One of the best things to happen in quarantine is the IG battles which such notables like Teddy Riley vs Babyface and Lil Jon vs T-Pain. Tonight, they paired Jill Scott with one of my all-time favorite artists, Erykah Badu.
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Once upon a time, I had a fish taco blog. Yes, that’s correct…an entire blog dedicated to fish tacos. It was a few years ago when inexplicably, fish tacos could be found on just about any restaurant menu.
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“Umm, try some Ango in it.” I’ve uttered this statement more times than I can count. Angostura has been the saving grace for what could have been many failed cocktails.
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Producer and vegan chef Dillon Maurer created a vegan dinner and vinyl session about five or six years ago. Crown Royal sponsored the most recent edition and asked me to create cocktails to pair with his menu.
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While I’m busying myself updating spreadsheets and packing, I thought I’d share the Jamaican inspired dinner that I did at my space, Studio No. 7, in Atlanta.
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I’ve been working on creating cocktails for a Diageo event in a few days (boy am I rusty). After putting random flavors together that didn’t work at all, I realized that it was time to get back to basics.
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As he started to leave he asked me, “Where can I get some good glassware?”
“The thrift store,” I responded. He looked at me incredulously while pondering the thought for a moment.
Before this, I’d only thought about vermouth as something you add to a cocktail…take classics like a Manhattan or martini for example. However, after just my first glass, I immediately saw the appeal.
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I’m looking for places that are more bar than restaurant and have consistently great service, great food (not typical bar food), a great vibe and of course great cocktails.
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It’s the classic of all classics and while I’ll allow some alterations (regular sugar or simple syrup instead of a sugar cube, rye or bourbon, etc) there are some things that just aren’t acceptable.
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I knew it was trouble when he started pouring it from a bottle. I reluctantly took a sip and as I originally assumed, it wasn’t good. This wasn’t the sangria that I signed up for.
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I arrived in Tokyo after 1) a five hour overnight layover in Kuala Lumpur coming from Phuket and 2) a 7-hour flight with horrible food (like seriously, the worst food I’ve ever seen on an airplane).
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