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• $25 and Under: A Neighborhood Feel Despite Its Pedigree

  Five Leaves, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, could get by on looks alone, but the kitchen turns out unexpectedly refined Australian comfort food. Read More... Posted Jan 06 2009, 05:28 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, Alcoholic Beverages, Cocktails, Greenpoint (NYC)

• Shaken & Stirred: Here’s to Your Health

  Now that the holiday season is over, it's time for some detox drinking. Read More... Posted Jan 02 2009, 07:37 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Tequila, Cocktails

• Food Stuff: A Rooftop View of 2009 (Loungewear Included)

  The customers of the bar simply named 230 Fifth Avenue have more than their cocktails to keep them warm. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bars, Cocktails, New Year

• Punch: It’s Not Just for the Holidays Anymore

  A growing number of American bars are looking to revive a thriving punch-drinking culture that once existed throughout the English-speaking world. Read More... Posted Dec 23 2008, 03:31 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Cocktails

• Let 100 (O.K., 8) Bartending Philosophies Bloom

  The cocktail movement is becoming so diverse and sophisticated that it encompasses several distinct approaches and philosophies. Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 08:13 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Bars, Bartenders, Cocktails

• A Brotherhood Formed With Cocktails and Ice

  A growing legion of amateur connoisseurs have turned recherché cocktails into a lifestyle, or to hear some tell it, a religion. Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 08:03 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Cocktails

• White Russians Arise, This Time at a Bowling Alley

  The White Russian, a sweet cocktail made with vodka, Kahlúa and cream or milk, is seeing a renaissance thanks in large part to the cult following of “The Big Lebowski.” Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 08:03 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Milk, Cocktails, Motion Pictures, Big Lebowski, The (Movie), Bridges, Jeff

• Food Stuff: To Shake Up the Bartender on Your List

  A new cocktail shaker by Metrokane is a clever innovation. Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 07:26 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Cocktails

• Shaken & Stirred: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Firewater

  Five years after Mayor Michael Bloomberg banished smoke-filled barrooms, smoke is coming back. Only this time the smoke isn’t in the air. It’s in your drink. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2008, 12:24 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cocktails, Smoking and Tobacco

• Boîte: The Cocktail as Theater

  Drink, a bar recently opened in Fort Point, a longtime sedate, warehouse-lined area of South Boston, is ferociously minimalistic. Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 10:23 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Boston (Mass), Bars, Cocktails

• 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