Posted in Food, NYC Events, Reviews, Wine on Dec 11th, 2012
Ask an Insider is an interview series that talks to the people that make, serve, shake, sip, pump, pour, crush, distill, and bring life to this industry. (For other interviews in the series, click the Ask an Insider tag at the bottom) Carla Rzeszewski, Wine Director The Spotted Pig, The Breslin & The John Dory […]
One of my English relatives is known for his famous Vodka Christmas Cake. While the exact creator is unknown (and an undisputed genius in the kitchen), I was able to liberate the recipe from his guarded lair. And lucky for us, fair readers, it was fresh in his mind as he, “Made mine this morning!!!!” […]
Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events, Spirits on Nov 21st, 2012
After months of curious gawkers cruising the windows and hypothesizing on the local blogs as to what exactly this massive project would bloom into, the Strand Smokehouse opened on Broadway in Astoria this weekend. In a former Blockbuster space that really shouldn’t have surprised anyone when it went out of business last year (although I […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Nov 12th, 2012
I’ve gone on a tear about Saison before. No, scratch that, I’ve probably penned more romantically-swept-up odes to Saisons than any other beer styles or wine grapes I’ve written about. I can’t help myself. They’ve somehow hooked me deep in the DNA. Perhaps when I visited Jean-Louis Dits of Brasserie à Vapeur he slipped an […]
Posted in NYC Events on Nov 7th, 2012
Good thing. “Too close to call” drinking game was proving exhausting.
Posted in Spirits on Nov 4th, 2012
Okay. I love bacon. And, admittedly, I have a fickle relationship with vodka….ehhhhh….I can take it, I can leave it. So, I approached Bakon Vodka, a (you guessed it) bacon flavored vodka, a bit trepadatiously. And, even then, I experienced such a disgusted, primal reaction to this strange wonder of combinations that I won’t soon […]
Posted in Beer on Oct 13th, 2012
Evil Twin and a cider sampler at the Queens Kickshaw. It’s Cider Week, people. Git some. And, to get in the spirit, check out my latest article for New York Cork Report: “Why Cider Week Matters.”
Posted in Beer on Oct 6th, 2012
Ommegang, Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale, NY, 5.8% abv. Brewed with Barley, Wheat, Oats, and Rye.
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Oct 4th, 2012
Mitt keeps asking me, “Flaherty, when are you going to post your beer lists so I can see what you’ve been up to?” I keep telling him, “Mitt, you need to focus. You’re coming across like a major stiff to the American people.” “I am?,” he asks. “Damn right, buddy. Look, the Mitt I know […]
Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events on Oct 2nd, 2012
At long last, Astoria now has a craft beer retail shop it can be proud of. (No offense, Euro Market, you do have quite a fine selection of craft beers, but I’m convinced some of your offerings have been on the shelf since Clinton was President). But not just a retail shop: it’s also a […]
Posted in Beer on Sep 22nd, 2012
Posted in NYC Events on Sep 17th, 2012
A perk of living in Astoria that one must take advantage of at the Greek cafes.
Posted in NYC Events on Sep 8th, 2012
(WARNING: this piece isn’t about wine, beer, or spirits. It’s about heavy shit, like life and death. Yippee!) 6:30 am on Labor Day, I awoke with chest pains. A gorilla apparently decided to park itself on my pectoral muscles. After an hour of trying everything in the book to relieve the pressure, I gave into […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2012
Posted in Beer on Aug 25th, 2012
