Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Spirits, Wine on Oct 15th, 2011
I was fortunate enough to lead New York Post writer, Chris Erikson, through a tasting last week in anticipation of NY Cider Week; we had a blast (final article above–click to enlarge). Over the course of two hours, I poured eight different hard ciders from around the world and circled back to illustrate how the […]
Posted in NYC Events on Oct 8th, 2011
NY Times, cheese danish, sunny patio in Astoria and the first Frappe I’ve had since we left Greece. I heart New York.
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Sep 11th, 2011
Within minutes, I felt the sweat beading up on my brow. Twenty minutes in, my sinuses began to eradicate themselves of all fluids. I was a sweaty, sniveling mess…but the smile on my face was apparent. We were now tit-deep in the spicy broth of Sichuan Ma La cuisine. For stop #3, we made our […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Aug 30th, 2011
I will be haunted by you for quite some time. You’ve got your fatty, rich, spicy fingers under my skin and I can’t shake you free. In fact, I should just name this piece after you: ‘Ode to Muslim Lamb Chop’ (see pic below). For stop number two, we drove into Flushing to visit Fu […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Aug 26th, 2011
Into Brooklyn we went a couple of nights ago in search of some sick jazz and some sick brews. We found both. First hitting up the microbrew haven, Mission Dolores, we came across one of the more interesting beer styles out there: Gose (this particular one was Gosilla from NY’s own, Barrier Brewing Company in Oceanside). An old style originating […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Spirits on Aug 22nd, 2011
The other day, while crushing the exercise bike at my grimy Queens gym—our little foray through Europe packed on 20 pounds of food and drink goodness; do you have any idea how many calories Czech Ghoulash topped off with a liter of Dark Lager packs on?? So shed the blubber, I must—I stumbled upon my […]
Posted in NYC Events on Jul 14th, 2011
His gaze tightened, his cheek twitched as a surge of energy shot through his body. In a moment, he was off. Through the side door of our dining room, farmer and sustainable agriculture guru, Bev Eggleston, charged like a bull out of the gate in Pamplona. A man had stolen a pig leg out of […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Reviews, Spirits, Wine on Jun 28th, 2011
Greetings from Amsterdam (and no, I am not writing you from a smoke-filled coffee shop). Tomorrow, we return to NYC after 93 days in Europe. Along the way, we have met countless inspiring artisans making wine, beer and spirits in the name of craftsmanship. They toil away in nooks around the world, battling the forces […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Wine on Mar 6th, 2011
The knives are being sharpened. The glasses polished. The joints taped up. And the shit-talking practiced. On Monday, March 14th at 7:00 pm, 28 guests will sit down to a communal table at Hearth restaurant where history will be made. And YOU can be there to determine which beverage reigns supreme in it’s food-pairing prowess. […]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Mar 2nd, 2011
There was a duel this weekend between two artists. They came armed to the teeth with ammunition. It was an epic battle fought in honor of the sacred apple. They, at times, swung for the fences; they danced; they harmonized; and, by the end, they had given all. The carnage of dirty dishes and empty […]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Feb 17th, 2011
At 9 am, I entered the restaurant to prepare for the trade tasting. By 10 am, the stage was set. 17 guests, 10 wines each. Without nary a cup of coffee in me, I banged out 170 tasting-size pours in about 20 minutes, maneuvering the decanters and the bottles through the maze of glassware à […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jan 26th, 2011
You better hydrate. You best have a gang of food in your belly. Your mind must be focused and your palate on-point. Cause you’re going to get slaughtered…with a smile on your face. Hold on to your hats, craft beer geeks, because the hurricane-force winds have finally died down, and BrewYork #7 has gone down […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Dec 13th, 2010
Nothing beats a trip back from the humming whir of slot machines than slipping into a warm embrace of a Tripel. It’s Monday, kids. Time to pour yourselves into the womb of Belgian Beer Blowout Ballzout Bonanza Night.
Posted in NYC Events, Spirits on Dec 5th, 2010
Their movements were balletic. Like robotic apothecaries, they created elixirs in a dizzying progression of steps. They spun on their heels with perfect calibration, knowing exactly the degree of rotation needed to land on their spirit of choice, and spin back while the bottle was upended and measured into a jigger angled over the mixing […]
Posted in Beer, G&G Videos, NYC Events on Nov 22nd, 2010
We traveled from all parts of the tri-state area; in sporadic clumps, we trickled into New Jersey Beer Company like seafarers in need of a warm pub. Brew York #4 was about to go down in the history books. BrewYork is a collective of beer bloggers, homebrewers and professional brewers whose mission is to promote […]
