was supposed to be a gin martini, with infusions of cucumber, basil ? and roses. Pretty much tasted like gin to me, but it was tasty. The cucumber slice garnish definitely soaked up a lot of the alcohol by the end of the drink. I...

and clearly meant to compliment the dish with which it arrived. Dish three, a single bite, was "Oxalis-Juniper, Gin, Sugar." Essentially a sour bud of the perennial encased in a gelatin cube of sweet juniper berry, bitter gin, and...

size and shape; very cool. :) My guest orders the Clover Club (Gin, Raspberry Preserve, Egg White, Lime). This is definitely a stronger drink, with the Gin front-and-center, but smoothed out with the Raspberry Preserve’s...

them again. 5.) My sweetie is coming in from Seattle tomorrow, and has located frozen tart cherries there, but none fresh. Ergo, she’ll be bringing some with her, assuming that something named after an explosive can get...

-packed already. It’s loud, but not overbearingly so, and we decide to try some of their signature tails at the bar: Jerusalem’s Between The Sheets (Plymouth Dry Gin, Cognac, Cointreau, Lemon Juice). This is described...

the crowds to get to the bar. Husband had what he described as the best caipirinha he’s had since our trip to Mexico a few years back, whereas I had an excellent gin fizz. The menu is populated mostly with the classics: ....

the creme de la creme of your favorite foods that everyone else is missing out on. I’ll start with Adriatic figs, Hendrick’s gin, Dark Prince tomatoes, Marcona almonds.

that experience is like, and he replied, simply, “Intense.” Adam looked terrified. I looked like I’d just received news of a job promotion or a new grandchild. Our first bites were tails of the edible variety – greyhound, mojito,...

, it was in fact mushy and cottony. A shame considering the complex and punchy sauce, which was additionally an extension of the Indian theme whilst a play on the tail, gin and tonic, this drink having been first drunk on the...

appreciably in water, and I prefer to sort of roll the chop’s fat edge in it for both flavor and presentation. Garlic is optional, as is hot sauce, cider, wine, gin, vanilla, almost anything with a “white”...

wasn’t really all too interested. My salmon was nicely cooked – however, it came with a salad that tasted exactly – and I kid you not – Hendrick’s Gin. It was a salad of juniper (of course that added...

my trip. I also got many suggestions from R.W. Apple’s two excellent stories on Bangkok dining (available in Travel section of NY Times website). Thanks to the hounds who informed my trip! An important phrase for spice...

melted and stuck to the range! He also consistently forgets to remove utensils when putting things into the microwave to be nuked (we’ve had a number of minor explosions due to this) so finally to keep the house from...

much different than a regular one (but w/ a piece of cuke on the glass) so I switched to pinot grigio without a problem. Friends enjoyed their cosmo and gin martini. Apps were weakest, my caesar salad had very little dressing...

I think that was the Bryan V equivalent of Dale’s wall punching. I bet that’s about as explosive as “Iceman” gets.