail become, well, food? Read More... Posted Nov 14 2008, 03:43 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Alcoholic Beverages, Cocktails, Jams and Jellies

• Shaken And Stirred: The Bar as Voting Booth

  This season’s wave of election-themed cocktails begs the playful question: Is it possible to detect bias in a drink? Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 05:20 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Presidential Election of 2008, Cocktails

• Dining Briefs: Historic Cocktails and Absinthe

  Apotheke has a host of cocktails that Diamond Jim Brady wouldn’t recognize, while the center of attention at White Star is absinthe. Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 04:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Alcoholic Beverages, New York City, Bars, Cocktails, Lower East Side (NYC)

• Shaken and Stirred: A Deep Sip for Deep Thinkers

  The Negroni is a specialty cocktail at I Sodi, a Tuscan restaurant in the West Village, which opened in March. Read More... Posted Oct 03 2008, 03:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Gin (Liquor), Cocktails

• Malty and Complex, the Original Gin Is Making a Comeback

  Genever, born in Holland in the 17th century, is a spirit with more flavor and often a lower proof than English gin. Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 06:42 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Gin (Liquor), Cocktails

• Hotel Bars Find a Market for Fancy Drinks

  Looking for new sources of revenue, hotels are following the lead of restaurants and bars in offering menus with creative cocktails and exotic nonalcoholic drinks. Read More... Posted Sep 22 2008, 11:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Beverages, Cocktails, Hotels and Motels

• Bars: Drop the Swizzle Stick, Grab a Fork

  The line between artisanal food and artisanal cocktails continues to blur at a new generation of cocktail bars. Read More... Posted Aug 26 2008, 08:12 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Restaurants, Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Cocktails, PDT

• Food Stuff: In Chinatown, a Bar With a Pharmaceutical Bent

  At Apothéke, paraphernalia like chemical beakers and pharmacy scales are used for decoration and for mixing drinks. Read More... Posted Aug 19 2008, 07:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Cocktails

• A Good Appetite: No-Alcohol Refreshers That Rise Above Mimicry

  Bartenders’ obsession with making better and more creative cocktails has trickled down to their sober sisters, the mocktail, or nonalcoholic cocktail. Read More... Posted Aug 19 2008, 12:39 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Fruit, Beverages, Citrus Fruits, Cherries, Cocktails, Cucumbers

• Shaken & Stirred: You Can’t See It to Believe It

  Sydney Bar’s cocktails leave something to the imagination. Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 09:21 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Cocktails

• A Cocktail Book Renaissance, Too

  The price of out-of-print cocktail books has skyrocketed along with the popularity of cocktails. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2008, 07:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Books and Literature, Bars, Bartenders, Cocktails

• Shaken And Stirred: The Avocado’s Avocation

  Macondo, a new restaurant, introduces itself, and an avocado cocktail. Read More... Posted Jul 18 2008, 08:37 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Avocados, Cocktails

• The Pour: In the Big Easy, 2 Cocktails Reign

  The Louisiana legislature recently chose the sazerac as the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans, but the Ramos gin fizz might be a better fit. Read More... Posted Jul 15 2008, 07:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Whiskey, Gin (Liquor), Cocktails, New Orleans (La), Absinthe

• Food Stuff: Yet a New Way to Say ‘To Your Health’

  Açaí, pronounced ah-sigh-EE, is the basis of VeeV, a new 60-proof liqueur that is an infusion of the berries and some other tropical fruits. Read More... Posted Jul 08 2008, 07:14 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit, Health Foods, Antioxidants, Cocktails