Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events, Wine on Jan 23rd, 2013
Wine vs Beer: The United States Battle Tuesday, January 29th, 7:00 pm (menu below) Wine vs Beer: The International Throw-Down Tuesday, February 12th, 7:00 pm (menu below) Scholars and historians tell us that ales are the oldest alcoholic beverages produced by man (although some Mead fanatics may dispute that….but who cares about those Viking-loving heathens). […]
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 Food, NYC Events, Spirits on May 19th, 2012
What’s the date today? Really? Wow. Where did the week go? Oh, right. We’re opening a new wine bar in the next few days…on a railroad track…in the sky…but more on that later. In the meantime, I must close up some loose ends for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic because it went more beautifully than a […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Feb 17th, 2012
I curate beers. A lot of beers. It’s kind of like collecting baseball cards for me. I get waves of pleasure by looking at a well-organized beer list. And when each name on the list has a story behind it, it all becomes personal. Now that I’ve had a baby, I can’t say they’re really […]
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 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 Sep 28th, 2010
NY Craft Beer Week is afoot, gumshoes. Lurking in every alleyway, creeping around each corner and looking to take you over like a bedbug does your sheets. It’s off and running. Officially beginning last Friday, you’ve got seven days left to attack the streets with a penchant for hops and malt, a hunger for conviviality […]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Jul 14th, 2010
$30 (Includes 4 glasses of Riesling) $15 (Music only) Prepare yourselves for an event that will change lives, hearts and minds. Four amazing bands chosen for their high acidity, elegant concentration of fruit and incredible sense of place. The Bands: (Click their names to hear why you don’t wanna miss this):
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Jul 8th, 2010
Well, looky looky, we’ve got ourselves a good ol’ bar crawl. That’s right, folks, we (the lunatics of Terroir Wine Bar) have cooked up a new venture for this year’s Summer of Riesling and brought along some of our Riesling-loving friends. Get in on the action and all-hail the greatest wine grape known to man. […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Spirits, Wine on Jun 8th, 2010
Well, hip to the hop to the hippity hop. Looks like I got me a wee bit of press last week. Maggie Hoffman, of Serious Eats, interviewed me about my job and, among other things, my thoughts on beer lists in restaurants. (Mom will be proud to hear her son raving about craft beer, walking […]
Posted in Wine on May 20th, 2010
It was the shot heard round the world. Yesterday, Eric Asimov of the NY Times wrote an article that sent shock waves through Bordeaux. The message: you’re soon to be on life support. I feel inclined to write as Paul Grieco, our fearless leader, was pictured in the piece and our wine programs at Hearth […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Spirits, Wine on May 7th, 2010
On Monday, Lincoln Center was descended upon by the food & beverage community who harbored an insatiable hunger and thirst. Between the number of kegs cashed, martinis housed, Champagne guzzled and bites of food gobbled up, if one were to convert the ounces of alcohol and butter consumed to kilowatts, you could have lit the […]
Posted in Spirits on Feb 10th, 2009
The kitchen has truly migrated to the bar. Cabinets have been ransacked, ingredients have been lifted and spun off in wild directions, and bartenders have become mixologists (the closest term to describe the tinkering, oft mad geeky pursuit of flavor and fascination with combinations…the building of formulas a la the chemistry beaker). In the midst […]
